NBC's Heads-Up Poker Championship Brackets Are Set
Sunday, March 07, 2010
By Bodog Sportsbook
The NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship bracket has just been set with a field of 64. We can look forward to a showdown between Jason Mercier and Daniel Negreanu in the opening round, as both poker pros have been really hot lately. Also, another familiar face will include 2007 World Series of Poker Europe champion the 21-year-old Annette Obrestad and High Stakes Poker’s new host Kara Scott. Other matchups include Phil Hellmuth vs. Howard Lederer, Erick Seidel vs. Huck Seed (the defending champ), as well as Barry Greenstein vs. Vanessa Rousso.
Included among the famous faces of poker, is Team Bodog Poker's David Williams, who has played every year since the show's beginnings in 2005 and was the runner-up to Greg Raymer in the WSOP main event in 2004. Williams will be seated at the featured table facing Joe Cada in the first round. Cada will be making his heads-up debut after winning the World Series of Poker main event in November. Known for playing aggressive poker, Williams is also know for sporting interesting threads including a diamond-studded toothpick that usually gets him razzed by fellow players.
Here’s a list of the best known players selected from the 64 competitors in the NBC's Heads-Up Poker Championship:
Patrik Antonius, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Don Cheadle, Allen Cunningham, Annie Duke, Tom Dwan, Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Jamie Gold, Phil Gordon, Barry Greenstein, Joe Hachem, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Orel Hershiser, Jesper Hougaard, John Juanda, Gabe Kaplan, Phil Laak, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow, Dario Minieri, Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen, Annette Obrestad, Dennis Phillips, Greg Raymer, Kara Scott, Erik Seidel, Mike Sexton, Gavin Smith, Jennifer Tilly, and of course David Williams.
The tournament hits television airwaves on NBC beginning on April 18th and will run for six Sundays consecutively. Play begins Saturday, March 6 at 1 p.m.
Spoiler Alert (for those waiting to watch it on TV)
UPDATE: David Williams has beaten last year's WSOP Main Event winner Joe Cada to advance to the second round on Saturday where he will take on Eric Seidel who beat Huck Seed.
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