In 2010, Ethiopian Jewish miners retrieve a rare black opal from the Welo mine in Africa. 2012, gambling addict Howard Ratner runs KMH, a jewelry store in the big apple city's Diamond District. Howard struggles to repay playing money owed, such as $100,000 he owes to Arno, his mortgage shark brother-in-law. His domestic existence is break up between Dinah, his estranged spouse who has agreed to a divorce after Passover, and his girlfriend Julia, a KMH employee.
Howard's commercial enterprise associate Demany brings basketball big name Kevin Garnett to KMH. Whilst Garnett is in the shop, the uncommon Ethiopian black opal Howard has ordered arrives. Garnett turns into passionate about it, insisting on conserving onto it for properly success at his game that night. Howard reluctantly agrees, accepting Garnett's 2008 NBA Championship ring as collateral.
Immediately after Garnett leaves, Howard pawns the ring and places a six-way parlay on Garnett playing surprisingly nicely in that night's game. Howard wins $six hundred,000, however is ambushed at his daughter's school play by using Arno and his bodyguards Phil and Nico. Arno well-knownshows that he positioned a forestall on Howard's wager as it became made with money owed to him. Phil and Nico strip Howard bare and lock him inside the trunk of his vehicle, forcing him to name Dinah for help.
Howard tracks down Demany at a celebration hosted by means of the Weeknd. Demany says that Garnett still has the opal, angering Howard. Howard discovers Julia and the Weeknd snorting cocaine together in a lavatory, and receives right into a combat with him. Feeling betrayed, Howard demands that Julia pass out of his rental. After a clumsy Passover dinner, Dinah rejects Howard's plea to give their marriage any other threat.
Garnett returns the opal earlier than the auction and gives to purchase it for $a hundred seventy five,000, but Howard refuses, given the appreciably large appraisal. Simply before the public sale starts offevolved, Howard discovers the opal has been appraised for considerably much less than his initial estimate of $1 million. He convinces his father-in-law Gooey to bid at the gem to power up the fee, however the plan backfires whilst Garnett fails to top Gooey's very last bid. A furious Gooey offers Howard the opal before Arno, Phil, and Nico assault Howard out of doors the auction house. Howard returns to KMH, bloody and in tears. Julia comforts him and that they reconcile.
Howard learns that Garnett remains inclined to buy the opal; as soon because the sale is made, Howard bets the proceeds on a 3-manner parlay on Garnett having a strong performance. He tells Julia to tour by way of helicopter to Mohegan solar to location the guess for him. Julia narrowly escapes as Arno, Phil and Nico arrive at KMH. The thugs discover Howard in his office and threaten him, however he refuses to name Julia and cancel the guess. Furious, the three attempt to pursue her, but Howard locks them in among the store's security doors. Howard watches the sport on television while Arno, Phil and Nico remain trapped.
Garnett's Boston Celtics win the sport, prevailing Howard $1.2 million. An ecstatic Howard frees Arno, Phil and Nico, however Phil, enraged, shoots and kills Howard. Arno protests and tries to break out, but Phil kills him as well. Julia leaves the on line casino with Howard's winnings. Phil and Nico loot the shop because the police are called.
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