Let the Head Games Begin
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After a few chuckles, Hershisher retaliated with the classic hand shake fake out.
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,500,000
Entries
64
After a few chuckles, Hershisher retaliated with the classic hand shake fake out.
Orel's Trophy Case
From top to bottom, left the right, the signatures read:
Freddy Deeb, Ted Forrest, Allen Cunningham.
Huck Seed Advances
Benyamine will take home $75,000 for his efforts. With a win here today, Huck is now guaranteed at least $125,000 in prize money and will face either Andy Bloch or Orel Hershiser in the semifinals.
The Bulldog Doubles Through Bloch
, Orel Hershiser stood up out of his seat to wish opponent Andy Bloch good luck before the community cards were dealt. Bloch entered the battle not far behind, producing 
at the showdown.The
flop drew several "Oh's" and "Awe's" from the crowd as Orel strengthened his grip on the hand with a pair of aces."A ten on the turn gives me a lot of outs," said Bloch, as he and Hershiser awaited the turn, which was the
.Hershiser needed to dodge a queen or a jack on the river to stay alive and did when the
popped off on the end.Orel stole the chip lead away from Bloch on the hand, and now sits with 176,000 in chips to Bloch's 144,000.
Blinds Are Up
Teacher Sweats Student
Mark has a front row seat to the action as Hershiser attempts to beat his fourth straight heads-up opponent in Andy Bloch.
Bloch Ends the Bulldog's Run
, while Hershiser made his stand with 
. The flop came
, leaving the Bulldog further behind. The on the turn was no help, and the 
on the river signaled the end for the former World Series MVP. The hand was the last in a good showing for Hershiser, in his first NBC Heads-Up appearance. He'll take home $75,000 and a lot of well deserved respect for efforts here this weekend.
Hershiser's elimination sets up a semifinal match-up between Bloch and Huck Seed.
Next Up....
and
Jonathan Little v. Chris Ferguson
There will be a short break before the next round of matches gets underway. Stay tuned - we'll be back in ~15 minutes.
National Heads-Up Quarterfinals Continue
Phil Ivey v. Gus Hansen will be in the spotlight of the feature table, while
Jonathan Little v. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson rounds off the quarterfinal action.
Little Opens Lead Against Ferguson
Meanwhile, over on the feature table, Gus Hansen and Phil Ivey seem to be relatively even in chips after 10 minutes of play has elapsed.