Jack wins 2 tickets to board the worlds biggest and most luxurious boat liner in the world. Klein, from Denver, Colorado, has a $69,598 win in a Jack Binion mid-America Poker Classic in Tunica. Eighth place paid him $4,103 tonight. Teddy Nassif, the 22-year-old student, took a big hit a few hands later. After opening for 12,000, he faced an over-the-top all in raise of 57,000 from Ray Flavin.

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson who is our romantic hero. Jack wins his ticket on Titanic in what he calls 'a lucky hand of poker'. Jack falls for the upper class gal Rose.

Kate Winslet plays Rose Dewitt Bukater who is our romantic heroine. Rose is an upper class gal and is extremely upset with the way her life is. Feeling very trapped she decided the only way out is suicide. She rushes past Jack heading toward the back of the boat, where she decides that she will jump. Jack sees this and talks her out of it - literally saving her life.

Billy Zane plays Cal Hockley sho is the villan of the story. Cal is the sort of guy that you would definately love to hate. He is Rose's fiance, and is heir to a Pittsburg steel fortune. After Jack saves Rose's life Cal invites him to dinner in the first class dining room hopeing to to embrass the Lower Class Boy, but unknown to Cal he is actually setting the scene for Jack and Rose's love.

Frances Fisher plays Ruth Dewitt Bukater. She is Rose's mother and her only conern is about their social standing. Ruth is against Rose spending too much time with no hoper Jack. As far as she is concerned Cal is a good catch for her daughter. To Ruth's disappointment she cannot stop the love between Rose and Jack.

Kathy Bates plays the part of Molly Brown. As far as Ruth is concerned Molly is of 'new money'. Molly is new to the upper class and doesn't always act the way 'upper class women' are meant to act. She takes a likeing to Jack and Rose and helps them wherever possible.

Bill Paxton plays the part of Brock Lovett. He is searching for the 'Heart of the Ocean' Diamond which Rose was wearing the day the Titanic went down. Rose makes contact with Brock when she sees on television of his mission. By the end Brock realises that the Diamond isn't as important as he originally thought.

Victor Garber plays the part of Thomas Andrews. He is the creator of the Titanic. When the Titanic begins to sink Andrews is appalled at the staff and the way they are trying to save people. He did die on the nite that the Titanic sunk.

Bernard Hill plays the part of Captain Edward J Smith. Captain Smith is pressured by Mr Ismay to try out Titanic's speed by going as fast as possible. Unfortunately the conditions at the time were not the best. The Captain tries desprately to save everyone when the Titanic strikes an Iceberg.

Jonathan Hyde plays the part of Bruce Ismay. He is the owner of the Titanic and is along for the ride of the maiden voyage of Titanic. He is also being pressured by everyone - 'TITANIC MUST MAKE HEADLINES'. And it did, but not the one's he was hopeing for. He did survive the disaster but two years later he retired and led a very secluded life.

Danny Nucci plays the part of Fabrizio De Rizzo. He is Jack's friend who also wins the ticket on board Titanic in a 'lucky' round of poker.

David Warner plays the part of Spicer Lovejoy. He is Cal's manservent. His main job on the Titanic is to keep his eye on Rose and report back to Cal.

Gloria Stuart plays the part of Rose Dawson Calvert. She is haunted by memories of what happened on the Titanic when she sees a newsreport showing the picture Jack drew of her many years ago. After contacting Brock she is taken with her Grand daughter to the Research Ship. This is where our story of Titanic begins.

Suzy Zmis plays the part of Lizzy Calvert. She is the Grand daughter of Rose Dawson Calvert. Lizzy goes with her Grand mother to the Research Ship.

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Titanic Jack Wins Poker Game

This week’s example of poker on screen is in a movie that won an incredible 11 Oscars (or Academy Awards), still a record to this day. Despite being about a sinking ship, it was far from it at the box office. Yes, we’re talking about the 1997 movie, Titanic. Directed by James Cameron, the film garnered immense critical acclaim for the performances of both its leading man and lady in Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet, but in the poker scene, it’s only Leo who is present. That’s because Di Caprio’s character, Jack Dawson hasn’t even got a ticket to board the ill-fated ship.

The poker game in question is with Jack and his friend Fabrizio, an Italian who we see is criticizing Jack for risking money in a hand which he’s never going to win.

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Jack Dawson then utters the immortal line: “When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.”

The two men Jack and Fabrizio share the table with, brothers Sven and Olaf Gunderson, however, have risked two third class tickets to board the Titanic against Jack and Fabrizio’s last dimes.

With some dog-eared cards, plenty of trading cards goes on and while Fabrizio is getting nowhere, it’s clear that Jack is.

“The moment of truth – somebody’s life is about to change.”

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Jack is only up against Sven after both Fabrizio and Olaf admit that they have nothing.

Sven’s hand is two-pair, and Jack turns to Fabrizio, saying: “I’m sorry Fabrizio.”

Fabrizio starts swearing until Jack interrupts him to complete his sentence.

“I’m sorry… you’re not going to see your Mom again for a long time,” He says. “Because you’re going to America… full house, boys!”

As Fabrizio picks up the tickets, Jack is held by the throat as Olaf loads up the mother of all punches… before landing it on his idiot brother, Sven.

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Jack and Fabrizio grab the tickets and the money before getting ready to hustle out of the bar with just five minutes until the titanic sets sail.

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However, winning that poker game did not really bode too well for the two of them. While Sven and Olaf lived to scrap at the poker table another day, Jack would perish in the frozen wastes of the Atlantic Ocean, his grip on Rose’s raft slipping away as his life does at the end of the movie.

For Fabrizio, who had nothing to do with the game taking place and had a losing hand until Jack’s won, it was much more terrible. Going to drown after the Titanic hits the iceberg and is overflowed from the lower decks up, Fabrizio figures out how to get a lifebelt and is in the water. Having that brief fleeting hope for escape, Fabrizio frees his fastened lifeboat astutely with a penknife, just to float away from the boat itself! A long way from a lingering death in the water, or conceivable boat rescue, Fabrizio is then squashed to death by the wrecked funnel of the Titanic, which executes him quickly. For the Italian, poker truly is a brutal game.

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