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NBC Heads-Up Championship First-Round Matchups Set
BY: KRISTY ARNETT | kristy.arnett@cardplayer.com
PUBLISHED: Thursday Feb 28, 2008 11:51 PM
Pairing Party At PURE Nightclub Inside Caesars Palace Kicks Off Festivities
The 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship kicked off festivities at PURE Nightclub inside Caesars Palace to announce the first-round matches. Nearly all of the 64 contestants walked the red carpet on the way into the pairing party, anxious to find out who would be their first opponent.
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Here are the official first-round matchups:
Clubs
Jonathan Little vs. Erik Seidel
Patrik Antonius vs. Gabe Kaplan
Greg Raymer vs. Hooman Nikzad
Kenny Tran vs. Scott Clements
Mike Matusow vs. Joseph Hachem
Tom Dwan vs. Phil Hellmuth
Tom Schneider vs. Gavin Smith
Chris Ferguson vs. John Juanda
Hearts
Vanessa Rousso vs. Antonio Esfandiari
Shannon Elizabeth vs. Andy Bloch
Todd Brunson vs. Scott Fischman
Jamie Gold vs. Tom Kelly
Ted Forrest vs. Orel Hershiser
Allen Cunningham vs. Chad Brown
Jean-Robert Bellande vs. Sam Grizzle
Freddy Deeb vs. Paul Wasicka
Spades
Don Cheadle vs. Gus Hansen
Scotty Nguyen vs. Bill Edler
Jerry Yang vs. Chris Moneymaker
David Singer vs. Phil Laak
Phil Ivey vs. Alisha Kunze
David Williams vs. Johnny Chan
Daniel Schreiber vs. T.J. Cloutier
Annie Duke vs. J.C. Tran
Diamonds
Jason Alexander vs. Huck Seed
David Pham vs. Brian Townsend
Clonie Gowen vs. Jennifer Tilly
Daniel Negreanu vs. Michael Mizrachi
Barry Greenstein vs. Howard Lederer
David Benyamine vs. Jennifer Harman
Sam Farha vs. Doyle Brunson
Erick Lindgren vs. Eli Elezra
The start times for each bracket are as follows: Hearts 10:15 a.m., Diamonds 1:15 p.m., Clubs 4:15 p.m., and Spades 6:45 p.m.
The Card Player tournament reporting team will follow all of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship action, so be sure to check back on CardPlayer.com for instantly updated brackets and photos.
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