Friday, April 14, 2006

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Poker documentary screened at film festivals nationwide

By Lianne Elias

"No Limit: A Search for the American Dream on the Poker Tournament Trail" is a feature-length documentary detailing the experiences of two independent filmmakers as they travel the high stakes tournament circuit in the United States in search of riches and the American Dream. The poker documentary made its debut at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California in early February, and is currently being screened at film festivals across the nation.

Directed by Timothy Rhys and produced by Susan Genard, "No Limit: A Search for the American Dream on the Poker Tournament Trail" follows Susan, Tim, and their four-year-old son as they travel with their independent film company to six high stakes poker tournaments in the United States in an attempt to win some money, document their journey, and save their struggling film company.

Poker personalities featured in the documentary include Amir Vahedi, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Bobby Baldwin, Bonnie Damiano, Charlie Shoten, Chip Jett, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Chris Moneymaker, Clonie Gowen, Daniel Negreanu, Dave Ulliott, David Sklansky, Doyle Brunson, Evelyn Ng, members of the Hendon Mob, Howard Lederer, James McManus, Jennifer Harman, Kathy Liebert, Kenna James, Larry Flynt, Layne Flack, Linda Johnson, Lou Krieger, Mark Seif, Mel Judah, Men "The Master" Nguyen, "Miami" John Cernuto, Mike Sexton, Paul Phillips, Phil Gordon, Phil Hellmuth, the late Puggy Pearson, Ron Rose, Scotty Nguyen, Steve Lipscomb, T.J. Cloutier, and Tom McEvoy.

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