Sentences with phrase «major poker tournament»

The two hit it off and eventually decide to travel down the Mississippi to New Orleans to take part in a major poker tournament, which promises a payoff that could change both of their lives.

Although he is fairly lucky at the card table, his good fortune doesn't extend to his personal life where he is trying to win the heart of a lounge singer (Drew Barrymore), and not lose a major poker tournament against his estranged, card shark father (Robert Duvall).