Poker Stars Pros Featured in New Movie “Deal”

April 28, 2008

PokerStars has landed even more media exposure for themselves, as many of their major pros are going to be featured in the new poker movie, Deal. Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer, and Chris Moneymaker all make appearances in the movie, mostly at the end of the film when the new pro tries his luck in one of the biggest games in the world.

The plot of Deal is that an ex-gambler trains a young hot shot about the ways of winning big at the poker tables. Burt Reynolds, who plays Tommy Vinson in the movie, quit poker 20 years ago in order to save his family from falling apart. However, when he witnesses Alex play poker, he realizes that he can regain his poker dreams without even gambling by teaching Alex the poker game, and staking him into the biggest tournaments and cash games in the world. Everything is going great, until a Vegas call girl ruins everything…

Michelle (Shannon Elizabeth) is paid by Tommy to give Alex some company, and the two end up falling for each other, or so Alex thinks. Once he discovers that Michelle is just a call girl, who was paid by Tommy, Alex cuts off all ties with Tommy and begins to prepare alone for his shot at the WPT. However, their paths cross again, as Tommy makes a comeback to the poker game so he can play in the WPT with Alex.

The movie promises to be a hit within the poker community, and PokerStars should reap some benefit because all of their sponsored players are in it. To learn more about PokerStars, check out this Poker Stars Download page.

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