Rounders

0:00:02 > 0:00:07This film contains very strong language

0:00:50 > 0:00:52'Listen, here's the thing.

0:00:52 > 0:00:55'If you can't spot the sucker

0:00:55 > 0:00:58'in your first half-hour at the table,

0:00:58 > 0:01:00- 'then you- are- the sucker.

0:01:06 > 0:01:08'Guys here'll tell ya,

0:01:08 > 0:01:12'you play for a living. It's like any job.

0:01:12 > 0:01:14'You don't gamble, you grind it out.

0:01:14 > 0:01:18'Your goal is to win one big bet an hour. That's it.

0:01:18 > 0:01:21'Get your money in when you have the best of it.

0:01:21 > 0:01:23'Don't give anything away.

0:01:23 > 0:01:27'That's how I've paid for half of law school.

0:01:27 > 0:01:29'A true grinder.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33'I learnt how to win a bit at a time.

0:01:33 > 0:01:35'Also, I've learnt this.

0:01:35 > 0:01:40'If you're too careful, your life can become a fucking grind.

0:01:47 > 0:01:50'This is Teddy KGB's place.'

0:01:50 > 0:01:52Five hundred?

0:01:52 > 0:01:55'You won't find it in the Yellow Pages.'

0:01:55 > 0:01:57No, not tonight.

0:01:57 > 0:01:59No? What?

0:02:01 > 0:02:04Give me three stacks of high society.

0:02:18 > 0:02:20Thirty thousand.

0:02:20 > 0:02:23Count it.

0:02:27 > 0:02:29(It's good.)

0:02:29 > 0:02:34So...you're sitting the apple. Good.

0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Want a cookie? - No.

0:02:37 > 0:02:42'He doesn't look like much, but KGB's connected to the Russian mob.

0:02:42 > 0:02:45'He's the one guy in the game you don't fuck with.

0:02:45 > 0:02:50'But if you're looking for high stakes, this is the only place.

0:02:50 > 0:02:54'They all know me as a small-timer. But that's about to change.'

0:02:54 > 0:02:56< All right, I'm in.

0:03:00 > 0:03:03'Joey Knish is a New York legend.

0:03:03 > 0:03:08'He's been a rounder, earning his living at cards, since he was 19.'

0:03:08 > 0:03:10Are you holding those for somebody?

0:03:10 > 0:03:13Oh, yeah! I'm holding them for you.

0:03:13 > 0:03:15You should be(!)

0:03:15 > 0:03:18I hope you're not gonna put it all in play.

0:03:18 > 0:03:22'He's as close to a friend as there is in this place.'

0:03:22 > 0:03:24- (Come here.) - 'But I don't wanna see him.'

0:03:24 > 0:03:29Hey, you don't wanna butt onions with them. They'll chew you up.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32Mm...so you say.

0:03:32 > 0:03:37There's easy games! We go out, get coffee, ride over to Queens.

0:03:37 > 0:03:39I know what I'm doin'.

0:03:40 > 0:03:42Making a run at it, aren't ya?

0:03:44 > 0:03:46Rollin' up a stake and goin' to Vegas.

0:03:46 > 0:03:48I'm right. Right?

0:03:48 > 0:03:51I can beat the game.

0:03:51 > 0:03:54Maybe. Maybe this is a game can be beat.

0:03:54 > 0:03:59But you know you can beat the 10-20 and the High-Low on 79th Street.

0:04:01 > 0:04:05OK. I understand.

0:04:06 > 0:04:08I understand.

0:04:08 > 0:04:10(Back to battle.)

0:04:13 > 0:04:16'The game is No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em.

0:04:16 > 0:04:18'Minimum buy-in, 25,000 dollars.

0:04:18 > 0:04:21'This game doesn't come together often.

0:04:21 > 0:04:26'The stakes attract rich flounders, who attract the sharks.

0:04:30 > 0:04:34'No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em is the Cadillac of poker.

0:04:34 > 0:04:38'Each player is dealt two cards face down.

0:04:38 > 0:04:41'Five cards are then dealt face up -

0:04:41 > 0:04:45'community cards people can use to make the best five-card hand.

0:04:45 > 0:04:48'The key is playing the man, not the cards.'

0:04:48 > 0:04:51Bet an eight ball.

0:04:52 > 0:04:57'There's no other game in which fortunes can change so much.

0:04:57 > 0:05:00'A player can get a strong hand cracked, go on tilt,

0:05:00 > 0:05:03'and lose his mind along with all the chips.'

0:05:03 > 0:05:07'World Series of Poker is decided over a no-limit table.

0:05:07 > 0:05:12'Some won't play no-limit. They can't handle the swings.

0:05:12 > 0:05:15'But there are others like Doyle Brunson,

0:05:15 > 0:05:19'who consider no-limit the only pure game left.'

0:05:20 > 0:05:26'Like Wallenda said, "Life is on the wire. The rest is just waiting".'

0:05:26 > 0:05:28Pasadena.

0:05:31 > 0:05:33I've gotta raise.

0:05:33 > 0:05:35I'm going to raise five hundred.

0:05:35 > 0:05:37< Fold!

0:05:39 > 0:05:42Is a position raise. I call it.

0:05:46 > 0:05:49'Here's the beauty of the game.'

0:05:50 > 0:05:55Go ahead.

0:05:51 > 0:05:55'I just got top two pair on the flop, and I wanna keep him in.

0:05:55 > 0:05:59'Normally, I'd set a trap, hardly bet at all.

0:05:59 > 0:06:02'Let him walk into it. But KGB's too smart.

0:06:02 > 0:06:04'So I've gotta over-bet the pot.

0:06:04 > 0:06:07'Make it look like I want to buy it.

0:06:07 > 0:06:11'Then he plays back at me, and I get paid off.'

0:06:15 > 0:06:17HE EXHALES

0:06:30 > 0:06:32HE MUNCHES

0:06:41 > 0:06:43That's two.

0:06:43 > 0:06:46'My guess is Teddy's on a flush draw.'

0:06:48 > 0:06:50Burn and turn.

0:06:51 > 0:06:53'My money card - nine of hearts.

0:06:53 > 0:06:55'I got a full house.'

0:06:56 > 0:06:58To the better.

0:06:58 > 0:07:00Check's good.

0:07:00 > 0:07:03'I want a spade for Teddy to make his flush.

0:07:03 > 0:07:07'He'll bet strong and I'll win with nines full over aces.'

0:07:12 > 0:07:15I'm going to...bet...

0:07:15 > 0:07:18..bet...

0:07:19 > 0:07:22..15...thousand.

0:07:23 > 0:07:25Time.

0:07:29 > 0:07:32'I want him to think I'm pondering a call.

0:07:32 > 0:07:36'But I'm really thinking about Vegas and the Mirage.'

0:07:50 > 0:07:54All right, your 15, plus I have another 33 to raise you.

0:07:54 > 0:07:56Um...

0:07:58 > 0:08:02Yeah, I'm gonna go all in. I don't think you got the spades.

0:08:06 > 0:08:08You are right.

0:08:08 > 0:08:11I don't have...spades.

0:08:14 > 0:08:18'I know before the cards are even turned over.'

0:08:23 > 0:08:26Aces full...Mike.

0:08:53 > 0:08:55Get up.

0:09:04 > 0:09:06Want some?

0:09:06 > 0:09:09No. I'm down to the felt, Knish.

0:09:09 > 0:09:11I-I-I lost everything.

0:09:11 > 0:09:15Man, I've lost my case money. I lost my tuition.

0:09:17 > 0:09:20It happens to everyone. Everyone goes bust.

0:09:20 > 0:09:23You'll be back before you know it.

0:09:23 > 0:09:26No, man, I'm done. I'm... I'm out of it.

0:09:26 > 0:09:28Well, they all say that at first.

0:09:28 > 0:09:31Let me stake ya. The standard deal.

0:09:31 > 0:09:34You know, 50 percent of your winnings.

0:09:34 > 0:09:36You lose, it's on me.

0:09:36 > 0:09:38I'd just throw it away.

0:09:43 > 0:09:47You still got the truck?

0:09:44 > 0:09:47Sure! Come on.

0:09:47 > 0:09:49SIRENS WAIL

0:10:02 > 0:10:06'You don't hear about guys who take their shot and miss.

0:10:06 > 0:10:08'But I'll tell you what happens.

0:10:08 > 0:10:11'They end up humping crappy jobs,

0:10:11 > 0:10:14'tryin' to figure out how they came up short.

0:10:14 > 0:10:17'See, I had this picture in my head.

0:10:17 > 0:10:22'Me sitting at the big table, Doyle to my left, Slim to my right.

0:10:22 > 0:10:24'Playing in the World Series of Poker.

0:10:24 > 0:10:28'And I let that vision blind me against KGB.

0:10:28 > 0:10:31'Now, the closest I get to Vegas is West New York.

0:10:31 > 0:10:34'Driving a route handed down from Knish

0:10:34 > 0:10:37'to rounders who forget the cardinal rule -

0:10:37 > 0:10:39'always leave yourself outs.'

0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Hi! - Lemme ask you a question.

0:10:42 > 0:10:45Can fuckin' Steinbrenner just move the Yankees?

0:10:45 > 0:10:48Does he have the right to move them?

0:10:48 > 0:10:50I don't know. How should I know that?

0:10:50 > 0:10:55So, you didn't learn that yet?

0:10:52 > 0:10:55No. We do Steinbrenner in the third year.

0:10:55 > 0:10:59- Oh! - Take care, man.

0:10:59 > 0:11:01Yeah.

0:11:09 > 0:11:11INDISTINCT CHATTER

0:11:12 > 0:11:14'The Judges' game.

0:11:14 > 0:11:18'I knew about it before I was in law school.

0:11:18 > 0:11:22'A group of ten or 12 judges, prosecutors and professors.

0:11:22 > 0:11:25'They all have money. It would've been sweet

0:11:25 > 0:11:28'to have one of 'em owing me favours.

0:11:28 > 0:11:30'But no-one can get in the game now.

0:11:30 > 0:11:34'One rounder, Crispy Linetta, sat under a pretence.

0:11:34 > 0:11:39'When they found out he was a pro, he had major legal hassles.

0:11:39 > 0:11:42'Even his regular club got shut down.

0:11:42 > 0:11:44'Place had been open since 1907.'

0:11:44 > 0:11:48Oh, Michael! You got some things for me?

0:11:48 > 0:11:52Yes, I do.

0:11:49 > 0:11:52Put 'em on the desk. It's all right.

0:11:52 > 0:11:54He payin' you for this late-night shit?

0:11:54 > 0:11:57Oh, well, knowledge is my reward, sir.

0:11:57 > 0:12:00Well, let me tell ya, it ain't worth it.

0:12:00 > 0:12:02Why don't you be a jockey(?)

0:12:02 > 0:12:05Kid's a little tall, isn't he, Gene?

0:12:05 > 0:12:08Enough with the recruiting spiel. Your bet.

0:12:08 > 0:12:13All right, I call.

0:12:09 > 0:12:13Michael's lead counsel in the moot court next week.

0:12:13 > 0:12:18He could use the background if he's gonna clerk for one of you, right?

0:12:18 > 0:12:22I thought you liked the kid! Why make him a civil servant?

0:12:22 > 0:12:25A word to the wise. Stay in the private sector.

0:12:25 > 0:12:29Those defence attorneys use our chips for coasters!

0:12:29 > 0:12:32'Among them all, there isn't one card player.'

0:12:32 > 0:12:34I'm still high!

0:12:34 > 0:12:36- I call. - Call.

0:12:36 > 0:12:40Raise. Er... Professor raises.

0:12:41 > 0:12:45Mike? (Michael, I would've just called.)

0:12:45 > 0:12:47- (You're good!) - Your call.

0:12:47 > 0:12:49Oh, all right, I call.

0:12:49 > 0:12:53'I don't know if I'll bring my legal career to a halt,

0:12:53 > 0:12:55'but I just can't help myself.'

0:12:55 > 0:12:57- It'll be good. - I'm in.

0:12:57 > 0:13:00HE CLEARS THROAT

0:12:58 > 0:13:00All right, read them and weep.

0:13:04 > 0:13:06Threes check. >

0:13:11 > 0:13:14Check to Martin and Lewis there(!)

0:13:12 > 0:13:14Check to the raiser.

0:13:14 > 0:13:16Czechoslovakia(!)

0:13:16 > 0:13:18What's the limit?

0:13:18 > 0:13:2120 dollars. Big bet's 20 dollars.

0:13:21 > 0:13:23OK, good.

0:13:23 > 0:13:27Here's 20.

0:13:25 > 0:13:27You've seen half the hand!

0:13:27 > 0:13:31Sure this is wise, Abe? It's your money he's betting with.

0:13:31 > 0:13:34We know what we're holding, and what you are.

0:13:34 > 0:13:37- HE CHUCKLES: - The fuck you know what we got!

0:13:37 > 0:13:40Clerkship in your office says I know.

0:13:40 > 0:13:43I don't bet with jobs like that.

0:13:43 > 0:13:46You're the top of the list if you're right.

0:13:46 > 0:13:48OK.

0:13:48 > 0:13:51You were looking for that third three.

0:13:51 > 0:13:55The professor folded it, so you're pretending to have it.

0:13:56 > 0:13:58The DA knows his two pair are no good.

0:13:58 > 0:14:01The judge's flush came up short,

0:14:01 > 0:14:04and Mr Eisen is hoping his queens will stand up.

0:14:04 > 0:14:07So like I said, the dean's bet is 20 dollars.

0:14:07 > 0:14:10- Well, kiss my ass! - Kiss my ass!

0:14:10 > 0:14:13THEY ALL LAUGH

0:14:13 > 0:14:16I guess you win.

0:14:14 > 0:14:16What'd you have, Abe?

0:14:16 > 0:14:19Just a busted straight.

0:14:17 > 0:14:19It was good enough to win. Take it.

0:14:19 > 0:14:23Kid, your first assignment - sit next to me.

0:14:23 > 0:14:25I'd like to, but I don't play cards.

0:14:25 > 0:14:29Get outta here!

0:14:26 > 0:14:29We'll see you tomorrow.

0:14:29 > 0:14:31- Whose deal? > - Right here. >

0:14:31 > 0:14:34- I like the kid, Abe. - Good kid. >

0:14:34 > 0:14:36Smart kid.

0:14:36 > 0:14:39'I tell ya, it's hard leaving that game.

0:14:39 > 0:14:43'An open invitation to lay with those lambs.

0:14:43 > 0:14:45'But I'm retired.

0:14:46 > 0:14:49'The truth is, I can always find games.

0:14:49 > 0:14:53'Easy games, tough games, straight games, crooked games.

0:14:53 > 0:14:58'I can turn on the Jersey Turnpike and be at the Taj in two hours.

0:14:58 > 0:15:01'But I've made promises.

0:15:03 > 0:15:05'I'm just a law student now.'

0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Hello? - Hey!

0:15:11 > 0:15:13Hey! >

0:15:13 > 0:15:16How'd it go?

0:15:14 > 0:15:16Oh, great(!) >

0:15:20 > 0:15:23HE SIGHS I am sick of that fuckin' route!

0:15:24 > 0:15:26Don't worry, a few more semesters.

0:15:30 > 0:15:32Oh, I gotta go!

0:15:32 > 0:15:34- No, no! - I know. I'm really late!

0:15:34 > 0:15:37Oh, I'll be quick. You won't feel a thing.

0:15:37 > 0:15:40THEY BOTH CHUCKLE

0:15:38 > 0:15:40We both know that's not true.

0:15:40 > 0:15:43Besides, you should get some sleep.

0:15:43 > 0:15:45These long nights are killing me!

0:15:45 > 0:15:50They never used to(!)

0:15:46 > 0:15:50That's different. That was like, buy in at 8pm,

0:15:50 > 0:15:52next you know, it's morning.

0:15:52 > 0:15:55But I think I'm hooked up for the summer!

0:15:55 > 0:16:00Hooked up how?

0:15:56 > 0:16:00Well, after I left you last night, I impressed Judge Marinacci.

0:16:00 > 0:16:03I might be in line for a clerkship.

0:16:04 > 0:16:06Tell me more.

0:16:06 > 0:16:10Well, those guys were all playing cards and, um...

0:16:10 > 0:16:14Here me out. They were playing cards and I read his hand blind.

0:16:14 > 0:16:16So...

0:16:18 > 0:16:21So, instead of coming home, you played cards?

0:16:21 > 0:16:25Er, no, I wasn't even playing. No, they were playing.

0:16:25 > 0:16:29I caught his eye by reading his hand.

0:16:29 > 0:16:33As long as I don't fuck up moot court, the job's mine.

0:16:34 > 0:16:37What kinda job is that gonna be?

0:16:37 > 0:16:40Um, writing an opinion on high-stakes poker?

0:16:40 > 0:16:44You said I should use my poker skills in the courtroom.

0:16:44 > 0:16:47Yeah, I know I said that, but...

0:16:47 > 0:16:50I meant you should use your head.

0:16:50 > 0:16:54The way you calculate odds, the way you read people.

0:16:54 > 0:16:58I didn't mean you should con your way into a summer job.

0:16:58 > 0:17:01Honey, con? I was networking!

0:17:01 > 0:17:04Oh, God! Networking(?)

0:17:04 > 0:17:06Are you tryin' to con me now?

0:17:06 > 0:17:08No, no, no.

0:17:08 > 0:17:10I just, I don't think you get it.

0:17:10 > 0:17:15You'll be just like one of those ex-college athletes.

0:17:15 > 0:17:17Great job at the DA's office

0:17:17 > 0:17:20as long as they don't miss a lawyers' league game.

0:17:20 > 0:17:25It's true. If you get in this way, you'll always be a hustler to them.

0:17:25 > 0:17:27Baby... I didn't even play.

0:17:29 > 0:17:31- (OK.) - (All right?)

0:17:31 > 0:17:33(I'll see you later.)

0:17:42 > 0:17:44Oh!

0:17:44 > 0:17:46Hon, can I take the Jeep tomorrow?

0:17:46 > 0:17:50Yeah! Where?

0:17:47 > 0:17:50Worm's out. I was gonna pick him up.

0:17:50 > 0:17:52Tomorrow. Beautiful(!)

0:17:52 > 0:17:54I promised I'd be there, hon.

0:17:54 > 0:17:58I just can't believe you still know someone called Worm!

0:17:58 > 0:18:00He's like my brother!

0:18:01 > 0:18:03Shit, I didn't even play!

0:18:05 > 0:18:10'I met Worm at Dwight Englewood Preparatory Academy in Jersey.

0:18:10 > 0:18:13'We were the only kids without a trust fund.

0:18:13 > 0:18:16'Dad's office said "custodian" on the door.

0:18:16 > 0:18:19'That's why they took me.'

0:18:21 > 0:18:25Err!

0:18:23 > 0:18:25Pow!

0:18:26 > 0:18:30Was, was that like, your strong finish or somethin'?

0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Motherfucker! - You leave me no choice!

0:18:33 > 0:18:36Fourth time you did that to me!

0:18:36 > 0:18:40No, no, no, no, no, no. Dowling had it three hands ago,

0:18:40 > 0:18:43and two hands ago, I got it. So don't bitch.

0:18:43 > 0:18:46- He shot the moon on that hand! - I saw that.

0:18:46 > 0:18:50So it helped you.

0:18:47 > 0:18:50Now... OK, you're right.

0:18:50 > 0:18:52You ain't takin' our grits.

0:18:52 > 0:18:55Look, you know the drill, OK? I'm not gonna smoke 'em.

0:18:55 > 0:18:58You want 'em back, try double or nothing.

0:18:58 > 0:19:01Murphy! What you sittin' there for?

0:19:01 > 0:19:03You're processed. Come on!

0:19:05 > 0:19:09Processed? This motherfucker's getting the jump!

0:19:09 > 0:19:13Have some decency, Worm. You can buy all the smokes you want.

0:19:13 > 0:19:15I won these fair and square!

0:19:15 > 0:19:20You don't even smoke!

0:19:16 > 0:19:20Jesus! You guys are fuckin' babies! You know that?

0:19:20 > 0:19:24If you want to die of cancer, learn how to play cards!

0:19:24 > 0:19:28Don't add insult to injury. It'll come back and hurt you.

0:19:28 > 0:19:31Not in this lifetime, Homes! Enjoy your time(!)

0:19:32 > 0:19:34Murphy!

0:19:35 > 0:19:40'Worm's dad did the grounds when he was sober, or we did them.

0:19:40 > 0:19:42'The grounds weren't all we did.

0:19:42 > 0:19:47'We did a scam a day on all the young aristocrats at school.

0:19:47 > 0:19:51'Selling 'em dime bags of oregano, nunchakus and firecrackers.'

0:19:51 > 0:19:55Where's the rest?

0:19:52 > 0:19:55'It kept us in lunch money.'

0:19:59 > 0:20:03Thank you.

0:20:00 > 0:20:03'Until we went for more than change and got caught.

0:20:03 > 0:20:07'We had the starting five take a dive.

0:20:07 > 0:20:10'The point guard snapped, and gave Worm up.

0:20:15 > 0:20:18'They hauled him up and offered him a deal.

0:20:18 > 0:20:21'Give us some names, and we'll go easy on ya.

0:20:21 > 0:20:24'Worm didn't say a word. Got expelled.

0:20:26 > 0:20:28'I stayed in school and graduated.'

0:20:28 > 0:20:31Crank the outside!

0:20:29 > 0:20:31BELL RINGS

0:20:33 > 0:20:36'Not many guys would stand up for a friend.'

0:20:44 > 0:20:46Ta-da!

0:20:48 > 0:20:50Mike McD! God! I knew you'd be here!

0:20:50 > 0:20:54You never let me down!

0:20:52 > 0:20:54I would've visited if you let me.

0:20:54 > 0:20:58I couldn't let you see me here.

0:20:55 > 0:20:58Good to see you! You look great!

0:20:58 > 0:21:00- You, too! - Did they toughen you up?

0:21:00 > 0:21:03Naw, naw, naw. This was a piece of cake!

0:21:03 > 0:21:05Wow! Man, look at your ride!

0:21:05 > 0:21:07You've been prospering!

0:21:07 > 0:21:10I-I borrowed it.

0:21:08 > 0:21:10Whatever!

0:21:10 > 0:21:14Get in it and drive me far away from here.

0:21:14 > 0:21:17There's two economies in there - cash and trade.

0:21:17 > 0:21:20I got three games goin' at once!

0:21:20 > 0:21:23The white guys, brothers and guards.

0:21:23 > 0:21:27I gotta take enough cash off the white guys to lose it to the guards,

0:21:27 > 0:21:30so that they keep doin' me favours.

0:21:30 > 0:21:33I trim enough smokes off the black guys to trade

0:21:33 > 0:21:36and keep in the style I'm accustomed to.

0:21:36 > 0:21:39All this without gettin' my ass kicked!

0:21:39 > 0:21:42You work with a partner?

0:21:41 > 0:21:42No! Who the hell can I trust?

0:21:42 > 0:21:45- It's just me. - What's this?

0:21:45 > 0:21:48Like it? Isn't it beautiful? It's an ace up my sleeve!

0:21:48 > 0:21:52Wait till I show you some of my chops, man. I'm blindin'!

0:21:52 > 0:21:55- It's like, it's like, you know. - All right!

0:21:55 > 0:21:57It's gonna blow your mind!

0:21:57 > 0:22:00Been workin'? Is your game sharp?

0:22:00 > 0:22:04No, man. I'm-I'm off it. I'm...

0:22:02 > 0:22:04You gettin' cold cards?

0:22:04 > 0:22:06No, man. I mean, I-I-I quit.

0:22:06 > 0:22:10Are you shittin' me?

0:22:08 > 0:22:10No, man! I...

0:22:10 > 0:22:12I got cleaned out.

0:22:12 > 0:22:15Mike McD! You lost?

0:22:13 > 0:22:15Yeah, man.

0:22:15 > 0:22:18It was a real blood game at KGB's place.

0:22:18 > 0:22:21The mad Russian emptied your pockets?

0:22:21 > 0:22:24Yeah. I didn't wanna tell ya, man.

0:22:24 > 0:22:26I didn't wanna dispirit ya.

0:22:26 > 0:22:30Jesus! You're just a student now? What you doin' for money?

0:22:30 > 0:22:34I'm driving, er, Knish's truck.

0:22:32 > 0:22:34Oh, God, you're killin' me!

0:22:34 > 0:22:38- We gotta get you back on the game! - No, no, no, no, no.

0:22:38 > 0:22:41I'm off it. I really am. I'm done.

0:22:41 > 0:22:44All right, I know a game perfect for the two of us.

0:22:44 > 0:22:47A berry patch outside New York. Prime pickings.

0:22:47 > 0:22:51I'll drop you off.

0:22:49 > 0:22:51OK.

0:22:51 > 0:22:53I mean it! No, I'm really off it.

0:22:53 > 0:22:55I know. I know.

0:23:03 > 0:23:05Yeah, this is it. This is it.

0:23:05 > 0:23:08OK, here's the play. I know this girl, Barbara.

0:23:08 > 0:23:12She's fuckin' hot! I was this close to bangin' her.

0:23:12 > 0:23:17She's a hostess for the trust-fund babies. She got me into their game.

0:23:18 > 0:23:20She introduced me as her cousin

0:23:20 > 0:23:22who wants to learn poker.

0:23:22 > 0:23:27That's a nice hook-up!

0:23:23 > 0:23:27It's all-the-way nice. There's only one problem.

0:23:27 > 0:23:30I got this feelin'.

0:23:28 > 0:23:30What feelin' is that exactly?

0:23:30 > 0:23:32You know this feelin' very well.

0:23:32 > 0:23:34You got your table all set,

0:23:34 > 0:23:38knife, fork, sauce, A-One, Luger's, but...

0:23:38 > 0:23:41You don't have the steak.

0:23:39 > 0:23:41Exactly! Glad you understand.

0:23:41 > 0:23:44A nickel would start me nicely.

0:23:44 > 0:23:46Jesus! What have you been livin' on?

0:23:46 > 0:23:50Been livin' light. That's 220. So that'll get you started.

0:23:50 > 0:23:54220? I mean, hey, thanks, but...

0:23:54 > 0:23:57I mean, that's like... eleven bets!

0:23:57 > 0:24:02I can't even get a table image!

0:23:58 > 0:24:02Forget it, man. I'll straighten you out in the city.

0:24:02 > 0:24:04No way! I gotta get started.

0:24:04 > 0:24:06I mean, I'm already behind.

0:24:06 > 0:24:09You just got out! What's the hurry?

0:24:09 > 0:24:13There's about five guys, like, eagerly awaiting my release.

0:24:14 > 0:24:17How much do you owe?

0:24:15 > 0:24:17Like, ten.

0:24:17 > 0:24:21Ten?

0:24:18 > 0:24:21I can't even figure it with the juice.

0:24:21 > 0:24:25I can get started on this easy if we work together.

0:24:26 > 0:24:30I hear you asking, man, but I can't do that.

0:24:30 > 0:24:33I just can't do that. I-I made promises.

0:24:33 > 0:24:36You know what? I totally understand. I do.

0:24:36 > 0:24:40It's fine. I'll just make a few moves early, but...

0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Thanks. I appreciate it. - Premium hands.

0:24:43 > 0:24:46- You got it! Catch you tomorrow? - Yeah, you bet.

0:24:48 > 0:24:51Hey, Mike, man, fuckin' great to see ya!

0:24:51 > 0:24:53You, too.

0:25:32 > 0:25:36'In Confessions of a Winning Poker Player, Jack King said,

0:25:36 > 0:25:39"Few players recall big pots they have won,

0:25:39 > 0:25:42"but every player can remember

0:25:42 > 0:25:45"the tough beats of his career".

0:25:45 > 0:25:49'Walkin' in here, I hardly remember how I built my bankroll,

0:25:49 > 0:25:52'but I can't stop thinkin' how I lost it.'

0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Mike! - Hi.

0:25:55 > 0:25:59Barbara. Worm said you'd be runnin' late. Just follow me.

0:26:05 > 0:26:09I probably won't sit, I'll just keep him company.

0:26:09 > 0:26:11No, no, that's not gonna work.

0:26:11 > 0:26:15You're my new boyfriend, lookin' for a regular game.

0:26:15 > 0:26:17Well, I'm not much of a card player.

0:26:17 > 0:26:19Bullshit!

0:26:19 > 0:26:22Worm tells me that's precisely what you are.

0:26:24 > 0:26:27My cut is 25 percent.

0:26:27 > 0:26:29I see.

0:26:29 > 0:26:31Good. Come on.

0:26:36 > 0:26:40Gentlemen... this is my boyfriend Michael.

0:26:40 > 0:26:42ALL: Hello, Michael.

0:26:42 > 0:26:45Leave him enough money to buy me breakfast.

0:26:45 > 0:26:47THEY ALL CHUCKLE

0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Good luck, hon. - Thanks.

0:26:49 > 0:26:53Why don't you pull up a chair?

0:26:51 > 0:26:53OK.

0:26:53 > 0:26:56OK, this one's Chicago.

0:26:54 > 0:26:56You know Chicago?

0:26:56 > 0:27:00Er, remind me.

0:26:57 > 0:27:00Stud game. High spade in the hole wins half the pot.

0:27:00 > 0:27:03OK, well, deal me in, I guess.

0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Chip. - Oh, thanks.

0:27:10 > 0:27:12OK.

0:27:14 > 0:27:16- Two on you, Murph. > - Sorry.

0:27:19 > 0:27:21- I'm in. - I'm gonna make it five.

0:27:21 > 0:27:23Hey, big spender(!)

0:27:24 > 0:27:29'We fall into our old rhythm like Clyde Frazier and Pearl Monroe.

0:27:29 > 0:27:32'Old tricks, stuff that'd never play in the city.

0:27:32 > 0:27:37'Signalling, chip placing, trapping. Even the old best-hand play.

0:27:37 > 0:27:42'I could crack the game straight up, but there's no risk here.

0:27:42 > 0:27:46'Some people might call Worm's mechanics immoral.

0:27:46 > 0:27:50'But it's immoral to let a sucker keep his money.

0:27:50 > 0:27:54'Like they teach you in One-L, caveat emptor, pal.'

0:27:55 > 0:27:59I got the boat. Queens over.

0:27:57 > 0:27:59Does that sting? >

0:27:59 > 0:28:02See if that stung, Birch.

0:28:02 > 0:28:05'Worm really has become an artist.

0:28:05 > 0:28:08'Discard culls, pickup culls.

0:28:08 > 0:28:10'His technique is flawless.

0:28:10 > 0:28:13'But his judgement is a little off.

0:28:13 > 0:28:16'A few times, I have to fold the case hand.

0:28:17 > 0:28:21'Still, he plays the part of a loser to perfection.'

0:28:21 > 0:28:23Flush.

0:28:23 > 0:28:26Full house - queens over the aces.

0:28:26 > 0:28:28Fuck!

0:28:28 > 0:28:31Fuck you and your string of boats, OK?

0:28:31 > 0:28:34Hey!

0:28:35 > 0:28:39My uncle says, "If the money's gone, it's time to go".

0:28:39 > 0:28:42So enjoy it, you secret-handshaking assholes!

0:28:44 > 0:28:46Murph! Hey, come back anytime.

0:28:46 > 0:28:49Your money's always good here.

0:28:49 > 0:28:51Good night, see ya next time! >

0:28:51 > 0:28:54You guys, er, wanna keep playin'?

0:28:59 > 0:29:03Was that the last one?

0:29:01 > 0:29:03Yeah, that's it.

0:29:08 > 0:29:11How'd we do? Oh, beautiful!

0:29:11 > 0:29:15Fuckin' assholes, they deserved it!

0:29:13 > 0:29:15All right, 300. That's your cut.

0:29:15 > 0:29:19Thank you very much, boys.

0:29:17 > 0:29:19You were great! When can we do it again?

0:29:19 > 0:29:23- Naw, it was a one-time thing for me. - Forget it.

0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Er, two weeks. - Two weeks? - Yeah.

0:29:25 > 0:29:27OK! OK! Hey, thanks a lot!

0:29:27 > 0:29:29Yeah, thanks.

0:29:29 > 0:29:31Hey, I had to try, right?

0:29:31 > 0:29:33< Bye.

0:29:33 > 0:29:36How'd you know I was comin' back?

0:29:36 > 0:29:38Easy! Who's your favourite actor?

0:29:38 > 0:29:41Clint Eastwood! The Outlaw Josey Wales!

0:29:41 > 0:29:45The Man With No Name. Always doubles back for a friend.

0:29:45 > 0:29:48Hey, we made good time. Wanna get breakfast?

0:29:48 > 0:29:52No, I gotta get home. If she hasn't changed the locks.

0:29:52 > 0:29:56Do me a favour. Give me five minutes. Get me straightened out.

0:30:00 > 0:30:03This ain't Teddy's place or the Ivy Leagues,

0:30:03 > 0:30:06so don't fuck around. Play on your belly.

0:30:06 > 0:30:08(All right, no problem.)

0:30:12 > 0:30:15I got no problem with the way you work,

0:30:15 > 0:30:19but this lot are fast company. They'll spot every move.

0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Tough customers? - I'm serious.

0:30:21 > 0:30:24You won't just get a finger up your spine.

0:30:24 > 0:30:26OK, I'll play it straight.

0:30:26 > 0:30:28RINGS BELL

0:30:31 > 0:30:33BUZZER SOUNDS

0:30:36 > 0:30:38Michael McDermott!

0:30:39 > 0:30:41- How ya doin', Mikey? - Good. You?

0:30:41 > 0:30:45I'm good. The computer tried to delete you last week.

0:30:45 > 0:30:47- Oh, yeah? - But I knew you'd be back.

0:30:47 > 0:30:50I'm not back, I just... Good to see ya.

0:30:50 > 0:30:52Good to see you, too.

0:30:52 > 0:30:55Um, this is Les Murphy. He's like my brother.

0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Call me Worm. - PHONE RINGS

0:30:57 > 0:30:59Hey, don't wiggle away(!)

0:31:00 > 0:31:03(What's she wearin' the button for?)

0:31:03 > 0:31:07They're wired to the precinct. They're on the payroll.

0:31:11 > 0:31:16What are they playin'?

0:31:12 > 0:31:1620-40 forced rotation. It's the only game goin' now.

0:31:16 > 0:31:19Is that Fat Greggie? The game's that soft?

0:31:19 > 0:31:22Yeah. It's a real live game.

0:31:22 > 0:31:24So, you guys gonna play?

0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Hell, yeah! - No!

0:31:26 > 0:31:29- You're walking away? - It's not gonna happen.

0:31:29 > 0:31:32We could cut this room up in an hour!

0:31:33 > 0:31:35All right, run along, then.

0:31:35 > 0:31:37Say hi to her for me.

0:31:37 > 0:31:39(Me, too.)

0:31:39 > 0:31:42I will. Take care of him.

0:31:45 > 0:31:49Jesus! What a fuckin' waste! Can you believe that?

0:31:49 > 0:31:52She's got him by the balls!

0:31:50 > 0:31:52That's not so bad, is it?

0:31:52 > 0:31:54Depends on the grip. Give me 2,000.

0:31:54 > 0:31:59On the finger?

0:31:56 > 0:31:59You heard Mike. He's good for it. Come on.

0:31:59 > 0:32:01I'll gonna triple that, princess!

0:32:01 > 0:32:02OK.

0:32:21 > 0:32:23Hey!

0:32:23 > 0:32:25Reunion run a little late?

0:32:25 > 0:32:28I was gonna call, but I didn't wanna wake you.

0:32:28 > 0:32:30It's OK. I wasn't sleeping.

0:32:30 > 0:32:33Why don't you change? We'll get a cab.

0:32:33 > 0:32:35(All right.)

0:32:35 > 0:32:38Um, go ahead. I'm gonna jump in the shower.

0:32:38 > 0:32:42If I miss some of the meeting, just cover for me.

0:32:50 > 0:32:52Hey.

0:32:52 > 0:32:54At least give me a story.

0:32:54 > 0:32:58I mean...tell me you were drinking till you threw up.

0:32:58 > 0:33:01Tell me you were getting lap dances.

0:33:01 > 0:33:03Just...give me something.

0:33:03 > 0:33:05I was entertaining Worm. I mean...

0:33:05 > 0:33:07least I can do for the guy.

0:33:07 > 0:33:10So, you were nowhere near a card game?

0:33:10 > 0:33:13Sweetie...!

0:33:11 > 0:33:13I'm asking you a question.

0:33:13 > 0:33:18I'm just...

0:33:14 > 0:33:18No, I was nowhere near a card game. All right?

0:33:18 > 0:33:21All right. I'll wait for you.

0:33:51 > 0:33:55The key is a seamless passing the baton among the team.

0:33:55 > 0:33:58Be respectful to the judges, but not obsequious.

0:33:58 > 0:34:02Make sure to be deferential.

0:34:00 > 0:34:02Gene won't buy deferential.

0:34:02 > 0:34:04Oh, I see. It's Gene, is it?

0:34:04 > 0:34:09There is a reason you're lead counsel, and it's not punctuality!

0:34:09 > 0:34:12Sorry. I couldn't find a cab.

0:34:12 > 0:34:16When opening, stick to the fact pattern.

0:34:16 > 0:34:19Use the right cites - book cites, not Lexis.

0:34:19 > 0:34:22Hi, Jo! Long time.

0:34:22 > 0:34:24Knish! How are you?

0:34:24 > 0:34:26The same.

0:34:26 > 0:34:31I don't mean to interrupt you future magistrates and noblemen,

0:34:31 > 0:34:33but I, er, I need a word.

0:34:33 > 0:34:37Um...

0:34:35 > 0:34:37It's important.

0:34:37 > 0:34:39OK. Er, excuse me. Sorry.

0:34:43 > 0:34:45I'll act as lead counsel.

0:34:45 > 0:34:48It's all right, we were gonna take a break.

0:34:48 > 0:34:50Coffee time!

0:34:50 > 0:34:52INDISTINCT CHATTER

0:34:53 > 0:34:57The guy's a cheat. He always has been.

0:34:57 > 0:35:01He's ruining your reputation with every lousy second he deals.

0:35:01 > 0:35:04Shit! I told him. Anybody see him?

0:35:04 > 0:35:06No. But I heard that snapping sound.

0:35:06 > 0:35:10If I didn't know him, I wouldn't have noticed.

0:35:10 > 0:35:13I saw his mechanic's grip, I knew. Want one?

0:35:13 > 0:35:17No. Did you give him the office?

0:35:14 > 0:35:17I tried, but he looked right through me.

0:35:17 > 0:35:21I'll go get him.

0:35:18 > 0:35:21He's OK. They're at the end of a long session.

0:35:21 > 0:35:25They can't see straight. Come on, I'll buy you a coffee.

0:35:25 > 0:35:30But when Roman and Maurice start, he'll wish he was inside.

0:35:30 > 0:35:32I'm gonna go get him!

0:35:33 > 0:35:37'Amarillo Slim, the greatest proposition gambler,

0:35:37 > 0:35:39'held to his father's maxim.

0:35:39 > 0:35:43'"You can shear a sheep many times, but skin him only once."

0:35:43 > 0:35:47'This is a lesson Worm's never bothered to learn.'

0:35:47 > 0:35:49BOTH SPEAK RUSSIAN

0:35:49 > 0:35:52Hey, guys, English only here, no Russian.

0:35:52 > 0:35:58What are you talking about?

0:35:53 > 0:35:58If you want to see this 7th card, stop speaking sputnik!

0:35:58 > 0:36:00- Calm down. - He worry we work together.

0:36:00 > 0:36:05I know you're talkin' about pirogies and snow, but cut it out.

0:36:05 > 0:36:07There's the river. Down and dirty.

0:36:08 > 0:36:11You got that ace, but I'll pay for it.

0:36:12 > 0:36:14I got the jacks. Come on.

0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Ace. - Oh, you got it! - And six.

0:36:16 > 0:36:19I got sevens, too, though, with my jacks.

0:36:19 > 0:36:22Motherfucker, slow rolling me like that!

0:36:22 > 0:36:26You said just jacks!

0:36:24 > 0:36:26You made me for the sevens, Maurice.

0:36:26 > 0:36:29Fuck!

0:36:27 > 0:36:29Don't be a baby! Jesus!

0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Hey, Maurice. BOTH:- Hey!

0:36:31 > 0:36:34Here to play? We need new blood.

0:36:34 > 0:36:38They're putting a bracelet on me, and I'm stuck two racks.

0:36:38 > 0:36:40Have a good rest, man. Can I talk to you?

0:36:40 > 0:36:44No way, man, I'm on a roll. It's an emotional game!

0:36:44 > 0:36:46Gotta do it.

0:36:46 > 0:36:49- BOTH SPEAK RUSSIAN: - I counted them.

0:36:49 > 0:36:52Leave it. It's fine.

0:36:50 > 0:36:52BOTH SPEAK RUSSIAN

0:36:56 > 0:36:58- What's goin' on? - Where you at?

0:36:58 > 0:37:01I was pumped up eight Gs. I was ready to go on a run!

0:37:01 > 0:37:04- Listen... - Wait, I want a hot dog.

0:37:04 > 0:37:07You're here minutes, you got a sign on your back!

0:37:07 > 0:37:09That fuckin' Knish rat me out?

0:37:09 > 0:37:12You gotta stop listening to him.

0:37:12 > 0:37:14He doesn't have the balls to play.

0:37:14 > 0:37:16He hasn't had to work in 15 years.

0:37:16 > 0:37:21You don't think he works? Grinding it out on his leather ass?

0:37:21 > 0:37:24I thought so, too. Now I know what real work is.

0:37:24 > 0:37:28Are you even gonna get a job? Or are you gonna print credit cards?

0:37:28 > 0:37:34Are you gonna go away again?

0:37:30 > 0:37:34I wasn't printing, I was distributing. It's different.

0:37:34 > 0:37:37I'm never going back there. Stop worrying, OK?

0:37:38 > 0:37:40Come here.

0:37:41 > 0:37:44I just want you to think long-term. Be smart.

0:37:44 > 0:37:47Every place in Manhattan keeps books.

0:37:47 > 0:37:51Get listed as a mechanic, get the shit kicked outta ya,

0:37:51 > 0:37:53and you won't get a game in New York.

0:37:53 > 0:37:59It's stupid! Bad business!

0:37:55 > 0:37:59This is what I love! You think about the big picture.

0:37:59 > 0:38:01Great! But it's not me.

0:38:01 > 0:38:06I don't play the game straight, then if I lose, I get real work, OK?

0:38:06 > 0:38:09I see a mark, I take him down. That's how I live.

0:38:09 > 0:38:13I know. You taught me the angles, but I haven't got my nose open.

0:38:13 > 0:38:18Ah, come on! Come on!

0:38:14 > 0:38:18I won't preach, but those two aren't rabbits.

0:38:18 > 0:38:21Roman and Maurice are Russian outfit guys.

0:38:21 > 0:38:24Not as bad as KGB, but don't fuck with them.

0:38:24 > 0:38:28With the fake Versace shirts and shit? Jesus!

0:38:28 > 0:38:31You still got time. Just go back in there,

0:38:31 > 0:38:34lose their money back to 'em. Make it look good.

0:38:34 > 0:38:40Catch a run of shitty cards.

0:38:36 > 0:38:40I can't. I got to put some scratch together, get somethin' goin'.

0:38:40 > 0:38:43Go to suburbia, play in a dentist's game.

0:38:43 > 0:38:48Play Swan Meadow golf!

0:38:45 > 0:38:48That's an idea! I'll definitely do that.

0:38:48 > 0:38:51But I can't dump to these guys.

0:38:51 > 0:38:53You got to.

0:38:54 > 0:38:58All right, whatever! Meet me at Stromboli's in half an hour.

0:38:58 > 0:39:02I can't. I have a meeting, then I gotta go to Queens.

0:39:02 > 0:39:05You're a working man. I'll never see you!

0:39:05 > 0:39:08Make it look good. I mean it!

0:39:06 > 0:39:08You know me.

0:39:20 > 0:39:22- So, how'd you do? - Er, so-so.

0:39:23 > 0:39:25Six thousand, two thousand.

0:39:25 > 0:39:28Oh, hold on. Two more.

0:39:28 > 0:39:30All right, so it's ten grand total.

0:39:30 > 0:39:33We take back two, give you the white meat.

0:39:33 > 0:39:36You know what? Why don't you give me all of it?

0:39:36 > 0:39:39Credit players only take their profit,

0:39:39 > 0:39:43or the juice starts five points a week on Mike.

0:39:43 > 0:39:45Oh. OK, we'll owe ya.

0:39:46 > 0:39:48SHE SIGHS

0:39:58 > 0:40:01Hey! I've been looking all over for you.

0:40:01 > 0:40:04I didn't want to be found.

0:40:04 > 0:40:07Petrovsky waited. They all did.

0:40:07 > 0:40:12Jo, I missed one meeting.

0:40:09 > 0:40:12I don't care about the meeting!

0:40:12 > 0:40:14Do you know why I left early?

0:40:14 > 0:40:18I found that gangster's roll.

0:40:16 > 0:40:18It's not what you think. It's not!

0:40:18 > 0:40:21Who do you think I am? You lie to my face?

0:40:21 > 0:40:24Look, old days, at least you never lied.

0:40:24 > 0:40:27You lost everything, but you never lied.

0:40:28 > 0:40:32It wasn't a real game, it was like whiffle ball.

0:40:32 > 0:40:35- Lose your rent playing it? - I couldn't lose!

0:40:35 > 0:40:37No, Mike, you can lose!

0:40:37 > 0:40:41I stood by you while you lost everything. I can't do that...

0:40:41 > 0:40:44Why does this still seem like gambling to you?

0:40:44 > 0:40:49Why do the same guys make it to the final at the World Series of poker?

0:40:49 > 0:40:53Are they the luckiest guys in Vegas? It's a skill game!

0:40:53 > 0:40:55Great. So, why'd you lie to me?

0:40:55 > 0:40:58You wouldn't understand.

0:40:56 > 0:40:58Understand what?

0:40:58 > 0:41:02Last night, I sat down at this card table.

0:41:03 > 0:41:07I felt alive for the first time since I got busted at KGB's.

0:41:07 > 0:41:11You said you felt alive for the first time at a card table!

0:41:11 > 0:41:15- But... - What's that supposed to make me understand?

0:41:21 > 0:41:23HE SIGHS

0:41:27 > 0:41:31MUSIC: "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

0:41:44 > 0:41:46I heard you was out.

0:41:46 > 0:41:48Hey, fuckin' Grama! How ya doin'?

0:41:48 > 0:41:50You know, I could use you.

0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Yeah? - I'll need you on the payroll.

0:41:53 > 0:41:57I got some bad news for ya, Worm. I'm out on my own now.

0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Really? - Yeah.

0:41:59 > 0:42:01Go figure.

0:42:01 > 0:42:05There were a lot of angry, mad people when you went away.

0:42:05 > 0:42:11So I'm putting together a roll...

0:42:07 > 0:42:11A lot of people askin' me for help, askin' me to find you.

0:42:11 > 0:42:15So it got me to thinkin'.

0:42:12 > 0:42:15You're thinkin'? That's big(!)

0:42:15 > 0:42:17Hey, Jesus! Come on, take it easy! God!

0:42:17 > 0:42:20He's a friend of mine(!)

0:42:20 > 0:42:23Hey! Hey! Jesus! Easy, easy, easy, easy! God!

0:42:23 > 0:42:26Get the fuck outta here! Get the fuck out!

0:42:26 > 0:42:30Hey, man, take it easy! Easy!

0:42:28 > 0:42:30Get the fuck outta here!

0:42:31 > 0:42:33OK, here's what I'm thinkin'.

0:42:33 > 0:42:38Instead of owing 15 grand spread out to five guys, you owe 25 to me.

0:42:38 > 0:42:41Where the fuck do you get off?

0:42:39 > 0:42:41Where the fuck do I get off?

0:42:41 > 0:42:43HE GROANS

0:42:43 > 0:42:47This is how it is. 25 grand, and the juice is still runnin'.

0:42:47 > 0:42:49Jesus Christ!

0:42:49 > 0:42:52What you doin'? You were my partner!

0:42:52 > 0:42:54No, no, no. I was your lackey.

0:42:54 > 0:42:56But I learned a few things.

0:42:56 > 0:43:00I, er... consolidated your outstanding debt.

0:43:00 > 0:43:03Where'd you get the scratch for that?

0:43:03 > 0:43:06Been rollin' fags in the village(?)

0:43:06 > 0:43:08Still a wise ass. Unbelievable!

0:43:08 > 0:43:11I went partners with an old friend of yours.

0:43:11 > 0:43:13Teddy KGB backed me.

0:43:14 > 0:43:16Bullshit! Bullshit!

0:43:20 > 0:43:23Teddy's got plenty of goons. Why would he want you?

0:43:23 > 0:43:27Cos as soon as he heard your name, he became real excited.

0:43:27 > 0:43:30What? So, you bought me up, Grama?

0:43:30 > 0:43:34Yeah. Got a real sweet deal. Thirty cents on the dollar.

0:43:34 > 0:43:37There's no faith in you in the business community.

0:43:37 > 0:43:42You're a banker now? Classy!

0:43:39 > 0:43:42I don't have to tell you my collection methods.

0:43:42 > 0:43:46- HE SIGHS - Oh, God! All right. Look, just take it easy.

0:43:46 > 0:43:49I'll scrape somethin' together.

0:43:49 > 0:43:52- That's what I figured. - No, no, no, no!

0:43:52 > 0:43:54I'll take what you got on you.

0:43:54 > 0:43:57Here, fine. Have yourself a ball, OK(?)

0:44:00 > 0:44:02HE GASPS

0:44:02 > 0:44:04Goddamn!

0:44:04 > 0:44:06Oh!

0:44:10 > 0:44:12JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS

0:44:25 > 0:44:27INDISTINCT CHATTER

0:44:31 > 0:44:33Mind if I sit?

0:44:33 > 0:44:35Michael!

0:44:35 > 0:44:37Please, please! Sit, sit!

0:44:40 > 0:44:42Nifty trick, the other night.

0:44:42 > 0:44:45Oh!

0:44:43 > 0:44:45That's wonderful!

0:44:45 > 0:44:51Well, thank you.

0:44:46 > 0:44:51Marinacci and the DA were ready to cut cards for your services!

0:44:52 > 0:44:54It was a different trick,

0:44:54 > 0:44:58that disappearing act you pulled at your group's meeting.

0:44:58 > 0:45:00Well, I owe you an explanation.

0:45:00 > 0:45:04No, not to me. I'm sure there's a good reason you left.

0:45:04 > 0:45:07You'll have to work harder, prepare,

0:45:07 > 0:45:10and smooth things out with the others.

0:45:10 > 0:45:12Right. Yeah, OK.

0:45:12 > 0:45:14OK. Well, thanks.

0:45:14 > 0:45:17Stay! Take a drink.

0:45:18 > 0:45:21Jamie? Another glass.

0:45:21 > 0:45:23Sure!

0:45:23 > 0:45:26What are you drinking?

0:45:24 > 0:45:26Gin. Always gin.

0:45:26 > 0:45:28- Here you go. - Thanks. - Thank you.

0:45:29 > 0:45:33I know a magician doesn't divulge his secrets, but...

0:45:33 > 0:45:35HE CHUCKLES I'm no magician!

0:45:35 > 0:45:38Well, if it wasn't magic...

0:45:38 > 0:45:41how did you know what everyone held?

0:45:41 > 0:45:43It's a combination of things.

0:45:43 > 0:45:46I was watching when the cards came out.

0:45:46 > 0:45:49That's just an old habit with me. Like breathing.

0:45:49 > 0:45:51You watch the cards?

0:45:51 > 0:45:55And I watch the players reacting to the cards.

0:45:55 > 0:45:57That's how I knew the DA had a pair

0:45:57 > 0:46:00and Judge Kaplar missed the flush.

0:46:00 > 0:46:04I watched their eyes. Their faces tell ya everythin'.

0:46:04 > 0:46:06You watch the man.

0:46:06 > 0:46:09I never knew you had to calculate at cards!

0:46:09 > 0:46:11I mean...my God!

0:46:15 > 0:46:17All right, here's the thing.

0:46:17 > 0:46:19You wanna play premium hands.

0:46:19 > 0:46:23Start with jacks or split. Nines are better wired.

0:46:23 > 0:46:27Three high cards to a flush. If it's good enough to call, raise!

0:46:27 > 0:46:31Tight but aggressive. That's your style, Professor.

0:46:31 > 0:46:34I mean, you gotta think of it as a war.

0:46:34 > 0:46:38You are officially never invited to our game again(!)

0:46:38 > 0:46:40BOTH CHUCKLE

0:46:40 > 0:46:42Put a guy like me in a game like that,

0:46:42 > 0:46:45and cards don't matter. I'll play it blind.

0:46:46 > 0:46:48Michael...

0:46:50 > 0:46:52..may I tell you a story?

0:46:52 > 0:46:58Please.

0:46:53 > 0:46:58For generations, the men of my family have been rabbis.

0:46:58 > 0:47:01In Israel, before that, in Europe.

0:47:01 > 0:47:03It was to be my calling.

0:47:03 > 0:47:07I was quite a prodigy, er, the pride of my yeshiva.

0:47:07 > 0:47:12I had a 40-year-old's understanding of the Midrash by the time I was 12.

0:47:13 > 0:47:16But by the time I was 13...

0:47:17 > 0:47:19..I knew I could never be a rabbi.

0:47:19 > 0:47:21Why not?

0:47:21 > 0:47:25Because for all I understood of the Talmud...

0:47:26 > 0:47:28..I never saw God there.

0:47:29 > 0:47:31You, you couldn't lie to yourself?

0:47:31 > 0:47:34I tried. Oh, I tried like crazy.

0:47:34 > 0:47:36People were counting on me.

0:47:36 > 0:47:40Well, but... yours is a respectable profession.

0:47:40 > 0:47:42Not to my family.

0:47:42 > 0:47:44My parents were destroyed.

0:47:44 > 0:47:46Devastated by my decision.

0:47:47 > 0:47:49My father sent me away...

0:47:49 > 0:47:51to New York...

0:47:52 > 0:47:55to live with distant cousins.

0:47:55 > 0:47:58Eventually, I-I-I found my place,

0:47:58 > 0:48:00my life's work.

0:48:02 > 0:48:06What then?

0:48:03 > 0:48:06Well, I immersed myself fully,

0:48:06 > 0:48:09I learned everything I could about the law.

0:48:09 > 0:48:13I felt deeply inside that it was what I was born to do.

0:48:16 > 0:48:18Did your parents get over it?

0:48:18 > 0:48:22No. I always hoped that I would find...

0:48:22 > 0:48:25some way to change their minds, but...

0:48:29 > 0:48:32..they were inconsolable.

0:48:33 > 0:48:35My father never spoke to me again.

0:48:39 > 0:48:42If you had to do it over again...

0:48:43 > 0:48:45..would you make the same choices?

0:48:47 > 0:48:50What choice?

0:48:52 > 0:48:56The last thing I took away from the yeshiva is this -

0:48:58 > 0:49:00we can't run from who we are.

0:49:02 > 0:49:05Our destiny chooses us.

0:49:08 > 0:49:11Hey, L-Chaim!

0:49:18 > 0:49:20SIRENS WAIL

0:49:31 > 0:49:34Hey!

0:49:32 > 0:49:34Where you been? I'm freezin'!

0:49:34 > 0:49:37What happened?

0:49:35 > 0:49:37I ran into a door. Don't worry.

0:49:37 > 0:49:42What happened?

0:49:38 > 0:49:42She crossed her legs too fast! Mind your own business!

0:49:42 > 0:49:45You comin' up?

0:49:43 > 0:49:45No, I've been waitin' to say hi!

0:49:45 > 0:49:50Things haven't been smooth at home, so tone it down a little.

0:49:50 > 0:49:53Tone down what, motherfucker(?)

0:49:52 > 0:49:53Great(!) Never mind.

0:49:58 > 0:50:01When you're rich, can you get an elevator?

0:50:01 > 0:50:04Shut up!

0:50:06 > 0:50:08What? Did you get robbed?

0:50:08 > 0:50:11Um...not exactly.

0:50:12 > 0:50:15Wait, wait, wait. Did she split on you?

0:50:16 > 0:50:19Oh, God!

0:50:20 > 0:50:24Oh, my God! Mike, she made off with your sheets.

0:50:24 > 0:50:28She'd be a good card player - know when to release a shitty hand.

0:50:28 > 0:50:31Oh, come on, Mike, forget that.

0:50:31 > 0:50:33She's wrapped too tight for living.

0:50:33 > 0:50:35No, she was a good...

0:50:35 > 0:50:37I knew it! I fuckin' knew it!

0:50:42 > 0:50:46It's depressing! You know, you can't trust 'em at all!

0:50:46 > 0:50:49You domesticated yourself for this girl.

0:50:49 > 0:50:53Took yourself out of life and walked the line!

0:50:53 > 0:50:56The minute you want some back, she walks out!

0:50:56 > 0:50:59It's like the saying says, you know?

0:50:59 > 0:51:02In the poker game of life, women are the rake.

0:51:03 > 0:51:05They are the fuckin' rake!

0:51:05 > 0:51:09What the fuck are you talkin' about? What saying?

0:51:10 > 0:51:12I don't know.

0:51:13 > 0:51:15There oughtta be one.

0:51:17 > 0:51:21Know what cheers me up when I feel shitty?

0:51:21 > 0:51:24(What?)

0:51:22 > 0:51:24Rolled-up aces over kings.

0:51:27 > 0:51:33Is that right?

0:51:29 > 0:51:33Yeah. Check-raising stupid tourists and taking huge pots off 'em!

0:51:33 > 0:51:38Oh, yeah?

0:51:34 > 0:51:38Stacks and towers of checks I can't even see over.

0:51:38 > 0:51:42Playin' all night, high-limit Hold 'Em at the Taj,

0:51:42 > 0:51:44where the sand turns to gold.

0:51:44 > 0:51:46Fuck it! Let's go!

0:51:48 > 0:51:51Don't tease me.

0:51:49 > 0:51:51Let's play some fuckin' cards!

0:52:03 > 0:52:05'The poker room at the Mirage in Vegas

0:52:05 > 0:52:08'is the centre of the universe.

0:52:08 > 0:52:12'Doyle Brunson, all the legends consider it their office.

0:52:12 > 0:52:17'Every few days, a millionaire tries to beat a champion.

0:52:17 > 0:52:19'They go home with just a story.

0:52:19 > 0:52:21'Here, millionaires are scarce.

0:52:21 > 0:52:24'But there's plenty of money to be won.

0:52:24 > 0:52:26'Weekends, you can't get a game

0:52:26 > 0:52:30'cos the rounders take care of the tourists.'

0:52:30 > 0:52:33Hey! Warm up a seat for me. I'll catch up with ya.

0:52:33 > 0:52:38What?

0:52:34 > 0:52:38Look, I got certain needs I gotta attend to, OK? I'm overdue!

0:52:38 > 0:52:40Good! I was startin' to wonder!

0:52:40 > 0:52:44I thought the boys upstate brought a few changes in you.

0:52:44 > 0:52:47Hey! In your dreams, lover(!)

0:52:51 > 0:52:53INDISTINCT CHATTER

0:52:53 > 0:52:57- Hey, Mikey! - Hey! - Hey, Mike.

0:52:57 > 0:53:01This is beautiful! Welcome to The Chesterfield South!

0:53:01 > 0:53:05- Changing five hundred.- >

0:53:02 > 0:53:05Come all the way just to see your mugs!

0:53:05 > 0:53:07Twice in one week.

0:53:07 > 0:53:10For a guy who don't play, you're here a lot!

0:53:10 > 0:53:14This is what I like to see - Mike where he belongs.

0:53:14 > 0:53:18Here with the scumbags, draggin' the occasional pot.

0:53:18 > 0:53:22Occasional? My ex-wife occasionally dated other men(!)

0:53:22 > 0:53:23Forget her, Face.

0:53:23 > 0:53:26I was gonna try and make some real money,

0:53:26 > 0:53:31but in honour of Mike's return, I'll sit with you all for awhile.

0:53:31 > 0:53:35Don't do us any favours. They're going to the board for these seats.

0:53:35 > 0:53:38- Bet it. - I raise.- >

0:53:38 > 0:53:42If we wanted each other's rolls, we could've stayed home.

0:53:44 > 0:53:48'These two have no idea what they're walking into.'

0:53:49 > 0:53:53'Here for fun, they think, why not try poker?'

0:53:54 > 0:53:58'How different can it be from the home games they play?'

0:54:00 > 0:54:05'All the luck in the world won't change things for these guys.

0:54:05 > 0:54:08'They're simply overmatched.

0:54:08 > 0:54:10'We're not playing together,

0:54:10 > 0:54:13'but we're not against each other, either.

0:54:13 > 0:54:16'It's like the nature channel.

0:54:16 > 0:54:18'Piranhas don't eat each other.'

0:54:25 > 0:54:29'They wear their tells like signs around their necks.

0:54:29 > 0:54:31'Facial ticks, nervous fingers,

0:54:31 > 0:54:35'a hand over a mouth, the way a cigarette is smoked.

0:54:35 > 0:54:39'Little unconscious gestures reveal the cards in their hands.

0:54:39 > 0:54:42'We catch everything.

0:54:42 > 0:54:46'A fish acts strong, he's bluffing. Meek, he's got a hand.

0:54:46 > 0:54:48'It's that simple.'

0:54:53 > 0:54:56How are ya, you workaholics?

0:54:56 > 0:54:58Good to see ya. Glad you're out.

0:54:58 > 0:55:02Number's changed. A lot of games on, so you'll need it.

0:55:02 > 0:55:07I'll give you a ring.

0:55:03 > 0:55:07They allow people like you in these places?

0:55:07 > 0:55:11When you get yourself a job, you can be my PO. How about that?

0:55:13 > 0:55:15Now, let's get started, shall we?

0:55:15 > 0:55:19You can't take chips from another player at the table.

0:55:19 > 0:55:24We all know each other, and we're friends. Do you have a problem?

0:55:24 > 0:55:27It's all right!

0:55:25 > 0:55:27Sir, you have to buy 'em from me.

0:55:29 > 0:55:32Fuck this! Can we go get somethin' to eat?

0:55:32 > 0:55:35- I got comped at the noodle bar. - Yeah.

0:55:35 > 0:55:39I wanna talk to you.

0:55:36 > 0:55:39Look who's treatin' to a free meal(!)

0:55:39 > 0:55:43Don't let him fuck up your head more than it is, Mikey.

0:55:43 > 0:55:46Keep grinding out rent money. It's noble work(!)

0:55:46 > 0:55:49So, hey, Nick the Greek, um...

0:55:49 > 0:55:51what's with kitin' my checks?

0:55:52 > 0:55:54I'm on empty, that's why.

0:55:54 > 0:55:58You're tapped again? How much was the hooker?

0:55:58 > 0:56:00Mike, please!

0:56:00 > 0:56:02Relaxation therapist, OK?

0:56:03 > 0:56:05It's not where it went.

0:56:05 > 0:56:08Wait a minute! It went to Roman and Maurice?

0:56:08 > 0:56:11You didn't have to give it all back.

0:56:11 > 0:56:13Take a little money for your time.

0:56:13 > 0:56:16That's not where it went, either.

0:56:17 > 0:56:19- I ran into Grama tonight. - Yeah?

0:56:19 > 0:56:21He took everythin' I had.

0:56:21 > 0:56:25You're kiddin' me, hm? Who's he workin' for?

0:56:25 > 0:56:28He's sort of, he's sort of out on his own.

0:56:28 > 0:56:31Grama went around, bought up all my debt.

0:56:31 > 0:56:33That turncoat motherfucker!

0:56:33 > 0:56:35You kiddin'? What do you owe him?

0:56:36 > 0:56:41I don't know. By his crazy fuckin' gorilla maths, like... 15.

0:56:41 > 0:56:43- Fifteen? - Yeah!

0:56:43 > 0:56:47Fifteen?

0:56:44 > 0:56:47The juice has been runnin' the entire time on my ten.

0:56:47 > 0:56:50Why didn't you tell me that, man?

0:56:50 > 0:56:52I could've paid that off. I had the money!

0:56:52 > 0:56:56I won't sit in the can and have my friend pay my debt!

0:56:56 > 0:56:58I'm not a leech, all right?

0:56:58 > 0:57:01We can help each other. That's why we're here.

0:57:01 > 0:57:04That's why we gotta get in the bigger game!

0:57:04 > 0:57:06All right, I'll help you, man.

0:57:06 > 0:57:10Yeah?

0:57:07 > 0:57:10Fuck him! We'll figure it out.

0:57:14 > 0:57:16How long should we wait, Abe?

0:57:16 > 0:57:21Let's wait five minutes, then choose another lead counsel.

0:57:25 > 0:57:27Here he comes.

0:57:28 > 0:57:33Mr McDermott. Perhaps we can begin now?

0:57:33 > 0:57:35Sir, sorry I'm late.

0:57:36 > 0:57:40Slater versus New York State Higher Education Services.

0:57:40 > 0:57:44The facts have been stipulated, briefs have been read.

0:57:44 > 0:57:47Lead counsel for plaintiff, Mr McDermott.

0:57:49 > 0:57:52Please proceed with oral arguments now.

0:57:52 > 0:57:54If that is convenient for you?

0:57:57 > 0:58:00Yes, it is. Again, I'm sorry, er, that I'm late.

0:58:02 > 0:58:05Um... I think clearly the, er...

0:58:05 > 0:58:09the case which controls the issue at bar

0:58:09 > 0:58:11would be, er, Texas versus Johnson.

0:58:11 > 0:58:15Texas versus Johnson?

0:58:15 > 0:58:18Mr McDermott, that is a Supreme Court free-speech case

0:58:18 > 0:58:21that has no bearing in the premises.

0:58:21 > 0:58:26Each group was apprised to ignore that aspect of this matter

0:58:26 > 0:58:29and focus on de facto segregation.

0:58:30 > 0:58:32Right. Um, well...

0:58:32 > 0:58:37Mr McDermott was unreachable. I'll take over if it pleases you.

0:58:37 > 0:58:41Someone saying something meaningful would please us.

0:58:42 > 0:58:45This is a clear case of gerrymandering.

0:58:45 > 0:58:49Impacting children in a district separating students by race.

0:58:49 > 0:58:54Although not dispositive, the student body is more than 99% white.

0:58:54 > 0:58:56Well, that was impressive(!)

0:58:56 > 0:59:00Usually, you have to know something about a case!

0:59:00 > 0:59:03Guys...what, what can I say?

0:59:03 > 0:59:07It worked out great for me. I think I impressed Marinacci.

0:59:07 > 0:59:09Jo?

0:59:10 > 0:59:12Jo? Jo!

0:59:12 > 0:59:14- What? - We're not gonna talk?

0:59:14 > 0:59:16You left me pretty quick there.

0:59:16 > 0:59:22You make it sound like my decision.

0:59:18 > 0:59:22Well, it wasn't mine! I came home and you were gone.

0:59:22 > 0:59:26You just gonna drop me like that?

0:59:24 > 0:59:26I learnt it from you, Mike.

0:59:26 > 0:59:28You told me this was the rule -

0:59:28 > 0:59:32throw in your cards the moment you know they can't win.

0:59:32 > 0:59:37Fold the hand.

0:59:34 > 0:59:37This is us we're talkin' about, not poker!

0:59:38 > 0:59:41I know exactly what we're talking about.

0:59:45 > 0:59:48So, that's the last of it, then?

0:59:50 > 0:59:52(Yeah.)

1:00:01 > 1:00:06I'd say good luck, but I know it's not about luck in your game.

1:00:14 > 1:00:18'Eric Seidel cannot win this hand, and yet he doesn't know it.

1:00:18 > 1:00:20'Chan is trying to sucker him in...

1:00:20 > 1:00:23'by taking his time.

1:00:23 > 1:00:27'Oh, look at that look of the defending champ!

1:00:27 > 1:00:30'And now 5th Street! A six of diamonds! No help!

1:00:30 > 1:00:34'Johnny Chan has a queen-high straight.

1:00:34 > 1:00:37'Will Eric Seidel fall for the bait?

1:00:37 > 1:00:41'Yes, he's going all in, and Chan has him!

1:00:41 > 1:00:43'Johnny Chan, the master.'

1:00:46 > 1:00:48'Yes, he's going all in, and Chan has him!'

1:00:48 > 1:00:50BUZZER SOUNDS

1:00:50 > 1:00:56Hello?

1:00:52 > 1:00:56Oh, hey, Mike, it's Petra. Can I come up?

1:00:56 > 1:00:58'Yeah. I'll buzz you in.'

1:00:58 > 1:01:00BUZZER SOUNDS

1:01:02 > 1:01:05'That's the important thing with Hold 'Em.

1:01:05 > 1:01:09'You're never out until your chips are gone...'

1:01:10 > 1:01:12Hey! How ya doin'?

1:01:12 > 1:01:14Good.

1:01:16 > 1:01:19I haven't seen the place in a while.

1:01:20 > 1:01:22It looks about the same.

1:01:23 > 1:01:26You want some, um, you want some Scotch?

1:01:26 > 1:01:28No, I'm fine.

1:01:28 > 1:01:31Wow! '88 World Series, huh?

1:01:32 > 1:01:34Johnny Chan flops the nut straight

1:01:34 > 1:01:37and has the discipline to wait him out.

1:01:37 > 1:01:39He knows Seidel's gonna bluff at it.

1:01:39 > 1:01:42Johnny fuckin' Chan.

1:01:42 > 1:01:46'Chan is trying to sucker him in... by taking his time.'

1:01:46 > 1:01:49Look at the control. Look at that fuck!

1:01:49 > 1:01:52Knows his man well enough to check it all the way

1:01:52 > 1:01:57and risk winnin' nothin' with those cards. He owns him.

1:01:57 > 1:01:59'Will Eric Seidel fall for the bait?

1:01:59 > 1:02:03'Yes, he's going all in, and Chan has him!'

1:02:03 > 1:02:06Mm, poor Seidel. Kid doesn't know what hit him.

1:02:06 > 1:02:09I know what that feels like.

1:02:10 > 1:02:13A locomotive running through your stomach.

1:02:13 > 1:02:17You feel gut-shot. You didn't come to talk about this.

1:02:17 > 1:02:19What's goin' on?

1:02:21 > 1:02:23Tomorrow's a week.

1:02:24 > 1:02:26A week of what?

1:02:26 > 1:02:29First two thousand you owe The Chesterfield.

1:02:29 > 1:02:31Oh, er... Worm!

1:02:31 > 1:02:34Yeah, it's weird. He won eight grand.

1:02:34 > 1:02:36Why go on the line behind another two?

1:02:36 > 1:02:40So, he took about eight off, er, Roman and Maurice?

1:02:40 > 1:02:44Yeah. Yeah. He comes in after you leave,

1:02:44 > 1:02:46sits for like, er, 20 minutes,

1:02:46 > 1:02:48cashes out for the full amount.

1:02:49 > 1:02:53Maurice hasn't been back. He's playin' 'cross the street.

1:02:53 > 1:02:56But, er... Worm's been around plenty.

1:02:57 > 1:02:59He's run you up seven grand.

1:03:01 > 1:03:05Yeah. Do me a favour and just put him on his own.

1:03:05 > 1:03:10Yeah?

1:03:06 > 1:03:10Yeah, cut him off! Um, I tell ya, I got a thousand.

1:03:10 > 1:03:12I got a thou. That's, you know...

1:03:12 > 1:03:15I'm just comin' back, so...

1:03:15 > 1:03:17Thanks for makin' it easy, Mike.

1:03:17 > 1:03:20Oh, yeah, yeah.

1:03:21 > 1:03:24I'm...er, I'm sorry to be back here for this reason.

1:03:24 > 1:03:28Don't worry about it!

1:03:26 > 1:03:28No, I-I like being here.

1:03:28 > 1:03:30It's good to see you, Mike.

1:03:34 > 1:03:36- No, no, no! - I could stay.

1:03:36 > 1:03:40I tell ya, I'll, um, I'll come, I'll see ya at the club.

1:03:40 > 1:03:43- I'll come by this weekend. - (Yeah.)

1:04:22 > 1:04:24I know you're in here!

1:04:29 > 1:04:31Mike?

1:04:31 > 1:04:34Hey, I thought you were the janitor, man!

1:04:34 > 1:04:38It's a good thing Grama doesn't know you like I do.

1:04:38 > 1:04:40I'll play ya a horse. 50 a letter.

1:04:40 > 1:04:44When I win, you gonna give me back my money?

1:04:44 > 1:04:46Oh, oh, easy! Relax! Don't wing it.

1:04:46 > 1:04:48Just step and throw, you know?

1:04:54 > 1:04:59You need to work on your accuracy.

1:04:55 > 1:04:59Stop fuckin' around for five goddamn minutes!

1:04:59 > 1:05:02Jesus! My old man just walked in the door.

1:05:02 > 1:05:05I should beat the shit outta ya like he used to.

1:05:08 > 1:05:10Remember when we found this place?

1:05:11 > 1:05:14Yeah, I remember when we found this place.

1:05:14 > 1:05:19You were hidin' out from Tommy cos he was gonna pound you.

1:05:19 > 1:05:23Now, what did I ever do to him?

1:05:21 > 1:05:23You fucked his mother.

1:05:24 > 1:05:27Yeah, but she was a good-lookin' older woman.

1:05:27 > 1:05:30You spent a year hidin' from that sick fuck.

1:05:30 > 1:05:35Then he pissed off the wrong guy, who dropped a trash can on his head!

1:05:35 > 1:05:38Those were wild times! You were there!

1:05:38 > 1:05:43Nothing's changed! You hid from your troubles then, you still do!

1:05:43 > 1:05:45I like to hide! It's part of the fun.

1:05:45 > 1:05:49I don't like running solo. I used to have a running partner!

1:05:49 > 1:05:52Back then, if we got caught,

1:05:52 > 1:05:55we'd catch a beating or get expelled.

1:05:56 > 1:06:00But you're fixin' to go down hard. It's like you want to!

1:06:00 > 1:06:02Stop worrying so much about me.

1:06:02 > 1:06:05A garbage can won't drop on my head!

1:06:05 > 1:06:08No, you'll get out of the way. It'll land on me.

1:06:08 > 1:06:11I'll see ya.

1:06:14 > 1:06:17Come on, Mike! Hey! Hey! Come on! Come on!

1:06:19 > 1:06:22I'm sorry about the money. I should've told ya.

1:06:24 > 1:06:27Just... it's fuckin' embarrassing, all right?

1:06:27 > 1:06:30- HE SIGHS - I-I'm in a big fuckin' hole,

1:06:30 > 1:06:33I need to get goin'. I gotta get started.

1:06:33 > 1:06:35And?

1:06:35 > 1:06:38I won't lie. There's been some reversals.

1:06:38 > 1:06:41Some reversals. How much money do you have?

1:06:41 > 1:06:43Nine hundred.

1:06:43 > 1:06:46I caught a frozen wave of cards!

1:06:46 > 1:06:49I'm getting you out of hock, I'm seven grand in.

1:06:49 > 1:06:53I know, man. I was really, I was really up big.

1:06:53 > 1:06:55I was, I was cruisin' along,

1:06:55 > 1:06:58I tried to beat the game at The Horseshoe.

1:06:58 > 1:07:04That place is a mitt joint!

1:07:00 > 1:07:04It was, ouch! I'm stupid! I thought I'd neutralise them.

1:07:04 > 1:07:07You're jammin' me up here. Seven grand!

1:07:08 > 1:07:11(I know.)

1:07:09 > 1:07:11That's it. I can't go any deeper!

1:07:11 > 1:07:15I understand. It's OK.

1:07:12 > 1:07:15You gotta square things with Grama.

1:07:15 > 1:07:18No way! I'm not talkin' to that fuckin' Judas!

1:07:18 > 1:07:20You think there's any other way?

1:07:24 > 1:07:27'I know the reasons I shouldn't be here.

1:07:27 > 1:07:30'But sometimes, reasons don't matter.

1:07:30 > 1:07:32'No-one's stood up for Worm.

1:07:32 > 1:07:36'The guy's been kicked around his whole life.'

1:07:36 > 1:07:38KNOCKS ON DOOR

1:07:38 > 1:07:41'He's not the same guy he was when he went away,

1:07:41 > 1:07:44'but I can't give up on him that easy.

1:07:44 > 1:07:46'I'm all he's got.'

1:07:46 > 1:07:48Oh, what the hell?

1:07:51 > 1:07:53- Hi, boys. - Hi.

1:07:54 > 1:07:56You cops? You look like cops.

1:07:56 > 1:08:00We're not cops.

1:07:58 > 1:08:00You want a twirl, then?

1:08:00 > 1:08:03No, no, we're here to see Grama.

1:08:07 > 1:08:09(Jesus!)

1:08:11 > 1:08:13You sure about this?

1:08:13 > 1:08:17No, it's all right. Just... let me do the talking, all right?

1:08:22 > 1:08:25Hey, Grama. Long time.

1:08:25 > 1:08:27Mike.

1:08:27 > 1:08:30Worm! It's good you came. Smart thinkin'.

1:08:31 > 1:08:34Did you bring him to help carry all my money?

1:08:34 > 1:08:38There's no money today.

1:08:35 > 1:08:38No money? There's gotta be some money.

1:08:38 > 1:08:40Come on. Get outta here.

1:08:43 > 1:08:45He's not kiddin'. I got nothin'!

1:08:45 > 1:08:48You owe 25. I'll take the rest in five days.

1:08:48 > 1:08:51Five grand in a week. You keep the juice at...

1:08:51 > 1:08:55(Ssh! Quiet!) You gotta catch 'em in the act.

1:08:58 > 1:09:01WHIMPERS

1:08:59 > 1:09:01Get in your hole, you bitch!

1:09:01 > 1:09:04(Jesus Christ!)

1:09:02 > 1:09:04That fuckin' dog!

1:09:04 > 1:09:08If you let 'em get away, they think they own the place.

1:09:08 > 1:09:12- HE SIGHS - So, where were we?

1:09:10 > 1:09:12Five grand. In a week.

1:09:12 > 1:09:16Hey, come on, Grama, we wanna square this thing.

1:09:16 > 1:09:18But three days, that's impossible.

1:09:18 > 1:09:22We know you're the man. Think of it as a business decision.

1:09:22 > 1:09:25He just got out. Let's put him on a plan.

1:09:25 > 1:09:27No! This isn't The Money Store.

1:09:27 > 1:09:30I don't negotiate. I tell you how it works.

1:09:30 > 1:09:33All right. Well, then, I'm askin'.

1:09:34 > 1:09:38So, you're lookin' for a little grace? Some charity?

1:09:38 > 1:09:41I need your charity like I need your cock in my ass!

1:09:41 > 1:09:46Hey, shut the fuck up!

1:09:42 > 1:09:46No, it's too fuckin' late for him to shut up!

1:09:46 > 1:09:50Hey! Listen! He's good for it!

1:09:47 > 1:09:50If you think that, it's on you, too!

1:09:50 > 1:09:54Then it's on me, too.

1:09:51 > 1:09:54Fifteen large, five days, or I break things!

1:09:54 > 1:09:57I hear you.

1:09:55 > 1:09:57Get the fuck outta here!

1:09:57 > 1:09:59Piece of shit!

1:10:00 > 1:10:03What the hell are you doin'?

1:10:01 > 1:10:03I'm not going down on my knees!

1:10:03 > 1:10:07All I said is keep your mouth shut for five seconds!

1:10:08 > 1:10:10- I'm sorry, man. - Goddamn it!

1:10:10 > 1:10:13That's it, man. I'm really sunk now.

1:10:13 > 1:10:1515 grand in 5 days, I can do that.

1:10:15 > 1:10:17I've gone on rushes like that.

1:10:17 > 1:10:21Under optimum conditions with a bankroll, maybe. But...

1:10:21 > 1:10:24What you got on you?

1:10:22 > 1:10:24I've got, like, 350.

1:10:24 > 1:10:27We might as well play the fuckin' Lotto!

1:10:27 > 1:10:31You find the games, scout 'em out. I sit, I mop 'em up.

1:10:31 > 1:10:34We'd have a shot at this if we did our thing.

1:10:34 > 1:10:38No, I'm not gonna do that. I'm gonna do this straight up!

1:10:38 > 1:10:40- Fuck, man! - I mean it!

1:10:40 > 1:10:44Where do you wanna start?

1:10:41 > 1:10:44There's a 30-60 at The Chesterfield.

1:10:44 > 1:10:47Listen! There's the 4am in Woodside, the Greeks.

1:10:47 > 1:10:51There's a game in Jersey. I know a guy who can get us in.

1:10:51 > 1:10:54- That's four. - A cigar shop in Brooklyn - easy.

1:10:54 > 1:10:58- The golf pro game in Riverdale. - Yeah, that's good!

1:10:58 > 1:11:01- Sure you're up for this? - I'm up for this!

1:11:01 > 1:11:04Bet 80.

1:11:02 > 1:11:04Call ya.

1:11:10 > 1:11:12I bet the full amount.

1:11:12 > 1:11:15The full amount, huh? Let me look at you here.

1:11:18 > 1:11:20No, you didn't do it. I'll raise.

1:11:32 > 1:11:34- I don't know. - Ace bets 50.

1:11:34 > 1:11:38I kinda like the Rabusto. Nice nutty finish.

1:11:39 > 1:11:44I love the Cameroon wrapper on this baby. Nice and oily.

1:11:44 > 1:11:46I'll call.

1:11:47 > 1:11:50What d'ya got?

1:11:48 > 1:11:50What's known as the wheel.

1:11:50 > 1:11:53It's got earthy tones, a smooth draw,

1:11:53 > 1:11:56enough kick to win me the high and low.

1:11:56 > 1:11:58Call.

1:11:58 > 1:12:00Trip aces.

1:12:00 > 1:12:02I-I only got a pair.

1:12:02 > 1:12:07Jacks.

1:12:04 > 1:12:07Does he look like a man beaten by jacks?

1:12:07 > 1:12:11Jacks are a monster compared to the crap you play!

1:12:11 > 1:12:15Ah, fuck you! Fuck you!

1:12:13 > 1:12:15Fuck me? Fuck you!

1:12:15 > 1:12:17It's only money.

1:12:17 > 1:12:21I bet.

1:12:18 > 1:12:21Let's get some in there. Make it five.

1:12:21 > 1:12:24You're raisin' me 300, kid?

1:12:25 > 1:12:28I call your 300. How much is in there?

1:12:28 > 1:12:31About 1,500.

1:12:29 > 1:12:311,500?

1:12:31 > 1:12:34Here's 1,000, there's 500.

1:12:34 > 1:12:38I bet ya the pot limit, kiddo.

1:12:36 > 1:12:38Are you sure on that, Goldie?

1:12:38 > 1:12:42Leave somethin' for your daughter's ridin' lessons.

1:12:42 > 1:12:45There's a lot more where that came from.

1:12:47 > 1:12:52Take it down.

1:12:48 > 1:12:52I got shit! Look at this, I bluffed the big ringer!

1:12:52 > 1:12:54You're a master thespian(!)

1:12:54 > 1:12:57Let's go! Come on, we're done!

1:12:57 > 1:13:00Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, anybody.

1:13:00 > 1:13:03Thanks a lot(!) Buy real jewellery, cheap bastard!

1:13:03 > 1:13:05Unbelievable!

1:13:05 > 1:13:07- What was that? - I didn't have it.

1:13:07 > 1:13:10You didn't have it? What does that mean?

1:13:10 > 1:13:13You had to have it to take a pot off him?

1:13:13 > 1:13:17A kid woulda played back...

1:13:14 > 1:13:17I was waiting him out. I was gonna take him.

1:13:17 > 1:13:19You know what? We don't have time!

1:13:19 > 1:13:22He was papier mache. Make strong moves!

1:13:22 > 1:13:26The move was folding! I can't lose what I don't put down.

1:13:26 > 1:13:29Oh, Jesus! Fuck that! We needed that pot!

1:13:29 > 1:13:31What are we up to?

1:13:35 > 1:13:37That's like seven. Seven.

1:13:37 > 1:13:41With that pot you just dumped, we woulda had ten!

1:13:41 > 1:13:44Look at you. One 64-hour session, you need a nap.

1:13:44 > 1:13:49I don't have time for a nap!

1:13:46 > 1:13:49No, we don't. Come on, I know what you need.

1:13:49 > 1:13:52I got just the place for you.

1:13:50 > 1:13:52Fuck!

1:13:52 > 1:13:56MUSIC: "Strada de Bosco" by Mario Napoletano

1:14:01 > 1:14:05I feel like I'm gonna get whacked sittin' here like this.

1:14:07 > 1:14:09We got 7,300.

1:14:09 > 1:14:12We gotta double that in two days.

1:14:13 > 1:14:16We'll get close. If we come up a little short, Grama's...

1:14:16 > 1:14:21If we come up short, Grama will shoot us and bury us in a hole.

1:14:23 > 1:14:26I know this game up in Binghampton.

1:14:26 > 1:14:30In Binghampton?

1:14:27 > 1:14:30Yeah, yeah. It's like 16 or 17 guys.

1:14:30 > 1:14:33Two full tables. All municipal workers.

1:14:33 > 1:14:37They play when they get their pay cheques. It's very fat.

1:14:37 > 1:14:40You sure? Binghampton's five hours each way.

1:14:40 > 1:14:45Yeah. Well... I figure there's 15 or 20 grand in that room.

1:14:45 > 1:14:48If we get even half of that... we're home.

1:14:48 > 1:14:50Lead me to it.

1:14:58 > 1:15:00MIKE GROANS

1:15:01 > 1:15:03Municipal workers, huh?

1:15:03 > 1:15:08What? These guys work for the city!

1:15:05 > 1:15:08They work for the state, you idiot!

1:15:09 > 1:15:11Oh, this is just stupid!

1:15:11 > 1:15:13Look...we're here, OK?

1:15:13 > 1:15:18I mean, got any better ideas?

1:15:15 > 1:15:18How am I supposed to get in this game?

1:15:18 > 1:15:22Easy! When I was inside, I was dumpin' money to guards.

1:15:22 > 1:15:26This one guy, Pete Frye, I lost, like, ten grand over 18 months.

1:15:26 > 1:15:28He thinks I'm a total fish.

1:15:28 > 1:15:31He said if I want a game, look up his nephew.

1:15:31 > 1:15:35You go in there, you ask for Sean Frye, you're in.

1:15:35 > 1:15:37These guys are total suckers!

1:15:39 > 1:15:43All right. Gimme eight hours. Come back at 7:00, 7:30.

1:15:43 > 1:15:47What am I gonna do? Why don't I come in, sit for a while?

1:15:47 > 1:15:50No! No, not a chance!

1:15:50 > 1:15:52I'll play straight!

1:15:52 > 1:15:56Fine. You go in there, I'll be back in eight hours!

1:15:58 > 1:16:01Ah, Jesus! All right, all right.

1:16:01 > 1:16:05I'll find a fuckin' bowling alley. I don't know!

1:16:05 > 1:16:07INDISTINCT CHATTER

1:16:09 > 1:16:11Excuse me.

1:16:11 > 1:16:14May I help you?

1:16:12 > 1:16:14I'm looking for Sean Frye.

1:16:17 > 1:16:19Right over there in that cap.

1:16:19 > 1:16:21Thanks.

1:16:27 > 1:16:28Let's go.

1:16:28 > 1:16:30- Sean Frye? - That's right.

1:16:30 > 1:16:34Uncle Pete told me to come by if I was around here.

1:16:34 > 1:16:36You one of his students?

1:16:38 > 1:16:42Oh, no, no, no, no, no! I-I wasn't inside.

1:16:42 > 1:16:44You know him from huntin'?

1:16:44 > 1:16:49Yeah! I met him over at, er... he took me for a grand at the lodge.

1:16:49 > 1:16:51Well, that's the buy-in here.

1:16:51 > 1:16:53We play 20-40 stud. Grab a seat.

1:16:53 > 1:16:55Great!

1:17:02 > 1:17:04All right, last one.

1:17:04 > 1:17:06- How ya doin'? I'm Mike. - Vitter.

1:17:06 > 1:17:09- Osborne. - This is Whitley.

1:17:09 > 1:17:11Bet forty.

1:17:11 > 1:17:13Back at ya.

1:17:14 > 1:17:16All right, you and me, Mike.

1:17:17 > 1:17:19Another forty.

1:17:20 > 1:17:22He's ridin' it. Forty it is.

1:17:23 > 1:17:25Flush.

1:17:25 > 1:17:30'Generally, the nicer the guy, the poorer the card player.

1:17:30 > 1:17:34'These guys, despite being cops, are sweethearts.'

1:17:35 > 1:17:37'I'm right on schedule. Up 4,200.

1:17:37 > 1:17:40'The morning can't get here soon enough.'

1:17:41 > 1:17:45Holy shit, that's a hell of an elk! It's beautiful!

1:17:45 > 1:17:47Ain't that a beauty? Hey, fellas!

1:17:47 > 1:17:52ALL: Hey, Bear!

1:17:48 > 1:17:52I met this guy down at the alley. He likes to play cards.

1:17:52 > 1:17:54- You've come to the right place!- >

1:17:54 > 1:17:58This is Whitley. This guy's name is Mike.

1:17:58 > 1:18:00- Mike, how are ya? - This is Vitter.

1:18:00 > 1:18:02Les Murphy. What you playin'?

1:18:02 > 1:18:04- 20-40 stud. - OK, deal me in!

1:18:04 > 1:18:07- All right, your money's good here.- >

1:18:07 > 1:18:09- Give the boy some chips!- >

1:18:13 > 1:18:15All right, everybody in.

1:18:21 > 1:18:24Here they come. Let's play some cards.

1:18:34 > 1:18:37Ace-high bets.

1:18:35 > 1:18:37Well, I like what I have.

1:18:37 > 1:18:39The bet is 20.

1:18:39 > 1:18:42I know that look. I'm gonna fold!

1:18:43 > 1:18:45- HE SIGHS - I fold, too.

1:18:45 > 1:18:47- I'm with you. - I'll take it.

1:18:48 > 1:18:50- Ready? - ALL: Yes, sir.

1:18:50 > 1:18:52Fourth Street.

1:18:55 > 1:18:57- <- Another 20.

1:18:58 > 1:19:00- <- Raise you.

1:19:00 > 1:19:04- <- I'm in!

1:19:01 > 1:19:04Wow! Wow! A lot of action.

1:19:04 > 1:19:07Lot...of...action!

1:19:11 > 1:19:13- I got a flush.- >

1:19:13 > 1:19:15INDISTINCT CHATTER

1:19:18 > 1:19:20Jesus! Who wants more? I'm in.

1:19:20 > 1:19:25I'm in.

1:19:22 > 1:19:25Stageing a late-night comeback here.

1:19:26 > 1:19:29Late-night rally.

1:19:29 > 1:19:32OK? Just to, just to warn ya.

1:19:34 > 1:19:36Ace-high bets.

1:19:39 > 1:19:42- Er, ace checks. <- Check.

1:19:42 > 1:19:44Check on an ace? All right. I'll check.

1:19:44 > 1:19:46- Check! - Check! - Check!

1:19:46 > 1:19:49Free card. Let's go. Fourth Street...

1:19:49 > 1:19:51- Hold on there! - Whoa! Easy! Easy!

1:19:51 > 1:19:53- Gimme the deck! - What is it?

1:19:53 > 1:19:56- Relax, man! - We got a road gang here.

1:19:56 > 1:20:00A what? What are you...? What?

1:20:00 > 1:20:05What's going on here, Stu?

1:20:01 > 1:20:05This son of a bitch is base dealing. Caught a hanger, Sarge.

1:20:05 > 1:20:08What? A hanger? What are you sayin'?

1:20:08 > 1:20:10You're dealing off the bottom.

1:20:10 > 1:20:13Oh, God! Come on, guys! Jesus!

1:20:13 > 1:20:15- What did he give him? - To me?

1:20:15 > 1:20:18- Seven of hearts. - You boys professionals?

1:20:18 > 1:20:22Hey, no! Listen, I was winnin' before he got here!

1:20:22 > 1:20:24- OK, OK. - Let the cards do the talkin'.

1:20:24 > 1:20:28See if a seven helps you. Turn the cards.

1:20:28 > 1:20:31What? Hey, come on, it's three of a kind!

1:20:31 > 1:20:34- You dealt Ozzie three... - Shut up!

1:20:34 > 1:20:36(It's three of a kind!)

1:20:36 > 1:20:38One last thing. Stu?

1:20:40 > 1:20:45Scumbag!

1:20:41 > 1:20:45Hey, take it easy! Aren't you gonna read us our rights?

1:20:45 > 1:20:47Here's your fuckin' rights!

1:20:47 > 1:20:49INDISTINCT SHOUTING

1:21:05 > 1:21:08Get the fuck outta here, cocksuckers!

1:21:08 > 1:21:10Shit!

1:21:11 > 1:21:13Ah, Jesus!

1:21:13 > 1:21:15HE PANTS

1:21:15 > 1:21:17Worm?

1:21:20 > 1:21:22Worm?

1:21:23 > 1:21:25Hey... Les!

1:21:25 > 1:21:28HE PANTS Hey!

1:21:28 > 1:21:30Hey, you all right?

1:21:31 > 1:21:34- WEAKLY:- Mike?

1:21:32 > 1:21:34Yeah?

1:21:36 > 1:21:40You should've played those kings.

1:21:38 > 1:21:40Oh, you're an asshole!

1:21:40 > 1:21:42- HE GROANS - I know.

1:21:42 > 1:21:44I know. I'm sorry.

1:21:46 > 1:21:48They took every fuckin' nickel!

1:21:48 > 1:21:51I think I got 300 in my boot somewhere.

1:21:54 > 1:21:56Oh, look at you! Fuck!

1:21:56 > 1:21:59Fuck! I cannot believe I caught a hanger!

1:21:59 > 1:22:02It's never happened, I swear to God!

1:22:02 > 1:22:05Where is the car?

1:22:03 > 1:22:05Oh, God! I think I cracked a rib.

1:22:05 > 1:22:09What the fuck were you thinkin'?

1:22:07 > 1:22:09I was tryin' to give us an edge.

1:22:09 > 1:22:12I had 'em!

1:22:10 > 1:22:12Hey, I'm sorry we got banged up!

1:22:12 > 1:22:15I took a shot and missed. It happens!

1:22:15 > 1:22:19Happens all the time around you!

1:22:16 > 1:22:19And it doesn't happen to you?

1:22:19 > 1:22:21You flushed your bankroll on one hand!

1:22:21 > 1:22:23Fuck you! That was different!

1:22:23 > 1:22:26Why? Explain that to me. Why different?

1:22:26 > 1:22:29What makes you fuckin' special?

1:22:29 > 1:22:32Why're you smart and noble and I'm always the idiot?

1:22:32 > 1:22:36You act like you're the only one with ambition!

1:22:36 > 1:22:40What's your ambition, man? Tell me!

1:22:37 > 1:22:40I don't know. I don't think like that.

1:22:40 > 1:22:43- You don't think! - I don't think like you!

1:22:43 > 1:22:47You think you can beat the game straight up. I don't!

1:22:47 > 1:22:49I'll always look for the edge!

1:22:49 > 1:22:53What's the edge now? We owe 15 grand in a day and we're broke!

1:22:53 > 1:22:56It's easy. We get the fuck outta Dodge.

1:22:56 > 1:22:59We steer clear of the city for a while.

1:22:59 > 1:23:02We'll be up again in no time. We'll have a ball.

1:23:02 > 1:23:06I'm not livin' like that! Talk to Grama, get him to stake me.

1:23:07 > 1:23:09It's not gonna work, OK?

1:23:10 > 1:23:13We're not dealin' with Grama.

1:23:13 > 1:23:15You said Grama's on his own.

1:23:16 > 1:23:18You told me Grama's on his own.

1:23:18 > 1:23:21KGB bankrolled him.

1:23:22 > 1:23:26So you just fucked us in the ass.

1:23:24 > 1:23:26Yeah, all the way, OK?

1:23:26 > 1:23:29No foolin' around. It's highway time.

1:23:29 > 1:23:32Now, are you with me or not?

1:23:33 > 1:23:35No, I'm not this time.

1:23:42 > 1:23:44Gimme the keys.

1:23:44 > 1:23:46You're gonna go back there?

1:23:47 > 1:23:49Yeah.

1:23:51 > 1:23:53I'll see ya when I see ya.

1:23:56 > 1:23:58Hey!

1:23:58 > 1:24:02At least you're rounding again. You'll thank me for that someday.

1:24:13 > 1:24:16'Fold or hang tough. Call or raise the bet.

1:24:16 > 1:24:19'They're decisions you make at the table.

1:24:19 > 1:24:23'Sometimes it's so clear, there's one way to play.

1:24:23 > 1:24:27'But holding a small pair against two over cards,

1:24:27 > 1:24:29'it's six to five or even money either way.

1:24:29 > 1:24:33'Then it's all about feel. What's in your guts.'

1:24:34 > 1:24:38Well, look at you.

1:24:36 > 1:24:38Look at me.

1:24:39 > 1:24:42Come in.

1:24:40 > 1:24:42No.

1:24:43 > 1:24:46Where's your friend?

1:24:44 > 1:24:46Oh, he's gone.

1:24:46 > 1:24:48He's gone.

1:24:48 > 1:24:50So, you brought my money?

1:24:52 > 1:24:54I'm a little short.

1:24:54 > 1:24:58How short?

1:24:56 > 1:24:58The whole way.

1:24:58 > 1:25:00Must be some kind of story.

1:25:02 > 1:25:04Well...

1:25:04 > 1:25:07as you can see, I can't pay you.

1:25:07 > 1:25:10I see you're banged up pretty good.

1:25:14 > 1:25:17You never should've vouched for that scumbag.

1:25:21 > 1:25:23Maybe not.

1:25:24 > 1:25:28You're leavin' me no outs here.

1:25:26 > 1:25:28Why?

1:25:28 > 1:25:31I can't trust you two aren't playin' me.

1:25:31 > 1:25:34I'm not the one workin' with a partner here.

1:25:35 > 1:25:39You wanna take it up with KGB, you go right ahead.

1:25:39 > 1:25:43You got one day, or this'll feel like a Swedish massage.

1:26:01 > 1:26:03- Hey! - Hey, what's up?

1:26:13 > 1:26:17You look like Duane Bobick after a round with Norton.

1:26:17 > 1:26:22Fuck happened to you?

1:26:18 > 1:26:22Er... Worm.

1:26:23 > 1:26:25When are you gonna listen?

1:26:25 > 1:26:27I'm listenin'.

1:26:27 > 1:26:31What do you need? Five hundred? A grand? Huh?

1:26:31 > 1:26:33(I need, I need 15 thousand.)

1:26:33 > 1:26:36- Fifteen? - (Yeah.)

1:26:36 > 1:26:39I need a blow job from Christy Turlington(!)

1:26:39 > 1:26:42Get the fuck outta here! 15,000?

1:26:42 > 1:26:44Seriously, what can you do for me?

1:26:44 > 1:26:46500 won't even get me started.

1:26:47 > 1:26:51If 500 won't help, what's two grand gonna do?

1:26:52 > 1:26:54What kind of trouble are you in?

1:26:55 > 1:26:58The worst kind, with the worst guy.

1:26:58 > 1:27:00KGB? Yep.

1:27:02 > 1:27:04Come here.

1:27:05 > 1:27:07Didn't I tell ya...

1:27:07 > 1:27:10to never let that guy get a hold of ya?

1:27:10 > 1:27:13You told me a lot of things.

1:27:11 > 1:27:13Yeah, and you don't listen.

1:27:13 > 1:27:17I say play within your means, you blow it all.

1:27:17 > 1:27:21I say not to overextend yourself, you go into hock for more.

1:27:22 > 1:27:24I was givin' you a livin', Mike.

1:27:24 > 1:27:28Showin' you the play book I put together off my own beats.

1:27:28 > 1:27:33It wasn't enough for you.

1:27:29 > 1:27:33This is one time I don't need you to tell me how I fucked up.

1:27:33 > 1:27:37I know I fucked up. What I need from you is money.

1:27:37 > 1:27:40I need whatever money you can give me.

1:27:40 > 1:27:42That's the thing. There is no money.

1:27:42 > 1:27:46If I give ya two grand, what's that buy ya? A day?

1:27:46 > 1:27:49No. I give it to ya, I'm wastin' it.

1:27:49 > 1:27:52Fuckin' great(!)

1:27:50 > 1:27:52You did it to yourself.

1:27:52 > 1:27:54Put it all on the line for a dream.

1:27:54 > 1:27:56I took a risk, I took a risk.

1:27:56 > 1:27:59You never have the stones to play!

1:27:59 > 1:28:03Stones? You're a little punk.

1:28:03 > 1:28:05I don't play for the thrill of victory.

1:28:05 > 1:28:09I owe rent, alimony, child support.

1:28:09 > 1:28:12I play for money. My kids eat.

1:28:12 > 1:28:15I got stones enough not to chase action,

1:28:15 > 1:28:18or dreams of winnin' the World Series.

1:28:18 > 1:28:20You want me to call some people,

1:28:20 > 1:28:22try and buy you time, I will.

1:28:22 > 1:28:25Place to stay, or the truck, no problem.

1:28:25 > 1:28:28But about the money, I gotta do this.

1:28:28 > 1:28:30I gotta say no.

1:28:30 > 1:28:32It's fine.

1:28:32 > 1:28:34I understand.

1:28:37 > 1:28:40Hey, listen!

1:28:38 > 1:28:40What?

1:28:40 > 1:28:42I put it all on the line, it's true.

1:28:42 > 1:28:45And you know what? It wasn't a bad beat.

1:28:45 > 1:28:47I wasn't unlucky.

1:28:47 > 1:28:50I got outplayed that time.

1:28:51 > 1:28:54But I know I'm good enough to sit at that table.

1:28:54 > 1:28:57It's not a fuckin' dream.

1:28:57 > 1:28:59I don't doubt your talent.

1:28:59 > 1:29:02I never, I never told anybody this.

1:29:02 > 1:29:04About eight, nine months ago,

1:29:04 > 1:29:08I'm at the Taj, it's late, and Johnny Chan walks in.

1:29:08 > 1:29:10And he goes, he sits 300-600.

1:29:10 > 1:29:14The whole place stops. Everybody puts an eye on him.

1:29:14 > 1:29:18After a while, there wasn't a crap game goin'.

1:29:18 > 1:29:21Cos the high rollers are watchin' him.

1:29:21 > 1:29:23Givin' away their money to say,

1:29:23 > 1:29:26"Oh, I played with a world champion".

1:29:26 > 1:29:30You know what I did? I sat down.

1:29:28 > 1:29:30You need 50 grand to play that game.

1:29:30 > 1:29:33Well, I had six. But I had to know.

1:29:34 > 1:29:38'What happened?

1:29:35 > 1:29:38'Played tight for an hour, then I made a score.

1:29:38 > 1:29:40'Wired aces or kings?

1:29:40 > 1:29:42'Rags.'

1:29:43 > 1:29:47I had nothin'. But...he raised

1:29:47 > 1:29:50and I just decided, I don't care about the money.

1:29:50 > 1:29:55I'm gonna outplay the guy. I'm gonna outplay this guy this hand.

1:29:55 > 1:29:58I'll re-raise.

1:29:56 > 1:29:58Re-raise? You played back at him?

1:29:58 > 1:30:03Oh, yeah. He comes back tryin' to bully me like I'm a tourist.

1:30:03 > 1:30:06'I hesitate for two seconds. I'll re-raise.'

1:30:06 > 1:30:09He moves toward his checks and looks at me.

1:30:09 > 1:30:13'He looks at his cards, then looks at me again.'

1:30:13 > 1:30:16And he mucked it. I took it down.

1:30:16 > 1:30:18'Did you have it?

1:30:18 > 1:30:21'I'm sorry, John, I don't remember.'

1:30:22 > 1:30:25And I got up and I walked to the cashier.

1:30:25 > 1:30:28I sat with the best in the world. And I won.

1:30:28 > 1:30:32Put a fuckin' move on Chan, you son of a bitch!

1:30:32 > 1:30:35That's why you made that run at KGB's place?

1:30:35 > 1:30:38(That's right.)

1:30:38 > 1:30:40And I'll do it again if I can.

1:30:42 > 1:30:44Well, then, I'm rootin' for ya, Mike.

1:30:45 > 1:30:47I'll see ya around, Knish.

1:30:48 > 1:30:53'Is this temporary? Will you be back next semester?'

1:30:53 > 1:30:55Naw. I think we both know I'm no lawyer.

1:30:57 > 1:31:02Did my story discourage you?

1:30:59 > 1:31:02No, it inspired me. It...

1:31:02 > 1:31:04I think I was on my way out, anyway.

1:31:04 > 1:31:06But now you're here.

1:31:06 > 1:31:09- That's right. - You in trouble?

1:31:09 > 1:31:11Yes, sir, I am.

1:31:11 > 1:31:13Um, not with the law.

1:31:13 > 1:31:16It's... I owe.

1:31:16 > 1:31:18A gambling debt?

1:31:18 > 1:31:22Yeah. It's not mine. It's, er...

1:31:22 > 1:31:24..I vouched for the wrong guy.

1:31:24 > 1:31:26Um...so now it's on me.

1:31:27 > 1:31:30I understand.

1:31:31 > 1:31:34So, what will it take for you to be free of this?

1:31:35 > 1:31:37I need 15,000 tonight.

1:31:37 > 1:31:40Michael! Michael!

1:31:46 > 1:31:48- You know, I'm not a wealthy man. - I know.

1:31:48 > 1:31:51And it kills me to ask ya, but...

1:31:52 > 1:31:54..I don't have any other play here.

1:31:54 > 1:31:58So...if you can help me at all...

1:31:58 > 1:32:02I hate to see you like this. I wanna help you, but 15,000, I...

1:32:02 > 1:32:04(I-I know.)

1:32:05 > 1:32:07HE SIGHS

1:32:10 > 1:32:12If it must be tonight...

1:32:14 > 1:32:17..ten is the best can do.

1:32:18 > 1:32:20Would you do that?

1:32:25 > 1:32:27When my mother let me leave the yeshiva,

1:32:27 > 1:32:30it nearly broke her.

1:32:31 > 1:32:34But she knew, she knew the life I had to lead.

1:32:36 > 1:32:39To do that for another is a mitzvah.

1:32:42 > 1:32:45And for that... I owe.

1:32:59 > 1:33:01So you take this money...

1:33:02 > 1:33:05..and you get yourself out of this trouble.

1:33:05 > 1:33:07You hear me?

1:33:11 > 1:33:13I know you can.

1:33:17 > 1:33:20I... I promise I'm gonna, I'll pay it back.

1:33:22 > 1:33:24Good luck.

1:33:45 > 1:33:49'I've often seen people, squares at the table.

1:33:49 > 1:33:53'Short-stacked, long odds against. Their outs gone.

1:33:53 > 1:33:56'One last card in the deck that can help them.'

1:33:57 > 1:34:00'I used to wonder how they got in such bad shape.

1:34:00 > 1:34:04'And how the hell they thought they'd turn it around.'

1:34:11 > 1:34:13'Walkin' in here makes me queasy.

1:34:13 > 1:34:18'The brick walls, mopes at the tables, the musty smell.

1:34:18 > 1:34:21'I feel like Brockner walkin' back into Chey.

1:34:21 > 1:34:23'But what choice do I have?'

1:34:23 > 1:34:26So, you have my money?

1:34:26 > 1:34:29- I owe you that money tomorrow. - Yeah.

1:34:30 > 1:34:32So...it's still mine.

1:34:32 > 1:34:37For...the next eight hours, it is yours.

1:34:37 > 1:34:40But if you don't have it all by then...

1:34:40 > 1:34:42you are mine.

1:34:43 > 1:34:45Well...

1:34:49 > 1:34:52..I got 10,000.

1:34:52 > 1:34:54I'm lookin' for a game.

1:34:55 > 1:34:58Sure?

1:34:56 > 1:34:58You heard me.

1:35:02 > 1:35:05So...we'll play. Heads up.

1:35:05 > 1:35:08We both start with a couple of racks.

1:35:09 > 1:35:11Blinds, er, 25 and 50.

1:35:13 > 1:35:16And we don't stop till one of us has it all.

1:35:17 > 1:35:19Let's do it.

1:35:29 > 1:35:32TV IS ON

1:35:45 > 1:35:47I'm gonna raise.

1:35:47 > 1:35:52A thousand straight.

1:35:49 > 1:35:52Very aggressive.

1:35:52 > 1:35:54New day.

1:35:54 > 1:35:57And you won't be pushed around.

1:35:58 > 1:36:02But... I re-raise...

1:36:02 > 1:36:05..five thousand.

1:36:07 > 1:36:10'Brunson says, "The key to no limit is to put a man

1:36:10 > 1:36:13'"to a decision for all his chips".

1:36:13 > 1:36:15'Teddy's just done it.

1:36:15 > 1:36:19'He's representing aces. Better than my cowboys.

1:36:19 > 1:36:21'I can't call and give him a chance.

1:36:21 > 1:36:24'I can only fold, if I believe him, or...'

1:36:24 > 1:36:26I'll re-raise. I'm all in.

1:36:56 > 1:36:58Take it down.

1:37:05 > 1:37:08'In a heads-up match, the size of your stack

1:37:08 > 1:37:11'is almost as important as your cards.

1:37:11 > 1:37:14'I chopped his leg out in the first hand.

1:37:14 > 1:37:18'Now I just have to lean on him until he falls over.'

1:37:19 > 1:37:21I'm gonna bet a thousand.

1:37:21 > 1:37:23Call. I'll call.

1:37:27 > 1:37:30Check.

1:37:30 > 1:37:33Is that 2,500 there? I'm gonna tap you, Teddy.

1:37:43 > 1:37:45Jacks up.

1:37:47 > 1:37:50They're good.

1:37:50 > 1:37:52Good hand.

1:37:52 > 1:37:55Catching that...jack...

1:37:55 > 1:37:57..on the turn.

1:37:57 > 1:37:59You got lucky there.

1:37:59 > 1:38:01Yep, it was luck.

1:38:02 > 1:38:04So, that's it, then, hm?

1:38:04 > 1:38:07Just like a young man

1:38:07 > 1:38:09coming in for a quickie.

1:38:10 > 1:38:12I...feel...

1:38:12 > 1:38:15so unsatisfied.

1:38:15 > 1:38:17Sorry(!)

1:38:17 > 1:38:20You must feel proud and good.

1:38:20 > 1:38:23Strong enough to beat the world.

1:38:24 > 1:38:28I feel fine.

1:38:26 > 1:38:28Me, too! I feel OK.

1:38:30 > 1:38:34'Course, maybe we check with one other guy, see how he feels.

1:38:34 > 1:38:37Grama!

1:38:39 > 1:38:41I thought I smelt him.

1:38:42 > 1:38:44I'll take what's ours.

1:38:44 > 1:38:47'Course, you could let it ride, Mike.

1:38:47 > 1:38:51Take your chances. You could let this happen, Grama?

1:38:51 > 1:38:55Sure, partner. He still has till morning to make good.

1:38:55 > 1:38:57Well, you know what?

1:38:57 > 1:39:00I got my five grand here, and that's fine.

1:39:00 > 1:39:06I'm goin' home.

1:39:02 > 1:39:06Fine! It's a... it's a fucking joke, anyway.

1:39:06 > 1:39:10After all, I am paying you with your money.

1:39:13 > 1:39:15What'd you say?

1:39:15 > 1:39:17Your money.

1:39:17 > 1:39:20I am still up twenty grand

1:39:20 > 1:39:23from this last time I stick it in you.

1:39:23 > 1:39:25'They're tryin' to goad me.

1:39:25 > 1:39:27'Tryin' to own me.

1:39:27 > 1:39:31'But this isn't a gunfight. It's not about pride or ego.

1:39:31 > 1:39:33'It's only about money.

1:39:33 > 1:39:36'I can leave now, even with Grama and KGB,

1:39:36 > 1:39:40'and halfway to paying Petrovsky back. That's a safe play.

1:39:40 > 1:39:44'I told Worm, "You can't lose what you don't put down".'

1:39:44 > 1:39:46Deal!

1:39:46 > 1:39:49'But you can't win much, either.'

1:39:51 > 1:39:53Checks!

1:39:54 > 1:39:56Double the blinds?

1:39:57 > 1:40:00Yeah! Table stakes.

1:40:00 > 1:40:04Good. Feel free to reload at any time.

1:40:04 > 1:40:06SPEAKS RUSSIAN

1:40:20 > 1:40:23You must be kicking yourself

1:40:23 > 1:40:26for not walking out when you could.

1:40:29 > 1:40:31Bad judgement.

1:40:32 > 1:40:35But...don't you worry, Son.

1:40:35 > 1:40:38It will all be over soon.

1:40:45 > 1:40:46(OK.)

1:41:04 > 1:41:06HE MUNCHES

1:41:10 > 1:41:12I'll check.

1:41:13 > 1:41:15No checks here. I tap you.

1:41:31 > 1:41:33I'm layin' this down, Teddy.

1:41:34 > 1:41:37Top two pair.

1:41:37 > 1:41:40It's a monster hand. I'm gonna lay that down.

1:41:40 > 1:41:44You got two-4. I'm not gonna draw against a made hand.

1:41:49 > 1:41:52Lays down a monster.

1:41:58 > 1:42:01Should have paid me off on that.

1:42:04 > 1:42:06The fuck did you lay that down?

1:42:21 > 1:42:25HE CHUCKLES Wow! Not hungry(?)

1:42:26 > 1:42:28Mr son of a bitch!

1:42:28 > 1:42:31Let's play some cards!

1:42:31 > 1:42:33'The rule is this.

1:42:33 > 1:42:36'You spot a man's tell, you don't say a word.

1:42:36 > 1:42:38'I finally spotted KGB's.

1:42:38 > 1:42:42'Usually I'd have let him chew Oreos till he was broke,

1:42:42 > 1:42:47'but I don't have that kind of time. I've only got till morning.'

1:42:48 > 1:42:52'Not even Teddy KGB is immune to getting a bit rattled.'

1:42:52 > 1:42:55Enough is enough, Teddy. Finish the kid off!

1:42:55 > 1:42:58Hanging round, hanging around.

1:42:58 > 1:43:00Kid's got alligator blood.

1:43:00 > 1:43:03Can't get rid of him.

1:43:05 > 1:43:08I'm not leavin'. Double the blind.

1:43:08 > 1:43:11OK.

1:43:11 > 1:43:13I call.

1:43:22 > 1:43:24Check.

1:43:35 > 1:43:37Two grand.

1:43:40 > 1:43:44I'll call the two grand. I'll gamble. Don't splash the pot.

1:43:46 > 1:43:48You're on a draw, Mike?

1:43:48 > 1:43:51Go away. This one is not good for you.

1:43:51 > 1:43:54And in my club, I will splash the pot

1:43:54 > 1:43:57whenever the fuck I please.

1:43:57 > 1:43:59OK.

1:44:05 > 1:44:07HE SIGHS

1:44:07 > 1:44:10I'm gonna check, Teddy.

1:44:11 > 1:44:13That's right.

1:44:13 > 1:44:15Big... Daddy...

1:44:16 > 1:44:18..bets...

1:44:19 > 1:44:21the pot.

1:44:25 > 1:44:27That's 4,400. I'll call ya,

1:44:27 > 1:44:30or I won't respect myself in the morning.

1:44:30 > 1:44:34Respect is all you'll have left in the morning.

1:44:36 > 1:44:38Last card coming.

1:44:49 > 1:44:51Check.

1:44:51 > 1:44:53It hurts, doesn't it?

1:44:55 > 1:44:58You can't believe what fell.

1:44:59 > 1:45:02All your dreams...dashed.

1:45:03 > 1:45:05Hopes down the fucking drain.

1:45:05 > 1:45:07Your fate...

1:45:07 > 1:45:10is sitting right beside you.

1:45:11 > 1:45:13That ace could not have helped you.

1:45:15 > 1:45:18I...bet it...

1:45:18 > 1:45:20..all.

1:45:25 > 1:45:28You're right, Teddy, the ace didn't help me.

1:45:30 > 1:45:33I flopped the nut straight.

1:45:34 > 1:45:38- Motherfucker! - HE SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN

1:45:38 > 1:45:40You motherfucker! That is it!

1:45:40 > 1:45:43That's it? What the fuck...? Take him down!

1:45:43 > 1:45:45No! No! No more!

1:45:45 > 1:45:48No, not tonight!

1:45:48 > 1:45:52This son of bitch, all night he... check, check, check!

1:45:52 > 1:45:54He trapped me!

1:45:54 > 1:45:59Are you satisfied now, Teddy? I can go on bustin' you up all night.

1:45:59 > 1:46:01HE SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN

1:46:07 > 1:46:11He beat me...straight up.

1:46:12 > 1:46:14Pay him.

1:46:15 > 1:46:17Pay that man his money.

1:46:57 > 1:47:01'Turned my ten grand into just over 60.'

1:47:01 > 1:47:05'Paid 15 to Grama, six went back to The Chesterfield.

1:47:05 > 1:47:08'As for Worm, well, I figure we're even.

1:47:08 > 1:47:11'After the ten going back to the professor,

1:47:11 > 1:47:13'I'm back where I started.

1:47:13 > 1:47:16'With three stacks of high society.'

1:47:24 > 1:47:26Hey!

1:47:28 > 1:47:34You look like hell.

1:47:30 > 1:47:34Ah, well... you should've seen me yesterday.

1:47:36 > 1:47:39Are you OK?

1:47:37 > 1:47:39Yeah, I'm OK. You?

1:47:40 > 1:47:42Um... I'm how I am.

1:47:47 > 1:47:49So, you're outta here, huh?

1:47:49 > 1:47:53Yeah. Um... I figure there's nothin' left for me here.

1:47:54 > 1:47:58Listen, um, can you give this to Petrovsky?

1:47:58 > 1:48:02I, I didn't wanna wake him up. It's a little early.

1:48:03 > 1:48:05Can I count on you to do that?

1:48:06 > 1:48:08You could always count on me.

1:48:10 > 1:48:14Thanks. Take care, Jo.

1:48:15 > 1:48:17Hey!

1:48:17 > 1:48:19Call me.

1:48:20 > 1:48:22I mean, if you need a lawyer(!)

1:48:23 > 1:48:25I will.

1:48:25 > 1:48:27And I will(!)

1:48:46 > 1:48:48Kennedy Airport.

1:48:56 > 1:48:59So, where ya headed?

1:48:57 > 1:48:59I'm goin' to Vegas.

1:48:59 > 1:49:01Vegas, huh?

1:49:01 > 1:49:04Yep.

1:49:02 > 1:49:04Good luck, man.

1:49:04 > 1:49:07'People insist on calling it luck.'

1:49:07 > 1:49:09Thanks.

1:49:11 > 1:49:15'First prize at the World Series is a million bucks.

1:49:15 > 1:49:17'Does it have my name on it?

1:49:17 > 1:49:20'I don't know. But I'm gonna find out.'

1:49:43 > 1:49:46MUSIC: "Baby I'm A Big Star Now" by Counting Crows

1:49:48 > 1:49:50# De-de dum-dum

1:49:50 > 1:49:52# De-de dum-dum

1:49:52 > 1:49:55# De-de dum-dum

1:49:55 > 1:49:57# De-de dum-dum

1:49:57 > 1:49:59# Yeah

1:50:00 > 1:50:04# Ooo, la-la-la-la-la-la yeah

1:50:06 > 1:50:09# Gonna get out on the road tonight

1:50:10 > 1:50:14# Cos I got a hollow in my head

1:50:14 > 1:50:16# Checking it up

1:50:16 > 1:50:19# Baby, one more time for you

1:50:19 > 1:50:24# Checking it up until the pot hits the sky

1:50:25 > 1:50:29# It's like I think I'm sick of cocaine

1:50:30 > 1:50:34# But I got a feeling like it's running in my veins

1:50:34 > 1:50:36# Checking it up

1:50:36 > 1:50:39# Baby, one more time for you

1:50:39 > 1:50:44# Checking it up until the pot hits the sky

1:50:44 > 1:50:47# Even the best years leave a lot to be desired

1:50:47 > 1:50:51# And then they pass you by... #