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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4502422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) Context triple: [Le Chiffre, playsGame, Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film)]
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A.
Texas Hold ’Em
"Texas Hold ’Em" is a country-influenced song by Beyoncé featured on her album "Cowboy Carter."
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B.
Poker Club
Poker Club was an 18th-century Edinburgh social and political club associated with the Scottish Enlightenment and advocacy for a Scottish militia.
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C.
Casino
Casino is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known as a regional service centre and gateway to the surrounding agricultural and beef-producing areas.
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D.
Casino
"Casino" is a 1995 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that explores the rise and fall of a Las Vegas casino boss and the mob's influence over the gambling industry.
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E.
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House is a 2003 comedy film starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah about an uptight lawyer whose life is upended when an ex-con he met online shows up at his door.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) Target entity description: 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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A.
Texas Hold ’Em
"Texas Hold ’Em" is a country-influenced song by Beyoncé featured on her album "Cowboy Carter."
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B.
Poker Club
Poker Club was an 18th-century Edinburgh social and political club associated with the Scottish Enlightenment and advocacy for a Scottish militia.
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C.
Casino
Casino is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known as a regional service centre and gateway to the surrounding agricultural and beef-producing areas.
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D.
Casino
"Casino" is a 1995 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that explores the rise and fall of a Las Vegas casino boss and the mob's influence over the gambling industry.
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E.
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House is a 2003 comedy film starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah about an uptight lawyer whose life is upended when an ex-con he met online shows up at his door.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional card game event ⓘ |
| adaptationChoiceBy | Martin Campbell ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Casino Royale (2006 film) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Texas hold 'em
ⓘ
linked to:
No-Limit 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Filmové studio Barrandov
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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Subject: Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) Description of subject: 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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