John Benton has nothing left to lose. He's barely making enough to survive and living in a sweltering one-room pit in downtown Los Angeles, Then he finds out that his wife is pregnant. When he hears about a game where the players are making thousands of dollars, he thinks that this could be their ticket to a better life. But he didn't count on the guns. Or that he'd be going up against players who will do anything to win a game with no rules. He definitely didn't count on the adrenaline rush. Now he has to play for his life in a game that is stacked against him and the house always wins.