Poker has featured on the silver screen on many occasions but very few movies manage to reproduce realistic hands. One famous hand took place in the 2006 remake of
Casino Royale, a
Ian Flemingâs book hit the shelves 14-years earlier in 1953.
The original Casino Royale saw James Bond take on the villain of the movie,
Le Chiffre, in a game of high stakes baccarat. The 2006 reboot, directed by
Martin Campbell, saw baccarat swapped for a
$10 million buy-in winner-takes-all
No-Limit Holdâem tournament with $5 million rebuys.
As poker hands go, the final hand in the 2006 Casino Royale is as unrealistic as they come, despite Campbell hiring a professional poker player to assist them the poker scenes. It is beautifully shot thanks to the editor