Celebrity Host: Laura Prepon ("That 70's Show")
Players: Chris Masterson ("Malcolm in the Middle"), Danny Masterson ("That 70s Show"),Ike Barinholtz (poker buddy), Travis Case (Masterson brothers' friend)

Greetings from the ol' "Game Show Man," Joe Van Ginkel with this week's Hollywood Hold 'Em recap.

Hollywood Hold 'Em is best described as MTV Cribs meets Celebrity Poker Showdown. Hosted by professional poker player Phil Laak (best known for his grey pull-over hoodie, fur which he is known as the Unabomber, not to mention his wiseacre personality), the show is set at a poker-junkie celebrity's house. The identity of the "celebrity host" changes each week. Also invited to each game are two of the celebrity's best poker playing friends, and two other poker playing celebrities. The winner of the game receives $10,000 cash.

This week's game is held at series creator Laura Prepon's house. After a brief tour of Prepon's home (including a quick game of pool and a look at Prepon's kitchen), the game gets under way. Joining Laak and Prepon are her boyfriend Chris Masterson of "Malcolm in the Middle," and his brother (and Prepon's "That 70's Show" co-star) Danny, as well as their friends, Ike Barinholtz and Travis Case.

Laak explains that the game is the now ubiquitous game of no-limit Texas Hold 'Em, and that each player starts with $2,000 in chips.

In the first hand, Chris flops two pair, but Ike with his small pocket pair calls him down, and gets a straight draw on the turn. Ike makes his straight on the river, winning the pot.

In the next hand, Danny and Travis go at it. Both players flop a pair and a straight draw; Danny has the better pair and the better straight draw. Danny bets, and Travis calls, bringing up the turn which gives Danny the nut straight. Danny puts on his novelty glasses; similar to those used by Greg "Fossilman" Raymer at the 2004 World Series of Poker, but with only one lens. Both players bet again, and the river puts a straight on the board. But Danny's straight is still the best one possible, and he bets. Travis pays him off with the call, and Danny wins the pot.

Next, Chris catches pocket Jacks and bets out, while Danny catches pocket Aces and smooth calls him. The others quickly get out of their way. The flop gives both Masterson brothers two pair, but Danny has the better two pair. Chris checks, and Danny bets, by Chris quickly raises back at him. But Danny knows he has the better hand, and goes all in. Chris folds…only to have Laak deal the turn <Monty Hall>"just for funsies"</MH>, revealing that a third Jack would have come on the turn, giving Chris a full house. Oops.

Chris, Laura and Ike play the next hand. The flop gives Ike two pair, but Chris gets an inside straight draw. A strong bet from Ike makes Laura throw her hand away. Chris tries to cajole the card he needs out of Laak, but after a quick statistical analysis from the pro, Chris is convinced he's the underdog and throws his hand away…but again, Laak deals the turn and again the card that would have made Chris's hand appears. Can you say "tilt?"

The next big hand is undoubtedly the hand of the show. Laura begs Laak to "give me a hand," and she manages to flop a spade flush…but Ike holding "big slick" - an Ace and a King, both spades this particular hand - flops the heavyweight champion of poker hands…a royal flush, THE first one to be seen on any of the newer poker shows since the advent of the World Poker Tour. Ike bets small on the flop, but Laura raises, and Ike calls. Ike checks on the turn, prompting Laura to bet out, which Ike calls. On the river, bets out, and Laura calls him. At the showdown, Laura shows her spade flush, but Ike shows the royal, and the group goes nuts. (Laura: "That's amazing. I'm not even mad.")

Later, Travis raises the blinds with 6-4 offsuit, absolute rags by anyone's standards, prompting Laura to raise all-in with A-10 of hearts. The flop pairs Laura's Ace giving her an early lead. The 7 on the turn gives Travis an inside straight-draw…and the river makes it for him, putting the kibosh on Laura for the evening.

On the next hand, Ike bets with "Doyle Brunson" - 10-2, so named for the hand poker legend Doyle Brunson used to win the WSOP during the seventies - and both Masterson brothers call, Chris with 10-6 offsuit and Danny with j-6 off suit. The flop gives Ike and Chris trip tens, but Chris has the better kicker. The Masterson brothers check, prompting Ike to bet big. But Chris checkraises all-in; Danny folds, and Ike calls him. The hands are turned over and Ike sees the spot he's in. The turn brings a nine - which would make the hand a split pot…until a two comes up on the river, giving Ike a full boat, and doubling him up. Looks like the poker buddies are beating the celebs tonight.

Danny, Travis and Ike go at it on the next hand. Danny bets with K-7 offsuit, while Travis raises with pocket Jacks and Ike with pocket 8's, calls. Danny folds. A rainbow flop - cards of three different suits - comes off, helping neither player, prompting Travis to bet big and Ike to call him. The turn gives Ike a set of 8's. Travis goes all-in with his Jacks, but Ike quickly calls him. Travis realizes he's in trouble, and the river gives Ike another boat. Ike doubles up again.

Travis bets on the next hand with an A-5 offsuit. But Chris, on the short stack, quickly moves all-in with K-J offsuit. Chris, wearing a grey sweater with a hood, decides to make like Laak, and pulls the hood over his head. Travis decides to fold.

Later, Chris decides to bluff all-in before the flop with an 8-2 of spades, but Danny has pocket Queens, and moves all-in. The flop drills Chris into the ground: the other two Queens come off. A flush comes off on the turn for Chris, but the four Queens are the nuts on this hand, and Chris is toast.

On the next hand, Danny catches "Phil Hellmuth's Hand" - the 9 of spades and the 9 of clubs - raising all-in. Travis with 10-9 offsuit, calls, and Ike folds. K-Q-3 is the flop, and a second 3 comes on the turn. Only a Jack or a 10 will give Travis the pot…and the 10 comes up. Travis wins the hand, and doubles up.

Next, Travis gets pocket 6s and again moves all in. Ike decides to call with 10-7 spades, and Danny gets out of their way. The flop pairs Ike's 7…the turn comes up a blank…and a Queen on the river gives Ike the win, rubbing Travis out of the game.

Danny and Ike go heads-up for the rest of the game, and a quick montage shows the war between them, which Ike appears to be winning. On the next full hand shown, Danny raises the blinds with K-Q offsuit, into Ike's 8-7 offsuit. The flop gives Ike two pair, but Danny goes all in. Ike calls, with a big lead over Danny in the hand. But a King comes off on the turn, and Danny sits stone face as it appears. A Queen comes on the river, and Danny doubles up, flexing his arm even as Laak pushes him his newly won chips (Ike: "The tides…have just turned.")

Another montage shows the next hand, which Danny plays aggresively, eventually going all-in once again. Danny's aggression makes Ike fold giving Danny another pot.

On the next hand, Danny quickly moves all-in with Q-4 of diamonds, and Ike calls with K-J of clubs…if Ike wins the hand, he wins the game. If not, Danny will double up once again. The flops gives Danny two pair…the turn and river are both blanks, and Danny wins yet another pot.

Another montage shows Danny with a series of folds against Ike. Going into the next shown hand, Danny has a monster chip lead over Ike, but both men flop two pair, and Ike has the better two pair. Danny checks and Ike bets. Danny calls and the turn comes up blank for both men. Danny checks, Ike bets, and Danny calls. The river pairs the turn, but it doesn't affect the outcome: Ike wins the hand with the better two pair.

Eventually, the chip lead goes back to Ike, and another montage shows both players winning hands with all-ins; and eventually the chip lead goes once again to Danny. Finally Danny goes all-in with A-3 offsuit, and Ike calls with 3-6 of clubs. The flop comes 5-A-6, giving both men a pair, but Danny has the better pair. The turn comes 10 of spades…and the river comes 4 of clubs. Danny wins the hand, the game and the $10,000.

Next week: we're off to Macaulay Culkin's house, where he'll do battle with two more "That 70's Show" stars, Mila Kunis and Wilmer Valderrama, along with two of his friends for another $10,000.

For GSNN, this is the "Game Show Man," Joe Van Ginkel…spread the love.