TOURNAMENT 2
EPISODE 2

It's time once again for another round of the second tournament of CELEBRITY POKER SHOWDOWN, the charity tournament with BIG stakes!  There will be five games of five celebs each, with the winner of each game advancing to the Final Table and a big piece of the $250,000 Cingular Wireless(TM) Prize Pool for his/her charity.

Tonight, two return from the first tournament to try again against three newbies:

CELEBRITY BIO

Timothy Busfield
playing for the Malibu High School - Shark Fund 		After choking at the West Wing table of the first tournament, Timothy is back.  Will the man who plays press writer Danny Concannon on the NBC drama get sweet revenge...or will he once again be written out early?

Mo Gaffney
playing for Planned Parenthood Federation 		Another returning loser from last season, this comedienne and semi-regular on That '70s Show has returned.  Will she have Run of the House this time, or will her performance be anything BUT Absolutely Fabulous?

Dule Hill
playing for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 		Aside from being Presidential Aide Charlie Young on The West Wing, Dule was also in the NBC disaster (or is it "disastrous") mini-series "10.5".  Will he get the help he needs to win or will the table shake him up too much?

Danny Masterson
playing for Citizen's Commission on Human Rights 		For years now, Danny's played Steven Hyde on one of FOX's few GOOD shows, That '70s Show.  Will he get the "boogie fever" with his cards or will he be out faster than disco in 1980?

James Woods
playing for the American Stroke Association 		A veteran actor of many films including "Contact", "Any Given Sunday", Disney's "Hercules" and "Scary Movie 2", will this self-proclaimed "ace" get some of them tonight or is that "Against All Odds"? 

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 making him/her eligible for the Final Table later in the year.  At the announcers' position beside the Losers' Lounge are new host Dave Foley and poker expert Phil Gordon.  They'll be calling the action emanating from the main room.

All right, enough of this.  As Tournament Director Robert Thompson says. let's SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!

Initial blinds are $100 (SB) and $200 (BB).  The Dealer Button (D) starts on Dule.

James Timothy Dule (D) Mo (SB) Danny (BB)
10♦ 6♦ A♠ K♥ 3♠ 3♣ 8♥ 7♥ J♠ 4♥
FOLD Raises to $800 Raises to $1400 FOLD FOLD
Calls $600
FLOP: 5♠ 7♣ J♣
CHECK Raises to $500
FOLD
WIN $3600


Timothy Dule Mo (D) Danny (SB) James (BB)
J♣ 7♣ 8♥ 4♦ J♥ 8♠ Q♠ 7♠ 9♦ 4♥
Raises to $400 FOLD FOLD Calls $300 FOLD
FLOP: Q♣ Q♦ 4♠
Danny has flopped a set of Queens (or "six @#$s" in the vulgar sense). 
CHECK
Bets $1000 Calls $1000
TURN: A♥
CHECK
CHECK
RIVER: 8♣
COMMUNITY: Q♣ Q♦ 4♠ A♥ 8♣
Bets $1000
FOLD
WIN $4000




CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Danny Masterson $11,700
Dule Hill $11,600
James Woods $9800
Mo Gaffney $9700
Timothy Busfield $7200


Danny James Timothy (D) Dule (SB) Mo (BB)
K♣ J♦ 8♥ 8♣ 10♣ 2♦ K♠ 4♥ 10♦ 4♣
Raises to $600 Raises to $1200 FOLD FOLD FOLD
Calls $600
FLOP: J♣ 3♠ 6♣
Bets $600 Calls $600
TURN: 9♣
Bets $1200 FOLD
WIN $5100
Here, James showed the 8s before folding.  He didn't HAVE to...and it gives some insight to Danny as to what kind of player James is.


James Timothy Dule (D) Mo (SB) Danny (BB)
J♦ 10♥ 6♥ 4♠ 6♣ 4♣ Q♠ 9♦ 4♥ 3♣
Calls $200 FOLD Calls $200 Calls $100 CHECK
This is the first time in CPS history that four people have stayed in a televised hand!
FLOP: 3♦ 6♦ 3♠
Danny flopped "trips crabs"!  But Dule has two (low) pair.
FOLD CHECK
CHECK Raises to $1000 Calls $1000
FOLD
Mo didn't have to fold; she could have just checked, then folded when Dule bet.
TURN: 7♣
CHECK
Bets $2000 Calls $2000
RIVER: 6♠
COMMUNITY: 6♦ 6♠ 3♦ 3♠ 7♣
Had Timothy stayed in, he'd have the same full house as Dule's (6s full of 3s), which is better than Danny's (3s full of 6s).
CHECK
Bets $3000 Calls $3000
6♣ 6♦ 6♠ 3♦ 3♠ 3♣ 3♦ 3♠ 6♦ 6♠
WIN $12,800


Timothy Dule Mo (D) Danny (SB) James (BB)
A♦ K♠ Q♥ 10♣ Q♠ 7♣ K♥ 2♦ 7♥ 5♠
Raises to $400 Raises to $900 Calls $900 FOLD FOLD
Calls $500
Even before Tim raised, James was saying, "I have a monster hand here"...then claimed he wanted to be charitable.  James' was the worst hand of the five!
FLOP: 8♠ 10♠ 10♥
Dule has flopped "30 miles of bad road"!
CHECK Bets $2500 FOLD
FOLD
WIN $5500
Before folding, Mo looks at her cards and says, "Take another look at these beauties"...to which James, across the table from her, replies, "I was just doing the same thing..."


CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Dule Hill $21,500
Mo Gaffney $9400
James Woods $8200
Timothy Busfield $5600
Danny Masterson $5300

Blinds are now $200 (SB) and $400 (BB).
Dule Mo Danny (D) James (SB) Timothy (BB)
Q♦ 7♥ 9♦ 8♦ A♠ Q♠ A♥ 10♥ 8♣ 5♣
FOLD Raises to $800 Raises to $1600 FOLD FOLD
Calls $800
James asks Danny if he has pocket aces since, "that's the only thing that can beat me".  He was lying, of course, but not by much; Danny would've been a decent favorite with his suited Big Chick over James' "blackjack". 
FLOP: K♠ 6♣ 4♦
CHECK CHECK
TURN: 7♦
Mo has a flush draw, needing another diamond, and a straight draw, needing a 10 or a 5.  That's 21 outs, folks.
Bets $800 FOLD
WIN $4600
Mo finally takes a pot!


Dule Mo Danny (D) James (SB) Timothy (BB)
A♣ 7♣ K♠ 3♦ J♠ 2♠ Q♠ 10♦ 7♦ 6♠
Raises to $1000 Calls $1000 FOLD FOLD FOLD
FLOP: K♦ 4♠ A♠
Bets $3000 Calls $3000
TURN: 3♠
Mo has a pair of Kings and a nut flush draw.  She's about an 85% fave to win.
CHECK Raises to $4000
Calls $4000
RIVER: A♦
COMMUNITY: A♠ A♦ K♦ 4♠ 3♠
Where is Dule's luck COMING FROM?!  He has three Aces!!  But...how can Mo fold Aces and Kings?
ALL-IN
$15,200		 FOLD
WIN $31,800
As Mo ponders, Danny dares her to do a cartwheel...which she does...then promptly folds her hand.

Blinds are now up to $300 (SB) and $600 (BB).
Mo Danny James (D) Timothy (SB) Dule (BB)
A♦ Q♠ J♣ 2♦ K♥ J♥ K♦ J♠ Q♦ 2♥
Raises to $1200 FOLD Calls $1200 ALL-IN
$2300		 FOLD
FOLD Calls $1100
James and Timothy have the exact same hand.  The only way the pot won't be split is if one of them gets a flush alone.
FLOP: 7♥ J♦ 5♥
Ut oh...James is on a flush draw.  One more heart and Timothy is gone.
TURN: 5♣
RIVER: 10♠
J♥ J♦ 5♥ 5♣ K♥ J♠ J♦ 5♥ 5♣ K♦
WIN $3200 WIN $3200
As stated, they have the same hand - Motown (Jacks 'n' Fives) with a King kicker - so they split the pot evenly.


CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Dule Hill $30,600
James Woods $8300
Danny Masterson $4300
Mo Gaffney $3600
Timothy Busfield $3200

Blinds are up again, this time to $400 (SB) and $800 (BB).
Danny James Timothy (D) Dule (SB) Mo (BB)
K♠ 8♦ 10♥ 4♦ 6♣ 4♣ 6♦ 5♣ Q♥ Q♣
FOLD FOLD FOLD Calls $400 ALL-IN
$1000
Calls $200
Once again, James bluffs, saying his "CB hand" is "beyond belief"...before folding.  Mo's "ladies" is a MAJOR favorite to Timothy's 6-5 offsuit
FLOP: 2♣ 3♠ 5♠
Dule has a pair of 5s and an inside straight draw...and Timothy WOULD have had a straight.
TURN: 4♥
ARRRRRGH!  Dule has a straight!  And Mo is drawing dead.  Only thing that can save her is if a 6 shows up on the River, thus giving the Board a straight and splitting the pot.
RIVER: 9♠
6♦ 5♣ 4♥ 3♠ 2♣ 5♠ 9♠ Q♥ Q♣ 2♣ 3♠ 5♠ 4♥ 9♠
WIN $2000 OUT - 5th Place

"Is that the saddest thing you saw in your LIFE?!" asks a down-hearted Mo as she greets David in the Loser's Lounge.  "Who keeps a 5-6 offsuit?!" she demands to know.  David simply states, "Dule has lost the ability to lose.  Ah, well, at least Mo can juggle koosh-balls while Bravo puts $5000 in her name into the account of Planned Parenthood.  But, now, back to the action!
James Timothy (D) Dule (SB) Danny (BB)
6♠ 2♥ Q♠ J♠ 3♥ 2♦ Q♥ J♣
FOLD Raises to $2000 FOLD Calls $1200
Again, Timothy has the same exact hand as Danny rank-wise.  Only a flush can break the tie.
FLOP: 5♥ A♥ 2♣
CHECK
ALL-IN
$600		 Calls $600
TURN: 6♥
RIVER: 5♠
5♥ 5♠ A♥ Q♠ J♠ 5♥ 5♠ A♥ Q♥ J♣
WIN $2600 WIN $2600
And, once again, Timothy splits a pot.


CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Dule Hill $33,300
Danny Masterson $7600
James Woods $6500
Timothy Busfield $2600

Antes have gone up to $0 and blinds are now $500 (SB) and $1000 (BB).
Timothy Dule (D) Danny (SB) James (BB)
A♦ 3♣ J♥ 9♥ 6♣ 4♣ A♥ J♦
ALL-IN
$2600		 Raises to $4200 FOLD FOLD
Timothy's a slight favorite.
FLOP: 7♦ J♣ 6♠
Dule makes a pair of "hooks" on the Flop...
TURN: A♠
...which is trumped by Timothy's Aces on the turn...
RIVER: J♠
...which is THEN trumped by Dule's THIRD Jack on the River!  Such is the nature of Hold 'Em.
A♦ A♠ J♣ J♠ 7♦ J♥ J♣ J♠ A♠ 9♥
OUT - 4th Place WIN $6700
BTW, had James stayed in, he would've had a full house, Jacks full of Aces.

Though Timothy IS bummed to lose to such a bad beat, it wasn't unexpected for him.  David, as he welcomes him, calls it "an astonishing way to go out."  At least 5 "large" goes to Malibu High School.  Timothy says, "Their theater department is like any other arts department; it struggles."  But, back at the table, it's down to three!
Danny (D) James (SB) Dule (BB)
10♠ 9♠ A♠ 4♠ Q♣ 6♣
Calls $1000 Raises to $3000 FOLD
FOLD
WIN $5000
During the hand, Mo serves the drinks, giving a "bunny dip" at James' request.


Danny (D) James (SB) Dule (BB)
A♣ J♥ 5♠ 5♦ Q♠ 10♦
Raises to $3000 Raises to $4600 FOLD
ALL-IN
$4600
James asks how many chips Danny has left, usually an indication that one's going to "tap" someone (force someone all-in).  As he ponders, Dule tells James that, if he DOES tap Danny, he won't raise into a side pot.  It's a race situation between the "Ajax" and the "speed limit".
FLOP: K♦ 9♥ 6♥
Here, James asks Danny if he wants to split the pot evenly.  But Robert Thomspon says, "We don't chop here."  "Chop" means to split the pot before the hand ends.  In tournament poker, you have to see each hand out; you can't offer to draw like in chess.
TURN: 9♠
RIVER: J♦
BAM!  Danny gets a pair of Jacks on the River and doubles up!
J♥ J♦ 9♥ 9♠ A♣ 9♥ 9♠ 5♠ 5♦ K♦
WIN $10,200


CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Dule Hill $37,900
Danny Masterson $10,200
James Woods $1900


Danny (D) James (SB) Dule (BB)
9♠ 4♣ 7♦ 6♣ J♦ 10♥
FOLD Calls $500 Raises to $3000
ALL-IN
$900
Dule's bet is lowered to match James' $900 all-in.
FLOP: 5♣ Q♣ Q♠
TURN: 10♣
Dule has two pair, James has a flush draw needing another...
RIVER: 2♣
...CLUB!
Q♣ 10♣ 6♣ 5♣2♣ Q♣ Q♠ 10♥ 10♣ J♦
WIN $1800
And that, my friends, was Dule's FIRST bad beat of the game!

Here we go again; blinds are up to $1000 (SB) and $2000 (BB).
James (D) Dule (SB) Danny (BB)
A♣ 9♦ 10♥ 8♣ 4♥ 4♣
Raises to $4000 FOLD ALL-IN
$7200
ALL-IN
$6800
Dann'y bet is lowered.  It's another race.  The "fours" are strong in Danny, but James DOES have overcards.  Any Jack or 9 will beat Danny's "sailboats".
FLOP: 2♠ Q♦ J♣
TURN: 7♥
RIVER: K♠
COMMUNITY: 2♠ Q♦ J♣ 7♥ K♠
A♣ K♠ Q♦ J♣ 9♦ 4♥ 4♣ K♠ Q♦ J♣
OUT - 3rd Place WIN $14,600

The most educated poker player at the table sulks back to join his "little loser buddies".  He bemoans the fact that he blew that full house when Timothy was knocked out...but, deep down, he still thinks he made the right play there...as does Phil Gordon.  So, while the American Stroke Association gets $5000 into their account (and Mo teaches Timothy and James how to juggle), it's down to HEADS-UP between the West Winger and the "throwback" actor.  So let's SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!
Dule (D) (SB) Danny (BB)
A♥ 3♥ 6♠ 6♥
Raises to $5000 ALL-IN
$14,000
FOLD
WIN $19,000
The crowd tells Dule to raise...but Dule tells the crowd that this is what Allison Jenny did in HER CPS table last year...and she LOST!  So he folds. 

Now it's time to play HOW WOULD YOU PLAY IT?  We'll only show Dule's hand at first and see if you can figure out what to do against Danny...

Danny (D) (SB) Dule (BB)
??? ??? K♥ K♠
"You" (Dule) have the second best starting hand in poker: pocket Kings.  Danny could still try to slow-roll "you", though, so, if "you're" going to raise, "you" should just raise a modest amount.
Calls $1000 Raises to $6000
Calls $4000
FLOP: A♥ 4♠ A♦
"You" have the two highest pair in the deck.  However, "your" opponent COULD have an Ace.  After all, why would he call a raise against "your" "cowboys"?  So it's best to bet moderately and feel him out.
Bets $5000
ALL-IN
$13,000		 Calls $8000
If a player raises THAT much against "your" Kings, an Ace in the hole may be a possibility. Instead of calling, "you" should've folded...
A♠ 9♠ K♥ K♠
And Dule is paying for his aggressive play.  Danny DOES have an Ace, making three "bullets".  Only a King can save him now.
TURN: 2♥
RIVER: 4♦
A♠ A♥ A♦ 4♠ 4♦ K♥ K♠ A♥ A♦ 4♠
WIN $38,000

A few hands later...

CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Danny Masterson $35,000
Dule Hill $15,000

Blinds are up yet again, this time to $3000 (SB) and $5000 (BB).
Dule (D) (SB) Danny (BB)
10♦ 7♣ 7♠ 5♠
Calls $2000 CHECK
FLOP: Q♦ 8♣ 9♦
Both flopped a straight draw; Danny's is a "gut-buster" (needing a 6) while Dule's is "open-ended" (needing a Jack or a 6).
CHECK
ALL-IN
$24,000		 FOLD
WIN $35,000


Dule (D) (SB) Danny (BB)
8♦ 7♠ A♦ K♦
ALL-IN
$37,000		 ALL-IN
$13,000
Danny's "Big Slick" is a heavy have...
FLOP: 7♥ 7♦ 2♦
...until Dule hits the "slot machine" (7-7-7).  But Danny DOES have the nut flush draw, needing only one diamond...
TURN: 5♣
RIVER: 4♦
COMMUNITY: 7♥ 7♦ 2♦ 5♣ 4♦
...which drowns Dule at the River!
7♠ 7♥ 7♦ 8♦ 5♣  A♦ K♦ 7♦ 4♦ 2♦
WIN $26,000
Danny: "8-7 off-suit?! I swear to God, I'm all-in from this point."


CURRENT CHIP COUNT
Danny Masterson $26,000
Dule Hill $24,000


Danny (D) (SB) Dule (BB)
9♦ 8♣ K♣ 8♠
ALL-IN
$26,000		 ALL-IN
$24,000
Dule's a big fave here...
FLOP: K♦ 6♥ 5♠
...solidified by a pair of "cowboys".  But Danny DOES have a straight draw, needing a 7/
TURN: J♥
RIVER: 4♥
K♦ J♥ 9♦ 8♣ 6♥ K♣ K♦ J♥ 8♠ 6♥
WIN $48,000
Here, Dule gets up to shake Danny's hand, thinking the match was over.  But Danny STILL has $2000 left...and all you need, as they say, is a "chip and a chair" to stay alive.


Dule (D) Danny
Calls $2000 ALL-IN
$2000
Since Danny cannot call the blind, he's all-in before the cards are even dealt.  No bets this time; just turning of cards. 
Q♣ J♠ K♦ Q♥
Good deal for Danny; he's about a 3-1 fave.
FLOP: 8♣ 10♦ K♥
Danny has a pair of Kings...but Dule has an open-ended straight.  An Ace or a 9 will help tremendously.
TURN: J♦
Dule now has a pair.  He needs a Jack to make "trips" and win.  A 9 or an Ace would now SPLIT the pot, since it would give BOTH players a straight.
RIVER: A♦
A♦ K♥ Q♣ J♠ 10♦ A♦ K♦ Q♥ J♦ 10♦
WIN $2000 WIN $2000


Danny (D) Dule
ALL-IN
$2000		 Calls $2000
Same deal: Danny cannot call the blind, so he's all-in. 
7♦ 5♠ Q♦ 3♣
NOT so good a deal this time.  Dule's "gay waiter" is a BIG fave over Danny's "Heinz" (5-7).
FLOP: 3♠ J♥ A♥
Dule has "crabs"...but Danny still has two "overcards" and two cards left to put him ahead.
TURN: J♠
Dule now has TWO pair.  But Danny can STILL win with one of three 7s or one of three 5s...6 total outs out of 44 possible cards left.
RIVER: 4♥
Nope...
J♥ J♠ A♥ 7♦ 5♠ J♥ J♠ 3♣ 3♠ A♥ 
OUT - 2nd Place TOURNAMENT WINNER!

And, so, while Danny's Citizen's Commission on Human Rights gets $5000, it's Dule Hill who gets the collectable silver chip that signifies a Final Table participant.  His charity, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, has a chance at receiving the $100,000 Grand Prize...if Dule wins the Final Table!