NBC National Heads-Up Championship - Taping at Caesar's 3/4 - 3/6

[freekobe]

For those who are in Vegas and are interested, NBC's National Heads-Up Championship is taping at Caesar's from March 4-March 6. Taping is scheduled to start at 11AM on March 4. I don't exactly when people will be let in to the "arena."

[People_Mover]

sweet. I'll be there the 1st day. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Mr. Orange]

Have they announced all 64 participants yet?

[freekobe]

Not sure if the full list has been announced publicly or not.

I've seen the list so I can speak to it with some authority. I think it's a better group of players than last year. More talent. But, like last yr, there are also a few extras. There's an internet qualifier. There are two or three Caesar's exemptions.

I'm really excited for the taping this weekend. I know a bunch of the pros are fired up too.

[surfinillini]

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For those who are in Vegas and are interested, NBC's National Heads-Up Championship is taping at Caesar's from March 4-March 6. Taping is scheduled to start at 11AM on March 4. I don't exactly when people will be let in to the "arena."

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now is this in the ARENA or banquet hall or the poker room?

I can't imagine this being in the poker room...

[freekobe]

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For those who are in Vegas and are interested, NBC's National Heads-Up Championship is taping at Caesar's from March 4-March 6. Taping is scheduled to start at 11AM on March 4. I don't exactly when people will be let in to the "arena."

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now is this in the ARENA or banquet hall or the poker room?

I can't imagine this being in the poker room...

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Not sure where it's taping, as I haven't seen the Caesar's layout yet. I didn't even realize there was an official "arena" there. There's no way it'll be taped in the poker room. Best bet is to ask the front desk when you come in. There should be lots of signs.

[Jourdain]

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Have they announced all 64 participants yet?

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On pokernews:

"the tournament will bring together 61 of the greatest poker players in the world and three "wild card" entries that should add some unexpected drama to what has become one of the most prestigious titles in poker in a short time.

The "Final Four" from the 2005 tournament, Champion Phil Hellmuth, runner-up Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari and T. J. Cloutier, will all attempt to make a return trip to the finals of this year's event, but the field will have danger at every turn. The cream of the poker world makes up the rest of the Heads Up field, including Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Annie Duke, Ted Forrest, Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, 2006 Poker Player of the Year leader Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and 2005 Poker Player of the Year Men "The Master" Nguyen are just a few of the names that have committed to the event. There will also be those three "wild cards" that should be an interesting addition to the tournament."

[Army Eye]

It looks like once again they are not releasing the brackets until the event starts. Why the hell do they do it that way??

[Lard0999]

The brackets haven't been decided yet. They have a drawing on Friday to decide who plays who. I got the 64 participants off nbcheadsup.com.

1. Rene Angelil
2. Josh Arieh
3. Lyle Berman
4. Chad Brown
5. Doyle Brunson
6. Todd Brunson
7. Jerry Buss
8. Mike Caro
9. Johnny Chan
10. David Chesnoff
11. T.J. Cloutier
12. Allan Cunningham
13. Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
14. Annie Duke
15. Ernie Dureck
16. Eli Elezra
17. Antonio Esfandiari
18. Sam Farha
19. Chris Ferguson (2005 Heads-Up Runner-Up)
20. Scott Fischman
21. Layne Flack
22. Ted Forrest
23. Steven Glassner
24. Barry Greenstein
25. David Grey
26. Antanas Guoga
27. Gus Hansen
28. Dan Harrington
29. Jennifer Harman
30. Phil Hellmuth (2005 Heads-Up Champion)
31. Phil Ivey
32. John Juanda
33. Phil Laak
34. Howard Lederer
35. Tuan Lee
36. Erick Lindgren
37. Josh Lochner (2006 NBCHeadsUp.com Online Tournament Winner)
38. Dee Luong
39. Mike Matusow
40. James McManus
41. Michael Mizrachi
42. Chris Moneymaker
43. Carlos Mortensen
44. Daniel Negreanu
45. Evelyn Ng
46. Men Nguyen
47. Scotty Nguyen
48. David Oppenheim
49. Paul Phillips
50. Greg Raymer
51. Chip Reese
52. Huck Seed
53. Erik Seidel
54. Mark Seif
55. Mike Sexton
56. Sean Sheiky
57. Barry Shulman
58. Jeff Shulman
59. Gavin Smith
60. Jennifer Tilly
61. Amir Vahedi
62. Cyndy Violette
63. David Williams
64. James Woods

[Mr. Orange]

Thanks for the info.

Sheik is in but no Hachem. interesting