Re: James Bond and Hold\'em Part II
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It was central to the plot (Bond was trying to bankrupt a communist cell in France), and there's no reason they can't change it from baccarat to holdem.
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Like I said it was over 20 years ago. He was going to bankrupt the commies by beating them at baccarat? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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Yeah. Essentially, the leader of some big union (which funded commies on the quiet) borrowed the union funds, lost a bit gambling, and rented his own table at teh casino to make it back. He's slowly getting it back, but if Bond can break him - the union/commies are broken, and France is saved. or something like that.
I recommend the book - a white-hot read (though a little dated now), and in the last few pages, you find out why he never really gets attached to women AND why he's such a cold-hearted badass, especially to the enemies of England.
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