二十多歲時獨自來到洛杉磯闖蕩的茉莉．布魯，以為自己應徵上的是普通的商業助理，卻發現這份工作的內容還包括經營地下流動賭場、每週為好萊塢名流舉辦撲克牌賭局，賭局常客的名單令她瞠目結舌：李奧納多．狄卡皮歐、麥特．戴蒙、班．艾佛列克、陶比．麥奎爾……。

剛出社會的她，在一場場牌局間，從這些或驕傲或親切的電影界紅人身上認識了人情世故、權謀手腕，學會這個紙醉金迷之地的生存之道，甚至知道什麼樣的音樂、點心與閒聊話題最能夠讓賭客豪爽下注。

她的祕密事業擴展成了全美國規模最大、金額最高的地下博弈活動，每場賭局光是小費就數以萬計，洛城的上流社交圈人人渴望收到她的賭局邀請，在她精心布置的牌桌上以六位數字的籌碼宣洩壓力、追求刺激，紐約的財金菁英界也為她傾倒。

「記得，別被好牌迷昏了。因為翻牌時，妳那一手漂亮的牌可能變得醜到不行。撲克牌是關乎機運、簡單數學和讀心術的遊戲。以牌技取勝並非總是有用。世界上最厲害的玩家也難免有時手氣背。走霉運的時候，要懂得見壞就收。別忘了，撲克牌不只是遊戲。而是人生的策略。如果妳勇於冒險，請確定妳冒的險是經過精打細算的。」

然而，當她過著奢華生活、享受著操弄權貴人士於指掌間的成就感，聯邦調查局開始盯上她，兇殘的外國犯罪幫派企圖瓜分她的事業版圖，連曾經照顧提攜她的恩人也滿懷嫉妒地想看她一敗塗地。

面對名利爭奪、猜忌背叛，她該如何維繫自己一手打造的地下王國？如果輸掉了這一局，又該怎麼做才能夠全身而退？她也問著自己：除了金錢與虛榮，究竟還有什麼原因，使她沉溺在一場又一場的牌局中、不可自拔？


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