National Heads-Up Poker Championship competitors announced
21st February, 2008
The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is due to start for the fourth time on February 29th.
Poker professionals, as well as celebrities and qualifiers will all buy-in with $20,000 and will compete for a prize fund of $500,000 in a series of no-limit texas hold' em match ups in order to determine the best heads-up poker player in the world.
On February 28th, the day before the tournament starts, names will be drawn for the first of the elimination matches, at Pure Nightclub. The following day, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the players will start the competition, continuing through to early March when the winner will emerge from the best of three championship match.
Participants announced include Phil Hellmuth, Chris Ferguson and Jerry Yang, as well as many more.
