辛苦打工赚钱的高尼（曹承佑饰）工资低微，但性格好强的他不甘于贫穷。有一天，他输光了所有的钱，发现被老千所耍。气愤的他去理论，遇到了老千高手平京长（白润植饰），为了学到高超的赌术，高尼费尽心思拜平京长为师，并保证赢回一定数额就洗手不干。 　　终于，学有所成的高尼出山后，开始了老千生涯。最初他是想把输掉的钱赢回来，但是人的欲望是没有止境的，他违背了当初许下的承诺，同时他的出色赌技引起了美女郑老板（金惠秀饰）的赏识，并与另一位老千开始了合作。一轮又一轮的赌局中，高尼迎来了生死之战。A guy with a talent for cards makes his way into the dangerous world of underground gambling in this crime thriller from South Korea. Go-ni (Jo Seung-woo) is a small-town guy with a big appetite for gambling. Convinced he?s on a hot streak one evening during a card game, Go-ni bets his life savings on a hand of hwatu, only to lose to a crooked cardsharp. Determined to get revenge, Go-ni sets out to find the guy who cheated him and win back his money.