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Elizabeth Lipp is intent upon stealing a priceless emerald-encrusted dagger from the Topkaki Museum in Istanbul and enlists the aid of master thief William Walter.

The Kid thinks he's the best 5-card stud player in town, but The Man has never been beaten. It is therefore inevitable that they go head-on, and what a game it will be: a non-stop, stud poker duel-to-the-death to decide who will be the reigning king of the New Orleans gambling world.