2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
Day: 1
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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

Hearts Bracket Completes Round 1

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The final three matches of the Hearts bracket saw Sam Grizzle, Vanessa Rousso and Andy Bloch move on to the round of 32.

Jean-Robert Bellande of Survivor fame was bested by fellow talker Sam Grizzle. PokerStars pro Vanessa Rousso pulled a rabbit out of her hat to send magician Antonio Esfandiari to the rail and Andy Bloch defeated actress turned poker player Shannon Elizabeth at the feature table.

With the first eight matches in the book, here's a preview of the first group of match-ups in the round of 32:

Rousso
v.
Bloch

Scott Fischman
v.
Jamie Gold

Orel Hershiser
v.
Allen Cunningham

Grizzle
v.
Freddy Deeb

Stay tuned, as the players in the Diamonds bracket are getting prepped for the next round of matches, which should start in approximately 10-15 minutes.