Poker Mac

Have you seen it? The newest Bond is a great flick. Gone are the gadgets and baloney that have increasingly marred recent Bonds. This filim is well constructed, beautifully constructed with a great cast. What appeals most in this flick are the characters – Bond is as smarmy as Connery was, and his leading lady is just as smarmy right back.

Interestingly, the film is full of poker. Gone is the Baccarat. No limit Texas Holdem seems to be the game of choice of British spys, Felix Leiter and the CIA, and all of their nefarious opponents. Yeah, perhaps the dealer should have separated pots when there were four people all-in, but it wouldn’t have mattered because everybody knows Bond is going to take it down.

The only major problem with the movie is his vfib arrest due to dig toxicity at the grand finale poker showdown in Montenegro. This will not respond to defibrillation – although the AED attempt was valiant. I think what he needed was digibind — but what can you do — maybe that’s what he injected in his neck…but why would MI6 include that in the glove compartment first aid kit?