NBC Heads-Up Championship First-Round Matchups SetPairing Party At PURE Nightclub Inside Caesars Palace Kicks Off Festivities |
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The 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship kicked off festivities at PURE Nightclub inside Caesars Palace to announce the first-round matches. Nearly all of the 64 contestants walked the red carpet on the way into the pairing party, anxious to find out who would be their first opponent.
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Here are the official first-round matchups:
Clubs
Jonathan Little vs. Erik Seidel
Patrik Antonius vs. Gabe Kaplan
Mike Matusow vs. Joseph Hachem
Chris Ferguson vs. John Juanda
Hearts
Vanessa Rousso vs. Antonio Esfandiari
Shannon Elizabeth vs. Andy Bloch
Todd Brunson vs. Scott Fischman
Jamie Gold vs. Tom Kelly
Ted Forrest vs. Orel Hershiser
Allen Cunningham vs.
Jean-Robert Bellande vs. Sam Grizzle
Spades
Jerry Yang vs. Chris Moneymaker
Phil Ivey vs. Alisha Kunze
David Williams vs. Johnny Chan
Daniel Schreiber vs. T.J. Cloutier
Annie Duke vs. J.C. Tran
Diamonds
Clonie Gowen vs. Jennifer Tilly
Daniel Negreanu vs. Michael Mizrachi
Barry Greenstein vs. Howard Lederer
David Benyamine vs. Jennifer Harman
The start times for each bracket are as follows: Hearts 10:15 a.m., Diamonds 1:15 p.m., Clubs 4:15 p.m., and Spades 6:45 p.m.
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