Three-time World Series of Poker winner Stu 'The Kid' Ungar is an iconic figure among poker fans - a legend just as famous for his failures as for his successes. Michael Imperioli ('The Sopranos') stars as the titular poker champ in this film which chronicles Ungar's tragic, downward spiral into womanizing, high-stakes gambling and drugs, offering a hard-edged look at a promising life wasted by an endless struggle with internal demons.