A young drifter named Tip O’Hara spends his days swindling players in low-level card games, all while dreaming of a better life. Robbed of his winnings one night, he’s kidnapped aboard a whaling ship for a year of involuntary labor.
After weeks of hardship, and with the perils of the Arctic Sea ahead, Tip escapes with the captain’s hidden cash and knowledge of a legendary card game nearby — located in Nova Scotia’s infamous Devil’s Half-Acre.
Rowing through the night, he arrives at the fabled port town with a scheme to finally turn his luck — but cheating this notorious poker game comes with consequences... especially when the town’s Mayor is involved.
New England, 1871: a young card-sharp escapes involuntary servitude aboard a whaling ship with a scheme to cheat the most notorious poker game around.
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