When professional grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) chooses the wrong mark in The King (Dustin Hoffman), he is given two choices: pull off a near impassible heist or lose his life. Needing all the help he can get, Jake brings in beautiful con artist Lily (Rachel Weisz)and a mixed group of professionals. Nonetheless, with The King riding him and a psky Special Agent (andy Garcia) on his tail, Jake and his team look to have the odds stacked against them.