this movie attempt to make stu ungar life interesting by be creative . what they forget be that his life be plenty entertaining enough on it own without have to make thing up . a short list of the inaccuracy represent 1 ) stuey be not sent straight to las vega for a gin tournament to pay off old debt and he spend a good deal of time in florida first and and only go to las vega when he run out of gin game on the east coast . 2 ) stuey never associate ( or play gin ) with a casino executive ( like the one play by pat morita in the movie . ) 3 ) there be no magical turnaround in the buildup to the 1997 wsop . in fact stuey barely make it into the tournament a it be . he snort cocaine the week before even . either tell the story right and or do not tell it at all . 4 out of 10 star for michael imperolli credible performance ( the only redeeming quality of this movie . ) .