I'm confused about the ending of Rounders... Why was Grandma P*ssed off?

[Riddler]

I don't get it...

Mike was able to come up with money to pay off his debt...
If he had lost the poker game they would of killed him...
meaning there would be no money to collect.

So why was Grandma upset that KGB lost the game?


Can anybody explain this to me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RiuE1rWnso
Rounders-Final Hand

[Jackass18]

I don't think he would have killed him. Probably beat the shit out of him and then he'd basically have to work for him. He'd basically own Mike.

[Riddler]

I don't think he would have killed him. Probably beat the shit out of him and then he'd basically have to work for him. He'd basically own Mike.

Actually... KGB would own him.

If anything, Grandma should be happy that Mike won the game...


This is the only thing I can conclude... The $15,000 that Mike owed to Grandma was mostly going to KGB, and Grandma would collect a percentage... but since KGB got destroyed against Mike (I think he took him for $50,000)... Grandma knew that he wasn't going to collect a dime from that $15,000 that was owed because now it was all going to KGB...

anyway... It doesn't make sense why he would p*ssed.

[ZeN]

obviously the personal animosity towards Mikey had something to do with it as well, everything isnt about money.. Pride had much to do with the outright hostility shown.. Plus, GRAMMA felt disrespected and shown up.. He wanted to put Mike in his place.. But like most small time thugs, he had to do it by using someone else's clout.

[Jackass18]

It's been a while since I've seen it, but wasn't it Grama who went around and bought up Mike's debt, and KGB was kind of a partner to Grama?

[ZeN]

It's been a while since I've seen it, but wasn't it Grama who went around and bought up Mike's debt, and KGB was kind of a partner to Grama?

Yeah he did that and Teddy KGB staked him.

[highwhey]

"chuck chuck boil-sheet"

epic performance by mr malkavich

[sunsfan1357]

obviously the personal animosity towards Mikey had something to do with it as well, everything isnt about money.. Pride had much to do with the outright hostility shown.. Plus, GRAMMA felt disrespected and shown up.. He wanted to put Mike in his place.. But like most small time thugs, he had to do it by using someone else's clout.

I was going to post this. Grams hated Worm so much that he just wanted to see him and anyone associated with him fail, especially Mike for essentially bailing him out.

[Tarik One]

I was going to post this. Grams hated Worm so much that he just wanted to see him and anyone associated with him fail, especially Mike for essentially bailing him out.

Yeah, he was an overgrown bully who took pleasure in intimidating others just as much making money, maybe moreso.

[KDTrey5]

damn. this movie is classic. old skool

[Lebron23]

damn. this movie is classic. old skool

I just watched it today. I hated the Grama character. Fammke Jannsen is hotter than Damon's gf in this movie.