The following is inspired by true events. However, the following scenes are fictitious. They are the contents of my imagination and in no way depict actual events. Any similarity to the actual events are coincidental...
FADE IN:
INT. MICHAEL'S CRAIG'S OFFICE. DAY.
We see an epic shot of the back of a man sitting at his desk, looking at his computer monitor. He is wearing underpants and a robe.
A familiar song intro plays:
"Dum-dededum-dededum-dededum!"
As the camera pans in, we can see that the man is multi-tabling - HEADS-UP NO LIMIT HOLD'EM AND HORSE GAMES. With the use of his mouse, he navigates his cursor around the screen, furiously hitting keys. We do not see his face.
"Dum-dededum-dededum-dededum!"
INT. MICHAEL CRAIG'S GYMROOM. DAY.
We see feet running at a gentle canter on a treadmill. The camera pans up to reveal a plank of wood resting on top of the console upon which is a laptop computer. There are 4 Heads-up games in action - again a mixture of NO LIMIT HOLD'EM AND HORSE.
"Dum-dedum-dedum-dedum-dum-dum-dum!"
From behind, we see the figure running on the treadmill. He wears shorts and an "I KNOCKED OUT A FULL TILT PRO" T-Shirt. He also has a towel around his neck.
INT. MICHAEL'S CRAIG'S OFFICE. DAY.
The door of the office is open. In the doorway, a man is embraced by his wife. There is a tear in the corner of her eye as he pulls away.
"De-noo-noo!
De-noo-noo!"
He leans down to hug his teenage daughter. Her face is insouciant.
"De-noo-noo
De-noo-noo!"
For the first time we see his face - it is Michael Craig. He kisses his daughter on the cheek, whispers something inaudible into her ear and turns to enter the room, making a final gesture - eye-contact and a solemn smile - to his wife.
"De-ne-noo-de-ne-ne-ne-noo!
De-ne-noo-de-noo-de-noo-noo-noooooo!
De-ne-ne-ne-noo!"
He is walking across the room to the computer console when suddenly he is grabbed from behind - his daughter throwing her arms around him, telling him how much she loves him and how she knows he's gonna be okay. He hugs her back.
"De-ne-noooooo!
De-ne-noooooo!"
MICHAEL CRAIG
I promise you. Everything's gonna be ok. Those
Bellybusters don't have a chance...
He takes his seat at his computer. We can see on the computer's display that it is 9.30pm on May 7th 2009. Michael Craig launches Full Tilt...
"De-ne-noooooo!
De-ne-noooooo!"
FADE TO BLACK.
To find out what happened, go to:
http://www.dublinbellybusters.com/props.html
or
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/poker-blog/2009/05/739_craig_vs_dublin_bellybusters_heads-up_the_outcome.php
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