Celebrity Poker 6 Episode 4

In Vegas, only the strong survive...or, at the very least, get out of town with some money in their pocket. The five players tonight don't have to worry about running out of dough. They're celebrities, for one thing. For another, this is CELEBRITY POKER SHOWDOWN, the serious cash-money tournament that plays like Beverly Hills home games, and it don't cost them a thing to get invited to this. The only deal is...they must play for charity, specifically for the largest parts of the Beck's Premier Light(TM) $250,000 Prize Pool and the $100,000 winner's share.

This season is different from previous tournaments because each and every preliminary table has a theme. Well...actually, not ALL the tables. This one...is pretty common with nothing truly connecting the five celebs (including two veterans of CPS). Still, it shouldn't be any less entertaining. The celebs are:

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.

A little less conversation, a little more action! As Tournament Director Robert Thompson says. let's SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!

Blinds start at $100 (SB) and $200 (BB). The Dealer Button (D) starts on Anthony, meaning Michael posts the Small Blind, Amber posts the Big Blind and Alex is first to act.

As for the hosts' Picks O' Doom, Phil picks Alex mainly because he wants to be on the next Celebrity Jeopardy! ...while Dave picks Michael.

Alex	Cheryl	Anthony (D)	Michael (SB)	Amber (BB)
4♦ 3♣	J♠ 6♣	J♥ 7♥	9♥ 7♦	A♥ 5♠
FOLD	FOLD	Calls $200	Calls $100	CHECK
Anthony to Amber: "C'mon...talk to God..." Amber: "God's telling you to shut the hell up!"
		29%	8%	58%
FLOP: Q♥ 2♥ 2♣
		38%	1%	54%
Anthony has a flush draw.
			CHECK	CHECK
		CHECK
TURN: Q♠
		29%	0%	61%
Michael's dead to a draw. A Queen would put a full house on the Board and the pot will be split.
			Bets $500	Calls $500
		FOLD
			5%	84%
Since Anthony folded, Michael now has outs to win. A 9 or a 7 would give him a better two pair than Amber.
RIVER: 7♠ COMMUNITY: Q♥ Q♠ 2♥ 2♣ 7♠
			NUTS!	DEAD!
			CHECK	CHECK
			Q♥ Q♠ 7♦ 7♠ 9♥	Q♥ Q♠ 2♥ 2♣ A♥
			WIN $1600

Amber	Alex	Cheryl (D)	Anthony (SB)	Michael (BB)
6♠ 4♠	8♠ 7♠	K♥ 8♥	10♠ 10♥	A♠ 7♠
Calls $200	Calls $200	Calls $200	Calls $100	CHECK
13%	7%	22%	35%	20%
*First..."full family pot"...EVER in CPS* history!**
FLOP: 10♣ Q♦ 3♦
3%	2%	3%	90%	2%
Anthony flopped "thirty miles of bad road"!
			Bets $500	FOLD
FOLD	FOLD	FOLD
			WIN $1500
When asked what he had, Anthony says, "Watch the tape. You'll be FREAKIN' that I beat you with a 2 and a 6!" Alex replies, "No,...we'll be waiting for you in the parking lot!"

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Anthony Anderson	$10,700
Michael Vartan	$10,700
Cheryl Hines	$10,200
Alex Trebek	$9400
Amber Tamblyn	$9000

Here, Annie Duke shows up in the Losers' Lounge. Annie is one of the best female poker players in the world and won the $2 million World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions in 2004. She sticks around for a few hands before departing...but not without picking her OWN horse: Amber.

Alex	Cheryl	Anthony (D)	Michael (SB)	Amber (BB)
10♣ 9♠	K♠ 9♥	A♣ 2♦	5♠ 3♣	K♣ 8♣
FOLD	FOLD	Calls $200	Calls $100	Raises to $700
		FOLD	FOLD
				WIN $1100
You would think that the players (including Amber) would learn from this; that pre-Flop aggressive betting can net you results. Oh, would you be wrong...

Anthony	Michael	Amber (D)	Alex (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
K♠ 7♠	A♠ 5♦	A♦ Q♠	7♦ 5♠	6♣ 2♣
Calls $200	Calls $200	Calls $200	FOLD	CHECK
28%	9%	32%		28%
FLOP: 8♠ 8♥ 2♦
Cheryl: "Perrrrrrrfect!"
23%	8%	20%		42%
				CHECK
CHECK	CHECK	CHECK
TURN: 9♣
13%	5%	13%		61%
Cheryl: "Fantastic! Now I'll bet..."
				Bets $400
FOLD	FOLD	FOLD
				WIN $1300
It's...usually not a good idea to say aloud how great a hand is.

OK, Phil Gordon wannabes. Let's see if you can PLAY like Phil! We'll only show you Anthony's cards and you'll have to decide...HOW WOULD YOU PLAY IT?

Amber	Alex	Cheryl (D)	Anthony (SB)	Michael (BB)
?????	?????	?????	K♥ 10♣	?????
"You" (Anthony) have a "woodcutter" and are in the Small Blind. That's decent...and"you" may want to raise and scare people out, since "you" will be first to act in the other rounds...which is NEVER good.
Calls $200	Calls $200	FOLD	Calls $100	Raises to $700
Calls $500	Raises to $1200		Calls $1000	Calls $500
Alex is a "tight" player. He usually only plays hands he is 99% sure will win. "You" should have folded against a raise and re-raise pre-Flop.
Calls $500
"You" should pray for a great Flop...
FLOP: 4♦ 2♠ 10♥
Hey, "you" got it! Top pair is excellent, especially with a high kicker. "You" should bet at least half the pot to protect your hand...
			CHECK	CHECK
CHECK	CHECK
"You" should be pretty sure by now that the raises were bluffs.
TURN: J♥
Ut oh...now there's an overcard on the Board. Any Jack can beat "you." Check...then fold at any bet.
			CHECK	CHECK
CHECK	Bets $2000		Calls $2000	FOLD
FOLD
Alex MUST have something. "You" should pray for a 10...
RIVER: Q♦ COMMUNITY: Q♦ J♥ 10♥ 4♦ 2♠
Not this time. Check and fold!
			CHECK
	Bets $2000		FOLD
As it turns out, Alex didn't have ANYTHING; he had 7♥ 6♥! "You" have been bluffed out of the pot! Still, it wasn't a BAD choice to fold on the River because who KNOWS what Alex had. "You" SHOULD have gotten out of the way pre-Flop...and you ended up losing $3000 more than you could have.
	WIN $10,800

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Alex Trebek	$15,800
Cheryl Hines	$10,700
Michael Vartan	$8700
Anthony Anderson	$8400
Amber Tamblyn	$6400

Blinds are now $200 (SB) and $400 (BB).

Cheryl	Anthony	Michael (D)	Amber (SB)	Alex (BB)
10♦ 7♦	7♠ 2♦	Q♠ 2♠	A♣ J♣	K♥ 8♠
FOLD	FOLD	FOLD	Calls $200	Raises to $1400
			Calls $1000
			66%	34%
FLOP: A♦ J♥ 6♥
			93%	7%
Daaaaaang! Amber flopped top two pair! Alex picked the WRONG time to bluff!
			Bets $2000	FOLD
			WIN $4800

Amber	Alex	Cheryl (D)	Anthony (SB)	Michael (BB)
J♣ 3♥	7♦ 3♦	J♠ 2♦	8♥ 5♣	K♦ 9♣
FOLD	FOLD	FOLD	Calls $200	CHECK
			36%	63%
FLOP: 5♦ 5♥ K♠
			90%	10%
Anythony flopped three 5s...BUT, a King will give both Anthony and Michael a full house...with Michael's being better.
			Bets $400	Raises to $2000
Michael made a "position raise". If Anthony re-raises or calls, it's a sign that he has a good hand. If he folds...well, you get the idea.
			Calls $1600
TURN: 5♠
			NUTS!	DEAD!
This is a DREAM scenario for Anthomy. He has four-of-a-kind...but Michael has a full house!
			CHECK	Bets $4000
Here, Anthony starts to look worried and wipes his face. When someone acts weak, they're probably VERY strong...and Anthony is overacting his part!
			Calls $4000
RIVER: K♣ COMMUNITY: 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ K♠ K♣
			CHECK	*ALL-IN* $2300
Phil: "If Anthony folds...I swear I'll shot myself in the face with a bazooka!"
			*ALL-IN* $1600
			5♣ 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ K♠	K♦ K♠ K♣ 5♦ 5♥
			WIN $16,000
Anthony slow-rolled Michael PERFECTLY! Teddy KGB would be proud!

Cheryl	Anthony	Michael (D)	Amber (SB)	Alex (BB)
9♥ 5♦	2♥ 2♠	A♣ 9♦	A♦ K♦	J♦ 2♦
FOLD	Calls $400	*ALL-IN* $500	Calls $300	Calls $100
	Calls $100
Any action between the other three players will be into the Side Pot. As such, percentages of winning will be divided between Main and Side. Since Michael can only win the Main Pot, only one percentage is there.
	28%/36%	13%	39%/47%	15%/16%
FLOP: 10♠ 3♣ J♣
	3%/4%	8%	35%/39%	51%/57%
			Bets $400 (Side)	Raises to $2400 (Side)
	Calls $2400 (Side)		Calls $2000 (Side)
TURN: Q♣
	DEAD!	23%	71%/NUTS!	DEAD!
Amber has "Broadway", an Ace-high straight! She's a lock for the Side Pot. Michael has a shot at the MAIN Pot, though; another club will give him the nut flush. Alex is dead for BOTH pots.
			Bets $1000 (Side)	Raises to $2000 (Side)
	FOLD		Raises to $3000 (Side)	Calls $1000 (Side)
		23%	71%/NUTS!	DEAD!
RIVER: J♥ COMMUNITY: J♣ J♥ Q♣ 10♠ 3♣
		DEAD!	NUTS!	DEAD!
Amber has locked BOTH pots! Michael is history!
			*ALL-IN* $1500 (Side)	Calls $1500 (Side)
		J♣ J♥ A♣ Q♣ 10♠	A♦ K♦ Q♣ J♣ 10♠	J♦ J♣ J♥ Q♣ 10♠
		*OUT - 5th Place*	WIN $2000 (Main) WIN $16,200 (Side)

Michael hugs everybody before heading for the Losers' Lounge for the first time. He curses himself for being suckered in as Dave directs him to the Couch O' Shame. Michael claims to have been "anally raped with a wooden spoon." O......kay. At least he was "raped" for a good cause: Pediatric Epilepsy Project gets $5000 real money thanks to Michael. After the commercial and before the chip count, Michael fakes a call on his cell phone, claiming he'll be at the World Series of Poker. Phil, on behalf of pro poker players everywhere, is looking FORWARD to having Michael at their table!

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Amber Tamblyn	$18,200
Anthony Anderson	$13,700
Cheryl Hines	$11,100
Alex Trebek	$7000

"Security! We have a loser at the table! Security to the table, please!" Robert Thompson is none too pleased that Michael has returned to the table in an attempt to "re-buy" back into the game. SOME tournaments allow that...but this ain't one of them. Security escorts the smiling Michael back to the Lounge.

Anthony	Amber (D)	Alex (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
10♣ 3♥	K♠ J♣	J♦ 8♦	9♥ 5♠
FOLD	Calls $400	Calls $200	CHECK
	46%	24%	28%
FLOP: 2♣ J♠ 4♦
	73%	19%	4%
		Bets $1000	FOLD
	Calls $1000
	77%	19%
TURN: 6♣
	93%	7%
		Bets $1000
	Calls $1000
RIVER: K♥ COMMUNITY: K♥ J♠ 6♣ 4♦ 2♣
	NUTS!	DEAD!
		Bets $1000
	Raises to $2000	FOLD
	WIN $8200

Blinds have gone up to $300 (SB) and $600 (BB).

Alex	Cheryl (D)	Anthony (SB)	Amber (BB)
Q♦ 6♠	A♥ 6♦	J♠ 9♦	J♦ 8♣
FOLD	Calls $600	Calls $300	CHECK
	48%	29%	19%
FLOP: A♠ Q♠ J♥
	69%	15%	10%
		CHECK	Bets $2000
	Calls $2000	Calls $2000
TURN: 6♥
	98%	0%	0%
Cheryl: "Thank you, Charlie (the dealer)!" (She's doing it again!)
		CHECK	Bets $2000
	Calls $2000	FOLD
	98%		2%
Only one card can save Amber: the last Jack to make "trips". Her chances are slim and none...
RIVER: K♣ COMMUNITY: A♠ K♣ Q♠ J♥ 6♥
	NUTS!		DEAD!
...and "slim" just left town.
			CHECK
	CHECK
	A♥ A♠ 6♦ 6♥ K♣		J♦ J♥ A♠ K♣ Q♠
	WIN $11,800

Amber	Alex (D)	Cheryl (SB)	Anthony (BB)
Q♦ 6♥	5♠ 5♣	J♠ 6♠	Q♣ J♣
FOLD	Raises to $1200	FOLD	Calls $600

	55%		45%
FLOP: K♣ K♥ 4♦
	70%		30%
			CHECK
	*ALL-IN* $3600		Calls $3600
TURN: Q♠
	5%		95%
The only thing that can save Alex from the Lounge is...
RIVER: 5♥
...a 5! Holy @#$%! What a suck-out!!
	5♠ 5♣ 5♥ K♣ K♥		K♣ K♥ Q♣ Q♠ J♣
	WIN $9900

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Cheryl Hines	$16,700
Amber Tamblyn	$16,200
Alex Trebek	$9900
Anthony Anderson	$7200

Alex	Cheryl (D)	Anthony (SB)	Amber (BB)
J♦ 4♥	5♦ 5♣	A♣ 10♥	5♥ 3♦
FOLD	Calls $600	Calls $300	CHECK
Cheryl to Anthony: "I liked the enthusiasm there..." Anthony: "Would you mind curbing it, please?"
	40%	50%	8%
FLOP: J♥ A♥ 8♦
	5%	93%	2%
		Bets $600	FOLD
	Calls $600
	5%	95%
TURN: 7♣
	2%	98%
		CHECK
	CHECK
RIVER: 8♣ COMMUNITY: 8♦ 8♣ A♥ J♥ 7♣
	DEAD!	NUTS!
		Bets $2000
	FOLD
		WIN $5000

Blinds are now $400 (SB) and $800 (BB).

Anthony	Amber (D)	Alex (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
Q♣ Q♦	6♠ 5♥	9♦ 2♦	K♥ 10♥
Calls $800	Calls $800	FOLD	CHECK
51%	19%		30%
FLOP: 3♥ 9♣ 3♦
77%	6%		17%
Anthony has "San Francisco Waiters" ("Queens with Treys")!
			Bets $1000
Calls $1000	Raises to $2000		FOLD
Calls $1000
94%	6%
TURN: 7♦
80%	20%
Amber needs a 4 or an 8 to make a straight.
CHECK	CHECK
RIVER: J♣ COMMUNITY: 3♥ 3♦ J♣ 9♣ 7♦
NUTS!	DEAD!
CHECK	Bets $3000
Calls $3000
Q♣ Q♦ 3♥ 3♦ J♣	3♥ 3♦ J♣ 9♣ 7♦
WIN $13,800
Now AMBER picked the wrong time to bluff.

Amber	Alex (D)	Cheryl (SB)	Anthony (BB)
A♣ 2♣	6♥ 5♦	J♦ 8♥	10♥ 6♦
Calls $800	FOLD	Calls $400	CHECK
46%		32%	22%
FLOP: K♣ J♠ 7♠
18%		76%	6%
		Bets $1500	FOLD
Calls $1500
19%		81%
TURN: K♥
7%		93%
		CHECK
CHECK
RIVER: Q♣ COMMUNITY: K♣ K♥ Q♣ J♠ 7♠
DEAD!		NUTS!
		Bets $2500
FOLD
		WIN $7900

Alex	Cheryl (D)	Anthony (SB)	Amber (BB)
Q♣ 10♦	9♠ 8♠	A♣ 5♥	4♥ 4♦
Raises to $1600	FOLD	FOLD	Calls $800
It's almost literally a coin toss: Amber's "sailboats" being a very slight underdog to Alex's overcards...
50%			49%
FLOP: Q♠ 8♦ J♥
90%			9%
...until Alex flopped top pair. Only a 4 can save her now.
			*ALL-IN* $1900
Calls $1900
TURN: J♣
95%			5%
RIVER: Q♥
BOAT! Alex makes a full house...and Amber is heading for the "confessional" that is the Losers' Lounge!
Q♣ Q♠ Q♥ J♥ J♣			Q♠ Q♥ J♥ J♣ 8♦
WIN $7400			*OUT - 4th Place*

Amber gets her drink and saunters to the Lounge to join Dave and Michael. The OJAI Foundation, which offers training in sustainable living, community building, healing and renewal, gets $5000 for Amber's participation. Phil has praise for Amber, saying she did just fine out there. Dave tried to convince Amber that it'll be fine in the Lounge...but Michael disagrees.

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Cheryl Hines	$22,600
Alex Trebek	$16,500
Anthony Anderson	$10,900

Blinds have gone up again and are now $500 (SB) and $1000 (BB).

Cheryl (D)	Anthony (SB)	Alex (BB)
Q♠ 9♠	K♥ 8♠	A♣ Q♣
Calls $1000	Calls $500	Raises to $3500
Calls $2500	FOLD
Anthony tossed-in his hand...literally. He does it with such force towards the dealer that a card is exposed to the dealer. The rules state that an exposed card must be shown to everybody, so the dealer shows the card to Alex and Cheryl...which can help them in deciphering their odds of winning.
27%		72%
FLOP: 7♣ 6♦ Q♥
14%		85%
Both flopped top pair, but Alex has the higher kicker (or "Rockette" as Dave likes to call it.)
		Bets $2500
Calls $2500
TURN: 4♦
7%		93%
		Bets $2500
Calls $2500
CHeryl: "Charlie, you know what I need right now..."
RIVER: 9♥ COMMUNITY: Q♥ 9♥ 7♣ 6♦ 4♦
NUTS!		DEAD!
...and she GETS it! Another suck-out!
		Bets $5000
Calls $5000
Q♠ Q♥ 9♠ 9♥ 7♣		Q♣ Q♥ A♣ 9♥ 7♣
WIN $28,000

And, now, the most INTERESTING CPS hand to date...

Anthony (D)	Alex (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
K♦ Q♠	A♥ 10♣	A♠ 10♦
Calls $1000	*ALL-IN* $5800	Calls $4800
Calls $4800
Once again, betting between Anthony and Cheryl (if any) will be on the side. There's a 54% chance that it'll end in a tie between Alex and Cheryl, given that they have identical hands. Only a flush can prevent this.
42%/43%	3%	1%/56%
FLOP: 4♦ 8♠ 3♦
28%/28%	0%	0%/72%
Both Alex and Cheryl can only split the Main Pot. Cheryl COULD make a diamond flush, but two more diamonds would give Anthony a BETTER flush. Chance of a tie: 72%
		CHECK
CHECK
TURN: 7♠
14%/14%	0%	0%/86%
The only way Anthony can win now is if a King or a Queen shows up on the River. Chances of a tie: 86%
		CHECK
CHECK
RIVER: 6♦ COMMUNITY: 8♠ 7♠ 6♦ 4♦ 3♦
DEAD!/DEAD!	TIE!	TIE!/NUTS!
It is a tie between Alex and Cheryl for the Main Pot. BUT, if Cheryl has the guts to bet, the Side Pot between her and Anthony will be all hers as her Ace-high beats Anthony's King-high.
		CHECK
CHECK
Obviously, she DOESN'T have the guts. Ah, well...
K♦ Q♠ 8♠ 7♠ 6♦	A♥ 10♣ 8♠ 7♠ 6♦	A♠ 10♦ 8♠ 7♠ 6♦
	WIN $8700	WIN $8700
Alex still lives as he and Sheryl essentially split Anthony's $5800 bet.

Alex (D)	Cheryl (SB)	Anthony (BB)
Q♠ Q♥	9♥ 4♠	K♣ 9♠
*ALL-IN* $8700
As Alex goes all-in, he maons and says, "I wanna go to bed!" Just like Anthony did before, that's a "tell" of strength.
	FOLD	*ALL-IN* $2600
72%		28%
Alex's bet is lowered to match Anthony's al-in. Anthony needs a King to survive...but he did the only thing he COULD do under the circumstances, seeing as how almost half his chips were in on the Big Blind anyway.
FLOP: 5♠ 2♠ 6♦
85%		14%
TURN: 8♦
83%		17%
More outs have opened up for Anthony. A 7 would make him a straight or a King a higher pair.
RIVER: 4♥
But neither one comes.
Q♠ Q♥ 8♦ 6♦ 5♠		K♣ 9♠ 8♦ 6♦ 5♠
WIN $5700		*OUT - 3rd Place*

After telling the two remaining players "Good game", Anthony walks quietly to the Lounge, yelling back as he enters, "MORE WINE!!" Dave has Anthony join Michael and Amber on the couch. The Anthony & Alvina Anderson Charitable Support Foundation (which helps run Charlotte's House for battered women and children) gains five "large" thanks to Anthony...and he talks with Michael about the "quads vs. full house" hand of earlier. Anthony says the 5 came back to haunt him. And he has one message for Cheryl Hines: "Kick Alex Trebek's ass!"

We are HEADS-UP between the master of answers and questions and the former Father of the Pride lioness. One will gain the Silver Chip and advance to the Final Table, one will be so close...and yet so not. Let's SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Cheryl Hines	$37,700
Alex Trebek	$12,300
It's far from a blow-out. One double-up by Alex and it'll almost be evened.

Alex (D) (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
J♥ 4♠	9♦ 7♦
Calls $500	CHECK
51%	47%
FLOP: A♣ 5♣ 2♥
75%	23%
	CHECK
CHECK
TURN: 7♥
16%	84%
	Bets $2000
FOLD
	WIN $4000

It doesn't seem fair...but the blinds are now up to $1000 (SB) and $2000 (BB).

Alex (D) (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
Q♣ 6♣	10♣ 5♦
Calls $1000	CHECK
65%	34%
FLOP: 9♣ 4♠ A♥
76%	23%
	CHECK
Bets $2500	FOLD
WIN $6500
It's not uncommon for players to play more hands when heads-up. It's also not uncommon for said players to fold when they don't get the Flop they want. It just might take two great hands to make a game out of this.

Cheryl (D) (SB)	Alex (BB)
J♦ 6♣	Q♥ 4♠
Raises to $4000
Alex to Cheryl: "Let me show you what I'm made of..."
	FOLD
"Guess I'm not made of much."
WIN $6000

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Cheryl Hines	$37,700
Alex Trebek	$12,300

Alex (D) (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
J♦ 10♥	7♦ 7♣
Raises to $4500	Raises to $12,300
Cheryl actually says, "I'll put (Alex) all-in."
*ALL-IN* $12,300
48%	51%
FLOP: 8♣ A♣ 5♣
16%	84%
Cheryl has a flush draw now.
TURN: K♦
16%	84%
Alex needs a Queen (for a straight), a Jack or a 10 (to make a higher pair) to win...but he can't get any of those as a club or Cheryl will win.
RIVER: J♠
Another suck-out at the river! And, as stated, we're just about even now!
J♦ J♠ A♣ K♦ 10♥	7♦ 7♣ A♣ K♦ J♠
WIN $24,600

A few hands later...

Alex (D) (SB)	Cheryl (BB)
K♦ 2♦	A♦ 10♦
Raises to $4500	*ALL-IN* $27,400
*ALL-IN* $22,600
Cheryl's bet is lowered to match Alex's all-in. Alex needs to make a pair to pull ahead.
33%	67%
FLOP: 5♣ 4♦ 9♣
24%	76%
TURN: 6♥
23%	77%
Alex can stay alive with a King or 2 to make a pair or a 3 to make a straight. That's 10 outs out of 44 cards left in the deck...
RIVER: A♠
...but not a one showed up.
A♠ K♦ 9♣ 6♥ 5♣	A♦ A♠ 10♦ 9♣ 6♥
*OUT - 2nd Place*	TOURNAMENT WINNER!

CELEBRITY	BIO
Anthony Anderson playing for the Anthony & Alvina Anderson Charitable Support Foundation	This comedic actor has been in films like "Barbershop", "My Baby's Daddy" and "King's Ransom". Will he be able to get some Hang Time at the table tonight or will his dreams of winning a bunch for his charity be blown to "Kingdom Come"?
Cheryl Hines playing for United Cerebal Palsy of Central Florida	She felt she was gonna throw up throughout her first appearance in the fourth tournament. Now the Curb Your Enthusiasm star is back to avenge herself...and to keep her stomach contents down. Will she be like Herbie (as in Fully Loaded) after tonight or will her performance make Phil Gordon wanna puke?
Amber Tamblyn playing for the OJAI Foundation	After some time on General Hospital and being in "The Ring", Amber landed the title role of the God-talking Joan of Arcadia. Will she be a ringer tonight or is God refusing to be her co-pilot this time?
Alex Trebek playing for the Smile Train	If you don't know THIS Canadian, you haven't been watching syndicated game shows for the past two decades. Alex has been the host of Jeopardy! for 21 years! Will he leave all questions about his poker playing behind or, like Ken Jennings in the "Ultimate Tournament of Champions", will he be humbled?
Michael Vartan playing for the Pediatric Epilepsy Project	Michael likewise lost his first prelim in the fourth tournament. But this star of Alias and "Monster In Law" is back and ready to go. Will he be "The Next Big Thing" or disappear into The Mists of Avalon?