Teddy "KGB"

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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Ya know I don't get this guy. After he flops the nuts with 24 and Mike folds A5 (top 2 pair) Mike says "I'm laying that down because you have 24 and I'm not going to draw against a made hand". Yet the very last hand KGB says "You're on a draw Mike" and continues to bet into him. What a short memory KGB must have. I did love his accent though. Rouners was a great movie

bad_dog76 on August 11, 2006

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

"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.

hes not galloping

Unregistered on November 5, 2005

That ace comes out on the river, he slowly lays it down and says "It hurts doesn't it?" BTW I like to use that line when i have a value hand and i think someones drawing to a flush or something like that and that third suited card doesnt come out. I also like to say it when I'm bluffing and want to get the other guy to lay down.

Unregistered on November 4, 2005

The real question that bugs the hell out of me is: What did KGB have on that last hand where mikey flopped the nut str8? I have debated this many times with my friends at our home game. My guess is he had pocket aces again.

Unregistered on November 4, 2005

"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.

Unregistered on October 2, 2005

you people don't know how to quote worth a damn here

jim on September 26, 2005

I steel up from dis last time I steeck et in you!!

hal on July 21, 2005

like last time when i STICK IT IN YOU!

nick on July 12, 2005

MR. SON OF A BIATCH... LETS PLAY SOME CAARDZ. CHECK CHECK CHECK, HE TRAP ME! MODA FUCKA! KGB is the greatest.

Jetsfan315 on July 7, 2005

Voodoo mut!!!! Check, check, check. He trapped me

Nedrow on July 6, 2005

woundnt it kick ass if he was real

Unregistered on July 5, 2005

I saw John Malkovich in Chicago one day, talking on a cell phone in the alley. What a dork!

John Malkovich on July 3, 2005

Mr. Son of a bitch.

james on July 3, 2005

want a cookie?

ludo on June 23, 2005

I noticed that He really got a lot smareter since the time when he was was working the hay bails with George. Not much langauge improvement though.

IMtheLantern on June 22, 2005

I don't heeave a spade.. i heeave the aces

Unregistered on May 5, 2005

John is a genius. That is quite possibly the greatest accent in movie history. I wish he was playing Dick Van Dyke instead of Matt Damon. That would have been class...

gekko on April 25, 2005

great character, great scene, great actor great movie!so...you are setting the apple

atal on March 21, 2005

I've never seen Rounders

james moran on March 15, 2005

I WILL SPLASH THE POT WHENZEVER THE @#$@ I WANT... YOUS THE BETTOR.. ahhh JM great acting

P.. on March 5, 2005

Malcovich is terrible at accents. I think it's 'cause he speaks his own so strangly. He's a good actor, though he should stay away from accents.

Unregistered on January 29, 2005

Funniest thing I've ever seen. This dude is at the bellagio, stuffing pork pad thai down his throat like there was no friggin tommorrow. Washed all down with a Coke.

Teddy "KGB"

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