2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
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Event Info

2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
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Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,500,000
Entries
64
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Diamonds - 1:15 p.m.

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{A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Jason Alexander
v.
Huck Seed

David Pham
v.
Brian Townsend

Clonie Gowen
v.
Jennifer Tilly

Daniel Negreanu
v.
Michael Mizrachi

Barry Greenstein
v.
Howard Lederer

David Benyamine
v.
Jennifer Harman

Sam Farha
v.
Doyle Brunson

Erick Lindgren
v.
Eli Elezra

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Hearts - 10:15 a.m.

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{A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Vanessa Rousso
v.
Antonio Esfandiari

Shannon Elizabeth
v.
Andy Bloch

Todd Brunson
v.
Scott Fischman

Jamie Gold
v.
Tom Kelly

Ted Forrest
v.
Orel Hershiser

Allen Cunningham
v.
Chad Brown

Jean-Robert Bellande
v.
Sam Grizzle

Freddy Deeb
v.
Paul Wasicka

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2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

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An annual fan-favorite, the 2008 version of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship held its pairings party Thursday night at PURE nightclub, inside Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will also serve as the tournament's host venue.

A majority of the players in this year's field of 64 - a frighteningly talented collection of professional, celebrity and amateur stars - rendezvoused on the red carpet before popping into the party to find out who they'd be playing in the first round of the tournament.

As in years past, the field has been divided into four mini-brackets: Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades and is structured quite similarly to the NCAA Final Four Tournament, minus the play-in game.

Players in the Hearts bracket have the honors and are scheduled to tee off at 10:15 a.m. this afternoon (PST), followed by the Diamonds bracket at 1:15 p.m., Clubs at 4:15 p.m. and finally, the Spades bracket, which starts later this evening at 6:45 p.m.

PokerNews will be on site for the duration of the event, bringing you complete coverage of the tournament with our live blog, video interviews and photos direct from the tournament floor. Coverage begins at 10:15 a.m.; we'll see you then!
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