Moonraker hand

[TimG]

[hv=n=shdq8765432caqt84&w=sakqjhakqjdakckj9&e=s65432ht9872djt9c&s=st987h6543dc76532]399|300|[/hv]James Bond played this hand against Hugo Drax in Moonraker (making 7CXX). But, I seem to recall that the hand has its roots in Whist as the subject of a bet. Can anyone provide the details of the origin?

 

Thanks.

[EricK]

This is the "Duke of Cumberland" hand by means of which he was fleeced out of £20,000 (at a time when £20,000 was a lot of money). The bet was that he wouldn't take a single trick with the West hand with clubs as trump.

[bb79]

As Marty Bergen mentions in his book, Bond would be called .007 if east took out the double :P

[han]

(at a time when £20,000 was a lot of money)

I know I didn't choose the best career for becoming wealthy, but do you have to stress it like that?

[jdonn]

This is the "Duke of Cumberland" hand by means of which he was fleeced out of £20,000 (at a time when £20,000 was a lot of money). The bet was that he wouldn't take a single trick with the West hand with clubs as trump.

I thought the Duke of Cumberland hand was

 

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(which I know takes a trump lead to make)

[TimG]

I thought the Duke of Cumberland hand was

The internet agrees with you. I am sure it is the hand the Moonraker hand reminded me of. Thanks to EricK for being the first to point me in the right direction.