Live Blog: David Williams Falls Short in MasterChef Finale

Poker players tend to take to any sort of competitive games like fish to water, so it was little surprise to see Vanessa Rousso advance to a third-place finish on the popular reality TV show Big Brother, narrowly missing out on the top prize when many felt she deserved it.

Now, another big-name poker player is on the cusp of reality TV immortality. David Williams has advanced to the season finale of Season 7 of MasterChef, with the final episode set to air on FOX at 8 p.m. EST.

This summer, Williams told PokerNews that competing on MasterChef was the most difficult thing he had ever done, but he was understandably coy about revealing any details of the results. Now, we know he’s at least matched Rousso, advancing to the final three after starting the competition with 39 other aspiring cooks in the first episode.

Over the next two hours, we will find out whether Williams, school teacher Brandi Mudd, or DJ Shaun O’Neale will become the next MasterChef. In honor of Williams’ effort, we’ll be posting live updates here as Williams tries not to repeat history and be the bridesmaid as he was when he first burst onto the poker scene with his runner-up finish in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

A couple of caveats before we begin. The author’s only exposure to MasterChef has come idly keeping tabs on it while his girlfriend watches, so don’t expect an expert dissection of every culinary zig and zag. Also, this should go without saying but… here there be spoilers.

8:05 Gordon Ramsay and his Christina Tosi welcome us. There’s a clip of Williams storming off in the montage that opens the episode. Presumably, he walked back at some point. The hosts tell us this could be the most talented crew ever on the show. Each of the final three have been sent home for the time being and the hosts will visit them one by one.

8:07 It’s off to Irvington, Ky. We meet Mudd, a young teacher with curly blond hair and a very thick southern accent. She says she’s sticking with her Southern roots but a little upscale.

8:09 Williams is chilling in Las Vegas with his daughter. He tells the hosts he has doubts, but he’s been practicing hard and will be going with a seafood appetizer and either beef or poultry for his main course. He doubts his abilities, but Ramsay assures him he’s ready for this.

8:10 O’Neale, a fellow Las Vegas resident, gets choked up when talking about his parents. He says he’s going with “bold Asian flavors” which could mean… a lot of different things?

8:17 The finalists are introduced in the studio, along with the judges… culinary “gods” whom we will meet after a tense commercial break. They turn out to be… Wolfgang Puck and Daniel Boulud. Not sure who Boulud is, but he says through a thick French accent that each dish had damn well better tell a story.

8:20 Williams’ mom, who got plenty of air time in his WSOP run, is in attendance. Former contestants eliminated earlier in the season stump for each of the three as they grab ingredients for 10 minutes for their …

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