Deal, the "new" poker movie starring Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison, and Dancing with the Stars’ Shannon Elizabeth, is finally set for "limited" release on April 25th.

We’re not ones to make bold predictions, but we predict that Deal will be closer to Lucky You than to Rounders in the poker movie pantheon (apologies to The Sports Guy, who apparently owns the rights to the word "pantheon" now).

Deal was completed two years ago (never a good sign) and was exec produced by 2005 WSOP final table-ist and magician Scott Lazar (never a good sign).

The plot sets new standards for creativity. A grizzled old vet who has already lost it all (and quit the game) takes a young Yale poker phenom under his wing to help him get to the next level. Young Yale student falls in love with a beautiful girl (played by Dancing with the Stars’ Shannon Elizabeth). Young girl turns out to be a call girl. Young Yale student makes a major tournament final table (WPT, with Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten calling the shots) where he goes up against grizzled old vet, who decided to play this one last time.

If you’d like a visual representation of the above paragraph, there’s a trailer for you below. Or if you’d like to see something more interesting, watch this.

View Deal trailer.

Tagged as: Burt Reynolds, Dancing with the Stars, Deal, poker, shannon elizabeth

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