And, so...for the hundreds in the studio audience at the Palms Casino Resort in beautiful Las Vegas...and the hundreds of thousands watching at home...LLLLLLLLLET'S GET READY TO SHUFFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE! Here are the combatants for this bout:
Tournament Director Robert
Thompson acts as Mills Lane this time, wanting a good, clean poker game. Watch the low pairs and rabbit hunting and go to a neutral bar when a player is sucked-out. Shake hands and come out betting! Let's GIT IT ON! Or, in the poker varlance, let's SHUFFLE UP AND
DEAL!
Blinds start at $100 (SB) and $200 (BB). The Dealer Button (D) starts on Kathy, meaning Cheryl posts the Small Blind, Stephen posts the Big Blind and Eddie is first to act.
As for the hosts' Picks O' Doom...well, they decide not to jinx anybody by DELIBERATELY picking someone this time. Instead, Phil mixes up the players' info cards and Dave draws two, one for him and one for Phil. Dave picks Cheryl...and is sad. Phil's pick is Andrew...and he's satisfied.
Eddie |
Andrew |
Kathy (D) |
Cheryl (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
A♥ J♣ |
J♥ 6♦ |
7♥ 2♠ |
4♣ 3♣ |
J♠ 3♦ |
Raises to $600 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
WIN $900 |
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Many hands in pro poker tournaments end this way: with one person betting big with a decent hand and everyone else bailing with skunky hands. |
Andrew |
Kathy |
Cheryl (D) |
Stephen (SB) |
Eddie (BB) |
6♠ 6♥ |
A♠ 7♦ |
K♣ 2♥ |
A♥ 5♣ |
10♦ 4♦ |
Raises to $400 |
Calls $400 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
58% |
42% |
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As mentioned, these are the odds that someone will win the hand outright. And thanks to twodimes.net for their killer poker calculator! |
FLOP: 6♦ 9♣ 8♥ |
78% |
20% |
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Andrew has flopped "The Devil's Hand" (6-6-6)! HOWEVER, Kathy DOES have an open-ended straight draw, needing a 5 or a 10 to make a straight. |
Bets $200 |
Raises to $500 |
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Calls $300 |
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TURN: 8♦ |
NUTS! |
DEAD! |
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Andrew now has a full house (6s full of 8s) and cannot lose this hand. |
Bets $500 |
Calls $500 |
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RIVER: 7♣
COMMUNITY: 8♥ 8♦ 9♣ 7♣ 6♦ |
Bets $1000 |
Calls $1000 |
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6♠ 6♥ 6♦ 8♥ 8♦ |
8♥ 8♦ 7♦ 7♣ A♠ |
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WIN $5100 |
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Kathy |
Cheryl |
Stephen (D) |
Eddie (SB) |
Andrew (BB) |
9♠ 7♣ |
A♥ 2♠ |
Q♥ J♠ |
Q♦ 7♦ |
J♦ 3♠ |
FOLD |
Calls $200 |
Calls $200 |
Raises to $600 |
FOLD |
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FOLD |
Calls $400 |
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66% |
25% |
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Andrew says he hates playing with actors because he can't tell if they're bluffing or not. Kathy promises to wink to him when she's bluffing. |
FLOP: 6♣ 8♦ 6♦ |
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38% |
47% |
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No "Devil's Hand" this time...but Eddie DOES have a flush draw, needing another diamond. |
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Bets $1000 |
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FOLD |
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WIN $2600 |
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But who needs a draw when you can scare your opponent out with a big bet? |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Andrew Firestone |
$12,500 |
Eddie Cibrian |
$11,100 |
Cheryl Hines |
$9700 |
Stephen Collins |
$9100 |
Kathy Najimy |
$7600 |
Cheryl |
Stephen |
Eddie (D) |
Andrew (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
K♥ 7♣ |
6♦ 5♦ |
A♦ 8♠ |
J♥ 5♣ |
J♣ 9♣ |
FOLD |
Calls $200 |
Calls $200 |
Calls $100 |
CHECK |
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23% |
36% |
6% |
30% |
FLOP: K♦ 8♣ 6♥ |
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20% |
54% |
1% |
23% |
Eddie leads with a pair of eights. Stephen has sixes, Kathy has an outside chance at a straight or a flush...and Andrew is toast. Kathy tries not to wink or even BLINK! |
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CHECK |
Bets $500 |
As she bets, Kathy says , "I'm gonna cry! I'm so Meryl Streep now!" |
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FOLD |
Raises to $1500 |
FOLD |
Calls $1000 |
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71% |
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29% |
TURN: 6♠ |
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87% |
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13% |
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CHECK |
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Bets $3000 |
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FOLD |
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WIN $6800 |
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Eddie |
Andrew |
Kathy (D) |
Cheryl (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
Q♦ 9♠ |
A♥ 6♣ |
8♠ 4♥ |
8♦ 2♠ |
J♦ 7♦ |
Raises to $400 |
Calls $400 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls $200 |
34% |
37% |
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29% |
FLOP: 3♥ Q♠ 2♦ |
80% |
14% |
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6% |
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CHECK |
Bets $1500 |
FOLD |
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FOLD |
WIN $2800 |
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Hey, look who's in the audience? It's Greg "Fossilman" Raymer, winner of the 2004 World Series
of Poker Main Event and collector of $5 million for the effort. Phil smiles and says, "They'll let ANYONE in the audience!"
Andrew |
Kathy |
Cheryl (D) |
Stephen (SB) |
Eddie (BB) |
K♣ 6♣ |
A♦ 10♣ |
10♠ 6♥ |
A♥ 6♠ |
Q♦ 8♥ |
Raises to $400 |
Calls $400 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls $200 |
33% |
37% |
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30% |
FLOP: 8♦ 2♣ 10♥ |
19% |
58% |
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23% |
10s for Cheryl, 8s for Eddie...and crapola for Andrew again. |
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CHECK |
CHECK |
Bets $1000 |
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Calls $1000 |
FOLD |
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75% |
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25% |
TURN: 3♥ |
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87% |
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13% |
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Bets $2000 |
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Calls $2000 |
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RIVER: 4♣
COMMUNITY: 10♥ 8♦ 4♣ 3♥ 2♣ |
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NUTS! |
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DEAD! |
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CHECK |
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CHECK |
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10♣ 10♥ A♦ 8♦ 4♣ |
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8♥ 8♦ Q♦ 10♥ 4♣ |
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WIN $7300 |
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CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Andrew Firestone |
$11,300 |
Eddie Cibrian |
$10,600 |
Kathy Najimy |
$9800 |
Cheryl Hines |
$9400 |
Stephen Collins |
$8900 |
Cheryl |
Stephen |
Eddie (D) |
Andrew (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
10♣ 10♥ |
K♣ 9♦ |
K♥ Q♣ |
2♠ 2♦ |
9♣ 3♠ |
Raises to $1000 |
FOLD |
Calls $1000 |
Calls $900 |
FOLD |
46% |
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33% |
21% |
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FLOP: 7♣ 8♦ 7♥ |
69% |
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22% |
9% |
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CHECK |
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Bets $2000 |
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FOLD |
FOLD |
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WIN $5200 |
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Cheryl had bet about two-thirds of the pot, which is a "perfect" bet as far as Phil is concerned. It MUST be; she's won the hand. |
Blinds are now up to $200 (SB) and $400 (BB).
Eddie |
Andrew |
Kathy (D) |
Cheryl (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
K♠ 6♣ |
J♣ 8♣ |
A♥ J♦ |
4♠ 3♠ |
K♦ 6♦ |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls $400 |
Calls $200 |
CHECK |
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40% |
32% |
27% |
Kathy asks how much she can bet... and a guy in the audience shouts, "ALL THE WAY IN!!" (He would be shouting "advice" for most of the tournament.) |
FLOP: J♠ 9♠ 8♦ |
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46% |
39% |
14% |
Kathy leads with two "hooks", Cheryl has a flush draw and Stephen is grasping at straws. |
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CHECK |
CHECK |
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Bets $1000 |
Calls $1000 |
FOLD |
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59% |
39% |
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TURN: 5♦ |
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79% |
21% |
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CHECK |
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Bets $2000 |
FOLD |
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WIN $5200 |
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Cheryl tells Kathy that, when she bored, she can reach over and rub Stephen's chest hair. But Eddie proves HE can do that, too. Stephen tells Cheryl, "I'm 'curbing my enthusiasm'." Cheryl replies, "I'm in 8TH Heaven!" Kathy says, "And I'M a bachelor!" Cheryl: "And MOST of us are on 'Tilt'!" ("On tilt" is a poker term used when someone is playing wrecklessly) They don't mention that, maybe, Kathy and Cheryl could be a "Sister Act, too (2)" or the such...
Andrew |
Kathy |
Cheryl (D) |
Stephen (SB) |
Eddie (BB) |
8♣ 6♠ |
Q♥ Q♠ |
K♣ 10♦ |
8♥ 7♦ |
K♥ 5♠ |
FOLD |
Raises to $800 |
Calls $800 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
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75% |
25% |
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FLOP: A♠ 6♥ 4♣ |
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89% |
11% |
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Bets $1000 |
FOLD |
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WIN $3200 |
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Hear, Kathy SHOWS her "cowgirls". It's usually bad etiquette to show a winning hand when no one else "paid to see it". PLUS it gives away some of your strategy. But, hey, these are celebs; who says they ever HAD strategy?! |
Kathy |
Cheryl |
Stephen (D) |
Eddie (SB) |
Andrew (BB) |
Q♦ 3♦ |
9♥ 2♣ |
10♠ 6♥ |
J♥ 10♥ |
8♦ 6♠ |
Calls $400 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises to $1200 |
FOLD |
Calls $800 |
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56% |
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43% |
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FLOP: 8♠ 3♥ 4♥ |
49% |
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51% |
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Kathy has a pair of "crabs"...but Eddie's on a flush draw. |
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Bets $3500 |
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Calls $3500 |
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TURN: 7♣ |
61% |
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39% |
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Now Eddie has a STRAIGHT draw, too. A 5 will give him the straight to the 8. |
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ALL-IN
$4500 |
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Calls $4500 |
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Eddie was betting on a "semi-bluff", hoping to hit SOMETHING on the River. This is also called betting "on the come" (taken from craps). Eddie needs a 9, a 10, a Jack or any heart to double-up - 15 outs total out of 42 cards left in the deck... |
RIVER: 6♣ |
NUTS! |
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DEAD! |
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...but he couldn't get a one. |
3♦ 3♥ Q♦ 8♠ 7♣ |
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J♥ 10♥ 8♠ 7♣ 6♣ |
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WIN $18,800 |
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OUT - 5th Place |
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Eddie takes losing gracefully...except that he KNEW Mo wasn't sorry to see him go as she claims. He talks to himself about the hand as he heads for the Losers' Lounge to join Dave on the Couch O' Shame. He takes up some "stress relievers" that are on the table and orders a drink as he convalesces. The GOOD news is that the V Foundation for Cancer Research gets a whopping $7500 for Eddie's work at the Final Table. Phil says that Eddie did the right thing by going all-in...and it was just bad luck that he didn't get the card he needed.
CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Kathy Najimy |
$22,300 |
Andrew Firestone |
$9900 |
Cheryl Hines |
$9200 |
Stephen Collins |
$8600 |
(Sorry, no
HOW WOULD YOU PLAY IT? this time around; you're on your own at the poker tables this week)
Cheryl |
Stephen (D) |
Andrew (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
4♣ 2♠ |
5♦ 4♠ |
6♥ 6♠ |
8♥ 7♥ |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls $200 |
CHECK |
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|
47% |
52% |
FLOP: J♦ 9♦ K♦ |
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|
52% |
38% |
One could look at this and say, "SURELY there's a flush somewhere." There isn't, though. Kathy has a gut-buster straight draw and Andrew...still has 6s. |
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Bets $1000 |
Calls $1000 |
TURN: 10♥ |
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0% |
90% |
Sure enough, Kathy gets the Jack-high straight! Andrew's only hope is for a Queen to show on the River. This would give the Board a KING-high straight and, thus, Andrew and Kathy would split the pot. |
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CHECK |
Bets $2000 |
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|
FOLD |
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WIN $4800 |
Cheryl to Kathy: "Did you have a pair?"
Kathy: "Oh, BOY, did I have a 'pair'!" |
Kathy |
Cheryl (D) |
Stephen (SB) |
Andrew (BB) |
10♣ 5♥ |
8♠ 8♦ |
7♥ 6♥ |
Q♣ J♠ |
FOLD |
Raises to $1000 |
Calls $800 |
Calls $600 |
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41% |
18% |
41% |
FLOP: K♣ 6♠ 10♦ |
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32% |
15% |
53% |
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CHECK |
CHECK |
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Bets $2000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
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WIN $5000 |
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Cheryl is proving what Phil has said for years: "aggressive poker is WINNING poker". |
Stephen |
Andrew (D) |
Kathy (SB) |
Cheryl (BB) |
K♠ 4♣ |
Q♣ J♠ |
A♦ Q♦ |
Q♥ 5♦ |
FOLD |
Calls $400 |
Raises to $1100 |
FOLD |
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Calls $700 |
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27% |
62% |
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FLOP: A♠ 7♠ J♣ |
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14% |
85% |
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Bets $1000 |
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Calls $1000 |
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TURN: 7♦ |
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5% |
95% |
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Bets "four of these purples"
($2000) |
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Calls $2000 |
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RIVER: 3♣
COMMUNITY: 7♠ 7♦ A♠ J♣ 3♣ |
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DEAD! |
NUTS! |
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CHECK |
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CHECK |
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J♣ J♠ 7♠ 7♦ A♠ |
A♦ A♠ 7♠ 7♦ Q♦ |
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WIN $8600 |
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The prize of poker has gone up again; blinds are now $300 (SB) and $600 (BB).
Andrew |
Kathy (D) |
Cheryl (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
7♥ 5♦ |
A♦ Q♦ |
6♠ 5♥ |
10♦ 5♣ |
FOLD |
Raises to $1200 |
FOLD |
Calls $600 |
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76% |
|
24% |
FLOP: 7♠ 8♥ Q♥ |
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94% |
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6% |
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CHECK |
Kathy asks how many chips Stephen has left. This is usually a prelude to a "tap", or betting just enough to put an opponent all-in. |
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Bets $6600 |
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...and she does. |
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FOLD |
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WIN $9300 |
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CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Kathy Najimy |
$30,500 |
Cheryl Hines |
$9700 |
Stephen Collins |
$6600 |
Andrew Firestone |
$3200 |
Kathy |
Cheryl (D) |
Stephen (SB) |
Andrew (BB) |
Q♦ Q♠ |
7♥ 2♥ |
10♦ 5♠ |
J♥ 9♦ |
Calls $600 |
FOLD |
Calls $300 |
CHECK |
74% |
|
12% |
14% |
FLOP: 4♥ 4♣ 5♦ |
90% |
|
9% |
1% |
Both have flopped two pair...but Kathy's is WAY better. |
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ALL-IN
$6000 |
FOLD |
Calls $6000 |
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90% |
|
10% |
|
TURN: 7♦ |
95% |
|
5% |
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The only card that can save Stephen from elimination is... |
RIVER: 5♣ |
...A 5!! SUCK-OUT CITY!! |
Q♦ Q♠ 4♥ 4♣ 5♦ 7♦ 5♣ |
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5♠ 5♦ 5♣ 4♥ 4♣ |
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WIN $13,800 |
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In the Lounge, Eddie is angry. He couldn't get one of FIFTEEN outs to stay alive...and Stephen gets one of only TWO?! UNFAIR! |
Cheryl |
Stephen (D) |
Andrew (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
K♦ J♣ |
8♠ 8♦ |
9♦ 6♠ |
9♥ 4♥ |
Raises to $1200 |
Calls $1200 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
48% |
52% |
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FLOP: 7♠ K♥ 5♠ |
84% |
16% |
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Cheryl leads with Kings. As bets are considered, Kathy talks about how Eddie would stack his chips in one tall stack and "rub" it up and down. Kathy says it distracted her. (Nooooooo comment...) |
Bets $2000 |
Calls $2000 |
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TURN: 5♥ |
95% |
5% |
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|
CHECK |
Bets $6500 |
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As Cheryl ponders calling the bluff, she talks constantly. She thinks Stephen has a King, Aces or 5s to have bet so big. |
FOLD |
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WIN $13,800 |
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Cheryl talked herself into folding. Stephen does NOT show the pair, simply stating he had "the winning hand". |
Even before the cards are DEALT, the guy in the auidence yells for Andrew to go all-in" Being that he has so few chips, that MIGHT not be a bad idea.
Andrew |
Kathy (D) |
Cheryl (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
8♣ 4♠ |
Q♠ J♣ |
A♦ K♦ |
7♣ 2♣ |
FOLD |
Raises to $1200 |
Raises to $2400 |
FOLD |
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Calls $1200 |
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|
33% |
67% |
|
Cheryl is right to bet big on "Big Slick"; it's the best non-paired poker hand there is. |
FLOP: 3♣ 9♦ K♣ |
|
21% |
79% |
|
It's even BETTER when paired. HOWEVER, Kathy has an inside straight draw, needing a 10. Cheryl yells, "Guess what, people!" And she goes... |
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ALL-IN
$3500 |
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Calls $3500 |
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Now...Kathy's a 4-to-1 underdog...but she put in $3500 to win a pot of over $12,000...so she's getting about 3-to-1 "pot odds". But when your pot odds are better than oyur ACTUAL odds, it's best not to call. |
TURN: 10♣ |
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NUTS! |
DEAD! |
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OH! ANOTHER SUCK-OUT! Kathy has a straight and Cheryl is out! |
RIVER: 10♠ |
Not even two pair can beat a straight! |
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K♣ Q♠ J♣ 10♣ 9♦ |
K♦ K♣ 10♣ 10♠ A♦ |
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WIN $12,400 |
OUT - 4th Place |
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Cheryl hugs everyone...and Stephen admits to bluffing her out previously. Because of that, Cheryl CURSES Stephen all the way to the Lounge, where she's comforted by Dave and Eddie. She ALSO can't believe Kathy got the 10 she needed and ANOTHER one to boot! Ah, well, at least United Cerebal Palsy of Central Florida will get $10,000 for her participation. But she's still so @#$%ing mad at Stephen...that she has to stroke Dave's ruffled shirt to calm down. Whatever gets you through the season, Cheryl...
CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Kathy Najimy |
$30,400 |
Stephen Collins |
$17,300 |
Andrew Firestone |
$2300 |
Kathy (D) |
Stephen (SB) |
Andrew (BB) |
5♦ 2♣ |
A♦ 2♦ |
7♦ 7♣ |
Andrew has one request: not to be put all-in...because he wants to look at one of them and yell, "ALL-IN, B*TCH!" |
FOLD |
Raises to $1500 |
ALL-IN
$2300 |
Andrew doesn't use the "B*TCH" part...but he IS all-in. |
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Calls $800 |
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|
32% |
68% |
FLOP: A♥ 2♥ 8♠ |
|
91% |
9% |
EWWWW! Stephen flopped TWO PAIR! Andrew's in trouble; he needs to, literally, hit the "Jackpot" (7-7-7) to stay alive. To this end, Andrew starts the crowd chanting, "SEVEN! SEVEN! SEVEN!" |
TURN: 10♥ |
|
95% |
5% |
RIVER: 3♥ |
|
A♦ A♥ 2♦ 2♥ 10♥ |
7♦ 7♣ A♥ 10♥ 8♠ |
|
WIN $4600 |
OUT - 3rd Place |
Andrew's rose has wilted and he sulks to the Lounge. He's glad that $12,500 goes to Direct Relief International...but he KNEW he was outnumbered because both Stephen and Kathy had connections with God (in their series, anyway). Phil tells Andrew he did the right thing, getting all his money in with the best hand. But now they're having a great time...and Cheryl has two hunky guys beside her (Dave calls her the "female Dean Martin"). And look who ELSE joined the party? Rosie O'Donnell, who says she's "desperate for air time"!
So...we're down to two at last! The TV pastor against the lotsa-laugher playing
HEADS-UP! BRING OUT THE MONEY! Will the lion's share of the Beck's Premier Light(TM) $250,000 Prize Pool go towards stopping violence against women... or violence in GENERAL? Let's find ourselves a champion! Let's
SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!!!
CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Kathy Najimy |
$30,400 |
Stephen Collins |
$19,600 |
Blinds are now up to $400 (SB) and $800 (BB).
Stephen (D) (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
K♥ 3♥ |
7♥ 2♠ |
Calls $400 |
Raises to $1600 |
Talk about your major league bluffs! Kathy raised with the worst possible hand in poker! Heads-up, it's not AS bad...but statistics give 7-2 offsuit as 34% chance of winning ANY heads-up hand. |
Calls $800 |
|
65% |
34% |
FLOP: 10♣ 4♣ J♠ |
76% |
24% |
|
Bets $3000 |
FOLD |
|
|
WIN $6200 |
And, yet, with aggressive betting, Kathy's able to win ANYWAY. |
Stephen (D) (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
K♥ 5♣ |
K♠ 2♦ |
Raises to $1200 |
Calls $400 |
34% |
22% |
FLOP: 6♣ 9♣ 4♠ |
31% |
11% |
|
Bets $3000 |
FOLD |
|
|
WIN $5400 |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Kathy Najimy |
$34,000 |
Stephen Collins |
$16,000 |
Kathy (D) (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
A♦ 3♣ |
K♦ 6♠ |
Calls $400 |
CHECK |
60% |
40% |
FLOP: 8♣ K♥ J♠ |
13% |
87% |
|
Bets $3000 |
Kathy against asks for a chip count on Stephen... |
Calls $3000 |
...but she doesn't tap him. |
TURN: 8♦ |
7% |
93% |
|
CHECK |
Bets $11,800 |
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...until NOW, that is. |
|
FOLD |
WIN $19,400 |
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That's the THIRD TIME IN A ROW Stephen folded the best hand to an aggressive bet! |
Back in the Lounge, Rosie as joined the group on the couch. Cheryl calls Stephen a "pu$$y" and a "sissy"... but Rosie objects to that kind of language. There are a LOT of "lovable sissy boys" in the world...like Paul Lynde. Andrew uses "wimp" to describe Stephen... and Rosie's OK with THAT term.
Kathy (D) (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
7♠ 5♦ |
8♥ 7♣ |
Calls $400 |
CHECK |
24% |
62% |
FLOP: Q♠ K♣ 4♥ |
14% |
74% |
|
CHECK |
CHECK |
TURN: 5♠ |
84% |
16% |
|
CHECK |
Bets $1500 |
Calls $1500 |
Of all the times for Stephen to "grow a pair", THIS is NOT it! He needs a 6, 7 or 8. |
RIVER: A♣
COMMUNITY: A♣ K♣ Q♠ 5♠ 4♥ |
NUTS! |
DEAD! |
|
CHECK |
Bets $7900 |
FOLD |
WIN $12,500 |
|
Stephen says he's thinking about going all-in without looking at his cards. Phil says that Kathy should call IF she has a Q-7 or better (since that's an average hand).
Stephen (D) (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
9♦ 2♦ |
3♥ 2♥ |
ALL-IN (we're not told with how much, though) |
FOLD |
WIN |
|
Kathy (D) (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
Q♦ 9♦ |
Q♥ J♠ |
Raises to $1900 |
ALL-IN
$8700 |
Calls $6800 |
|
28% |
65% |
FINALLY, he has a ligit shot! |
FLOP: 2♦ 7♥ 3♥ |
16% |
82% |
Good... |
TURN: 4♠ |
7% |
93% |
Better... |
RIVER: 8♦ |
No pair...but he didn't NEED it! |
Q♦ 9♦ 7♥ 8♦ 4♠ |
Q♥ J♠ 8♦ 7♥ 4♠ |
|
WIN $17,400 |
A hand or two later...
CURRENT CHIP COUNT |
Kathy Najimy |
$31,600 |
Stephen Collins |
$18,400 |
Blinds have gone to $500 (SB) and $1000 (BB).
Kathy (D) (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
J♦ 5♠ |
8♠ 7♠ |
Raises to $2000 |
Raises to $4000 |
Calls $2000 |
|
52% |
47% |
FLOP: J♣ A♠ A♦ |
93% |
5% |
|
CHECK |
Bets $4000
("I'm putting in eight purples") |
FOLD |
WIN $12,000 |
|
For ONCE, Stephen is justified in folding to an aggressive bet. |
Stephen (D) (SB) |
Kathy (BB) |
Q♣ 3♥ |
K♦ 4♠ |
Calls $500 |
CHECK |
36% |
64% |
FLOP: 2♠ 6♠ 10♥ |
21% |
79% |
|
Bets $1000 |
Raises to $4000 |
Calls $3000 |
TURN: A♠ |
9% |
91% |
|
Bets $2000 |
FOLD |
|
|
WIN $12,000 |
Kathy (D) (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
K♦ K♥ |
J♣ 7♦ |
Calls $500 |
CHECK |
86% |
14% |
Can you say "slow roll"? 'Cause that's what Kathy is doing to poor Stephen. |
FLOP: 4♦ 5♥ 9♦ |
94% |
6% |
|
CHECK |
Bets $8400 |
FOLD |
WIN $10,400 |
|
Kathy (D) (SB) |
Stephen (BB) |
9♦ 3♠ |
10♦ 6♣ |
Calls $500 |
CHECK |
34% |
64% |
FLOP: J♠ 5♠ 9♠ |
88% |
9% |
|
ALL-IN
$6900 |
Calls $6900 |
TURN: 2♥ |
95% |
5% |
It's down to the wire now. Stephen needs a 10...as long as it isn't a 10 of spades. Otherwise... |
RIVER: A♠ |
...it is ALL OVER! |
A♠ J♠ 9♠ 5♠ 3♠ |
A♠ J♠ 10♦ 9♠ 6♣ |
CPS CHAMPION!!! |
OUT - 2nd Place |