Bret Maverick is a smooth-talking gambler who prefers a clever con to a fight, but he is short the final $3,000 he needs to enter a high-stakes, winner-takes-all poker tournament starting in just a few days. As he scrambles to raise the money, comic mishaps and obstacles pile up, including an encounter with a charming woman thief with a Southern accent who may be an ally, a rival, or both.