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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series = Yu-Gi-Oh! | season = 2 | image name = Yugioh059Yugioh episode 59.jpgpng | image size = | image caption = | english en_name = Espa Roba - The ESP Duelist - , Part 2 | kanji ja_name = 勇気ある賭け　廻れルーレットスパイダー | romaji romaji_name = Yuukiaru kake Yūkiaru Kake Maware Ruuretto SupaidaaRūretto Supaidā | japanese translated ja_trans_name = Courageous Stake Gamble - The Spinning Spin, Roulette Spider | episode number = 059 | japanese air date ja_air_date = June 12, 2001 | english air date en_air_date = February 1, 2003 | japanese opening ja_opening = [[S H U F F L E]] | japanese ending ja_ending = [[The Afternoon of that Day]]<br /> あの日の午後 | english opening en_theme = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme (English)|Season Two theme]] | english ending screenwriter = Atsushi Maekawa

"'''Espa Roba - The ESP Duelist - , Part 2'''", known as "'''Courageous Stake Gamble - The Spinning Spin, Roulette Spider''' " in the Japanese version, is the fifty-ninth episode of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 12, 2001, and in the US United States on February 1, 2003.

==Summary==The duel between Espa Roba and Joey Wheeler continues and things do not look good for Joey because Espa's "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]] " has 2400 [[ATK]] and prevents Joey from using [[Trap CardsCard]]s. All of Joey's attempts to destroy [["Jinzo]] " fail and he is on the brink of giving up. Back in the hospital, Tristan lies to Serenity about the Duel, saying that Joey is winning when in fact, he is not. When a nurse comes in to examine Serenity, Tristan leaves the room and decides to call Tea, who is at the park with Solomon Muto. Tristan returns to Serenity's room, who now knows the real status of the duel. She asked the nurse to look at the laptop and tell her what was going on while Tristan was out. Tristan apologizes for lying to Serenity and the two start cheering for Joey.

Back at the Duel, Espa's [["Jinzo]] " and "[[Reflect Bounder (anime)|Reflect Bounder]] " destroy two of Joey's "[[Sheep Token(anime)|Sheep Tokens]]s", leaving him with just two more before he becomes wide open for a direct attack. Joey doesn't look too good, but Tea and Solomon arrive and tell him that Tristan called from the hospital to say that he and Serenity are watching the duel on the Internet. Tea says they all believe in him, encouraging Joey to fight on. Joey activates [[Roulette Spider]] and with sheer luck, ends up winning the Duel. Everyone cheers, except for Espa, who falls down in defeat. He acts like a sore loser and lashes out in anger at Joey, revealing the earpiece that he was using to communicate with his brothers.

Just thenJoey activates "[[Roulette Spider (anime)|Roulette Spider]]" and with sheer luck, he ends up winning the other Roba brothers arriveDuel. Everyone cheers, saying they are proud of except for Espa for doing , who falls down in defeat. Joey tells him that was a good Duel and tells him to hand over his best Locator Card and almost winning, even without cheatinghis "Jinzo" as that's the rules. Espa stands up however acts like a sore loser and gives pleads him to not to make him do so as his brothers are counting him constantly to protect them. Espa reveals that if the public knows he is a hug. Laterloser, they will be picked on by bullies and he hands over his [[Jinzo]] and [[Locator Card]] won't be able to help them. Joeytries to help him, promising he will not cheat again. but Espa slaps Joey accepts itaway, says "Smell you later" to revealing the Roba brothers, and walks off with Tea and Solomon, knowing earpiece that he has won was using to communicate with his first duel, but there are plenty more challenges ahead of him. However, he knows he will not be alonebrothers.

Just then, the other Roba brothers arrive and they reveal to Espa that they are proud of him for doing his best and almost winning, even without cheating. Espa stands up and gives his brothers a hug. Later Espa hands over his "Jinzo" and [[Locator Card]] to Joey and promises he will not cheat again. Joey accepts it, says "Smell you later" to the Roba brothers, and walks off with Tea and Solomon, knowing that he has won his first duel, but there are plenty more challenges ahead of him. However, he knows he will not be alone. ==Featured Duel: Joey Wheeler vs. Espa Roba - Part 2==

[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] has 2600 [[Life Points|LP]] remaining and [[control]]s "[[Alligator's Sword (anime)|Alligator's Sword]]" (1500/1200) in Attack Position. [[Espa Roba]] has 1440 LP remaining and controls "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]" (2400/1500) in Attack Position. <u>'''Turn 6: Espa's turn'''</u><br />[[Espa Roba|Espa]] has just managed to summon "[[activateJinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]s ". He then [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Magic Cardactivate]] s "[[Amplifier (anime)|Amplifier]]" then , [[equip]]s ping it to "[[Jinzo]]" to increase and increasing its [[ATK]] by 500 ("[[Jinzo]]": 2400 → 2900 [[ATK]]/1500). (NOTE: The real-life effect of [[Amplifier]] allows you to activate any [[Trap Cards]] that you have on the Field. Also if [["Amplifier]] is destroyed, [[Jinzo]] is destroyed as well. It doesn't " will increase [[the ATK of "Jinzo]]" by 300 during each of Espa's [[ATK]] points)Standby Phases. "[[Jinzo]]" [[attack]]s then and [[destroy]]s "[[Alligator's Sword (anime)|Alligator's Sword]] " ([[Joey Wheeler|Joey]]: 2600 LP → 1200 [[Life Points]]LP).

<u>'''Turn 7: Joey's turn'''</u><br />[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] [[Normal Summon]]s draws "[[Baby Dragon (anime)|Baby Dragon]]" in [[Attack Position]] and subsequently Normal Summons it (1200 [[ATK]] / 700 ) in [[DEFAttack Position]]) . Joey then [[activate]]s "[[Time Wizard (anime)|Time Wizard]]'s [[" as a Magic Card . He then activates the effect|of "Time Wizard". Joey succeeds in the effect]]. Since it is successful, [[so "Baby Dragon]] transform to " transforms into "[[Thousand Dragon (anime)|Thousand Dragon]]" (2400 [[ATK]] / 2000 [[DEF]]). However, but "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]] " is unaffected by [[the effect of "Time Wizard]]". Espa explains that is because the armor of "Jinzo" is made of a special alloy that can's [[Card effect|effect]] (instead of being [[destroy]]ed)t age or corrode. "[[Thousand Dragon]]" attacks [["Jinzo" before Joey realizes this. "Jinzo]] and gets destroyed " destroys "Thousand Dragon" ([[Joey Wheeler|Joey]]: 1200 LP → 700 [[Life Points]]LP). [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] [[activate]]s "[[Quick-Play Spell CardScapegoat (anime)|Quick-Play Magic Card]] "[[Scapegoat]]" to [[Special Summon]] 4 four "[[Sheep Token(anime)|Sheep Tokens]]s" in [[Defense Position]] (0 [[ATK]] / 0 for all four) in [[DEFDefense Position]]).

<u>'''Turn 8: Espa's turn'''</u><br />"[[Amplifier]]Espa draws. On Espa's [[Card Standby Phase, the second effect|effect]] increases of "[[Jinzo]]'sAmplifier" [[ATK]] by 300 activates ("[[Jinzo]]" : 2900 → 3200 [[ATK]]/1500). "[[Espa Roba|Espa]]" then [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Reflect Bounder (anime)|Reflect Bounder]]" in [[Attack Position]] (1700 [[ATK]] / 1000 ) in [[DEFAttack Position]]). When this monster is attacked, both "Reflect Bounder" and the attacking monster will be destroyed after damage calculation. After that is done, the controller of the attacking monster will take all Battle Damage that Espa would have taken from the battle. "[[Jinzo]]" [[attack]]s then [[destroy]]s a [[Sheep Token]]. and "[[Reflect Bounder]]" then [[attack]]s then and [[destroy]]s another [[two "Sheep Token]]Tokens".

<u>'''Turn 9: Joey's turn'''</u><br />[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] draws "[[payRoulette Spider (anime)|Roulette Spider]]s " and subsequently activates it to pay half of his [[Life Points]] ([[Joey Wheeler|Joey]]: 700 LP → 350 [[LP)<ref group="Note" name="Roulette Spider">The written anime text of "Roulette Spider" does not say that the player needs to pay half their Life Points]]) to [[activate]] [[Normal Spell Card|Magic Card]] it.</ref> and target "Jinzo" (as it is the strongest monster Espa has out on the field). "[[Roulette Spider]]" then selects forcibly spins "[[Jinzo]]". Now Roulette Spider until it randomly chooses a player or monster for "Jinzo " to attack and whatever is chosen will be attacked by "Jinzo". The effect of "[[Roulette Spider]]'s" [[Card effect|effect]] forces chooses "Reflect Bounder" as the target for "Jinzo". "[[Jinzo]]" to [[attack]] attacks and destroys "[[Reflect Bounder]]". [[Since "Reflect Bounder]]'s " was attacked by a monster, its [[Card effect|effect]] activates, reflecting the attack back to "Jinzo" as well and [[destroy]]s "[[Jinzo]]"ing it. [[Espa Roba|Espa]] loses [[Life Points]] equal to their [[ATK]] difference then takes the 1500 Battle Damage from the battle as the attack target was on his side of the field ([[Espa Roba|Espa]]: 1440 LP → 0 [[Life Points]]). Joey wins. (NOTE: In the real game, if [[Reflect Bounder]] is attacked by another [[Monster Cards|monster]], the opponent would have lost [[Life Points]] equal to the [[ATK]] points of the attacking [[Monster Cards|monster]]. Either way Joey would have still wonLP).

[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] obtains "[[Jinzo]]" and one [[Locator Card]] from [[Espa Roba|Espa]]as per the Battle City rules. ==Changes to the English Version==* Rex astonished that Joey won is cut out from the dub. * A close-up of one of Espa Roba's brothers saying through his tears that he played a great game. * When The Roba brothers give each other group hugs, Joey is moved to tears. That scene is cut out from the dub. == Trivia ==* When Téa receives a phone call from Tristan, her ringtone is an excerpt from [[S H U F F L E]]. ==Errors==* At the start of the episode, Espa Roba is shown with one more card in his hand than he should have possibly had.* In the Japanese version, "Amplifier" is shown as a [[Normal Spell Card]], but the dialogue and the effect of the card itself confirm it's supposed to be an [[Equip Spell Card]].* The "[[Battle Warrior (anime)|Battle Warrior]]" and "[[Flame Swordsman (anime)|Flame Swordsman]]" that should have been in Joey's hand from the previous episode are inexplicably replaced with "Time Wizard" and "Scapegoat" in this episode.* When Espa Roba starts his turn after Joey plays "Scapegoat", he is once again shown with an extra card in his hand that he should not have had.

=Changes to the English Version=Featured cards==*Rex astonished that Joey won is cut out from the dub.*A close-up of one of Espa Roba's brothers saying through his tears that he played a great game.*When The Roba brothers give each other group hugs, Joey is moved to tearsfollowing cards appeared in this episode. That scene is cut out from the dubCards in italics debuted here.

{{Decklist|Joey Wheeler|normal monsters =* [[Alligator's Sword (anime)|Alligator's Sword]]* [[Baby Dragon (anime)|Baby Dragon]]|effect monsters =Featured Cards=* [[Thousand Dragon (anime)|Thousand Dragon]]|magic =* [[Roulette Spider (anime)|Roulette Spider]]* [[Scapegoat (anime)|Scapegoat]]* [[Time Wizard (anime)|Time Wizard]]}}

|effect monsters =<u>Effect Monsters</u>* [[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]* [[Reflect Bounder (anime)|Reflect Bounder]]|spells magic =* [[Amplifier (anime)|Amplifier]]

<br />{{Decklist|Joey Wheeler|monsters ==Notes==<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Alligator's Sword]]* [[Baby Dragon]]<u>Effect Monsters<references group="Note" /u>* [[Time Wizard]]<u>Fusion Monsters</u>* [[Thousand Dragon]]|spells =* [[Scapegoat]]* [[Roulette Spider]]}}<br />