$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
Day 2 Completed
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,500,000
Entries
64
...and Then There Were Eight.
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The name that stole the show, however, is not typically associated with poker. One Orel Hershiser of MLB fame won his third straight match, besting Ted Forrest, Allen Cunningham and Freddy Deeb en route to the quarterfinals. Already guaranteed a payday of at least $75,000, Hershiser looks to get a fourth signature on his game ball when all is said and done in his match against Andy Bloch.
Day three will recommence at 11:00 a.m. PST tomorrow afternoon, at which time the following matches will take place:
Jonathan Little vs. Chris "Jesus Ferguson
Gus Hansen vs. Phil Ivey
Andy Bloch vs. Orel Hershiser
Huck Seed vs. David Benyamine
Tune in tomorrow when we find out who will take down the championship and $500,000 grand prize. Until then, good night and good luck!
Mike Matusow the Last Elimination of Day 2
and found himself up against Ferguson's 
. A fortunate flop of 
for Ferguson had Matusow seeing red. A 
on the turn finished the job and signaled the end of the tournament for a disappointed Matusow. Ferguson filled out the final spot in the eight man quarterfinals which will take place tomorrow afternoon.
Unabomber Can't Blast His Way Past The Great Dane
to Laak's 
. The flop hit both players as it came 
, but the turn was best for Hansen as the was shown. The river improved Hansen even further, as the
completed his diamond flush. With the win, Hansen advances to the quarterfinals and will face fellow Team FullTilt pro Phil Ivey tomorrow afternoon.
Matusow Doubles Through Ferguson; Retakes Chip Lead
Jonathan Little Eliminates Greg Raymer
, Greg Raymer put his tournament life in the balance after seeing a flop of 
. His adversary, Jonathan Little, was all too happy to call as he revealed his 
. The 
on the turn gave Raymer a small glimmer of hope, but the on the river clinched the hand and match for Little.Little will face the winner of the Mike Matusow v. Chris Ferguson pairing in the quarterfinals tomorrow afternoon.
Ivey Outraces Tran; Advances to Quarterfinals
The board filled out
and a king on the turn cemented the hand for Ivey, sending him through to tomorrow's quarterfinals.Tran will take home $25,000 in prize money for his efforts.
We're Off and Running
Last Round of the Day
Table 1:
Jonathan Little
v.
Greg Raymer
Table 2:
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow
v.
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
Table 3:
Phil Ivey
v.
J.C. Tran
Feature table:
Gus Hansen
v.
Phil Laak
The Night Cap Awaits
Who will move on to tomorrow? We will find out shortly. Stay tuned!