Teddy "KGB," was the Russian Mobster played by John Malkovich who ran an illegal underground poker room in Rounders. He loved munching on Oreo cookies and spoke with a Russian accent that defied deciphering.
Rumor has it that Rounders screenwriters David Levien and Brian Koppelman based the character of KGB on a guy named Eddie Pollak that they met while doing research for the movie. Pollak was an expert backgammon, chess and poker player who emigrated from Russia in the early 1980s. He was an officer in the Russian Army, where it is believed that he learned how to play cards. Because of his thick Russian accent, Eddie was given the nickname "Teddy KGB" by New York underground gamblers. It was written in the NY Post that Pollak passed away a few years ago, succumbing to heart failure.
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bad_dog76 on August 11, 2006
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"I'm still up 20 grand from the last time I stick it in you" then when he makes those horse noises and started galloping I almost died laughing.
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