Nate Fischer has been grinding out a living in New York's underground poker clubs.
A decade ago, as a young painter, it seemed like the perfect way to pay the bills.
Now he's hit a cold streak.
His once-promising art career is in freefall.
His wife's flirting with a dashing book editor.
And his ex-con father's problems are becoming his own.
On any given night, a bad beat could mean the collapse of his house-of-cards life.
Just as it looks like he's about to turn it all around, his buddy.
