WINNER: Adriana Jade

The only lady at the table, Adriana Jade proved she's not just a master of martial arts, but a black belt in blackjack as well.
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PLAYERS:

The players are Blair Rodman, Spencer Mohler, Dewey Tomko, Norm Sheridan, Patrick Taylor, S.H. Long, and Adriana Jade.

This table features three players who were on All In magazine’s pre-season Top Ten (in order of ranking): Blair Rodman, Adriana Jade, and Norm Sheridan. S.H. Long is also an experienced tournament player. Pat Taylor was a surprise finalist who worked his way through the Las Vegas qualifiers. Dewey Tomko is the lone poker player in the mix and Spencer Mohler is this tournament’s Internet qualifier.

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ELIMINATION:
Hand 7: Dewey Tomko is first to go when the dealer draws to 21 after his $50,000 all-in bet.

Hand 8: This hand goes to a playoff between Norm Sheridan and S.H. Long. Norm plays the entire hand beautifully and prevails in the playoff (see Strategy Notes).

Hand 13: Norm Sheridan loses steadily after the first Elimination Hand and is forced to go all in on hand 13. He’s dealt a 20, but the dealer turns a blackjack.

Hand 16: Patrick Taylor falls when Blair Rodman’s excellent double for less preserves the low side for him by just $1,000 (see Strategy Notes).

Hand 25: After a wild series of hands that leaves all three remaining players over or near $300,000, Spencer Mohler is eliminated.

Last Hand
Blair Rodman and Adriana Jade wage a good battle with classic heads-up play. Adriana takes the lead on hand 26, and then Blair’s pushes on hands 27 and 29 prevent him from getting the lead back. On the final hand, Blair needs a swing, since he must bet in the open and in front of Adriana. He tries for it with a hard double of 13, but busts, and Adriana Jade is the champion.

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SEASON ONE RECAP:
Episode 1: The final table is a powerhouse, featuring great play, a classic good-versus-evil scenario...

Episode 2: This is an emotion-packed contest, with tempers flaring (between Matthews and Pine) in later rounds...

Episode 3: If anything, this episode demonstrates that you're not out till you're out. Tyrone Jackson is down to just $15,000 on hand 9...

Episode 4: This is a strategy-packed match that provides plenty of fodder, as you'll see, for Strategy Notes...

Episode 5: The match is a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, featuring a couple of excellent strategic plays and the first playoff of the UBT series...

Episode 6: It's a shootout. At hand 25, the three remaining players—Monica, Jennifer, and Angie—have nearly $1 million among them...

Episode 7: As has been the case earlier in this season, the repeat players, Gary Debernardi and John Cernuto, fair much better the second time around...

Episode 8: Dave gets battered mid-match and has to climb back from a significant deficit to get to heads-up play with Erica Schoenberg...

Episode 9: All of the players obviously have tournament chops. Ken Smith is the consensus favorite, but David Matthews, Adriana Jade, and Hollywood Dave are all considered prominent...

Episode 10: With huge bragging rights on the line (not to mention the prize money), the players are dialed in for this one and there are loads of high-end...

SEASON TWO RECAP:
Episode 1: This wasn't a timid table, but the eliminations came slowly and there were three players all the way to the 30th hand...

Episode 2: As it often does, it came down to cards in the end—but rather than it being about who got them, it was more about who didn't...

Episode 3: With two seasoned blackjack-tournament pros (Anthony and Blair) and one poker-tournament superstar...

Episode 4: This match will go down as one of the strangest and best in UBT history...

Episode 5: The blackjack players excelled on this day, with Ken Einiger and Adriana Jade steadily pulling away from the field...

Episode 6: Chips flew early in this match and three players, including Ken Smith, were already gone by the end of hand 8...

Episode 7: The final table of the UBT's first Poker vs. Blackjack Superstar Showdown features an interesting mix of poker and blackjack luminaries...

Episode 8: The three "favorites" mentioned above go out before the third Elimination Hand and the All-Stars contest comes down to the unlikely trio...