(fade in to Doug and D.J. seated in directors' chairs on an empty/barren Net Poker Live! set; large screen monitor displays the "Net Poker: The Real Deal" logo in an empty auditorium at the Bonus Island Resort and Casino)y

D.J.: And we're back. Again I ask - what *were* you thinking with that scoring system in the second round? If David had bad luck with his possession, there would've been a three-way tie at zero.

Doug: (laughs) Yeah, let's be glad *that* didn't survive beyond the pilot stage. About the only other major difference from pilot to series was the bonus round - which we'll talk about later.

(smooth jazz theme plays)

D.J.: OK, well you know that music well. It signals a break for some commercials. We'll return to the competition of the Net Poker Live! game, we'll see more of the pilot - and we'll walk further down memory lane in Net Poker: The Real Deal. See ya'll in a bit.

ADVANCE TO ROUND 2 OF NPL!