2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,500,000
Entries
64
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Another bracelet battle that should be promising is that of Scott Clements v. Greg Raymer. While Raymer holds a main event bracelet lead over Clements, Scott actually doubles Raymer's bracelet accomplishments with two of his own.
in a pre-flop all in confrontation, but when an ace appeared in the door, Grizzle's plans were foiled. The entire board filled out 
and Deeb took down the pot and the match with a single pair of aces.The win guaranteed Mr. Deeb a spot in the sweet sixteen, where he will face off against a very hot Orel Hershiser.
Grizzle's elimination completes round two for players in the Hearts and Diamonds brackets, setting up the following round three pairings:
Andy Bloch
v.
Scott Fischman
Hershiser
v.
Deeb
Huck Seed
v.
Michael Mizrachi
David Benyamine
v.
Doyle Brunson
The Clubs and Spades brackets will begin momentarily.
; Cunningham tabled a mere 
.The board ran out
and Hershiser took down the pot with a pair of tens, sending Cunningham home empty handed.
against the 
of Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. The flop sparkled for Gowen as it came 
. However, fortunes turned the tables in the Grinder's favor when the touched the felt on the turn. With the 
filling out the board on the river, Gowen's tournament ended and moved the Grinder into the money and the round of 16.
.The match was locked up by the turn after the board filled out
, giving Doyle an unbeatable nine-high straight. The win sets up a third round match-up between Doyle and fellow high stakes cash game player David Benyamine.
Fischman and Gold got it all in pre-flop; Scott holding
and Gold, 
. The board filled out 
and Scott's ace-high held up to take down the pot, earning him a spot in the round of 16.
In the first hand, Cunningham was all in for his tournament life holding
against Hershiser's 
and flopped a king-high straight to take down the pot. Moments later, the pair were all in again and both produced straights - Cunningham's the higher of the two - earning him a hefty chip lead in the match.
. Bloch made the clal and tabled K-5 for two pair, leaving Rousso drawing to an ace, three or ten to stay alive. A blank on the river closed the door on Vanessa and Bloch's two pair were good enough to send him on to the round of 16.
