Show Hand (2012)

Zhang Qi Ming and Lai Jian Xing are compulsive gambling buddies who met as actors in a television program. They borrow from loan sharks and end up getting harassed frequently.Wu Mei Fang, Qi Ming's wife, has been through tough times to save Qi Ming from harassing loan sharks. Qi Ming sets his mind to quit gambling when Mei Feng chops her finger off to repay his debt. Qi Ming finds Jian Xing at an underground gambling den to persuade him in quitting the addiction together. Alas . They are caught in a raid and both are sentenced to jail. Six years on, Qi Ming gets early release for good behavior. He plans to start afresh while Jian Xing hopes to make a comeback in the gambling scene. Jian Xing is unable to curb his addiction and insists that gambling is the only way to provide for his wife. A fortune-teller tells him that he is fated to be a rich man one day prompting him to seek riches through shortcuts. He falls into greater addiction. Shu Min, Jian Xing's wife, is a counseller and a police volunteer. Besides counseling gamblers, she hopes to get all loan sharks locked up and away from harming people. She firmly believes that if a hardcore gambler like her husband can quit the obsession, other gamblers can do likewise. Unknown to her, Jian Xing has been deceiving her all these while. Having locked away for a long time, Qi Ming hopes to spend more time with his family and make up for lost time. However, many things have changed and his daughter refuses to acknowledge him. Even so, Qi Ming is not discouraged. Just when Qi Ming is determined stop after his last bet, he wins all that he stakes on and is tempted to make the next gamble. He learns that his son has become a loan shark runner after chocking up heavy debts through soccer bets, his daughter cons others to indulge in luxury goods, his mother cannot peel herself away from a jackpot machine and his wife becomes a hard-core gambler. Can Qi Ming save his family from the evil lures of gambling ? How long can Jian Xing last before his wife finds out ? Who will win this game of life?