John Turturro is perfectly cast as Damon's friend and 'street' advisor.

Will she stay, or will she move out? And finally, John Malkovich does a wonderful job as the Russian gambler nicknamed 'KGB'. Her distaste for gambling puts a great strain on their relationship. This approach gets both of them in some pretty hot water, and also deep in debt!! Damon's character has a S.O. Norton's character is also a poker player, but also incorporates cheating because that just helps you make money faster. However, Ed Norton plays his good buddy just getting out of prison.

Basic story - Damon's character is a 2nd yr law student in NYC, and a good enough poker player that he has aspirations of entering and winning the million-dollar prize in the world series of poker in Lasvegas. I am not a gambler, so maybe that is part of why I found it so fascinating. So, when I watched it on DVD I was pleasantly surprised how engaging a film it is. I knew 'Rounders' had something to do with gambling, and that Matt Damon stars in it, but not much more.

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