Eric "The Kid" Stoner
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Eric "The Kid" Stoner is a talented young poker player whose high-stakes showdown with a legendary champion drives the drama of the film *The Cincinnati Kid*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric "The Kid" Stoner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10677020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eric "The Kid" Stoner Context triple: [The Cincinnati Kid, mainCharacter, Eric "The Kid" Stoner]
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A.
Troy Bayliss
Troy Bayliss is an Australian motorcycle racer best known for winning multiple Superbike World Championship titles with Ducati.
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B.
Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner is an Australian former professional motorcycle racer and two-time MotoGP World Champion renowned for his exceptional speed and bike control.
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C.
Julian McGrath
Julian McGrath is the young boy central to the plot of the 1999 comedy film "Big Daddy," where he is informally adopted by Adam Sandler’s character.
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D.
Jack Millar
Jack Millar was an author whose work inspired the creation of the film "The Purple Mask."
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E.
Hector Zeroni
Hector Zeroni, nicknamed "Zero," is a quiet, illiterate but highly intelligent boy and fellow camper at Camp Green Lake who becomes Stanley Yelnats’ closest friend in Louis Sachar’s novel "Holes."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric "The Kid" Stoner Target entity description: Eric "The Kid" Stoner is a talented young poker player whose high-stakes showdown with a legendary champion drives the drama of the film *The Cincinnati Kid*.
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A.
Troy Bayliss
Troy Bayliss is an Australian motorcycle racer best known for winning multiple Superbike World Championship titles with Ducati.
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B.
Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner is an Australian former professional motorcycle racer and two-time MotoGP World Champion renowned for his exceptional speed and bike control.
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C.
Julian McGrath
Julian McGrath is the young boy central to the plot of the 1999 comedy film "Big Daddy," where he is informally adopted by Adam Sandler’s character.
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D.
Jack Millar
Jack Millar was an author whose work inspired the creation of the film "The Purple Mask."
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E.
Hector Zeroni
Hector Zeroni, nicknamed "Zero," is a quiet, illiterate but highly intelligent boy and fellow camper at Camp Green Lake who becomes Stanley Yelnats’ closest friend in Louis Sachar’s novel "Holes."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ poker player ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cincinnati Kid ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
coming of age
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luck versus skill ⓘ pride and humility ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel The Cincinnati Kid by Richard Jessup ⓘ |
| cardGamePlayed | stud poker ⓘ |
| centralConflict | proving himself against legendary poker champion Lancey Howard ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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competitive ⓘ talented ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fictionalUniverse |
The Cincinnati Kid universe
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linked to:
The Cincinnati Kid
|
| filmGenre |
drama
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gambling film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest |
Christian
ⓘ
Melba ⓘ |
| hasRival | Lancey Howard ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | ambitious young challenger ⓘ |
| nickname | The Kid ⓘ |
| notableFor | high-stakes poker showdown with Lancey Howard ⓘ |
| notableScene | final poker game against Lancey Howard ⓘ |
| occupation | poker player ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | high-stakes poker ⓘ |
| roleIn | protagonist of the film The Cincinnati Kid ⓘ |
| settingCity | New Orleans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric "The Kid" Stoner Description of subject: Eric "The Kid" Stoner is a talented young poker player whose high-stakes showdown with a legendary champion drives the drama of the film *The Cincinnati Kid*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.