In the world of high-stakes poker, Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a blaster—a player who goes all out, all the time. But in his personal relationships, Huck plays it tight, expertly avoiding emotional commitments and long-term expectations.

When Huck sets out to win the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker—and the affections of Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore), a young singer from Bakersfield—there is one significant obstacle in his path: his anger toward his father, L.C. Cheever (Robert Duvall), the poker legend who abandoned Huck's mother years ago.

As these two rivals progress toward a final showdown at the poker table, Huck learns that to win in the games of life and poker, he must try to play cards the way he has been living his life and live his life the way he has been playing cards.

Directed by
Curtis Hanson

Cast
Eric Bana - Huck Cheever
Drew Barrymore - Billie Offer
Debra Messing - Suzanne Offer
Robert Duvall - LC Cheever
Horatio Sanz - Ready Eddie
Charles Martin Smith - Roy DeRuscher
Saverio Guerra - Lester
Danny Hoch Bobby - Basketball
Jean Smart - Michelle Carson
Mykel Shannon - Gary

Production Co.
Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment
Deuce Three Productions
Di Novi Pictures

Produced by
Bruce Berman
Curtis Hanson
Carol Fenelon

Studio
Warner Bros.

Writer
Eric Roth
Curtis Hanson

Music
Christopher Young