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After this is over,

that's all for me.

I never thought we'd be having

this conversation again.

Listen, we're gonna win back all

the money, plus a little interest.

It's not the point.

What do you mean it's not the point?

It is the point.

Goodbye, Tommy.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Sorry about those

last few hands.

No, you did fine.

And we made a little money.

A little money? Come on.

Sixty grand each.

Well, minus expenses.

To Bellagio. Bellagio.

(PURRING)

Hold on one second.

Michelle. Michelle.

Yeah? Hey.

Hi.

Is this is your dad?

Yeah, I'm her daddy,

at least for tonight.

Wait, what?

Go find your own girl.

Did you feel bad

for me or something?

Look. You don't understand. This

isn't what it seemed to you...

Did someone pay you?

God. But...

F*** you.

It's Tommy.

I'm sorry about the girl.

It was a really dumb idea.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Here you go, sir.

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hello? TOMMY:
Alex,

what are you doing?

Listen to me. I know this seems

like a hell of a lot of money.

It is a lot of money,

but it's nothing.

Nothing compared

to what we can do.

Just don't walk away

over some girl.

Don't you mean a hooker?

Just trying to help. What,

by f***ing with my feelings?

Alex, listen...

No, no, I'm done listening, okay?

I'm done.

We're through. It's over.

Maybe you can't read people

as well as you thought.

Yeah. Maybe you're right.

ALEX:
Hey. I'm home.

Jordie, honey, give us a minute.

Just one more sec.

Jordan.

(SIGHING)

Hey.

I wanna hear everything.

(SCOFFING)

Where were you this weekend?

I told you. I was with Ben.

All right, I was in Vegas.

You guys, I came in third.

Alex, I didn't spend the last 20

years of my life working my ass off

so you could play

cards for a living.

Whatever. I got

a partial scholarship.

And who do you think

paid the other half?

Okay, fine.

Here! Here's the other half!

You won that?

$62,000.

And in two weeks is the big one.

Top prize, $8 million!

Alex, listen to me.

You have a job.

Not anymore. I'm quitting.

Oh, Alex, now... Alex.

ANSWERING MACHINE:

Hi, you've reached Helen.

Please leave a message, and I'll

get back to you as soon as I can.

ANNOUNCER:
In Las Vegas,

get ready to watch history,

as poker's elite battle for

the game's ultimate title.

It's the $15 million WPT Championship,

here on the World Poker Tour.

Hi, everyone. Welcome to the

biggest week of the poker year,

the WPT World Championship.

I'm Mike Sexton

along with Vince Van Patten,

and Vince, this is going to

be an amazing week of poker.

VINCE:
Oh, Mike, we got five

exciting days of poker ahead of us.

Each player has to

put up $25,000 each,

and the winner is gonna

take home over $8 million.

And what is really

exciting about this

is that everyone's

gonna play this event.

All the superstars in the

game are playing this match.

Oh, you're right, Vince,

all the greats are here.

Razor Jones, Doyle Brunson, Gus

Hansen, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu,

Mike "Double Diamond" Jackson,

Tex Button,

and a rookie who's

been making big noises

since he played

in his first WPT event

earlier this season,

Alex Stillman.

Well, Alex is a great player.

He is a young rookie.

They're all talking about him.

You know, he finished

10th in a tournament

in New Orleans

a couple of weeks ago.

So everyone's buzzing about him.

But there is another great

story and that is because

there's a fantastic

player that is back.

A big comeback for the

phenomenal Tommy Vinson.

Well, what an amazing

moment this must be.

Tommy supposedly taught one of our

younger entries, Alex Stillman,

a thing or two about the game.

Now, Tommy hasn't played a hand

of poker in over 20 years.

MIKE:
Well, I can tell you

that's a long time to be away

from poker at this level, Vin.

VINCE:
Well, I'll tell you

something, with Doyle and with Tommy

there's a lot of history

to this tournament,

and it's gonna be a lot of fun.

I'm an anaconda

I slither as I slide

Fools like us

could live like kings

I'm ready I'm ready

Get steady get steady

You know that I wanna

I smoke your marijuana

I lose it down the alley way

And there's nothing

left to say now

I don't need no cheap success

I'm ready I'm ready

Get steady get steady

Fools like us

could live like kings

I'm ready I'm ready

Get steady get steady

I'm ready I'm ready

Get steady get steady

It's about time now

Y'all sure y'all

wanna ride in this rodeo?

Might be in a rough one, now.

That's what I thought. Some

of y'all need to just go home

and take up the game of bridge.

You won't lose your ass.

That puts you all in, pal.

You didn't want any of these

chips, anyway, did you, old-timer?

Ace! Yes! You're all going down.

But lord knows I won't fake it

I don't need no cheap success

I'm ready I'm ready

Get steady get steady

It's about time now

HELEN:
Thanks for coming.

CHARLIE:

No, don't even mention it.

I can't believe he's

playing again, Charlie.

I know.

But why now? Is it me?

No, no, no.

What could he possibly

need with cards now?

Dignity, respect.

He just wants to

hit that home run

before he walks off

into the sunset with you.

He wants the title he never got.

Something that no one can

ever take away from him.

I'm all in.

I'm all in, too.

Damn it. Nice hand, Tommy.

Take care of yourself, Ann.

Thanks.

Wow. That's amazing.

(CHUCKLING)

Hey, what's up?

MAN 1:
Oh, there's Alex.

I'll go say hi.

Okay.

Hey, Alex, how you doing, man?

MAN 2:
Great job today.

What's going on, guys?

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Okay, Chaniqua.

Wow.

Hi.

Can I come in?

How did you find me?

I've got my ways.

Helen, listen to me...

No, you listen.

I love you.

And I know you needed to do this

more than I needed you not to.

So I ask only one thing.

When you make it to the

final table, win it.

Win it all.

One hundred thousand.

Raise to 100.

Five hundred thousand.

I'm all in.

I'm all in.

I'm all in.

MIKE:
Well, it's crunch time.

Only nine people remain...

Four hundred thousand... but only

six make it to the final table.

The pressure is mounting as we

move toward that big money.

Two million.

Fold.

Two million, Tommy?

Haven't we done

this before, kid?

What'd you have? Ace high?

I'm all in.

That I should

think realistically

I have nothing left to lose

Except for what's inside of me

If at first I don't succeed

I call.

(GROANING)

Don't tell me to go to school

I'm not the guy.

The world is out there

waiting for me

Nice hand, Tommy.

And they call me a magician.

MIKE:
There you have it. Tommy Vinson

has knocked out the Unabomber.

Five hundred.

All right.

Make it 1.5.

I'm all in.

Call.

VINCE:
All right, now, if Razor

gets a jack, an ace or a spade,

she'll cripple Alex and put

him on the morphine drip.

Here we go to the river.

It's a three.

Yes!

F***.

Read me like a book.

MIKE:
Seven players left.

We're down to the TV bubble.

Who's going home and who

will fulfill their dreams?

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