: Mike’s childhood friend "Worm" (Edward Norton) is released from prison with massive debts to a debt collector named Grama. Worm’s deceptive nature and refusal to play straight pull Mike back into the high-stakes underground scene to save his friend's life.
: Mike, a talented "rounder" (a traveler who plays high-stakes poker), loses his entire $30,000 life savings in a single hand of Texas Hold'em against the Russian mobster Teddy KGB (John Malkovich).
: The film argues that poker is a game of skill, famously stating: "Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker every year? Are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas?".
: Mike’s childhood friend "Worm" (Edward Norton) is released from prison with massive debts to a debt collector named Grama. Worm’s deceptive nature and refusal to play straight pull Mike back into the high-stakes underground scene to save his friend's life.
: Mike, a talented "rounder" (a traveler who plays high-stakes poker), loses his entire $30,000 life savings in a single hand of Texas Hold'em against the Russian mobster Teddy KGB (John Malkovich). Il giocatore - Rounders
: The film argues that poker is a game of skill, famously stating: "Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker every year? Are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas?". : Mike’s childhood friend "Worm" (Edward Norton) is