Come March, NBC's second annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship will be played and filmed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Caesars has just recently opened a brand new poker room, after a more than decade-long absence of poker in the world-famous Las Vegas casino. Last year, NBC garnered huge ratings with the poker program, as viewers saw Phil Hellmuth, also known as "The Poker Brat," take home the top prize after besting Chris "Jesus" Ferguson in the final match.
With a large production budget, NBC has been able to lure poker's most recognizable faces and top pros into playing in the competition. Defending champion Hellmuth has confirmed his participation in the event alongside Bluff Magazine and ESPN's Poker Player of 2005, Phil Ivey, tournament superstars Howard Lederer, Annie Duke, Jennifer Harman, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, and last year's runner-up, Ferguson. The head-to-head poker competition will feature a 64-entry bracket, similar to the NCAA's single-elimination basketball tournament, with 63 pros randomly assigned slots along with an amateur online qualifier.
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