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WORLD POKER TOUR'S
HOLLYWOOD HOME GAME
EPISODE 1
Into a Hollywood sound stage comes six celebrities,
all amateur poker players in their own right. But, tonight, they
play like the pros of the World Poker Tour, fighting for up to $10,000
for their charities and a $25,000 seat at the WPT Championship later
this year.
Each celeb will start with $250,000 worth of chips
and play No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em. The
one who grabs all $1,500,000 will win the $10G for his or her charity and
the buy-in for the Championship. Unlike the WPT itself and more
like a REAL Hollywood "home game", the celebrity with the
Dealer Button will ACTUALLY deal the cards out...right after female
poker player and WPT Ladies' Night runner-up Evelyn Ng shuffles
them. Also, each player gets a "lifeline" of sorts to
be used only once during a game to get help from two poker experts
sitting in the Players' Lounge. The cornucopia of Hollywood
high-brass for this game (and their charities) are:
Jack Black
(United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation)
One-half of the band "Tenacious D" and actor in
"Shallow Hal" and "School of Rock".
Drew Carey
(Cleveland Public Library)
Star of long-running Drew Carey Show and not-so-long-running Whose
Line Is It Anyway?
Aisha Tyler
(Childhelp USA)
Comedienne, host of The 5th Wheel and Talk Soup alumni
Mimi Rogers
(Earth Communications Office)
Recurring performer on X-Files and Dr. Maureen Robinson
in the film "Lost In Space" (also a CPS alumni)
Fred Savage
(Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles)
Best known for The Wonder Years, also "Number Three (The Mole)"
in "Austin Powers in Goldmember".
Steve Harris
(Ronald McDonald House in Memphis)
Eugene Young on The Practice and Sonny Liston in the TV movie "King
of the World".
And tonight's "lifeline"
pro players are:
Daniel Negreanu & Jennifer Harman
The chips are on the table, Evelyn is ready to
shuffle,
the "Hole Cams" are in working order, Mike Sexton and "home game
expert" Vince Van Patton
are ready for the call...and tournament director Matt Savage (no relation to
Fred) says it's time to
SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!
Initial ante is $1000 and blinds (automatic bets
made by the two to the left of the Dealer Button) are $3000
(SB) and $6000 (BB). The Dealer Button (D) starts on Aisha, who actually
DEALS the cards.
| Drew |
Steve |
Jack |
Aisha (D) |
Fred (SB) |
Mimi (BB) |
| 9♥
3♦
|
3♥
2♥ |
8♦
2♣ |
A♣
9♠
|
Q♠
9♦
|
Q♦
2♠ |
| FOLD |
Calls
$6,000 |
FOLD |
Raises
to $12,000 |
Raises
to $30,000 |
FOLD |
|
FOLD |
|
Calls
$18,000 |
|
| Fred
tells Mike and Vince, who are about 30 feet away from the table,
to keep the commentary down. |
| FLOP
(first three community cards): 7♦
6♣
A♠
|
|
Bets
$50,000 |
|
|
Calls
$50,000 |
|
| TURN
(fourth community card): 5♦
|
| Both
have an "inside straight draw", needing an 8 to get
it. If an 8 comes on the river, the pot will be
split. Otherwise, Fred is "drawing dead"; no
card in the deck can BEAT Aisha's hand (tie, yes, but not beat). |
|
CHECK |
|
|
Bets
$10,000 |
Calls
$10,000 |
|
RIVER
(fifth and final community card): Q♣
COMMUNITY: A♠
Q♣
7♦
6♣
5♦
|
|
CHECK |
|
|
CHECK |
|
|
A♣ A♠ Q♣ 9♠
7♦
|
Q♣ Q♠ A♠ 9♦
7♦
|
|
|
WIN
$198,000 |
|
| In
Texas Hold 'Em, the players make the best five-card out of any
combination of the two in their hand and the five
"community cards" on the Board. Aisha won with a
pair of Aces, the one in her hole cards paired with the one on
the Board. |
| Steve |
Jack |
Aisha |
Fred (D) |
Mimi (SB) |
Drew (BB) |
| Q♦
6♠
|
Q♠
3♣ |
Q♥ 10♣ |
K♠
4♣ |
K♥
2♠ |
10♥
5♣ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls
$6,000 |
Calls
$6,000 |
FOLD |
CHECK |
| Since
Drew already had $6,000 in the pot and Aisha and Fred didn't
raise it, Drew wasn't obligated to put any more in the
pot. He COULD have, but he decides to just check. |
| FLOP: 2♥
6♥
J♠
|
|
CHECK |
|
Bets
$6,000 |
Calls
$6,000 |
|
FOLD |
| TURN: 6♦
|
|
CHECK |
CHECK |
|
| Fred is
an 86% favorite with the King "kicker". |
RIVER:
Q♣
COMMUNITY: 6♥
6♦
Q♣
J♠
2♥ |
|
Bets $10,000 |
FOLD |
|
|
WIN
$49,000 |
|
| Fred
must have thought Aisha was betting with Aces and 6s, but he
COULD have won that had he just called. Afterwards, Aisha
rubs it in by showing the hand. This is considered bad
poker etiquette and gives away a LITTLE bit of Aisha's strategy. |
| Jack |
Aisha |
Fred |
Mimi (D) |
Drew (SB) |
Steve (BB) |
| K♣
10♦
|
9♠
7♥
|
K♠
4♠ |
Q♥
4♦
|
10♣
4♣
|
6♣
5♠
|
| Calls
$6,000 |
FOLD |
Calls
$6,000 |
FOLD |
Calls
$3,000 |
CHECK |
| Drew
had $3,000 in on the Small Blind, so all he had to call was
another $3,000. Steve has $6,000 in with the Big Blind, so
he doesn't have to put more in. |
| FLOP:
J♣
8♦
9♥ |
| Drew
and Jack have "open-ended straight draws", needing a 7
or a Queen to finish the straight. Jack, however, would
have a KING-high straight if a Queen comes on the Turn or River,
whereas Drew would have a QUEEN-high. Steve has an inside
straight draw, needing a 7. |
|
Bets
$15,000 |
FOLD |
| Raises
to $30,000 |
|
FOLD |
|
Calls
$15,000 |
|
| Here,
Jack puts on a pair of over-sized sunglasses, getting a laugh
from the whole table. |
| TURN: 3♥ |
|
CHECK |
|
| Bets
$30,000 |
|
Calls
$30,000 |
|
RIVER:
3♣
COMMUNITY: 3♣
3♥
J♣
9♥
8♦
|
|
CHECK |
|
| Bets
$30,000 |
|
FOLD |
|
| WIN
$180,000 |
|
| Drew |
Steve |
Jack |
Aisha (D) |
Fred (SB) |
Mimi (BB) |
| 10♥
8♥
|
6♥
3♥
|
A♥
4♥
|
Q♦
3♦
|
J♥
2♠ |
5♥
2♦
|
| FOLD |
Calls
$6,000 |
Calls
$6,000 |
Calls
$6,000 |
FOLD |
CHECK |
| Mimi
looks like she wants to fold, but Evelyn reminds her that she
CAN just check and see the flop for free since nobody
raised. Of course, everyone picks up this "tell"
as a sign of weakness. |
| FLOP: 2♥
6♣
Q♥ |
| Steve
and Jack are both on a "flush draw", needing one more
heart to make a flush. Jack's would be a "nut
flush", or the best possible flush. |
|
CHECK |
|
Bets
$15,000 |
Raises
to $30,000 |
Calls
$30,000 |
|
FOLD |
|
Calls
$15,000 |
|
| TURN: J♠
|
|
CHECK |
Bets
$15,000 |
Calls
$15,000 |
|
|
Calls $15,000 |
|
RIVER:
3♣
COMMUNITY: Q♥
J♠
6♣ 3♣
2♥ |
| Both
Aisha and Steve made two pair...but Aisha has Queens with treys
(3s) (grotesquely called "gay waiters") while Steve
has a far inferior 6s and 3s |
|
Bets
$35,000 |
FOLD |
Raises
to $70,000 |
|
|
Calls
$35,000 |
|
|
6♥ 6♣
3♥ 3♣ Q♥ |
|
Q♦ Q♥
3♦ 3♣ J♠ |
|
|
WIN
$308,000 |
|
| Jack |
Aisha |
Fred |
Mimi (D) |
Drew (SB) |
Steve (BB) |
| 8♠
5♣ |
A♠
6♥
|
10♣
4♠
|
A♣
Q♠
|
7♣
7♦
|
K♦
9♠ |
| FOLD |
Calls
$6,000 |
FOLD |
Raises
to $31,000 |
Calls
$28,000 |
FOLD |
|
Calls $25,000 |
|
| Aisha
is a MAJOR underdog against Mimi's "Big Chick" and
Drew's "mullets". |
| FLOP: 2♥
J♣
10♠
|
| Mimi
has an inside straight draw, needing a King for
"Broadway", or Ace-high straight. |
|
CHECK |
|
|
CHECK |
|
Bets
$25,000 |
Raises to $50,000 |
|
|
FOLD |
|
Calls $25,000 |
|
| Drew
did a "check-raise". He checked initially to
feign weakness. Then, when Mimi bet, he raised it.
Even if Mimi had folded, that's $25,000 he probably wouldn't
have had if he bet initially, because Mimi MIGHT have folded. |
| TURN: J♥ |
| Drew
has "hooks" (Jacks) and "mullets" (7s)...and
Mimi is still looking for a King. |
|
CHECK |
|
|
CHECK |
|
RIVER:
9♣
COMMUNITY: J♣
J♥
10♠
9♣
2♥ |
|
CHECK |
|
|
CHECK |
|
|
J♣ J♥
A♣ Q♠
10♠
|
J♣ J♥ 7♣
7♦10♠ |
|
|
WIN
$205,000 |
|
| Fred |
Mimi |
Drew |
Steve (D) |
Jack (SB) |
Aisha (BB) |
| J♠
2♠ |
Q♥
7♠ |
Q♣
5♠
|
10♣
10♦
|
5♥
3♦
|
10♥
9♠ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises
to $21,000 |
FOLD |
Calls $15,000 |
| FLOP: 2♥
K♠
J♥ |
|
Bets
$10,000 |
|
Calls $10,000 |
|
| TURN: 4♦
|
|
Bets
$6,000 |
|
Bets
$6,000 |
|
| Aisha
showed how weak her hand truly is with that minimum bet.
Had she bet considerably more, she MIGHT have tricked Steve into
thinking she had, at the very least, Jacks "wired" (a
pair of Jacks as her hole cards). |
RIVER:
6♣
COMMUNITY: K♠
J♥
6♣
4♦
2♥ |
|
Bets $8,000 |
|
Calls $8,000 |
|
|
10♣ 10♦
K♠ J♥ 6♣
|
|
K♠ J♥
10♥ 9♠
6♣
|
|
WIN
$99,000 |
|
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Drew Carey |
$335,000 |
| Mimi Rogers |
$319,000 |
| Aisha Tyler |
$316,000 |
| Jack Black |
$278,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$129,000 |
| Steve Harris |
$123,000 |
The price of poker has
gone up: antes are still $1,000 but blinds are now $5,000 (SB) and
$10,000 (BB).
| Drew |
Steve |
Jack |
Aisha (D) |
Fred (SB) |
Mimi (BB) |
| 8♠
4♥ |
10♦
2♠ |
J♦
J♣ |
K♠
10♥
|
K♦
6♠ |
7♠
2♥
|
| FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls
$10,000 |
Raises
to $20,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
|
Raises
to $50,000 |
Calls
$30,000 |
|
|
| Jack's
got Jacks. :) And he's a 71% favorite over Aisha. Mimi
wisely folded her 7-2 off-suit, the absolute worst hand one can
be dealt in Hold 'Em. It's often called the "beer
hand"...because, if you SOMEHOW win, your friends will feel
you should buy them beers for being so lucky. |
| FLOP:
Q♣
7♦
9♣
|
| Aisha
needs one of the two remaining Jacks to get a straight.
Jack's now an 80% fave. |
|
Bets
$20,000 |
Calls
$20,000 |
|
| TURN: J♠ |
| Jack
has a "set" of his namesake...but Aisha made her
straight. Jack has dropped to a 77% UNDERDOG and needs a
card that will pair the Board - Queen, Jack, 9 or 7 - to win
this hand. |
|
ALL-IN
$207,000 |
Calls
$207,000 |
|
| In
No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em, you can bet all your chips at any
time. This is called "going all-in". The
downside to this is that if you lose the hand, you're out of the
tournament. Aisha waits for Evelyn to count all of Jack's
chips before calling. To have a strong hand but delay
betting big in order to lull your opponent into a false sense of
security is called "slow rolling". |
| Aisha
uses her "lifeline" card to call out Daniel Negreanu & Jennifer Harman.
Upon looking at her hand and the cards on the table (they are
watching the tournament in the Players' Lounge but have not seen
any hole cards), Daniel does a double take, not believing that
they called them out for such a cinch bet. He tells Aisha,
"Say bye-bye to Jack! Go call him and put all your
money in!" Jennifer concurs, so Aisha does. |
| RIVER: 7♦
|
|
J♦ J♣
J♠ Q♣ 9♣ |
K♠ Q♣
J♠ 10♥
9♣ |
|
|
OUT
- 6th Place |
WIN
$575,000 |
|
| Daniel
consuls Jack, saying that he did the right thing...but he still
walks away, a victim of this "bad beat" or "suck
out". |
| Mimi |
Drew |
Steve (D) |
Aisha (SB) |
Fred (BB) |
| 3♣
2♥ |
K♣
9♥
|
8♠
2♦ |
Q♠
J♦ |
4♥
3♦
|
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls
$5,000 |
CHECK |
| FLOP: 3♥
Q♥ 7♣
|
| Aisha
and Fred both "flopped" a pair, but Aisha's is
"top pair", meaning she's paired one of her hole cards
with the highest-ranked card on the Board. Fred,
unfortunately, flopped "bottom pair". |
|
Bets
$15,000 |
Calls
$15,000 |
| Here,
Drew tries to goad Fred into going "all-in", but Fred
doesn't buy into that. It takes a LOT of guts to go all-in
with such a low pair. |
| TURN: 4♠ |
| Fred
now has two pair...but they're very LOW pairs. Aisha can
still win with a third Queen, or a Jack or 7 to make a better
two pair. |
|
Bets
$15,000 |
Raises
to $65,000 |
|
Calls
$50,000 |
|
RIVER: K♦
COMMUNITY: K♦
Q♥ 7♣
4♠
3♥ |
|
Bets
$40,000 |
Calls
$40,000 |
|
Q♠
Q♥
J♦
K♦ 7♣
|
4♥
4♠
3♦
3♥ K♦ |
|
|
WIN
$265,000 |
Later that same evening...
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Mimi Rogers |
$440,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$415,000 |
| Drew Carey |
$324,000 |
| Aisha Tyler |
$270,000 |
| Steve Harris |
$51,000 |
Antes are now $2,000 and
blinds are now $8,000 (SB) and $16,000 (BB).
| Drew |
Steve |
Aisha (D) |
Fred (SB) |
Mimi (BB) |
| A♠
J♣
|
K♣
9♥
|
K♦
8♠ |
5♥
3♠ |
A♣
A♥
|
| Raises
to $100,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises to $200,000 |
| Calls
$100,000 |
|
|
|
|
| Drew's
"Ajax" (Ace-Jack) is decent...but it's a HUGE underdog
to Mimi's "pocket rockets" (or "American
Airlines" or "Bullets" or any number of nicknames
for the best hand in Hold 'Em)! |
| FLOP: 10♥
2♥ 5♣
|
|
Bets $50,000 |
ALL-IN
$122,000 |
|
Calls $72,000 |
| Drew
needs a LOT of help! He either needs "running"
Jacks (a Jack on each of the Turn and River) or a King and Queen
to make a straight. |
| TURN: J♥
|
| There's
ONE Jack... |
| RIVER:
9♠
|
| ...but
not the other. |
| J♣
J♥
A♠
10♥
9♠
|
|
A♣
A♥
J♥
10♥
9♠
|
| OUT
- 5th Place |
|
WIN
$662,000 |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Mimi Rogers |
$752,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$443,000 |
| Aisha Tyler |
$259,000 |
| Steve Harris |
$46,000 |
A hand or so later...
| Aisha |
Fred (D) |
Mimi (SB) |
Steve (BB) |
| 10♣
6♣
|
J♥
10♠ |
7♣
6♦
|
Q♦
4♦
|
| Calls
$16,000 |
Raises
to $56,000 |
FOLD |
ALL-IN
$44,000 |
| Calls
$40,000 |
|
|
|
| Steve
uses his lifeline. He expects to see David and
Jennifer...but Jack and Drew come out to bother him. Drew
says, were it him, he toss the hand. David and Jennifer
then come out and, like before, look at his hand and the cards
on the table. David says, based on mathematics, he SHOULD
go all-in since he has a fair amount of his chips already in the
hand. He's against it personally...but he complies. |
| Steve
has gone all-in, but two others are still in the pot. A
side pot will now be started and only Aisha and Fred can bet
into it and win it. $44,000 of each of their $56,000 bets
goes to the main pot, since Steve cannot win more from any one
person than what HE outs in (called "table stakes")
and the other $12,000 each goes into the side pot. |
| FLOP: J♦
10♦ 9♣
|
| Fred
has flopped the top TWO pair to take a big lead, but Steve has
an open-ended straight draw, needing a King or 8...as well as a
flush draw, needing another diamond. |
| CHECK |
ALL-IN
$385,000 (Side) |
|
| FOLD |
|
|
|
| With
Aisha's "lay down", Fred automatically wins the side
pot. Now it's between Fred and Steve for the main
pot...and Steve's livelihood in the tournament. |
TURN: 2♥
RIVER: J♠
|
|
J♦
J♠
J♥
10♠ 10♦ |
|
J♦
J♠
Q♦
10♦ 9♣ |
|
WIN
$148,000 (Main)
WIN $409,000 (Side) |
|
OUT
- 4th Place |
The antes are now $3,000 and the
blinds are $12,000 (SB) and $24,000 (BB).
| Aisha
(D) |
Fred
(SB) |
Mimi
(BB) |
| K♠
Q♣
|
A♥
J♦
|
10♣
4♠ |
| Raises to $50,000 |
Raises to
$150,000 |
FOLD |
| Calls $100,000 |
|
| FLOP:
K♣
10♠ 8♥ |
| Aisha's
a 3-to-1 favorite now. |
| |
ALL-IN
$433,000 |
|
ALL-IN
$25,000 |
|
| "Table
stakes" means you cannot lose more than what your
opponent puts in. Therefore, Fred's bet is lowered all
the way down to match Aisha's. If Fred loses, he's still
in the tournament. |
| TURN: 9♥ |
| Fred
now has an open-ended straight draw...but Aisha has an inside
straight draw to go with her Kings. Fred needs a Queen
or 7 while Aisha can get a straight with a Jack. |
| RIVER: 10♥ |
| K♠
K♣
10♠ 10♥
Q♣
|
10♥
10♠
A♥ K♣
J♦
|
|
| WIN
$383,000 |
|
| Poor
Mimi. She would have had "30 miles of bad
road" (three 10s) had she stayed in. Aisha has
"doubled up", or essentially doubled her chip count
in one hand. |
| Mimi
(D) |
Aisha
(SB) |
Fred
(BB) |
| K♦
Q♠ |
J♣
7♠
|
8♠
5♠ |
| Raises to $61,000 |
Calls $49,000 |
FOLD |
| As
players leave the table, poker hands get better. A
King-Queen off-suit is marginal with six people playing...but
it is excellent in a three-handed game. Mimi is a 2-to-1
favorite to win the hand. |
| FLOP:
7♣
2♦
7♦
|
| Aisha
has the "slot machine": 7-7-7. SHE's now a
19-1 favorite! Mimi will need running Kings or Queens to
win. |
|
Bets
$70,000 |
|
| Calls
$70,000 |
|
| TURN: A♥
|
| Mimi's
drawing dead. |
|
Bets $30,000 |
|
| Calls $30,000 |
|
RIVER: 6♥
COMMUNITY: 7♣
7♦
A♥
6♥
2♦
|
|
Bets
$30,000 |
|
| Raises
to $90,000 |
Calls
$60,000 |
|
| 7♣
7♦
A♥
K♦
Q♠
|
7♣
7♦
7♠
A♥
J♣
|
|
| WIN
$535,000 |
|
| Mimi
(D) |
Aisha
(SB) |
Fred
(BB) |
| 10♦
8♥
|
Q♦
J♥
|
A♣
10♥
|
| FOLD |
Raises to $48,000 |
Calls $24,000 |
| Fred's
a SLIGHT favorite, 58% to 42%. |
| FLOP:
K♣
4♠ 6♠ |
| Now
Fred's a 3-to-1 favorite. |
|
Bets
$24,000 |
Calls
$24,000 |
| TURN:
J♣
|
| Aisha
has a pair, and Fred has a "gut buster" (inside)
straight draw, needing a Queen for Broadway. Aisha's now
an 84% fave. |
|
Bets $50,000 |
Raises to $100,000 |
|
Calls $50,000 |
|
RIVER:
5♣
COMMUNITY: K♣
J♣
6♠ 5♣
4♠ |
|
Bets
$60,000 |
FOLD |
|
WIN
$413,000 |
|
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Aisha Tyler |
$880,000 |
| Mimi Rogers |
$490,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$130,000 |
Time passes. Blinds are now
$5,000 and blinds are $20,000 (SB) and $40,000 (BB). So the pot starts
with 75 "large"!
| Mimi
(D) |
Aisha
(SB) |
Fred
(BB) |
| 8♠
7♦
|
K♣
6♠ |
J♠
8♦
|
| FOLD |
Raises to $80,000 |
ALL-IN
$125,000 |
|
Calls $45,000 |
|
| Jack
comes out before Fred calls for help, saying he's convalescing
in the "losers' pit" with his cap and t-shirt as a consolation
prize. |
| Fred
uses HIS lifeline now. David says that, unless Aisha has
a higher pair "wired", it would behoove Fred to at
least call this raise. "If she has a pair of
6s," he says, "you're 50-50." Fred takes
the advice and goes all-in. Aisha's only a 57% favorite. |
| FLOP:
7♠
5♠ 4♠ |
| Things
are getting interesting. Both flopped a flush draw, but
Aisha has an "open-ended straight flush draw".
Any 3 or 8 would give her a straight, any spade a flush...but
a 3♠
or an 8♠
would give her a straight flush, the best possible hand in
poker without wild cards. Any other spade, BTW, would
give Fred a BETTER flush than Aisha. |
TURN: Q♦
RIVER: 2♠ |
|
7♠
6♠ 5♠
4♠ 2♠ |
J♠
7♠ 5♠
4♠ 2♠ |
|
WIN
$265,000 |
| Fred
doubles up...and dances around like a fool. I guess you
can DO that when you're a former child actor. Jennifer
Stone, Fred's fiancée, watches in the Players' Lounge with
amazement. |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Aisha Tyler |
$795,000 |
| Mimi Rogers |
$400,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$305,000 |
Time passes. Blinds are now
up to $10,000 and blinds are $30,000 (SB) and $60,000 (BB). That's
$120,000 to start, folks!
| Mimi
(D) |
Aisha
(SB) |
Fred
(BB) |
| 9♦
9♣ |
K♣
10♦
|
K♦
8♠ |
ALL-IN
$390,000 |
Calls $390,000 |
FOLD |
| Mimi's a SLIGHT
fave right now. Sure, she has the "German
virgin" (sick term for "Nine, nine"...think
about it), but Aisha has two "overcards", cards of
higher rank. If she pairs just ONE of them, SHE'LL be
the fave. |
FLOP: 3♥
7♦
4♥
TURN: 6♣
|
| A
5 would put a straight on the Board and would force a split of
the pot. So far, though, Mimi's 9s are
holding... |
|
RIVER: 9♥ |
| ...and a third
one doesn't hurt! |
| 9♦
9♣
9♥
7♦
6♣ |
K♣
10♦
9♥ 7♦
6♣
|
|
| WIN
$870,000 |
|
| Mimi
takes the chip lead...and Aisha seems to be "on
tilt", or getting frustrated and making mental mistakes. |
| Fred
(D) |
Mimi
(SB) |
Aisha
(BB) |
| 10♥
4♣ |
K♣
K♥ |
5♣
4♦
|
| FOLD |
Raises to $120,000 |
FOLD |
| |
WIN
$210,000 |
|
| Fred has a kind
of nervous breakdown from the tension of the hand. He
wonders what he's still doing in the game. |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Mimi Rogers |
$1,040,000 |
| Aisha Tyler |
$385,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$75,000 |
Time passes...
| Fred
(D) |
Mimi
(SB) |
Aisha
(BB) |
| A♥
3♣ |
J♦
2♥ |
J♠
9♦
|
ALL-IN
$65,000 |
FOLD |
Calls $5,000 |
| Fred
throws down the flop one card at a time... |
| FLOP: A♦
3♠
A♠ |
| ...and
LIKES each and every card! He's flopped a full
house! The odds of that happening are roughly 135 to
1! He's doubled up because Aisha's drawing dead. |
TURN: K♠
RIVER: 2♣
|
| A♦
A♠
A♥
3♣
3♠ |
|
A♦
A♠
K♠ J♠
9♦
|
| WIN
$190,000 |
|
I
know it's a great flop, but...what's Fred so happy
about?! He's STILL "riding the felt", or in possession
of very few chips relatively.
Aisha grumbles, "Why won't you just DIE, already?!" |
Time passes...
| Mimi
(D) |
Aisha
(SB) |
Fred
(BB) |
| Q♣
10♦
|
J♣
4♥
|
A♥
2♠ |
| FOLD |
Calls $30,000 |
ALL-IN
$180,000 |
| |
Calls $120,000 |
|
| FLOP:
4♠
Q♦
K♣ |
| With
a measly pair of "sailboats" (4s), Aisha becomes an
86% favorite. |
|
TURN: 9♥ |
|
Aisha's now a 93%
favorite. Fred needs one of the three remaining Aces on
the River to stay alive. |
|
RIVER: A♣
|
|
Unbe-(bleep)ing-lievable... |
| |
4♥
4♠
A♣
K♣ Q♦
|
A♥
A♣
K♣
Q♦
9♥
|
| |
WIN
$390,000 |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Mimi Rogers |
$1,060,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$330,000 |
| Aisha Tyler |
$110,000 |
| Aisha's gone from
1st place at the start...to down to the felt now. |
Time passes...blinds are still
$10G but blinds are up to $50,000 (SB) and $100,000 (BB)!
| Fred
(D) |
Mimi
(SB) |
Aisha
(BB) |
| J♠
7♣
|
7♥
4♠ |
10♠
3♥
|
| FOLD |
Calls $50,000 |
ALL-IN
$100,000 |
| With all her
money in on the ante and Big Blind, Aisha has no choice but to
go all-in. She just has to hope to get lucky with her
lousy hand...just like everyone else has today. |
| FLOP: 8♦
2♦
4♥
|
| Once
again, 4s makes a favorite. |
|
TURN: 2♣
|
|
Aisha needs a 10 to stay in
the game. |
|
RIVER: 9♠ |
|
4♥
4♠
2♦
2♣
9♠ |
2♦
2♣
10♠ 9♠
8♦
|
| |
WIN
$230,000 |
OUT
- 3rd Place |
And, so, we are down to Fred and Mimi in heads-up. The
runner-up gets $5,000 for his/her charity while the winner gets
$10,000 AND a seat at the WPT Championship! So SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Mimi Rogers |
$1,120,000 |
| Fred Savage |
$380,000 |
Mimi's far ahead...but if Fred
doubles-up just ONCE like he's been doing all game long, it'll be MUCH
closer.
| Fred (SB)
(D) |
Mimi (BB) |
| K♥
7♠ |
Q♥
3♥
|
| Raises to $200,000 |
ALL-IN
$1,110,000 |
ALL-IN
$370,000 |
|
Even in heads-up,
blinds are posted. The one with the Dealer Button posts
the Small Blind and the other posts the Big Blind.
Fred is a 3-to-2 favorite. Mimi's bet is lowered to
match Fred's. |
| FLOP:
Q♠
K♠ A♠ |
| Fred's
up to an 87% fave, though they both flopped a high pair.
That's mainly because Fred has a flush draw. |
| TURN:
3♠ |
| Fred
made his "nut flush", but Mimi can STILL get a Queen
or a 3 to make a full house and win the tournament. |
|
RIVER: A♦ |
| A♠
K♠
Q♠
7♠ 3♠ |
Q♥
Q♠
3♥
3♠ A♠ |
| WIN
$740,000 |
|
| See
what I said earlier? NOW, Fred can be happy...because
he's almost even with Mimi. |
An indeterminate amount of hands
later...
| Fred
(SB) (D) |
Mimi
(BB) |
| A♥
Q♠ |
K♠
J♠ |
ALL-IN
$10,000 |
Calls $10,000 |
| "Big
Chick" (A-Q) is a SLIGHT favorite of the suited "Kojak"
(K-J). If Fred loses, he will REALLY be down to the
felt: $20,000! |
| FLOP:
5♠
Q♦
4♣
|
| The
Queens puts Mimi WAY ahead. |
| TURN:
A♠ |
| And
that makes TWO pair! Fred needs a spade to make a flush
or a 10 to make a straight. |
|
RIVER: 4♦
|
| A♥
A♠
Q♠ Q♦
5♠ |
4♣
4♦
A♠
K♠
Q♦ |
| WIN
$1,480,000 |
|
| Fred
(SB)
(D) |
Mimi
(BB) |
ALL-IN
(on the Blind)
$10,000 |
Calls $10,000 |
| Since
Fred is down to his last $20,000, he puts in the $10G for the
ante and the other $10G for his Blind. Mimi only has to
put in $10G for her OWN Blind, so the betting is all over even
before the cards are dealt. As such, Fred decides to deal their
hole cards face-up. |
| J♠
7♠ |
A♣
3♥
|
| It's
more-or-less a toss-up at this point. |
| FLOP: K♥
10♥
J♥
|
| Fred
flops "middle pair"...but Mimi only needs one more
heart to make a flush, a Queen to make a straight...or just an
Ace to make a bigger pair. |
TURN:
4♣
RIVER: A♦
|
| BANG-BANG!
The "bullets" finally "killed" Fred! |
| J♠
J♥
A♦
K♥
10♥
|
A♣
A♦
K♥
J♥
10♥
|
| OUT
- 2nd Place |
TOURNAMENT
WINNER! |
| 1ST |
MIMI
ROGERS
Earth Communications Office |
$10,000 |
| 2nd |
FRED SAVAGE
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
|
$5,000 |
| 3rd |
AISHA TYLER
Childhelp USA
|
$4,000 |
| 4th |
STEVE HARRIS
Ronald McDonald House in Memphis |
$2,500 |
| 5th |
DREW CAREY
Cleveland Public Library |
$2,000 |
| 6th |
JACK BLACK
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation |
$1,500 |
So Mimi does what she FAILED to do
in Celebrity Poker Showdown: win a tournament! Her charity gets the
lion's share of the $25,000 prize pool offered. More importantly (as far
as the Travel Channel is concerned, anyway), she gets to sit down with the big
boys at the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Vegas later in the year!
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