First off, the dealer did not count out Le Chiffre’s stack, nor announced he was all-in. Having already covered the first part of this clip in the previous newsletter, I now pick up where we left off where I asked, “Is it possible Mathis actually could have known the exact amount Le Chiffre was calling Bond’s all-in with in comparison to a bystander in a real-life poker game knowing in the same way?” This newsletter today will complete the analyses of all the movies to be covered in this series so far, and the analysis in this specific article will cover the last part of the final clip, which on YouTube can be found here. While the Wizard analyzed the bulk of scenes throughout the Bond series, I was brought on to analyze the multiple poker scenes spread out within the 2006 version of Casino Royale. Even those of you just now popping into these articles should find the analyses entertaining at the very least and you may find both the math breakdowns enjoyable as well as the comparisons that have been done in these clips compared to real-life situations. Thank you all again for those of you who have followed me and the Wizard this far in his series of James Bond movies where we conducted analyses of clips from the movies that contained gambling/casino shots. Last updated: JanuFinal Part of the Analysis of Casino Royale Final Part of the Analysis of Casino Royale.And in the end, it's his perseverance - not necessarily his badassery - that makes Wick such a fun character to root for. John Wick's poker scene is all about John being faced with the impossibility of him completing his journey in one piece, and still trudging on anyway. When he throws that card at him and cuts open his neck, it's a firm rejection of the table's rules, which have now been revealed to be far more self-serving and corrupt than the Table high members have presented them. (Admittedly, it's almost certain that John simply faked his death, but for now let's assume otherwise.)īut although John loses the round, he still wins over Killa in the end through sheer blunt force. Although this series has no shortage of such scenes, John's hand here serves as even more foreshadowing of the movie's ending, where John Wick dies and all the bloodshed is finally over. His only way out of this situation, as the movie repeatedly tells us, is through death. The fact that John's hand is often referred to as the Dead Man's Hand only reinforces all this.

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