TOURNAMENT 5
EPISODE 5
CELEBRITY POKER SHOWDOWN is back again! It's the poker tournament that plays like a Beverly Hills home game. The Caddilac(TM) $250,000 Prize
Pool awaits five more celebrities and their respective charities as they battle it out to get that last spot at the Final Table and a shot at $100,000!
CPS rookies abound again, though one's nop stranger to celebrity poker. Let's meet the victims...er, players:
| CELEBRITY
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BIO
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Heather Graham
playing for Planned Parenthood |
Heather has been all OVER the map: on screen (Felicity Shagwell of "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"), on TV (recently played Dr. Molly Clock on Scrubs) and on computers (voiced Antonia Bayle of Everquest II). Will she be all over this table...or all over PERIOD? |
Jesse Metcalfe
playing for St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital
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After a number of years on the NBC soap Passions, Jesse moved on to become John Rowland on ABC's Desperate Housewives. Will he have the passion to win or will he get desperate and lose? |
Andrea Parker
playing for National Hospice Palliative Care Organization |
She had a recurring role as Lt. Caitlin 'Kate' Pike on JAG and now plays Lydia Weston on Less Than Perfect. Will she be perfect with the cards or will she be shot down like a MiG? |
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
playing for
American Sickle Cell Anemia Association |
He started as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show. After a few other failed attempts, he landed a role on CBS' Listen Up with Jason Alexander. Will he be successful Here And Now or will he be taking The Magic School Bus home? |
Fred Willard
playing for
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles |
From humble beginnings on Real People and "This Is Spinal Tap", Fred's risen to EQUALLY humble roles in "Best In Show", "A Mighty Wind", Everybody Loves Raymond and the WPT. Will he be keeping it real at the table or will he be "dogged" to find a good hand? |
Each celebrity will start with $10,000 worth of chips and
the game will continue until one celebrity has all $50K in his/her possession,
thus winning the "coveted" silver chip and making him/her eligible for the Final Table later in the year. At
the announcers' position beside the Losers' Lounge are host Dave Foley and poker
expert Phil Gordon. They'll be calling the action emanating from the main
room.
All right, let's toss some chips! As Tournament Director Robert
Thompson says, SHUFFLE UP AND
DEAL!
Blinds start at $100 (SB) and $200 (BB). The Dealer Button (D) starts on Malcolm, meaning Fred posts the Small Blind, Heather posts the Big Blind and Jesse is first to act.
As far as picks go, Dave goes for Fred while Phil picks Andrea...so we KNOW what's gonna happen with them, right?
| Before the first deal, Fred asks for special rules: no bluffing and to show courtesy if he looks at their hands. |
| Jesse |
Andrea |
Malcolm (D) |
Fred (SB) |
Heather (BB) |
| K♣ 6♦ |
Q♣ J♠ |
Q♥ 6♣ |
7♣ 4♥ |
J♦ 8♠ |
| Calls $200 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
CHECK |
| 58% |
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41% |
| FLOP: A♦ 3♥ 3♠ |
| 72% |
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22% |
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CHECK |
| Bets $500 |
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FOLD |
| WIN $1000 |
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| Andrea |
Malcolm |
Fred (D) |
Heather (SB) |
Jesse (BB) |
| 4♠ 3♣ |
J♠ 10♣ |
8♦ 3♥ |
10♥ 7♦ |
K♠ 10♠ |
| FOLD |
Raises to $600 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls $400 |
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27% |
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70% |
| FLOP: 8♠ 5♠ J♣ |
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52% |
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47% |
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CHECK |
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CHECK |
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| TURN: 10♦ |
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74% |
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26% |
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Bets $300 |
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Raises to $600 |
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Raises to $900 |
| Before his raise, Jesse said (rather briskly), "I'll see it and raise it." Normally, you can't do that in tournaments. But, since he said it so quickly, I guess they let it pass. |
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Raises to $1200 |
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Calls $300 |
RIVER: 9♦
COMMUNITY: J♣ 10♦ 9♦ 8♠ 5♠ |
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NUTS! |
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DEAD! |
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CHECK |
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CHECK |
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J♠ J♣ 10♣ 10♦ 9♦ |
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10♠ 10♦ K♠ J♣ 9♦ |
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WIN $3700 |
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| CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
$16,400 |
| Andrea Parker |
$9700 |
| Jesse Metcalfe |
$8600 |
| Fred Willard |
$8300 |
| Heather Graham |
$7000 |
| Andrea |
Malcolm |
Fred (D) |
Heather (SB) |
Jesse (BB) |
| Q♠ 2♣ |
Q♥ 4♣ |
9♠ 5♠ |
K♦ 6♦ |
J♠ 10♠ |
| FOLD |
Calls $200 |
Calls $200 |
Calls $100 |
Raises to $700 |
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FOLD |
Calls $500 |
Calls $500 |
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20% |
41% |
39% |
| FLOP: 7♥ K♠ 3♣ |
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5% |
87% |
8% |
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CHECK |
CHECK |
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FOLD |
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92% |
8% |
| TURN: 5♦ |
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NUTS! |
DEAD! |
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Bets $2000 |
ALL-IN
$7900 |
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FOLD |
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WIN $12,200 |
| As they say, you don't need "the nuts" (the best hand) if you have the "nuts" (the testicular fortitude) to bet big. Jesse fronted having a pair of 5s in the hole...and Heather fell for it. |
| Malcolm |
Fred |
Heather (D) |
Jesse (SB) |
Andrea (BB) |
| 6♣ 2♦ |
K♣ J♥ |
A♥ 4♣ |
5♣ 3♦ |
9♥ 7♠ |
| Calls $200 |
Calls $200 |
Calls $200 |
FOLD |
CHECK |
| 14% |
33% |
27% |
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26% |
| FLOP: A♣ 7♣ Q♠ |
| 2% |
24% |
57% |
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17% |
| Heather has top pair, Fred has a straight draw, Andrea has bottom pair...and Malcolm's got nuthin'. |
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FOLD |
| CHECK |
Bets $500 |
Raises to $1000 |
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| FOLD |
Calls $500 |
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24% |
76% |
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| TURN: 7♦ |
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11% |
89% |
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| Andrea WOULD have had the "slot machine" had she stayed in. |
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CHECK |
CHECK |
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| Heather has two pair...and didn't bet them. |
RIVER: 10♠
COMMUNITY: 7♣ 7♦ A♣ Q♠ 10♠ |
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NUTS! |
DEAD! |
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| And Heather might pay for her slow play 'cause Fred has "Broadway"! Fred looks at Heather's stack...of chips. He says, "You don't have much there...and I emjoyed you so much in 'Boogie Nights'..." |
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Bets $2000 |
Calls $2000 |
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A♣ K♣ Q♠ J♥ 10♠ |
A♥ A♣ 7♣ 7♦ Q♠ |
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WIN $6900 |
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| CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
$16,000 |
| Jesse Metcalfe |
$12,100 |
| Fred Willard |
$11,300 |
| Andrea Parker |
$9500 |
| Heather Graham |
$1100 |
| Fred |
Heather |
Jesse (D) |
Andrea (SB) |
Malcolm (BB) |
| 8♥ 2♣ |
7♥ 4♣ |
10♦ 5♦ |
K♠ Q♥ |
A♠ 9♦ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises to $500 |
Calls $400 |
Calls $300 |
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28% |
36% |
36% |
| FLOP: 10♠ 2♠ 10♣ |
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92% |
4% |
4% |
| Jesse flopped "thirty miles of bad road"! |
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Bets $1000 |
FOLD |
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Raises to $3000 |
Raises to $6000 |
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ALL-IN
$11,600 |
ALL-IN
$9000 |
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| Jesse, after going all-in, tells Andrea to "run for the hills". If THAT issn't a "tell", him leaning back in his chair is. But Andrea missed it. Jesse's bet is lowered to match Andrea's. She needs two running cards to make a full house (two Kings or two Queens), a flush (two spades) or a straight (Ace-Jack or Jack-9). |
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92% |
8% |
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| TURN: 3♣ |
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NUTS! |
DEAD! |
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| She gets NOTHING...and she's out! |
| RIVER: 8♦ |
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10♦ 10♠ 10♣ 8♦ 5♦ |
10♠ 10♣ K♠ Q♥ 8♦ |
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WIN $19500 |
OUT - 5th Place |
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Andrea says it best as she shleps to the Lounge: "Wow,...that sucked!" As she joins Dave in the Lounge, she says she wasn't expecting to be there so soon. She wants Phil to come over with her and Dave...but Phil is a bit angry that Andrea played that hand so poorly. The National Hospice Palliative Care Organization WILL get $5000 for Andrea's short participation in this match... but Andrea says she won't be able to LIVE with herself now. So before she performs "seppuku" on the couch, let's get back to the action...
Blinds are now $200 (SB) and $400 (BB).
| Heather |
Jesse (D) |
Malcolm (SB) |
Fred (BB) |
| A♥ J♥ |
K♦ 2♠ |
Q♣ 3♥ |
A♠ 8♥ |
ALL-IN
$1100 |
Calls $1100 |
FOLD |
Calls $700 |
| 45% |
32% |
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19% |
| A Side Pot willnow be started that only Jesse and Fred can bet into and win...if they decide TO bet into it. |
| FLOP: 7♥ 9♣ J♠ |
| 69% |
12% |
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17% |
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CHECK |
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CHECK |
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| TURN: A♦ |
| 90% |
DEAD! |
|
10% |
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Bets $500 |
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FOLD |
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| Jesse was dead both ways (for both pots) so he was wise to fold. Fred gets the $500 Side Pot. Now it's between him and Heather for the Main Pot. Fred needs an 8 or a 10 to knock Heather out. |
| 90% |
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10% |
RIVER: 8♠
COMMUNITY: 7♥ 9♣ J♠ A♦ 8♠ |
| NUTS! |
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DEAD! |
| A♥ A♦ J♥ J♠ 9♣ |
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A♠ A♦ 8♥ 8♠ J♠ |
| WIN $4000 |
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OK, time to actually LEARN something on this show! Ayup, it's HOW WOULD YOU PLAY IT? time again! We'll play as Malcolm and only show his hand. We'll give you some tips on how you SHOULD play it.
| Jesse |
Malcolm (D) |
Fred (SB) |
Heather (BB) |
| ???? |
5♠ 5♥ |
???? |
???? |
| "You" (Malcolm) have a low pair...and are "on the button", which means "you" get to act last at every subsequent round of betting. If Jesse calls or folds, you should raise to between $1200 and $1600 to force the Blinds to make a decision to call or fold. |
| Calls $400 |
Raises to $1200 |
FOLD |
Calls $800 |
| Calls $800 |
| "You" would rather play a low pair heads-up instead of against two players. Hope for a 5 on the Flop... |
| FLOP: 6♦ A♠ 9♠ |
| YEEEEEEESH! BAD Flop! Three "overcards"! Anyone with with an Ace, 9 or 6 can beat "you". |
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CHECK |
| CHECK |
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| Hmmm...doesn't LOOK laike anyone's flopped a pair. Or maybe they're just "slow-playing" to get "you" to put in chips. "You" could bet big to see if anyone DOES have a pair...or "you" can check and see if a 5 comes on the Turn. Either option is all right. |
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CHECK |
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| TURN: 2♦ |
| STILL no help. |
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ALL-IN
$2300 |
| Ut oh...NOT good! Most people don't go all-in unless they KNOW they have the best hand. It COULD be a bluff...but why take chances on a small pair? BAIL! |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
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WIN $6100 |
And Heather's cards: K♠ Q♦! She WAS bluffing! However, Malcolm DID do the right thing and, had this been a cash game, he would win out in the long run playing like that.
Malcolm mutters out loud, "Heather (bleep)ing Graham!"
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| CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
| Jesse Metcalfe |
$19,200 |
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
$12,300 |
| Fred Willard |
$11,000 |
| Heather Graham |
$7500 |
| Jesse |
Malcolm (D) |
Fred (SB) |
Heather (BB) |
| A♦ 8♣ |
10♠ 10♣ |
A♣ 9♠ |
J♥ 2♠ |
| Raises to $800 |
Raises to $1500 |
Calls $1300 |
FOLD |
| Calls $700 |
| 9% |
73% |
15% |
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| FLOP: J♦ K♣ J♣ |
| < 1% |
74% |
4% |
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| Heather would've flopped three "hooks"! |
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Bets $1000 |
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| FOLD |
Raises to $4000 |
Calls $3000 |
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75% |
24% |
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| TURN: 3♥ |
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88% |
12% |
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CHECK |
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CHECK |
RIVER: 5♥
COMMUNITY: J♦ J♣ K♣ 5♥ 3♥ |
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NUTS! |
DEAD! |
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Bets $1000 |
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Raises to $2000 |
Calls $1000 |
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J♦ J♣ 10♠ 10♣ K♣ |
J♦ J♣ A♣ K♣ 9♠ |
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WIN $16,900 |
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| Malcolm |
Fred (D) |
Heather (SB) |
Jesse (BB) |
| K♦ K♠ |
10♦ 2♥ |
10♠ 5♠ |
A♣ 10♣ |
| Raises to $1500 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises to $3500 |
| Raises to $5500 |
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Raises to $8500 |
| Raises to $11,500 |
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Calls $3000 |
| Most no-limit tournaments have no limit not ONLY to the amount of MONEY put in but ALSO to the amount of TIMES you can raise. This is just weak play, though. |
| 65% |
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35% |
| FLOP: J♦ 7♥ 3♠ |
| 84% |
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16% |
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CHECK |
| CHECK |
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| TURN: 3♣ |
| 93% |
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7% |
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ALL-IN
$6200 |
| Calls $6200 |
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| Jesse was trying to muscle Malcolm out of the pot...but Malcolm just KNEW Jesse's hand was weak. Jesse needs an Ace or... |
| RIVER: 3♥ |
| NUTS! |
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DEAD! |
| He's toast! |
| 3♠ 3♣ 3♥ K♦ K♠ |
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3♠ 3♣ 3♥ A♣ J♦ |
| WIN $35,600 |
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OUT - 4th Place |
After hugging everyone, Jesse walks back to the Lounge, admitting that Malcolm's a good player. Andrea smirks as he enters and asks, "It hurts, doesn't it?" Though St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital gets $5000, Jesse wishes he could've given more. He admits that he played aggressively...but Phil says that's not a BAD thing, really.
| CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
$39,600 |
| Heather Graham |
$6900 |
| Fred Willard |
$3500 |
| Heather (D) |
Malcolm (SB) |
Fred (BB) |
| Q♠ 8♥ |
A♦ K♦ |
K♠ 6♣ |
| Raises to $800 |
Raises to $1600 |
Calls $1200 |
| FOLD |
|
76% |
23% |
| FLOP: 6♠ A♣ K♥ |
|
91% |
9% |
| Both boys flopped two pair...but, of course, Malcolm's is better. Malcolm asks, "Should we make this painless...or should we drag it out?" Fred replies, "If you want to make this painless, why don't you fold?!" |
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Bets $3000 |
ALL-IN
$1900 |
| Malcolm's bet is lowered to match Fred's. Fred needs a 6 to make a full house. |
| TURN: 3♠ |
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95% |
5% |
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CHECK |
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| RIVER: A♠ |
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A♦ A♣ A♠ K♦ K♥ |
A♣ A♠ K♠ K♥ 6♣ |
| Aces full of Kings: BEST..."BOAT"...EVER!! |
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WIN $7800 |
OUT - 3rd Place |
Fred mock-cries as he walks to the Lounge to join Dave, Andrea and Jesse. Fred wonders what Malcolm is "overcompensating for" to get such good cards. Ah, well, he did his best... and the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles gets $5000 for it. He feels sorry...because, had he won more, he says he would've given some to Celine Dion to expand her theater.
But now we go back to the table where it's HEADS-UP between "Theo" and "Ms. Shagwell". The winner moves on to the Final Table... and the loser... is still a loser. So let's SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!
| CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
$43,900 |
| Heather Graham |
$6100 |
| Malcolm (D) (SB) |
Heather (BB) |
| 5♠ 4♣ |
K♣ 8♦ |
| Raises to $800 |
Raises to $1600 |
| Calls $800 |
| 37% |
62% |
| FLOP: 2♠ 4♠ Q♣ |
| 80% |
20% |
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CHECK |
| CHECK |
| TURN: 2♣ |
| 86% |
14% |
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ALL-IN
$4500 |
| Calls $4500 |
| Heather needs a King or an 8 to keep the tournament going... |
| RIVER: A♠ |
| Six outs out of 42 cards in the deck...and she couldn't get a one! |
| 4♣ 4♠ 2♠ 2♣ A♠ |
2♠ 2♣ A♠ K♣ Q♣ |
| TOURNAMENT WINNER! |
OUT - 2nd Place |
So Heather's charity, Planned Parenthood, gets $5000...but Malcolm-Jamal Warner, in a record-breaking 19 hands (though not all of them were televised in this one-hour episode), gets the collectable silver chip and the spot at the Final Table!
And the table is set for the biggest parts of the Caddilac(TM) $250,000 Prize Pool. Will the $100,000 winner's share go to Brad Garrett, Jason Alexander, Bonnie Hunt, Colin Quinn or Malcolm-Jamal Warner? Find out soon!