Don "The Matador" Everest (Michael Madsen) is the poker-playing "king of the table" who must defend his turf against all comers. Facing off against him are Eddie Towne (Eddie Cibrian), a hotshot driven by revenge, and Clark Marcellin (Todd Williams), a young player out to dethrone the champ. Ante up to accompany this cast of inveterate gamblers as they hit the tables in the elegant casinos and seedy back rooms of glamorous and gritty Las Vegas.