![]() ![]() ![]() He was then enticed to bet £20,000 that he would win at least one trick. One of Ian Flemings most notable Bond novels, and one of the worst film adaptations of the series, the story of Sir Hugo Drax and his apocalyptic Moonraker. The Duke of Cumberland, son of King George III, supposedly held Drax's cards during this rigged deal against hustlers: This deal is based on the Duke of Cumberland deal from the 19th century. Now Bond's hand becomes good, and Drax is apoplectic. Bond naturally redoubles.īond ruffs a diamond in dummy, finesses Drax's clubs, ruffs another diamond, and finesses clubs again. ![]() When playing with M, Bond fixes the deck against Drax in the final deal of the session:īond, South, deals and opens 7 ! This is passed around to Drax, who doubles. When dealing the cards, Drax peeks at the card reflections in his polished cigarette case. There, Bond discerns that Drax is a cheat. 007 plays bridge against the evil multi-millionaire Sir Hugo Drax in Ian Fleming's "Moonraker." In the story, M asks Bond to investigate Sir Hugo's substantial winnings at M's favorite bridge club. ![]()
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