TOURNAMENT 2
EPISODE 5
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, we have five brand new celebs scratching it out for their share of the prize pool:
CELEBRITY | BIO |
James Blake playing for Shriner's Hospital of Springfield, MA |
James is a professional tennis player and was ATP Player of the Year in 2001. Can he get Aces just like he serves on the court...or will he be force to make a "racquet" in the Lounge? |
Jon Favreau playing for Caring For Children & Families with AIDS |
Jon is executive producer and host of the Independent Film Channel's Dinner For Five but also found time to direct the hit holiday film "Elf". Can he make it drinks for four in the Lounge...or are his chances rather elf-like? |
Andy Richter playing for National Mental Health Foundation |
After spending years as the "sidekick" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Andy went out on his own as is currently starring in Quintuplets. Will he be the "big brother" of THIS fivesome...or will he be sent to selling life insurance like Ed McMahon? |
Tom Everett Scott playing for Caring For Children & Families with AIDS |
This former Grace Under Fire star recently took the role of Eric Wyczenski on the hit series ER. Will he show grace this time...or will he need to be rushed to the Loser's Lounge, stat? |
Maura Tierney playing for Children's Aid Society/ Teen Pregnancy Prevention |
Speaking of ER, Maura plays Dr. Abby Lockhart on that show, years after starring with CPS host Dave Foley on NewsRadio. Will she be a smooth operator at this table...or will her reception fade? |
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. 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, enough of this garbage. 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 Jon.
Tom | Andy | Jon (D) | James (SB) | Maura (BB) |
Q♠ 2♠ | 6♣ 5♣ | J♣ 9♦ | K♥ Q♣ | 3♣ 2♣ |
FOLD | FOLD | FOLD | Raises to $600 | FOLD |
WIN $800 | ||||
Andy: "It's pretty much all over now." |
James | Maura | Tom (D) | Andy (SB) | Jon (BB) |
Q♥ J♣ | 10♥ 8♥ | 9♥ 2♥ | 6♣ 3♦ | 7♣ 6♥ |
Calls $200 | FOLD | FOLD | FOLD | CHECK |
FLOP: 9♠ 4♥ 7♥ | ||||
Bets $500 | ||||
Raises to $1000 | Calls $500 | |||
TURN: 4♣ | ||||
CHECK | ||||
Bets $600 | FOLD | |||
WIN $3100 | ||||
Though Jon had two pair, James' aggressive betting scared Jon out of the pot. |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT | |
James Blake | $11,300 |
Maura Tierney | $10,200 |
Tom Everett-Scott | $10,000 |
Andy Richter | $9700 |
Jon Favreau | $8800 |
Tom | Andy | Jon (D) | James (SB) | Maura (BB) |
A♣ 10♠ | J♦ 7♣ | 8♠ 5♦ | 5♥ ??? | A♥ 4♥ |
Raises to $1000 | FOLD | FOLD | FOLD | Calls $800 |
FLOP: 6♣ 8♦ 9♥ | ||||
CHECK | ||||
Bets $1000 | FOLD | |||
WIN $3100 |
Andy | Jon | James (D) | Maura (SB) | Tom (BB) |
A♠ K♦ | 10♥ 2♦ | K♣ 4♣ | A♦ K♠ | Q♥ 8♠ |
Raises to $1000 | FOLD | FOLD | Raises to $2000 | FOLD |
Calls $1000 | ||||
Little do Maura and Andy realize that have the EXACT SAME HAND! It'll take a flush to win. | ||||
FLOP: A♥ 10♦ J♣ | ||||
So much for that. NEITHER of them can make a flush. Unless one scares the other out, this will be a split pot! | ||||
Bets $2000 | ||||
Raises to $4000 | Calls $2000 | |||
TURN: Q♠ | ||||
ALL-IN $4300 |
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ALL-IN $2600 |
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Maura's bet is lowered to match Andy's all-in. Doesn't matter; they're getting their money right back. | ||||
RIVER: A♣ | ||||
A♠ A♥ A♣ K♦ Q♠ | A♦ A♥ A♣ K♠ Q♠ | |||
WIN $8700 | WIN $8700 |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT | |
James Blake | $12,000 |
Tom Everett-Scott | $10,700 |
Andy Richter | $9900 |
Maura Tierney | $9400 |
Jon Favreau | $8000 |
Maura | Tom | Andy (D) | Jon (SB) | James (BB) |
5♦ 3♥ | K♠ 6♣ | Q♥ J♠ | K♦ Q♣ | A♦ 5♣ |
FOLD | FOLD | Raises to $1800 | Calls $1600 | FOLD |
Andy to Jon as Jon ponders a
call: "You gotta pay to find out..." Jon, as he calls: "Let's find out." | ||||
FLOP: 4♥ 8♦ 8♥ | ||||
Bets $3000 | ||||
FOLD | ||||
WIN $7000 |
Jon | James | Maura (D) | Tom (SB) | Andy (BB) |
A♠ 10♠ | A♦ 6♥ | K♥ K♦ | Q♦ 5♥ | 7♦ 4♥ |
Raises to $1200 | Calls $1200 | Raises to $3200 | FOLD | FOLD |
Calls $2000 | FOLD | |||
FLOP: Q♣ 7♥ 10♦ | ||||
This is a "rainbow flop", three cards of different suits. This starts Dave on a tangent about referring to "gay-friendly" as "pro homo". | ||||
ALL-IN $7600 |
ALL-IN $5600 |
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Jon's bet is lowered to match Maura's all-in. Jon needs an Ace to knock Maura out. | ||||
TURN: 6♠ RIVER: 3♥ | ||||
10♠ 10♦ A♠ Q♣ 7♥ | K♥ K♦ Q♣ 10♦ 7♥ | |||
WIN $19,400 |
James | Maura | Tom (D) | Andy (SB) | Jon (BB) |
Q♣ Q♥ | 3♣ 2♠ | A♠ 7♠ | Q♦ 4♥ | K♣ 10♦ |
Raises to $2400 | FOLD | Calls $2400 | FOLD | ALL-IN $2000 |
Since Jon is all-in and can only win from any one player chips equal to what he put in himself (in this case, $2000 from each of James and Tom), the main pot stays at $6200 (Three $2000 bets plus Andy's Small Blind). The extra $400 each bet by James and Tom go into a side pot that only they can bet into and win. | ||||
FLOP: J♦ 10♠ 6♥ | ||||
Bets $1500 (Side) | FOLD | |||
Tom folding means James gets the side pot. Now James and Jon battle for the main pot. Jon needs a 10 to make "trips" or a King to make two pair. | ||||
TURN: K♠ | ||||
OUCH! BUT,...James can land a Queen to make "trips" and knock Jon out. | ||||
RIVER: 3♥ | ||||
Q♣ Q♥ K♠ J♦ 10♠ | K♣ K♠ 10♦ 10♠ J♦ 6♥ 3♥ | |||
WIN $2300 (Side) | WIN $6200 (Main) | |||
Jon has "tripled-up"! |
Tom | Andy | Jon (D) | James (SB) | Maura (BB) |
4♥ 4♦ | Q♥ 5♠ | 6♥ 5♣ | Q♠ 8♠ | K♦ |
Calls $600 | FOLD | FOLD | Calls $300 | CHECK |
FLOP: K♠ J♠ 4♠ | ||||
James flopped a flush! Tom flopped three 4s! And Maura flopped...top pair! | ||||
Bets $1600 | Raises to $3200 | |||
FOLD | ALL-IN $7400 |
FOLD | ||
WIN $12,400 | ||||
Before folding, Maura asks if she can show Tom or Andy her hand and ask their opinion. Not only is that not legal...but what makes her think either of them would HELP her? |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT | |
Maura Tierney | $16,200 |
James Blake | $12,400 |
Jon Favreau | $8700 |
Tom Everett-Scott | $7700 |
Andy Richter | $5000 |
Maura | Tom | Andy (D) | Jon (SB) | James (BB) |
10♠ 9♦ | A♠ 3♠ | Q♣ 6♠ | 4♣ 3♣ | K♥ Q♦ |
FOLD | Calls $600 | FOLD | Calls $300 | Raises to $1600 |
Calls $1000 | Calls $1000 | |||
James didn't HAVE to raise; since no one raised his Big Blind, he could have checked and seen the Flop for free. But he has such a good hand that he had to try to force Tom and Jon out. They didn't bite, though; Tom stayed with his suited "Baskin-Robbins" while Jon held his low "suited connectors". | ||||
FLOP: 2♥ 3♥ J♦ | ||||
Both Tom and Jon flopped "crabs" (3s). | ||||
CHECK | Bets $1000 | |||
Calls $1000 | FOLD | |||
TURN: 8♠ | ||||
Bets $2500 | ||||
FOLD | ||||
WIN $9300 | ||||
James' aggressive betting scared Tom and Jon out of their 3s. |
Jon | James | Maura (D) | Tom (SB) | Andy (BB) |
A♣ 8♦ | A♠ 6♥ | 10♦ 6♦ | K♦ 5♣ | 8♠ 6♠ |
Raises to $1800 | FOLD | FOLD | FOLD | Calls $1200 |
FLOP: 2♦ Q♠ 7♦ | ||||
CHECK | ||||
CHECK | ||||
TURN: A♦ | ||||
BANG! Jon has Aces...and Andy is drawing dead. Of course, he doesn't know that, so... | ||||
ALL-IN $3200 | ||||
Calls $3200 | ||||
Andy gives off a major "tell". After going all-in, he stares at Jon. This is a classic tell that Andy has nothing. Jon must have caught it. With the call, Andy is out of the tournament. | ||||
RIVER: Q♦ | ||||
Even worse...Jon has the nut flush! | ||||
A♦ Q♦ 8♦ 7♦ 2♦ | Q♠ Q♦ A♦ 8♠ 7♦ | |||
WIN $10,300 | OUT - 5th Place |
James | Maura (D) | Tom (SB) | Jon (BB) |
4♥ 3♠ | J♥ 10♥ | K♣ J♣ | 5♣ 2♥ |
FOLD | Raises to $1800 | Raises to $3800 | FOLD |
Calls $2000 | |||
FLOP: 7♣ 6♠ 6♦ | |||
ALL-IN $1600 |
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FOLD | |||
WIN $9800 | |||
Phil Gordon likes to say that the first one to bet into a pot when a pair is showing wins it. Tom was about a 75% favorite of winning...and Maura didn't care to double him up. |
As Robert Thompson announces the blinds going up, Dave comes out with tequila
shots, stating that Robert has said that everyone must do a shot each time the
blinds go up. Of course, he was kidding...but he gives everyone a shot
anyway.
Tom | Jon (D) | James (SB) | Maura (BB) |
Q♣ 2♥ | 4♦ 2♦ | K♥ J♥ | 10♣ 3♥ |
FOLD | Raises to $2400 | Calls $2000 | FOLD |
FLOP: J♣ 3♠ J♠ | |||
James flopped three Jacks! | |||
Bets $2000 | |||
FOLD | |||
WIN $7600 | |||
And James takes over the chip lead! |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT | |
James Blake | $16,600 |
Jon Favreau | $13,600 |
Maura Tierney | $11,200 |
Tom Everett-Scott | $8600 |
(See? I wasn't kidding!) |
Maura | Tom (D) | Jon (SB) | James (BB) |
8♣ 6♣ | 10♥ 9♠ | Q♣ J♠ | 9♦ 6♥ |
Calls $800 | FOLD | Raises to $2600 | FOLD |
Calls $1800 | |||
FLOP: A♥ 7♥ J♥ | |||
CHECK | |||
Bets $3000 | FOLD | ||
WIN $9000 | |||
Maura was bluffing, fronting that she had at least a flush draw. Jon was playing with his chips before checking, a "tell" of weakness. |
James | Maura (D) | Tom (SB) | Jon (BB) |
A♥ J♠ | A♦ J♣ | 8♠ 2♠ | 3♠ 3♥ |
Raises to $2500 | Raises to $5000 | FOLD | FOLD |
Calls $2500 | |||
Maura and James, again, have the SAME HAND! | |||
FLOP: 2♥ 8♥ 4♣ | |||
James has a slight advantage now; he needs two running hearts to make a flush or the pot will be split. | |||
Bets $3000 | ALL-IN $7400 |
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Maura downs her tequila shot as she waits James' move. | |||
FOLD | |||
WIN $21,600 |
Jon | James (D) | Maura (SB) | Tom (BB) |
10♠ 10♦ | A♥ K♦ | 10♣ 7♦ | 5♠ 3♦ |
Raises to $2400 | ALL-IN $5400 |
FOLD | FOLD |
Calls $3000 | |||
James downs HIS shot now. It's a "coin flip" situation right now. | |||
FLOP: 5♥ 6♣ K♥ | |||
BANG! James flopped top pair! Jon needs a 10... | |||
TURN: J♣ RIVER: 2♠ | |||
10♠ 10♦ K♥ J♣ 6♣ | K♦ K♥ A♥ J♣ 6♣ | ||
WIN $12,000 |
Tom | Jon (D) | James (SB) | Maura (BB) |
8♥ 7♣ | A♠ K♥ | 4♠ 2♦ | Q♣ 7♠ |
FOLD | Calls $1000 | FOLD | CHECK |
Jon's a fair favorite with "Big Slick" vs. Maura's "computer hand" | |||
FLOP: 9♥ 5♥ 6♣ | |||
It's getting interesting now. Maura has an inside straight draw, needing an 8. | |||
CHECK | |||
ALL-IN $4100 |
Calls $4100 | ||
TURN: A♥ | |||
Jon has the bullets...AND a flush draw. Maura has three outs: 8 of spades, 8 or clubs & 8 of diamonds (8 of hearts has already been played) | |||
RIVER: Q♦ | |||
A♠ A♥ K♥ Q♦ 9♥ | Q♣ Q♦ A♥ 9♥ 7♠ | ||
WIN $10,700 |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT | |
James Blake | $19,500 |
Maura Tierney | $17,600 |
Jon Favreau | $8700 |
Tom Everett-Scott | $4200 |
James | Maura (D) | Tom (SB) | Jon (BB) |
8♥ 6♣ | 10♦ 7♦ | Q♣ 9♠ | A♦ 2♥ |
FOLD | FOLD | ALL-IN $4200 |
Calls $3200 |
FLOP: 6♦ 8♦ 10♣ | |||
*wince* James would've flopped two pair. Tom has a two-way straight draw. A Jack would make a Queen-high straight, a 7 a 10-high straight. | |||
TURN: J♦ | |||
Tom has his straight...BUT, Jon can STILL catch a diamond and make a flush | |||
RIVER: 5♣ | |||
Q♣ J♦ 10♣ 9♠ 8♦ | A♦ J♦ 10♣ 8♦ 6♦ | ||
WIN $8400 |
Tom | Jon (D) | James (SB) | Maura (BB) |
Q♣ 5♣ | Q♠ 6♥ | K♥ 4♦ | K♣ 10♥ |
Raises to $4000 | FOLD | FOLD | Calls $3000 |
FLOP: 9♣ 5♦ K♦ | |||
Both have flopped pairs; Maura has Kings, Tom has 5s. | |||
Bets $3000 | |||
ALL-IN $4400 |
Calls $1400 | ||
TURN: 3♦ | |||
Only a 5 or a Queen can save Tom now... | |||
RIVER: 8♥ | |||
5♣ 5♦ K♦ Q♣ 9♣ | K♣ K♦ 10♥ 9♣ 8♥ | ||
OUT - 4th Place | WIN $17,300 |
Tom heads back to the Lounge, calling it the "longest walk
ever!" He's glad that Caring for Children and Families with AIDS gets
$5000...but he said it was so hard to fold a pair. Dave asks why Tom
didn't see it coming that Maura was going to run over everyone in her path...and
Tom states he never thought she'd do that to a co-star. Now we head back
to the action...
James (D) | Maura (SB) | Jon (BB) |
Q♦ 9♦ | K♣ 10♠ | A♦ J♦ |
Calls $1000 | Raises to $3000 | ALL-IN $5500 |
FOLD | Calls $2500 | |
FLOP: 6♥ 7♦ 2♦ | ||
Jon has a nut-flush draw... | ||
TURN: 4♦ | ||
...and there it is. Maura's drawing dead. | ||
RIVER: 7♥ | ||
7♦ 7♥ K♣ 10♠ 6♥ | A♦ J♦ 7♦ 4♦ 2♦ | |
WIN $12,000 |
Jon (D) | James (SB) | Maura (BB) |
????? | ????? | A♣ Q♥ |
"You" (that is, Maura) have an EXCELLENT hand in the Big Blind. | ||
FOLD | Calls $500 | CHECK |
Conventional wisdom says to raise with such a good hand. But "you" underplay it and just check. No sense in "slow playing" when "you" are "in position" (the last to act in a given round). Even a middle pair is a coin flip against "Big Chick". | ||
FLOP: 2♦ 2♣ 9♣ | ||
Usually, the first in a pot when a pair is on the Board wins. But it's such a LOW pair that "you" really should stay in...and maybe raise. | ||
Bets $2000 | Calls $2000 | |
TURN: 2♠ | ||
"Huey, Dewey and Louie" on the turn (2s are called "ducks"). | ||
CHECK | CHECK | |
James' check should've been the green light for "you" to bet. And, yet, still weary about a wired pair, "you" check instead. | ||
RIVER: 10♣ COMMUNITY: 2♦ 2♣ 2♠ 10♣ 9♣ | ||
Bets $2500 | Calls $2500 | |
The only thing that
could beat "you" is a fourth 2, a 10, a 9 or a wired pair. If
James had a wired pair, he would've bet the full house. So
"you" call. And James shows: K♦ J♠ |
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2♦ 2♣ 2♠ K♦ J♠ | 2♦ 2♣ 2♠ A♣ Q♥ | |
WIN $11,000 | ||
Maura COULD have made more with a more aggressive play...but a good hand nonetheless. |
Maura (D) | Jon (SB) | James (BB) |
9♠ 8♠ | K♦ J♠ | K♣ K♥ |
FOLD | Raises to $6000 | ALL-IN $14000 |
ALL-IN $14000 |
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Since both James and Jon started the hand with the same amount, they're both all-in. ONE of them is going out on this hand! | ||
FLOP: 4♦ A♣ 4♥ | ||
Jon needs running Jacks or running Queen-10 to survive. | ||
TURN: 6♠ | ||
Nope...Jon is gone. | ||
RIVER: K♠ | ||
K♦ K♠ 4♦ 4♥ A♣ | K♣ K♥ K♠ 4♦ 4♥ | |
OUT - 3rd Place | WIN $28000 |
Jon joins Dave, Andy and Tom. Caring for Children and Families with AIDS gets ANOTHER $5000 thanks to Jon. "I didn't get good cards," he says, "but I got lucky at key moments." He said he HAD to go in because he didn't want Phil ragging on him. But he says he'll taking losing gracefully. "If you can lose like a poker player," he says, "you're a big winner on the inside."
But, now, we're down to two players...a HEADS-UP battle between the tennis-player and the doctor-player. Only one will get the silver chip and advance...so let's SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!
CURRENT CHIP COUNT | |
James Blake | $30,000 |
Maura Tierney | $20,000 |
Hand 31
James (D) (SB) | Maura (BB) |
A♦ 7♠ | A♠ Q♦ |
Raises to $4500 | Raises to $7000 |
Calls $2500 | |
FLOP: A♣ A♥ K♦ | |
BANG-BANG-BANG! BOTH have three Aces! BUT...Maura's Queen kicker puts her ahead. | |
ALL-IN $13,000 | |
Calls $13,000 | |
TURN: 10♠ | |
Maura's about a 95% fave to win. James needs a 7 to win...or a King to split the pot. | |
RIVER: 5♦ | |
CHECK | |
A♦ A♣ A♥ K♦ 10♠ | A♠ A♣ A♥ K♦ Q♦ |
WIN $40,000 |
Maura (D) (SB) | James (BB) |
A♦ J♠ | 8♦ 8♥ |
Raises to $8000 | ALL-IN $10000 |
Calls $2000 | |
It's another "coin flip". Ajax and snowmen are about even. | |
FLOP: 2♠ 6♦ 2♣ | |
James has two pair...but Maura can STILL catch an Ace or Jack to pull ahead... | |
TURN: 8♣ | |
BOAT! James has a full house! Nothing can help Maura now. | |
RIVER: Q♣ | |
CHECK | |
2♠ 2♣ Q♣ J♠ 8♣ | 8♦ 8♥ 8♣ 2♠ 2♣ |
WIN $20,000 | |
Two hands and the roles are reversed; Jake went from being a 3-to-2 chip leader to a 3-to-2 ship underdog. |
CURRENT CHIP COUNT | |
James Blake | $25,000 |
Maura Tierney | $25,000 |
This is the first time in CPS history that two players have EXACTLY the same number of chips! |
Maura (D) (SB) | James (BB) |
5♠ 4♠ | K♥ Q♦ |
FOLD | |
WIN $3000 | |
Maura, for some reason, didn't even want to call the $1000 more. |
Maura (D) (SB) | James (BB) |
K♥ 7♣ | Q♣ 6♠ |
Raises to $4000 | Calls $2000 |
FLOP: 6♥ 7♦ 4♣ | |
CHECK | |
Bets $4000 | Calls $4000 |
TURN: 2♣ | |
CHECK | |
Bets $4000 | FOLD |
WIN $20,000 |
James (D) (SB) | Maura (BB) |
Q♦ 10♣ | Q♥ J♥ |
ALL-IN $24,000 |
Calls $19,000 |
Maura asks how old James is while pondering. He says he's 24...but he's not stupid because he's young. After calling, they do shots together. Maura is a BIG fave. | |
FLOP: 6♠ 5♠ K♠ TURN: 4♥ | |
James' only hope is a 10... | |
RIVER: J♣ | |
K♠ Q♦ J♣ 10♣ 6♠ | J♥ J♣ K♠ Q♥ 6♠ |
OUT - 2nd Place | TOURNAMENT WINNER! |
And, so, while James' Shriner's Hospital of Springfield gets served $5000, Maura TIerney makes it a three-to-two ratio of ladies to men at the Final Table! That means the Children's Aid Society/Teen Pregnancy Prevention has a chance at receiving the $100,000 Grand Prize!
The Final Table is set! Michael Ian Black, Rosario Dawson, Lauren Graham, Dule Hill and Maura Tierney will battle it out for the remaining $150,000 left in the prize pool...with the winner getting the 100 "large"!