 In Montenegro , Bond and Vesper meet their MI6 contact , René Mathis . When the tournament begins , Bond appears to have the upper hand . In Le Chiffre 's suite , Obanno ambushes him , furious over the loss of his money . Bond engages Obanno , and in an ensuing struggle , kills him and his henchmen . Vesper is traumatized , but Bond comforts her . When the tournament resumes , Bond loses his initial stake , and Vesper refuses to fund further playing . Frustrated , Bond is about to assassinate Le Chiffre when he meets Felix Leiter , a fellow player and CIA agent . Leiter stakes Bond in exchange for custody of Le Chiffre . 
