The First Annual Amateurs' Invitational Pool Tournament is about to begin in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The entry fee is a cool $5000 so this is not a game for the faint of heart. Twelve players enter and each has a compelling reason to win. As the games progress the players reveal their characters. At this level pool is a mental game in which the players compete more against themselves than against each other. And there are nasty undercurrents that infect the tournament.