This nine seat poker table from the One&Only Ocean Club was used in Casino Royale (2006), in the game at which Daniel Craig‘s Bond wins Alex Dimitrios’s Aston Martin. Christie’s sold it in 2012 for £84,000, and Prop Store offered it again in 2023 with an estimate of £40,000 to £80,000.
In the film
In the Bahamas, Bond joins Dimitrios at the poker table in the One&Only Ocean Club and wins his Aston Martin DB5 from him, which gives Bond his way into Dimitrios’s circle. It is the first of the film’s card games, ahead of the high stakes game against Le Chiffre in Montenegro.
The table
The table. A wooden pedestal table with nine playing positions, each with its own built in chip tray and cup holder, and the club’s logo at the centre.
What came with it. In the 2023 sale: four unopened packs of playing cards, four bundles of prop $100 notes and a set of poker chips in a wood and glass display case, with an EON Productions certificate of authenticity.
Owning it now
Christie’s sold the table in its 50 Years of James Bond online auction in 2012 for £84,000 including premium, against an estimate of £3,000 to £5,000. Prop Store’s archived 2023 lot page shows it as sold, with the price shown only to registered users. It is not currently for sale. The resort where the scene was filmed is now The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort.
Specifications
| Item | One&Only Ocean Club poker table, Casino Royale (2006) |
|---|---|
| Seats | Nine, each with chip tray and cup holder |
| Material | Wooden pedestal table |
| Dimensions | 144 x 144 x 71.5cm |
| With it | Four packs of cards, four bundles of prop $100 notes, chips in a display case |
| Authenticity | EON Productions certificate |
| First sale | Christie’s, 50 Years of James Bond online auction, 2012, lot 29, £84,000 |
| Second sale | Prop Store, London 2023 live auction, lot 217, estimate £40,000 to £80,000 |
Questions
Where was the Casino Royale poker game with Dimitrios filmed?
The scene is set at the One&Only Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, where Bond wins Dimitrios’s Aston Martin DB5 at poker.
How much did the Casino Royale poker table sell for?
Christie’s sold it in 2012 for £84,000 including premium. Prop Store offered it again in 2023 with an estimate of £40,000 to £80,000.
How many seats does the table have?
Nine, each with a built in chip tray and cup holder, according to Prop Store.
Sources: Prop Store, One & Only Ocean Club Poker Table, Chips and Playing Cards, London 2023 live auction, lot 217; Christie’s, 50 Years of James Bond online auction results, 2012.
A deck of One&Only playing cards from the same club is on our One&Only Ocean Club playing cards page. More from the film is on our Casino Royale page and in our casino and games collection.
