"Trust everyone... But always cut the cards."

1998

2h 1m

7.0(1792 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

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59 members

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Matt Damon

Mike McDermott

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Edward Norton

Lester 'Worm' Murphy

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John Turturro

Joey Knish

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Gretchen Mol

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John Malkovich

Teddy KGB

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Famke Janssen

Petra

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Martin Landau

Abe Petrovsky

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Michael Rispoli

Grama

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Goran Višnjić

Maurice

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Mal Z. Lawrence

Irving

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Paul Cicero

Russian Thug

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Ray Iannicelli

Kenny

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Merwin Goldsmith

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Sonny Zito

Tony

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Josh Mostel

Zagosh

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Lenny Clarke

Savino

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Peter Yoshida

Henry Lin

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Jay Boryea

Russian Thug #2

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Lenny Venito

Moogie

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Richard Mawe

Professor Eisen

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Michael Lombardi

D.A. Shields

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Tom Aldredge

Judge Marinacci

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Beeson Carroll

Judge Kaplan

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E. Matthew Yavne

Professor Green

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Erik LaRay Harvey

Roy

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Dominic Marcus

Dowling

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Brian Anthony Wilson

Derald

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George Kmeck

Prison Guard

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Joseph Parisi

Property Guard

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Melina Kanakaredes

Barbara

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Kohl Sudduth

Wagner

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Charlie Matthes

Birch

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Hank Jacobs

Steiny

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Chris Messina

Higgins

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Michael Ryan Segal

Griggs

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Kerry O'Malley

Kelly

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Slava Schoot

Roman

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Michele Zanes

Taj Dealer

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Allan Havey

Guberman

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Joey Vega

Freddy Face

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Neal Hemphill

Claude

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Vernon E. Jordan Jr.

Judge McKinnon

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Johnny Chan

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Lisa Gorlitsky

Sherry

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John Di Benedetto

LaRossa

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Nicole Brier

Sunshine

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Tony Hoty

Taki

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Mario Mendoza

Zizzo

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Joe Zaloom

Cronos

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Sal Richards

Johnny Gold

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Josh Pais

Weitz

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Adam LeFevre

Sean Frye

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P.J. Brown

Vitter

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David Zayas

Osborne

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Michael Arkin

Bear

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Murphy Guyer

Detweiler

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Alan Davidson

Cabbie

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Bill Camp

Eisenberg

Production

Maria Soccor

Atlantic City Call Girl (uncredited)

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