Anatomy of a Psycho (1961)
- February 1st, 2013
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John Bunny was the first major comedic performer of cinema. His short, plump figure (he stood 5″4′ and weighed over 300 lbs.) and round face were internationally recognized as he starred in 173 short comedies from 1909 to 1914. Yet, for all of the fame he enjoyed during his acting career, he was almost immediately forgotten following his death in 1915.
In “A Cure for Pokeritis”, George Brown (Bunny) is a compulsive gambler who promises his wife (Flora Finch) he will give up his game of choice, poker. His suspicious behavior leads her to recruit cousin Freddie, who investigates and saves the day (with the help of his bible class, of course).
Director: Laurence Trimble
Production Company: Vitagraph Company of America
Audio/Visual: silent, black and white
Music: Kentucky Jazz Babies – “Old Folks Shake” (Johnny Gatewood on piano, Hess Grundy on the sly trombone, Clifford Hayes on the violin and Cal Smith on guitar. Recorded in 1929)
World Series of Poker 2012 – $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop
Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Event #55: $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop
3-Day Event: July 1-3
Number of Entries: 48
Total Prize Pool: $42,666,672
Number of Payouts: 9
Players:
Bobby Baldwin
David Einhorn
Antonio Esfandiari
Phil Hellmuth
Guy Laliberté
Brian Rast
Sam Trickett
Richard Yong
Commentators:
Lon McEachern, Norman Chad & Olivier Busquet
Players at this Tournament:
01 – Richard Yong
02 – Jason Mercier
03 – Talal Shakerchi
04 – Noah Schwartz
05 – Gus Hansen
06 – Paul Newey
07 – David Einhorn
08 – Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier
09 – Paul Phua
10 – Michael Mizrachi
11 – Mike Sexton
12 – Robert Bright
13 – Phil Hellmuth
14 – Daniel Negreanu
15 – Rick Salomon
16 – Chamath Palihapitiya
17 – Vivek Rajkumar
18 – Tom Marchese
19 – Antonio Esfandiari
20 – Nick Schulman
21 – Ben Lamb
22 – Brandon Steven
23 – Phil Ivey
24 – Erik Seidel
25 – Bill Perkins
26 – Frederique Banjout
27 – Andrew Robl
28 – Jens “jeans89″ Kyllönen
29 – Justin “BoostedJ” Smith
30 – Brian Rast
31 – Sam Trickett
32 – Jonathan Duhamel
33 – Dan Shak
34 – Mikhail Smirnov
35 – John Morgan
36 – Bobby Baldwin
37 – Phil Galfond
38 – Roland De Wolfe
39 – Eugene Katchalov
40 – Tom Dwan
41 – Haralabos Voulgaris
42 – Ilya Bulychev
43 – Philipp Gruissem
44 – Cary Katz
45 – Giovanni Guarascio
46 – Tobias Reinkemeier
47 – Phil Ruffin
48 – Guy Laliberté