The film, written and directed by Schrader, follows William Say (Isaac), a player and a former Servican who proposes to reform a young man looking for revenge of a mutual enemy of his past. Just want to play cards. Its Spartan existence on the casino trail is broken when it is approached by the CIRK, a young vulnerable man and angry in search of help to fulfill his vengeance plan of a military colon. Say you see a chance to buy back by your relationship with CIK. Win support for the mysterious game of mysters la la la la, said she takes a Cirk with him on the road, passing from the casino to the casino to the casino until the improbable trio establishes his points of View to win the World Poker Series in Las Vegas. But keep the cark with the proof impossible in the right hand, dragging to say in the darkness of his past.