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Tilt is an American drama television series set against the backdrop of the (fictional) World Championship of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, and with the tagline "You're playing poker. They're playing you." The series first aired on January 13, 2005, and is the second original drama series from ESPN, following Playmakers. It was created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who co-wrote the poker-themed feature film Rounders.
Original Release
01/13/2005
US Release
01/13/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Madsen | Don 'The Matador' Everest / Donovan 'The Matador' Everest |
| Chris Bauer | Leeland 'Lee' Nickel / Lee Nickel |
| Kristin Lehman | Miami / Ellen |
| Todd Williams | Clark Marcellin |
| Don McManus | Bart 'Lowball' Rogers |
| Eddie Cibrian | Eddie Towne |
| Michael Murphy | Jimmy Molloy |
| Sholom Gelt | Scotty Bugatti |
| Nicholas Pasco | Testa / Salvatore Testa |
| Dov Tiefenbach | Crackle |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Game | Saturday, 04 March 2006 |
| 2 | Risk Tolerance | Thursday, 20 January 2005 |
| 3 | The Whale | Thursday, 27 January 2005 |
| 4 | The Aftermath | Thursday, 10 February 2005 |
| 5 | Rivered | Thursday, 17 February 2005 |
| 6 | Gentleman Jim | Thursday, 24 February 2005 |
| 7 | Shuffle Up and Deal | Thursday, 03 March 2005 |
| 8 | Nobody Ever Listens | Thursday, 10 March 2005 |
| 9 | The Last Hand | Sunday, 13 March 2005 |
Directors
T.J. Scott, John Dahl, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Michael DeCarlo, David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Writers
Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Thomas Kelly, Lawrence Block, Nick Kendrick, Roberto Benabib, Rafael Alvarez, Willie Reale
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Madsen | Don 'The Matador' Everest / Donovan 'The Matador' Everest |
| Chris Bauer | Leeland 'Lee' Nickel / Lee Nickel |
| Kristin Lehman | Miami / Ellen |
| Todd Williams | Clark Marcellin |
| Don McManus | Bart 'Lowball' Rogers |
| Eddie Cibrian | Eddie Towne |
| Michael Murphy | Jimmy Molloy |
| Sholom Gelt | Scotty Bugatti |
| Nicholas Pasco | Testa / Salvatore Testa |
| Dov Tiefenbach | Crackle |
| Fulvio Cecere | Skip / Skip Dimitriapoulis |
| Kenneth Welsh | Seymour Annisman |
| George Buza | Henry 'Tropical Henry' / Card Player / Henry 'Tropical Henry' - Card Player / Henry 'Tropical Henry' Dufour |
| Barry Flatman | Police Captain Bill Carruthers / Police Captain |
| Fab Filippo | Dean Whitmark |
| Norman Chad | Self |
| Joris Jarsky | Luke |
| Lon McEachern | Self |
| Greg Bryk | Pete Shurgin |
| Mayko Nguyen | Cathy Kwan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Brian Koppelman | Executive Producer |
| David Levien | Executive Producer |
| Mark Shapiro | Executive Producer |
| Sholom Gelt | Producer |
| Willie Reale | Producer |
| Rafael Alvarez | Producer |
