There are several convenient ways to make sure the money you want to spend in the casino gets there in an efficient manner. You can apply for casino credit before you get onboard your sailing, wire funds to the ship or use your SeaPass® card to make charges right at the slot machine. Vesper refuses to authorize another $5 million, seeing it as a reckless gamble. However, Felix Leiter, a CIA agent, also playing in the tournament, offers the money. Le Chiffre, realizing Bond is a real threat, instructs his girlfriend Valenka to poison Bond’s drink. In a tense final round, Bond beats Le Chiffre with a straight flush.
Bond learns that Dimitrios is involved in another plot, again targeting Skyfleet. Bond infiltrates Dimitrios’s world by winning his trust and assets, including a prized Aston Martin, through a poker game. He seduces Dimitrios’s wife, Blackcoin Solange, to extract more information, confirming the plan is still active.