Deal Page #6

Three million. VINCE: Look at this.

Lazar is gonna bet it.

A significant bet. Let's see

how Alex is gonna play this.

I'm all in. MIKE: Well,

he's going all in, Vince.

He's come over the top.

All in. VINCE:
There goes Tommy.

He's gone all in as well.

I call.

VINCE:
It's a showdown. They're

gonna turn up the cards.

MIKE:
And incredibly, Alex and

Tommy are gonna split this pot,

unless Lazar pairs

the board on the river.

VINCE:
Otherwise,

he will be out.

He will be our

third-place finisher.

Here comes the turn card.

MIKE:
Well, the five of

clubs comes on the turn.

VINCE:
It's irrelevant.

MIKE:
No help to anybody.

VINCE:
No.

MIKE:
Well, it's a three!

So that's gonna do

it for Scotty Lazar.

He is out in third place.

And incredibly, Vince, the

youngster and the elder statesman

are gonna play heads-up for this

title and the eight million bucks.

VINCE:
This is truly amazing. But

what a great effort by Scotty Lazar.

Hit the set, but he is out.

For his efforts, he's gonna

pick up $2.2 million.

As is a tradition on

the World Poker Tour,

when we get down

to heads-up play,

we bring the trophy and the

cash out to the table.

I'll tell you something, this

is going to be a great story.

I mean, we have the youngest

player at the table,

21 years old, Alex Stillman.

What's amazing about this,

he was mentored

by the old-school player,

Tommy Vinson.

And now, they are gonna

go up against each other

and battle each other for

the WPT World Championship.

MIKE:
Absolutely incredible, Vince.

The teacher versus the pupil.

Who's gonna take down the title

and the eight million bucks?

Well, the price of

poker is going up now.

We're now playing

with a $50,000 ante.

Blinds are at

$250,000 and $500,000.

VINCE:
Inflation at Bellagio.

Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen.

Raise.

MIKE:
So here we go. Look at this, Vince.

On hand number one,

Alex has the worst starting hand possible.

Two million.

MIKE:
Yet he's raising the pot,

trying to steal the first hand.

VINCE:
This is beautiful.

He's gonna try to pull off a

Winona with absolute zip and pip.

Now, look at Tommy's cards. He's

got nothing. He's got a junk hand.

You gotta think

he's gonna fold here, Mike.

Fold.

MIKE:
Well, you're right, Vince.

In fact, Tommy does fold.

So Alex takes down pot number

one with a little thievery.

Raise to two million.

VINCE:
Oh, look at this.

That's a $2 million bet

and the kid is betting with a

junk hand, just six, four.

He must feel like

Tommy has a weak hand.

MIKE:
Vince,

I think you're right.

It looks like Alex has

got him all figured out.

And unless Tommy changes

things around quickly,

his championship hopes

could dwindle, Vince.

VINCE:
Yeah, you're right.

One million.

MIKE:
Look at this, Vince.

VINCE:
No. No!

MIKE:
Tommy has bet a million dollars

without looking at his cards.

I've never seen

anything like this!

VINCE:
(LAUGHING) This is a

first on the World Poker Tour.

I mean, he's

pushing it in blind!

Is it gonna work? MIKE: Wow!

Call.

MIKE:
Well, here comes the flop.

Check.

All in.

(VINCE LAUGHING)

MIKE:
Vince, can you believe this?

$8 million on the line,

and Tommy Vinson has gone all in

without even looking at his cards.

Fold.

VINCE:
Look at this, he's gonna lay his

hand down. He's laying the hand down.

MIKE:
Well, Alex does fold. So

the play works for Tommy Vinson.

You gotta be kidding me.

(SIGHING)

Make it a million.

Call.

MIKE:
Here we go again.

Blind man bluff.

Check.

Make it another million.

Call.

All in.

VINCE:
Amazing,

absolutely amazing.

MIKE:
Well,

the question is, Vince,

how long can they continue

playing power poker in the dark?

You can only slide so far

on barbed wire, you know.

VINCE:
All right, now he's finally

gonna look at his cards there.

MIKE:
Yeah, Vince, look at this.

He's peeked at his hand,

he's got two jacks.

Let's see what he's gonna do now.

Is he gonna push harder?

TOMMY:
Check.

2.5 million.

MIKE:
You know, Vince,

I couldn't quite see

Alex's cards when

he bet the 2.5 million.

VINCE:
I know.

Tommy has gotta love his hand.

Now, will he get aggressive

and go over the top?

MIKE:
Well, we shall see.

Call. MIKE:
And look at this.

He's just calling, Vince.

Slow playing him.

VINCE:
Okay, we're gonna see the flop.

Here it is.

That's a dangerous

flop right there.

Of course, we don't know

what Alex has at this point.

Check.

Check.

VINCE:
Okay,

here comes the turn card.

Check.

VINCE:
Look at the

stare-down between them.

Check. MIKE:
Alex checks again.

VINCE:
Yes, he does.

Okay, down to the river, Mike.

MIKE:
So there's two pair on the

board, fours and threes, and an ace.

VINCE:
Very interesting,

but danger everywhere.

All in.

VINCE:
This is it. Tommy

Vinson has gone all in.

Now, if Alex should

call and he's wrong,

Tommy Vinson would

become our new champion.

Call. MIKE:
And he's called!

So Alex is gonna

need a three, a four,

a pair of queens, a pair of

kings, or an ace to win this pot.

Tommy shows his jacks.

Nice hand, Tommy.

Well, that's it. Yeah.

Tommy Vinson,

after a 20-year hiatus,

has come back and captured the World

Poker Tour Championship title,

as well as $8.2 million.

Vince, what a story this is. The

teacher takes the pupil to school.

(VINCE LAUGHING)

That is gonna do it. Let's go down

and talk to our new champion.

Dude. Buddy, you kicked ass out there.

Congratulations.

Thanks. You did great.

Second place finish

isn't that bad, right?

Are you kidding me? $4 million.

I know. MR. STILLMAN: Yeah.

That should easily

pay for three years

of law school,

if you decide to go.

Good job.

Thank you.

And here's to the new WP World Champion, Tommy Vinson!

I'm Mike Sexton saying thanks for

watching, and until next season,

may all your cards be live

and your pots be monster!

TOMMY:
Yeah? Gorgeous.

ALEX:
So, Dad, after,

you can go fish

and then have

a couple of martinis.

Hey, just give me

one second. Okay?

Give me a minute, will you?

Yeah.

Great playing.

Me? Come on, what about you?

I got lucky with the cards.

Well, I guess

I should thank you.

For what? You're a natural.

No, not about the cards.

You see me with

that girl in there?

Oh.

I'm sorry you didn't win.

I will, someday.

Damn right, you will.

Well, gotta go.

Hey, so I'm gonna see you

at Foxwood's next month?

Not a chance. Going to Hawaii.

First-class.

(CHUCKLING)

Oh, man, this is really it for you?

You're done?

I might come out

of retirement...

25, 30 years.

You were holding in your

hand a pair, right?

Like nines? Tens?

Tens.

Tens. I knew it.

All right, see you, Tommy.

(FREEDOM PLAYING)

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