Deal Page #3

Just go over and say hello.

(SIGHING)

Everything will be fine.

Trust me.

I will do this.

(ALEX CLEARING HIS THROAT)

Hi, I'm...

I'm sorry, I don't

normally do this, but...

I'm a Virgo. And before you ask,

no, I don't come here often.

No, really, I've never done this.

I'm...

Look, the reason I'm here...

Do you see the old

guy behind me?

He thinks I'm

terrible with girls,

which, obviously,

you can tell I am.

Maybe you could giggle

a little bit or something.

I don't giggle.

All right, come on, what's it gonna

take for you to help me out here?

Tell me why you're so

terrible with women.

I don't know, I don't know...

Probability?

Wasn't expecting that one.

What I mean is, you know,

asking a girl out

is, very simply,

a 50-50 proposition.

She either says

yes or she says no.

I don't like to do anything where you

only have a 50% chance of succeeding.

Well, if 50-50 odds

aren't good enough for you,

then you, my friend,

are in the wrong town.

But no, that is not true.

You take poker, for example.

Poker, you know, you can have bad

cards, but it doesn't matter,

because you always have

the option of bluffing.

And you don't think

that applies to women, too?

What?

(WOMEN CHUCKLING)

Good luck, buddy.

I don't...

Okay, let's start over.

Ask me out.

I'm sorry, I don't

even know your name.

Michelle.

Hi, I'm Alex.

Would you like to go out

with me sometime?

I don't know, Alex.

What do you do?

I just graduated college and I'm

working part-time as a law clerk.

MICHELLE:
Mmm.

Yeah.

No, thanks.

No, wait, wait, I'm sorry.

I meant...

I meant, I am a CEO

for a Fortune 500 company

which specializes

in software development.

And I travel all over the

world to exotic countries,

which maybe you'd love

to go with me sometime.

Really?

Sure, I would love

to go out with you.

(BOTH YELLING)

Seven-two.

Maybe you could

spot me a couple?

Oh, never. It's all or

nothing with me, baby.

Of course it is.

(YELLING)

God!

Well, I hope you're better at

cards than you are at air hockey.

You know what? This time

I'm going to bring it.

Let's go.

(EXCLAIMS)

Oh, my God, are you okay?

Yeah, I...

What if I'm not?

What? It bounced...

It hit the thing, I didn't

mean for it to actually...

(BREATHE PLAYING)

I'm fine.

It bounced. It bounced.

Good trip, huh?

Sure was.

Did you like that gal?

I mean, did you have

a good time last night?

And this morning.

(CHUCKLING)

You're a machine.

I wouldn't say that.

(CHUCKLING)

Well, you got to concentrate, man.

We got to focus from now on.

I'm focused. This is it for me, man.

I wanna take it all the way.

All the way. Love to hear it.

Friday night, you know, we got

a tournament in New Orleans.

This Friday?

Yeah. Problem with it?

No, no, not a problem.

ALEX:
Hey, Dad.

Hey, Ben invited me

to go to Santa Barbara.

I was wondering if

I could take a sick day.

I know, I know,

last time, I swear.

All right, thanks. Bye-bye.

TOMMY:
Bad news, baby.

I gotta go to Cleveland.

I should be back by Monday.

I'll call you later

to say good night.

Money honey

gotta get some quick

'Cause this little pile

I got won't do the trick

Money honey

money's what she wants

If I don't get some quick

I might find her gone

Now haulin' these bundle of

shingles 'bout to break my back

And that jingle in my pocket

ain't nothin' but roofin' tacks

I gotta find me a line of

work where I can use my mind

Good job today.

Get a little rest.

Big day tomorrow.

Rest? Come on.

I'm the chip leader. Let's

grab me a drink or something.

Okay.

So far, so good.

That's all you have to say?

Mmm-hmm.

All right, you know what? You

just calm down, Mr. Excitement.

Maybe you'll perk up tomorrow

when I win us $600,000.

(PHONE RINGING)

(GROANING)

(MURMURING)

Jesus Christ.

I forgot to tell you.

Do not answer the phone.

Who do they want? Because...

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Ignore it all.

The players

you're facing tomorrow,

they're trying to keep you up.

Maybe it's important.

Do not answer the door.

I'm telling you

for your own good.

Well, they're not gonna stop.

Hi, I'm Chaniqua.

This is my friend, Dolly.

(EXCLAIMING)

I told you.

You can beat anybody at this

table, with or without any sleep.

All right.

I'm gonna scratch my hand

I've got the night before me

I'm going to get high

Till it hurt no more

Feed the demon

something every day

You know I'm going to

drown on the river anyway

If you want to be a dead man

Track it in your left hand

Raise it with your right

And bring me to my knees

Hauling down the money

A little bit of

faith and glory

Then you drown in the river

Just like me

God damn it.

Awful cards.

Bullshit. You know it's not

the cards, and so do I.

Come on, I did

everything I could do.

You're tired.

You're right back

to your old bad habits.

You didn't even

make it to the money.

All right, well, you can't

win every one, all right?

No, you can't.

All right, then why

don't you go and play?

Because I promised

somebody I wouldn't.

You call lying to

your wife a promise?

You better go home.

What's going on, baby?

What?

Where were you, anyway? Vegas?

Well, I went to New Orleans.

New Orleans?

Yeah, for a tournament.

I knew it.

I'm not playing any cards at all.

I'm just teaching.

I had this kid I found...

How much did you lose?

$10,000.

$10,000? Yeah.

Tommy. But in Vegas...

When were you in Vegas?

(SIGHING)

Now, what you don't understand

is when we were in Vegas...

I'm going to my sister's.

Hey, Michelle, it's me again.

Give me a call

when you get this.

Okay, bye-bye.

God. Three messages and she still

hasn't called me back yet.

Will you stop

worrying about her?

Just think about winning.

What's first place pay, anyway?

$500,000.

HOST:
Welcome to the Fifth Annual

Desert Bloom Poker Classic.

Dealers, shuffle up and deal.

Guess who?

How many guesses do I get?

One. Think you can

deal with those odds?

Oh, my God, you're here!

How's it going so far?

Really good, but it just

got a whole lot better.

It's good to see you again.

Yeah, you, too.

You want some? No, I'm okay.

What?

Nothing.

There's just

something about you.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

You're a good guy, Alex.

Thank you.

(SIGHS)

Is something wrong?

I just wish... What?

I wish that we had met

under different circumstances.

How do you mean?

You know...

You live in L.A.,

I live in Vegas.

So? It's 300 miles away.

Four and a half hours by car.

An hour by plane.

Where are you going?

My father's in town.

I thought I told you.

No.

I gotta go home

and get some rest.

You can sleep here.

I'll call you later, okay?

What?

Good luck tomorrow.

Susan. Hi.

Is she there?

Yeah, I'll get her.

Hi.

Hi. How are you?

Where are you?

I'm in...

I'm in Vegas with the kid.

You know, Alex.

What?

The World Poker Tour Championship,

it starts in about two weeks.

I'm gonna whip the kid in shape

and then I'm out of here.

Tommy.

Listen, this is it.

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