The cherished dream of every player—not to know defeat—can turn out to be a real curse. Four friends, unexpectedly to themselves, found confirmation of this: during a fierce thunderstorm they hid in the house of a man who, many years ago, when he was on the brink of suicide, made a contract with the devil—and the devil granted him the ability to win all gambling games. Only this gift became for its owner not a blessing, but a punishment.