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Celebrity Poker Showdown Calendar | Night 1 | Night 2 | Night 3 | Night 4 | Night 5 | Championship


The Celebrity Poker Showdown January 13, 2004 Championship Information

The Celebrity Poker Showdwon at the Palms Casino is shown on Bravo on Tuesday Nights at 9pm. The 2 hour championship started 1 hour earlier at 8pm.
The Game is No Limit Texas Holdem.
Hosts Phil Gordon(poker pro) and Kevin Pollak do a good job and Phil Gordon has a lot of analysis. The end prize is $250,000 by Cingular Wireless.

The Players For Celebrity Poker Championship

7.5k still goes to the charity of the first loser.
10k goes to the charity of the second loser.
12.5k goes to the charity of the third loser.
20k goes to the charity of the final loser.
Willie Garson (from Night 1)
Richard Schiff (from Night 2)
Nicole Sullivan (from Night 3)
Paul Rudd (from Night 4)
David Cross (from Night 5)

Hands and Action(it is obvious that not all hands are televised)

This review covers the last 90 minutes of the show starting with the first hand
after Willie Garson is eliminated.
Wille is the first player out, losing to a straight.

HAND 1
David Cross Ad, 2d $600
Paul Rudd 5d,6s reraise $1200
David Cross calls
flop 7c,4h,Qd
Paul Rudd bets
David Cross calls
turn 8c
Paul Rudd does a quick look to the chips, sits back in chair, Phil notes the tell.
Paul Rudd bets
David Cross folds.

HAND 2
Paul Rudd 5c,Jc Phil notes big chip lead, raised to $1000
Richard Schiff folds
Nicole Sullivan 9c,Qs calls
David Cross folds
flop Qc,Ks,Jh
Nicole Sullivan bets $1500
Paul Rudd folds
Phil notes that it was wise of Paul Rudd to walk there.

Chip Leaders
Paul Rudd
David Cross
Nicole Sullivan
Richard Schiff

HAND 3
Richard Schiff folds
Nicole Sullivan Folds
David Cross 5c,6s raises to $800
Paul Rudd 6d,Ac calls
flop Kh,3s,Jc
David Cross $400
Paul Rudd folds

Phil notes that David Cross had about 8 beers in the first episode and he's drinking again.

HAND 4
David Cross folds
Nicole Sullivan folds
Paul Rudd Ah,3d raises to $1700
Richard Schiff Ad,5s moves all in
Paul Rudd calls
flop 5c,4s,2d giving Paul Rudd the straight
turn 2c
river Qd
Richard Schiff is eliminated even though he was the huge favorite.

HAND 5
David Cross Jh,5h calls
Paul Rudd Ac,As raises to 2k
Nicole Sullivan folds
David Cross calls
flop 6c,9d,2c
David Cross bets $400
Paul Rudd raises to $5,000
David Cross folds as he says that Paul Rudd bluffed him out.

Phil notes that David Cross missed the obvious tells.

HAND 6
Paul Rudd Tc,Ac raises
Nicole Sullivan Ks,7d calls, Phil notes this is not a great calling hand
David Cross folds
flop 7c,Qd,9h Nicole Sullivan has outflopped him and she moves all in.
Paul Rudd thinks and calls
Phil notes that this is a very, very bad call.
turn 4s
river 6h
Nicole Sullivan doubles up.

Phil notes that Paul Rudd played the hand way too fast.

Chip Counts
Paul Rudd 22k
Nicole Sullivan 15k
David Cross 13k

HAND 7
Nicole Sullivan folds
David Cross looks through Phil's book
David Cross Jc,Ks raises to $800
Paul Rudd folds

HAND 8
David Cross Ks,Ac raises to $800
Paul Rudd 6s,6h reraises to $1600
Nicole Sullivan folds
David Cross calls
flop 9d,Ah,8h
Paul Rudd ck
David Cross looks for his beer noting that Nicole Sullivan drank it.
Phil notes that Paul Rudd is sitting forward(weakness) while he sat back(strength w/ strong hands)
David Cross raises
Paul Rudd raises emphatically
David Cross calls
turn 2c
Paul Rudd bets emphatically
David Cross calls
river 4h
Paul Rudd bets $3,500
David Cross goes all in
Paul Rudd folds
Phil notes that Paul Rudd bluffed 8k in this pot.

HAND 9
Paul Rudd folds
Nicole Sullivan 6h,Qh raises to $1200
David Cross 6d,7s calls
flop 4s,3c,6c
Nicole Sullivan $600
David Cross raises to $1200
Nicole Sullivan calls
turn 8h
Nicole Sullivan $600
David Cross raises to $1,600
Nicole Sullivan reraises 1k to 2.6k
David Cross calls
river 6s gives both trips
Nicole Sullivan bets 1k
David Cross raises 3k to 4k
Nicole Sullivan goes all in and Phil notes it is a good play.
David Cross calls
Nicole Sullivan wins w/ trips and the Q kicker.

In 2 hands the chip lead has gone from Paul Rudd to David Cross to Nicole Sullivan.
Ben joins the lounge.
Kevin notes that Willie Garson was the first one out and Ben lost to him.
Schwimmer joins the lounge.

Chip Counts
Nicole Sullivan 29k
Paul Rudd 12k
David Cross 8k

HAND 10
Nicole Sullivan folds
David Cross 4h,5s calls
Paul Rudd Tc,5c raise
David Cross calls
flop 2c,Ac,Ad
David Cross ck
Paul Rudd ck
turn 3h giving David Cross his straight
David Cross bets $600
Paul Rudd calls
river 7s
David Cross bets $1500
Paul Rudd folds

HAND 11
David Cross folds
Paul Rudd Qd,5s folds
Nicole Sullivan wins 3,7 os

HAND 12
Paul Rudd 9d,Kd raises to 1.2k
Nicole Sullivan folds
David Cross Tc,Kh calls
flop 2s,3h,Td
David Cross bets 1.2k
Paul Rudd folds

HAND 13
Nicole Sullivan folds
David Cross folds
Paul Rudd wins

Shannon Elizabeth joins the lounge.

HAND 14
David Cross folds
Paul Rudd Kh,4h calls
Nicole Sullivan 9c,5s ck
flop Td,Qd,2d
Paul Rudd ck
Nicole Sullivan ck
turn Jh
Paul Rudd ck
Nicole Sullivan ck
river Ts
Paul Rudd ck
Nicole Sullivan ck
Paul Rudd wins

Phil notes that Nicole Sullivan missed an opportunity to steal the pot.
Ben notes that celebrities are easier to read than regular people.
He notes that this is counter-intuitive since they are actors.

Nicole Sullivan 28k
David Cross 12k
Paul Rudd 10k
Nicole Sullivan says she'll wear the waitress outfit if she wins.

HAND 15
Paul Rudd As,6d raises to 1.2k
Nicole Sullivan Jh,4h raises to 2.7k
David Cross folds
Ben notes that it is a tell when you try to raise less then you're allowed to
Paul Rudd raises
Nicole Sullivan calls
flop 6s,Jd,Th
Nicole Sullivan 2.5k
Phil notes that it is a tell when Nicole Sullivan eyes Paul Rudd as she is drinking her beverage.
Paul Rudd folds

HAND 16
Nicole Sullivan As,Ks 1.5k
David Cross 5c,Tc calls
Paul Rudd folds
flop 4c,Jc,8c giving David Cross the flush
David Cross ck
Nicole Sullivan 4k
David Cross goes all in (Phil notes it is the right thing).
Phil notes that she can't call.
Nicole Sullivan pretends to rub her nipple after David Cross asks her something.
Nicole Sullivan calls
Phil notes that David Cross cannot lose, he will double up and take chip lead
turn 4s
river 9h
David Cross doubles up and takes chip lead
Nicole Sullivan displays good sportsmanship by telling David Cross he played well.

HAND 17
Nicole Sullivan asks for a beer
David Cross 4h,Ks calls
Paul Rudd 6d,6h raises
Nicole Sullivan 7h,Jc calls
David Cross calls
flop As,6c,Td
Paul Rudd goes all in
Nicole Sullivan says she thinks he is bluffing
Phil notes that he is sitting back in his chair looking non-confrontational(not bluffing)
Nicole Sullivan calls as Phil notes it is a dream for Paul Rudd
David Cross folds
Phil notes that Paul Rudd is 96% to win
turn Qh
river Kc
Nicole Sullivan pulls a miracle. Paul Rudd is rivered big time.
Paul Rudd is eliminated.
Phil says he has never seen a more brutal suckout.

Down to 2
The money is laid out on the table.
Nicole Sullivan and David Cross shake hands
Nicole Sullivan 28k
David Cross 21k

HAND 18
Nicole Sullivan 5h,2h folds
David Cross wins

David Cross kids with the crowd.

HAND 19
David Cross 6s,Qd calls
Nicole Sullivan 6h,6c raises 4k, Phil likes it.
David Cross folds

HAND 20
Nicole Sullivan Qs,Qh 2k
David Cross Kd,6c calls
flop 7s,3s,4d
David Cross bets
Nicole Sullivan raises 1k
Phil prefers her to raise more.
turn 6h
David Cross 1.6k
Nicole Sullivan raises 1.6k
river Ts
David Cross ck
Phil says she should make a value bet
Nicole Sullivan bets 2k
David Cross calls
Nicole Sullivan wins, Phil notes great play by Nicole Sullivan.

Nicole Sullivan 37k
David Cross 13k

HAND 21
Nicole Sullivan 2d,Ad raises to 2.5k, Phil likes it
David Cross folds

HAND 22
Nicole Sullivan As,Ac raises
David Cross folds

HAND 23
David Cross Qc,6d calls
Nicole Sullivan Jd,Js hooks(fish hooks) raises $1300, Phil likes it
David Cross folds

HAND 24
Nicole Sullivan 8d,Qd 3k
David Cross 2s,Jd calls
Phil notes that David Cross should not be calling here
flop As,Qh,9d
David Cross 1.2k
Nicole Sullivan raises to 4k
David Cross goes all in.
Phil notes the stone cold bluff
Nicole Sullivan calls
turn 8c
river Ks
Nicole Sullivan wins $100k for her cat charity.



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