Chapter 10, The High Table; Chapter 11, Moment of Truth Summary

Once Bond finishes explaining Baccarat to Vesper, his mood changes. He seems to have forgotten the coolness towards her. After dinner the two move to the casino. They go straight to the private room. In the casino Felix Leiter, the CIA man, comes up to them. As planned, he offers to escort Vesper while Bond gambles. Bond collects his twenty-four million francs and puts it in his coat pocket, half in the left, half in the right. Bond moves to the private baccarat table. He has reserved the seat directly across from the banker, Le Chiffre. Bond observes his other playing companions.

There are eight other players making a total of eleven. The players sit around a kidney shaped table with Le Chiffre as the banker at the center...