QMP I: Semi-Final Game 1 Round 2Rich: Any player who makes a natural royal flush in the Net Poker Quarter Million Playoff wins a trip for every season around the world.
Rich: We start with the hot summer nights and sun and fun in Acapulco, Mexico. Then in the fall, a fabulous vacation to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. In the winter, it's off to spectacular Zurich, Switzerland. And in the spring, an unforgettable visit to the city of romance -- Paris, France. This trip of a lifetime includes a six-night stay at a luxury hotel in each city -- compliments of Club Universe. And as an extra bonus -- another CY$100,000 to spend on souvenirs.
Rich: And now, back to Doug Morris and the Net Poker Quarter Million Playoff.
Doug: Mighty fine prizes indeed, Rich. Time to start our second round in this semi-final game between Michael Clifford and Andy Silikovitz.
MICHAEL ANDY 
Doug: Michael's our leader after the first round with CY$2750. Andy has CY$1250.
Now the questions in this round are still worth CY$500 each -- until we get to the blind card pair for CY$750. High hand is still worth CY$1250. In the third and final round of the game, all of those stakes are doubled.
Lower seeded player in the tournament is allowed to cuts the Round 2 deck. Andy, however, you've become only the second player in Net Poker history to decline such an offer. So, let's see those first two cards in this second round of 5-Card Poker.
D.J.: Maybe Andy should've cut the cards. The 9 of Hearts and the 9 of Spades.
Doug: Well, not a good start on the cards. But, every cyber-dollar's important. Five-hundred at stake on this...
As the old saying goes, no two snowflakes are alike; in addition...
\ no two sets of fingerprints are alike
\ no two spider webs are alike
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Andy.
Andy: all of the above
Doug: That's right.
MICHAEL ANDY Doug: Well, which 9 would you like?
Andy: 9 of Hearts
MICHAEL
ANDY
Doug: And Michael gets the black 9 in the process. Two more cards coming.
D.J.: The Jack of Clubs and the King of Spades.
Doug: And let's test your entertainment knowledge this time...
Actor Tommy Lee Jones was...
\ in the cast of the movie Men In Black
\ Al Gore's roommate at Yale
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Andy.
Andy: in the cast of the movie "Men In Black"
Doug: That's right.
MICHAEL ANDY Doug: The actor and the would-be VP were at Harvard. Andy, you've closed the gap. Which card?
Andy: I want the King of course
Doug: Very well...
MICHAEL
ANDY
Doug: ...two more cards are on the way.
D.J.: And we have...
D.J.: ...the Queen of Clubs and the King of Diamonds.
Doug: And Andy's going for a tie on this question; Michael's trying to maintain the lead...
Willie Nelson made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry...
\ on November 28th, 1964
\ on the 25th anniversary of the Opry
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Michael.
Michael: on November 28th, 1964
Doug: Correct.
MICHAEL ANDY Doug: That date marked the Opry's 39th anniversary. Michael, which card?
Michael: I gotta have the King.
Doug: Thought ya might...
MICHAEL
ANDY
Doug: ...you're both 3/5 of the way toward a straight. Next two cards from D.J.
(a few woos from the crowd)
D.J.: The Queen of Spades -- I know -- and the Jack of Hearts.
Doug: Yeah, that poses a conundrum. Control on this question's really important...
"Albert Einstein" is the actual first and last name of...
\ a physicist who died in 1955
\ Albert Brooks, the actor who was the voice of Marlin in Finding Nemo
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Michael.
Michael: all of the above
Doug: That's right.
MICHAEL ANDY Doug: OK, Michael, do you take the Jack and make both of you build on a pair -- or do you put both you and Andy on a straight draw? Which card?
Michael: I can't let Andy have the higher pair, so I will take the Queen.
MICHAEL
ANDY
Doug: With that done, both players have King-Queen-Jack-9. So we again have the potential of a tie for better hand. I should again reiterate if that happens, no one gets the extra CY$1250. Here come the final two cards of the round.
Doug: Let's play for CY$750 this time with the blind cards over there and this question...
The TV sitcom Joanie Loves Chachi was a...
\ spinoff of Happy Days
\ popular program in Korea
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Andy.
Andy: All of the above
Doug: Right for CY$750.
MICHAEL ANDY Doug: It was popular in Korea because "Chachi" in Korean refers to... (clears throat) ...um...a certain...part of the male anatomy.
(audience laughs and applauds)
Doug: There may be children watching at home. I'll say nothing further on the matter. (throws question card out) (more laughs) Andy, which card?
Andy: Right card
MICHAEL
ANDY
Doug: OK, we have all our cards in place. With CY$1250 at stake, these are important turns of the cards going into the final round of the game. Michael, let's go with your last card first.
MICHAEL
ANDY
Doug: Ugh. Good card, wrong time for it. Michael ends up with Ace high. Andy, you're in good shape. A 10 gives you a straight, anything else lower than an Ace gives you a pair, an Ace gives you -- well -- nothing. Deej, let's see Andy's last card.
MICHAEL
ANDY
(loud groans from the crowd)
Doug: Oh man! For the first time in Net Poker history, we have a tie for high hand. That means we don't award anything extra.
MICHAEL ANDY Doug: This also means we've got a neck-and-neck horserace going into the third and final round of the game. Michael leads CY$3750 to CY$3000. When we come back, we'll double the stakes and find a winner in this semi-final game of the Net Poker Quarter Million Playoff. Stay with us.
(audience cheers) (montage of scenes of nightlife in Tunica)
ADVANCE TO ROUND 3
