$20,000 Heads-Up Championship Day 1 | 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-Up Championship

Day 1 Completed

02-29-2008 22:41 UTC-7

Day 1 is a Wrap

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That'll do it for our day 1 coverage of the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championships. Tomorrow's coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. local time, when the following 32 players take to the felt for round 2 action:

{A-Clubs}

Clubs Bracket {A-Clubs}

:

Jonathan Little
v.
Gabe Kaplan

Greg Raymer
v.
Scott Clements

Mike Matusow
v.
Tom Dwan

Gavin Smith
v.
Chris Ferguson

{A-Spades}

Spades Bracket {A-Spades}

:

Gus Hansen
v.
Scotty Nguyen

Jerry Yang
v.
Phil Laak

Phil Ivey
v.
Johnny Chan

T.J. Cloutier
v.
J.C. Tran

{A-Hearts}

Hearts Bracket {A-Hearts}

:

Vanessa Rousso
v.
Andy Bloch

Scott Fischman
v.
Jamie Gold

Orel Hershiser
v.
Allen Cunningham

Sam Grizzle
v.
Freddy Deeb

{A-Diamonds}

Diamonds Bracket {A-Diamonds}

:

Huck Seed
v.
Brian Townsend

Clonie Gowen
v.
Michael Mizrachi

Barry Greenstein
v.
David Benyamine

Doyle Brunson
v.
Erick Lindgren

We'll see you tomorrow!

02-29-2008 22:34 UTC-7

Cloutier Eliminates Schreiber; Round of 32 Set

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Dan Schreiber moved his stack into the middle holding {A-Hearts}

and was well ahead of T.J. Cloutier's {K-Hearts}

, but a five on the flop flipped the scales in Cloutier's favor, leaving Schreiber drawing to an ace, jack or running straight cards to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Schreiber, the turn and river blanked out, giving the pot and the match to Cloutier, who will face J.C. Tran in tomorrow's round of 32.

Tags: T.J. Cloutier

02-29-2008 22:21 UTC-7

Ivey Eliminates Kunze; One Match to Go

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A short-stacked Alisha Kunze moved the remainder of her chips into the middle holding a pocket pair of sevens and found herself in a coin-flip situation against Phil Ivey who made the call with {J-Spades}

.

The board filled out {A-Spades}

giving Ivey two pair and one of the two remaining spots in the round of 32, setting up a second round match-up between Ivey and Johnny Chan.

Tags: Phil Ivey

02-29-2008 22:15 UTC-7

Ivey Doubles with Aces Over Kunze's Kings

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Alisha Kunze had built up a slight chip lead over 1st round opponent Phil Ivey before the two got it all in pre-flop with a pair of monster hands: aces for Ivey and kings for Kunze.

The board blanked out and Ivey's aces held up to take the lead in the match.

The only other match still undecided is over on table one, with Dan Schreiber and T.J. Cloutier battling it out for one of two remaining spots in the round of 32.

Tags: Phil Ivey

02-29-2008 22:10 UTC-7

Duke, Out

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A short-stacked Annie Duke moved the rest of her chips into the middle holding {10-Hearts}

against round 1 opponent J.C. Tran, who called in the dark. Fortunately for Tran, his {10-Clubs}

had Duke on the ropes and the {10-Diamonds}

board only improved his hand further to eliminate Duke from the tournament.

With the win, Tran secured one of the final spots in tomorrow's round of 32.

Tags: J.C. Tran

02-29-2008 22:04 UTC-7

Cheadle Cops a Bad Beat; Hansen Advances

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Actor and poker player Don Cheadle did all he could do, getting his money in before the flop with the best hand (pocket jacks) against Gus Hansen's {K-Diamonds}

, but an unfortunate king in the door sent the Academy Award Nominee to the rail.

Hansen's win sets up a round 2 match-up against fan favorite Scotty Nguyen.

Tags: Don Cheadle

02-29-2008 22:01 UTC-7

"The Unabomber" Sends Singer Packing

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Phil Laak has just sent fellow pro David Singer to the rail, earning himself a spot in the round of 32.

02-29-2008 21:58 UTC-7

Chan Eliminates Williams

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Two-time WSOP main event champion Johnny Chan has just eliminated David Williams from the tournament, getting it all in pre-flop holding pocket jacks against Williams' {A-Clubs}