WINNER: Angie Moneytaker

The beautiful and calculating blackjack genius did it again.
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PLAYERS:

The players are Monica Reeves, Erica Schoenberg, Jennifer Tilly, Angie Moneytaker, Annie Duke, Clonie Gowen, and Klara Lato.

It’s Ladies' Night, and these girls can play. Erica Schoenberg, Jennifer Tilly, and Klara Lato have all made open final tables in other UBT events, and Monica Reeves is a UBT champion. Angie Moneytaker has finished high in several non-UBT blackjack tournaments. Annie Duke and Clonie Gowen are two of the world’s top female poker players.

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ELIMINATION:

Hand 7: With the field taking off fast, Clonie Gowen finds herself in last on the hand leading up to the first EH. Her $86,000 all-in bet gets snapped off by a dealer 21 and Clonie is first off the table.

Hand 8: Another victim of the previous hand, Annie Duke's lost double down on hand 7 leaves her with just $31,500 on the Elimination Hand. She's locked out by the others so only a natural will give her a chance (see Strategy Notes). She doesn't get it.

Hand 10: Once Annie is out, the new low "man" is Klara Lato. She makes big bets immediately, trying to catch up. She loses two straight and is eliminated.

Hand 16: By hand 16, Erica Schoenberg has fallen far behind the pack. She loses an $83,000 all-in bet and is eliminated.

Hand 25: There’s a whole lot of money on the table for the third EH, and Jennifer Tilly gets out $200,000 more with a max-bet double down. If she wins it, she advances to heads-up play. She ends up stiff and falls to the dealer’s 17.

Last Hand
This one goes right to the end. Angie bets first with $544,000 and Monica has $575,000. Angie's in a tough spot, but she's saved her secret bet and uses it. Angie bets the max and gets out another $100,000 by splitting tens. Winding up with a 16 and a 14, Monica wins if the dealer makes any hand and Angie wins if the dealer busts. The dealer hits her 16 with an 8 and Angie is the ladies 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...