After playing a few games with Le Chiffre, it appears that Bond is to come out of the tournament as a careless and unskilled loser. Would it be possible to ever see such a game in a tournament, or was it pure Hollywood entertainment? Setting The Sceneīefore the final game is played, James Bond’s earlier interactions with his opponents was a great set-up for how the showdown would transpire. But despite being advised by Thomas Sandbrook, questions arise about how realistic the tightly wound showdown was.

The No Limit Texas Hold’Em tournament in Casino Royale is an intricately crafted game that sees Daniel Craig’s 007 come head to head with terrorist banker Le Chiffre, in an attempt to bankrupt him.