WATCH: ‘Luckboxes’ Completes Pilot for Poker Comedy Series

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LUCKBOXES // Original Series Trailer from Ryan Firpo on Vimeo.

Luckboxes: An Original Series About Hitting It Big, a new poker comedy series created by Ryan Firpo, finished its 30-minute pilot this September, with the hopes of launching the series online (streaming) or on cable.

The inspiration for this series for Firpo, according to their website, came from Firpo’s feature-length documentary on the online poker industry, BET RAISE FOLD. Using those wild stories, he created a roundup of quirky characters to tell the online poker story in all its facets.

The coming-of-age story follows two brothers, who, after the recession in 2009, find themselves needing another form of income to save their home from foreclosure. In true poker form, the main character, Ariel (Taylor Cross) is a recent graduate who doubled majored in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics.

In his current job as a …

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