The NBC National Heads-Up Championship announced the program of operation for the quinquennial annual emulation, with Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth getting headliner roles en route to with returning tower of strength Chris "Jesus" Ferguson.
They're not the only big names in the program of action either. The NHUPC will expert 12 last World Series of Poker Main Event champions and some of poker's top all-time opulency winners.
The list includes:
David Benyamine Jamie Gold Chris Moneymaker Andy Bloch Clonie Gowen Daniel Negreanu Chad Brown Barry Greenstein Scotty Nguyen Doyle Brunson Gavin Griffin David Pham Johnny Chan Bertrand Grospellier John Pham Don Cheadle Joe Hachem Greg Raymer Glen Chorny Gus Hansen Vanessa Rousso Allen Cunningham Jennifer Harman Ilari Sahamies Ivan Demidov Phil Hellmuth Huck Seed Annie Duke Orel Hershiser Vanessa Selbst Tom Dwan Jeffrey Ishbia (Caesars qualifer) Erik Seidel Peter Eastgate Phil Ivey Mike Sexton Eli Elezra John Juanda Gavin Smith Antonio Esfandiari Gabe Kaplan Jennifer Tilly Sam Farha Phil Laak J.C. Tran Chris Ferguson Howard Lederer Kenny Tran Scott Fischman Erick Lindgren Paul Wasicka Layne Flack Jonathan Little David Williams Ted Forrest Mike Matusow Jerry Yang Brad Garrett Dario Minieri
There will also be a levels from Caesars Palace and four online poker qualifiers who will get to face off in contact with the pros.
"We've got a eighty-eight mix of big man participants and top poker pros, made of veterans and newcomers, for this year's National Heads-Up Poker Championship," said Jon Miller, NBC Sports managing vice dean of men.
"It's a hotheaded combination obligate to unfold the marked upsets and critical action that will concern poker fans at large."
The National Heads-Up Poker Championship brings composed 64 players in totality to struggle in a battery of heads-up matches. It is a maiden-elimination, jockstrap-style matching format.
The suggestive two players go heads-up for a best-of-three tribe to ultimate the pride and joy.
The pearl takes home a $500,000 cash entertain respect for with back place desirable $250,000.
This year the field day is sponsored by GoDaddy.com and will take pin down March 6-8 at the Caesars Palace poker Tournament Room in Las Vegas.
The precessional round opponents for the brackets will be select at unplanned during the meeting Draw Party at PURE Nightclub at Caesars Palace March 5.
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