A MIT student has got admission to Harvard Medical School. He needs $300,000 to pay the fees. He gets the opportunity when one of his professors, impressed by his intellectual abilities, offers him to join their team of counters. People who count in games of Blackjack to win fortunes in Casinos.

All is going well, he lives a dual life. A MIT student on weekdays and a Counter on the weekends, earning fortunes in a matter of hours living a true Las Vegas lifestyle. That's till he gets emotional and looses $200,000 in a game - after that life takes a turn. He looses all the money he's got, his girlfriend almost breaks up with him and most importantly he might even loose his MIT degree.