NHUPC first round set to go

March 4, 2008

NBC rolled out the red carpet Thursday night for players in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, giving them a chance to party as the first-round match-ups were set. The soire, and the draw to see who would play whom, took place at Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace.

Some of the interesting pairings that resulted include Phil Ivey being paired against PokerStars qualifier Alisha Kunze. She battled her way to a seat for free at PokerStars.net, proving she’s got what it takes to compete in heads-up action.

However, Ivey is coming off his first World Poker Tour win, which he added to his resume Thursday night at the WPT L.A. Poker Classic while the other NHUPC players were partying.

Phil Hellmuth also made the final table of the LAPC where he came in sixth place. He’s matched up against Tom “durrr” Dwan, an online player who started making a name for himself in the live poker world toward the end of 2007 when he came in fourth at the WPT World Poker Finals.

Despite women comprising a low percentage of the playing field, the first round will have some girl-on-girl action as well with Jennifer Tilly and Clonie Gowen facing off.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg of the pairings that take place today. The brackets for the event are as follows:

Hearts

Vanessa Rousso vs. Antonio EsfandiariShannon Elizabeth vs. Andy BlochTodd Brunson vs. Scott FischmanJamie Gold vs. Tom KellyTed Forrest vs. Orel HershiserAllen Cunningham vs. Chad BrownJean-Robert Bellande vs. Sam GrizzlePaul Wasicka vs. Freddy Deeb

Diamonds

Jason Alexander vs. Huck SeedDavid Pham vs. Brian TownsendJennifer Tilly vs. Clonie GowenDaniel Negreanu vs. Michael MizrachiBarry Greenstein vs. Howard LedererDavid Benyamine vs. Jennifer HarmanSam Farha vs. Doyle BrunsonErick Lindgren vs. Eli Elezra

Clubs

Jonathan Little vs. Erik SeidelPatrik Antonius vs. Gabe KaplanGreg Raymer vs. Hooman NikzadKenny Tran vs. Scott ClementsMike Matusow vs. Joe HachemTom Dwan vs. Phil HellmuthTom Schneider vs. Gavin SmithChris Ferguson vs. John Juanda

Spades

Don Cheadle vs. Gus HansenScotty Nguyen vs. Bill EdlerChris Moneymaker vs. Jerry YangDavid Singer vs. Phil LaakPhil Ivey vs. Alisha KunzeDavid Williams vs. Johnny ChanDaniel Schreiber vs. T.J. CloutierAnnie Duke vs. J.C. Tran

The Hearts bracket is scheduled to begin play at 10:15 a.m. (PST). The Diamonds are expected to begin play at 1:15 p.m., with the Clubs following at 4:15 p.m. and the Spades at 6:45 p.m.

You’re not going to want to miss a single minute of this action, and PokerListings.com will be on scene to make sure you get all the updates from the event that you can handle. Check out the action in the Live Tournaments section.

NHUPC first round set to go

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