Series synopsis
Tilt is an American drama television series that premiered on ESPN on February 17, 2005. It ended on March 13, 2005. It was created by David Levien, Brian Koppelman. It stars Michael Madsen, Chris Bauer, Kristin Lehman and Todd Williams.
Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
Premise
Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
Premise: You're playing poker. They're playing you.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Madsen as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- Chris Bauer as Leeland 'Lee' Nickel
- Kristin Lehman as Miami / Ellen
- Todd Williams as Clark Marcellin
- Don McManus as Bart 'Lowball' Rogers
- Eddie Cibrian as Eddie Towne
- Michael Murphy as Jimmy Molloy
- Sholom Gelt as Scotty Bugatti
Guest cast
- Patrick Garrow as Neal
- Mayko Nguyen as Cathy Kwan
- Greg Bryk as Pete Shurgin
- Morgan Kelly as J.J.
- Tony Nappo as Johnny Gelcaiano (1994)
- Dean McDermott as Martin Shea
- Peter Outerbridge as Randy Cioffi
- Amelia Cooke as Dee
- Nicholas Pasco as Salvatore Testa (as Nick Pasco)
- Dov Tiefenbach as Crackle
- Fulvio Cecere as Skip Dimitriapoulis
- Kenneth Welsh as Seymour Annisman
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | February 17, 2005 | March 13, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Game In a Las Vegas casino, newcomers Eddie, Clark and Miami begin their plot to take down The Matador, poker's reigning king. Seymour Annisman, the mastermind behind the plan, warns the trio of The Matador's power on the strip. |
February 17, 2005 |
| 2 |
Risk Tolerance Eddie manages to work his way into The Matadors inner circle. Trouble looms on the horizon as his daughter Dee also takes an interest in Eddie. |
February 24, 2005 |
| 3 | The Whale | January 27, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ESPN |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 17, 2005 |
| Last aired | March 13, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |