Poker news source: CardPlayer Magazine - http://www.cardplayer.com
National Heads-Up Poker Championship Players Set
The 63 Players Have Accepted the Invitations
The final list of 63 players invited to compete in the third NBC’s National Heads-Up Championship has been set.
The NHPC takes place at Caesars Las Vegas March 1-4. Last year’s defending champ, Ted Forrest, will be there, as will Phil Hellmuth, who won the first edition of the NHPC in 2005. Chris Ferguson, who made it to the finals both years, will also play.
There’s one notable absence on the list. The most famous player in the world, Doyle Brunson, will not play this year.
Several celebrities received and accepted invites this year. They include Don Cheadle, Shannon Elizabeth, and Jennifer Tilly. Card Player’s Jeff Shulman will also play.
A drawing party will take place March 1, and the tournament begins with its single-table elimination matches the next day. Players will try to be one of the two last players standing, and then will play a best-of-three match to determine the winner.
The tournament will be shown on NBC starting in April. The broadcast schedule is as follows:
April 8 - Noon to 1 p.m. ET (3-4 p.m. PT)
April 15 - Noon to 1 p.m. ET (3-4 p.m. PT)
April 22 - Noon to 1 p.m. ET (3-4 p.m. PT)
April 29 - Noon to 2 p.m. ET (3-5 p.m. PT)
May 6 - Noon to 2 p.m. ET (3-5 p.m. PT)
May 13 - Noon to 2 p.m. ET (4-6 p.m. PT)
May 20 - Noon to 3 p.m. ET (3-6 p.m. PT)
And here’s the complete list of players:
Rene Angelil
Patrik Antonius
David Benyamine
Andy Bloch
Brad Booth
Humberto Brenes
Todd Brunson
Chad Brown
Johnny Chan
Don Cheadle
T.J. Cloutier
Allen Cunningham
Paul Darden
John D’Agostino
Annie Duke
Eli Elezra
Shannon Elizabeth
Antonio Esfandiari
Sam Farha
Chris Ferguson
Scott Fischman
Ted Forrest
Kristy Gazes
Jamie Gold
Barry Greenstein
Phil Gordon
Clonie Gowen
Joe Hachem
Gus Hansen
Jennifer Harman
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Ivey
John Juanda
Gabe Kaplan
Phil Laak
Howard Lederer
Nam Le
Tuan Le
Erick Lindgren
Jeff Madsen
Mike Matusow
Isabelle Mercier
John Michael
Michael Mizrachi
Chris Moneymaker
Carlos Mortensen
Yosh Nakano
Daniel Negreanu
Scotty Nguyen
Greg Raymer
Chip Reese
Vanessa Russo
Huck Seed
Erik Seidel
Shawn Sheikhan
Jeff Shulman
Gavin Smith
Jennifer Tilly
JC Tran
Marco Traniello
Cyndy Violette
David Williams
Steve Zolotow
The final player will qualify through an online poker promotion at the show's website that takes place right before the event. |
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