Fold Equity (30 Nov. 2009)

Dr. Lightman, Dr. Foster, and agent Reynolds go to Las Vegas to investigate the disappearance of an unlikely finalist in a poker championship, and none of his fellow finalists are above suspicion.

Director:

Elodie Keene

Writers:

Samuel Baum (creator), Sarah Fain,

Stars:

Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Roth	...	Dr. Cal Lightman
Kelli Williams	...	Dr. Gillian Foster
Brendan Hines	...	Eli Loker
Monica Raymund	...	Ria Torres
Hayley McFarland	...	Emily Lightman (credit only)
Mekhi Phifer	...	Agent Ben Reynolds
Abby Brammell	...	Poppy Wells
Todd Stashwick	...	Hugh Ellis
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Amadeo Valadez
Gene Farber	...	Vas Belanov
Ricky Jay	...	Mason Brock
James Immekus	...	Jake Hartman
Jessica Mckee	...	Macey Hartman
Matt Corboy	...	Matt
Robert Sutton	...	Abe Tostevin

Storyline

Lightman, Foster and Reynolds travel to Las Vegas to help locate a missing finalist in the World Series of Poker. Lightman uses his skills to read the other competitors' faces to figure out which one knows about the disappearance. Meanwhile, Loker and Torres analyze Loker's new relationship, and as a result, get closer to each other.

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Plot Keywords:

poker | disappearance | championship | suspicion | showgirl | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Television, Samuel Baum Productions, MiddKid Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mason Brock: I never thought I'd see the day...
Amadeo Valadez: What day is that?
Mason Brock: The day they'd let Cal Lightman back in Vegas.

User Reviews

Good fun - some sexual tension

Thought this was fun, but not the most intriguing episode.

A hayseed entry to a poker tournament disappears and the tournament holder calls in the Lightman Foundation.

Turns out he has been banned from Vegas because he took down some high rollers.

There is a fun gambling sub-plot which is amusing and also some purposely stereotyped poker players.

The chemistry between the Dr and Poppy is palpable, and that has a twist to it later which is quite amusing also. Don't trust anyone in Poker.

Some of the game-play tactics the players adopt against each other are fun and it's quite a quick fire episode, so hence the rating 7 out of 10.

Bit confused about the relationship between Tim Roth and Kelli Williams after the 2 previous episodes given what happens here. It may well be explained in series 1 which I missed.