Ruggero, a 40-year-old supermarket clerk suffering from a serious gambling addiction, is overwhelmed by debts incurred at the poker table.
A chance encounter with Giovanni, an old schoolmate , gives him the idea that he can solve all his problems.
Together with Ornella, an ambitious and unscrupulous gambler, he organizes a rigged game to frame Giovanni.
But the presence of Anna, the mysterious bartender at the clandestine gambling den, becomes an unexpected obstacle.