Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film)

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Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) is the high-stakes card game central to the plot of "Casino Royale," in which James Bond faces off against the villain Le Chiffre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional card game event ⓘ
adaptationChoiceBy Martin Campbell ⓘ
appearsIn Casino Royale (2006 film) ⓘ
basedOn Texas hold 'em ⓘ
buyIn $10 million (initial buy-in for James Bond) ⓘ
cardDeckType standard 52-card deck ⓘ
centralToPlotOf Casino Royale (2006 film) ⓘ
cinematicFunction to create tension and suspense ⓘ
to showcase James Bond's analytical and psychological skills ⓘ
currency US dollars ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
featuresElement bluffing ⓘ
poisoning attempt on James Bond ⓘ
tells and body language ⓘ
filmingLocationForScenes Barrandov Studios, Prague ⓘ
Karlovy Vary (standing in for Montenegro) ⓘ
finalPotSize over $100 million (fictional amount) ⓘ
format tournament ⓘ
gameType no-limit Texas hold 'em ⓘ
genreFunction to merge spy thriller with gambling drama ⓘ
interruptedBy attempted assassination of Le Chiffre ⓘ
keyHandInvolves flush held by another opponent ⓘ
full house held by Le Chiffre ⓘ
smaller full house held by another opponent ⓘ
straight flush held by James Bond ⓘ
location Casino Royale in Montenegro ⓘ
Montenegro ⓘ
loser Le Chiffre ⓘ
notableProp custom Casino Royale poker chips ⓘ
numberOfPlayersAtStart 10 players (approximate, as depicted) ⓘ
organizedByCharacter Le Chiffre ⓘ
overseenByOrganization MI6 (through James Bond and Vesper Lynd) ⓘ
linked to: MI6
playedByCharacter Felix Leiter ⓘ
James Bond ⓘ
Le Chiffre ⓘ
Vesper Lynd (briefly involved as observer and stake representative) ⓘ
linked to: Vesper Lynd
purposeForHero to bankrupt Le Chiffre ⓘ
purposeForVillain to recover Le Chiffre's clients' lost money ⓘ
reasonForUsingPoker Texas hold 'em popularity in televised poker era ⓘ
to modernize the gambling element for contemporary audiences ⓘ
rebuyAmount $5 million (additional funds from HM Treasury via Felix Leiter) ⓘ
replacesGameFrom baccarat game in Casino Royale (1953 novel) ⓘ
resumedAfter security incident at the casino ⓘ
screenwritersInvolved Neal Purvis ⓘ
Paul Haggis ⓘ
Robert Wade ⓘ
stakes high-stakes ⓘ
supervisedByCharacter Mathis ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted contemporary to mid-2000s ⓘ
winner James Bond ⓘ

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Le Chiffre → playsGame → Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) ⓘ