National Heads-Up Poker Championship

The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is an annual poker tournament invitation, which takes place in Las Vegas in the USA. The number of participants is limited to 64 players, a playoff series of heads up matches to contest the final winners of the National Heads- Up Poker Champion will be crowned.

The idea for this tournament comes from the successful European counterpart, the World Heads - Up Poker Championship. This tournament will take place in Barcelona and is compared an open tournament with a limited number of participants from 128

The first edition in 2005, was initially conceived as a stopgap, as the TV station NBC a replacement for the loss of the NHL season 2005 needed.

The 2005 event took place at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas from March 4 to March 6 instead.

2006 Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was the site of the second edition. It was again from March 4 to March 6 instead.

In 2007, Caesars Palace was once again from 2 to 4 March venue of the tournament.

In Germany, spending the years 2005 and 2006 were provided by the TV station, the Fourth and annotated by Michael Körner.

  • 4.1 First Round
  • 4.2 Second Round
  • 4.3 knockout round
  • 4.4 quarterfinals
  • 4.5 Semi-finals
  • 4.6 final
  • 5.1 First Round
  • 5.2 Second Round
  • 5.3 knockout round
  • 5.4 quarterfinals
  • 5.5 Semi-finals
  • 5.6 final

List of winners

  • 2005: Phil Hellmuth ( 2-1 against Chris Ferguson )
  • 2006: Ted Forrest ( 2-1 against Chris Ferguson )
  • 2007: Paul Wasicka (2-0 against Chad Brown)
  • 2008: Chris Ferguson (2-0 against Andy Bloch )
  • 2009: Huck Seed ( 2-1 against Vanessa Rousso )
  • 2010: Annie Duke ( 2-1 against Erik Seidel )
  • 2011: Erik Seidel (2-0 against Chris Moneymaker )
  • 2012: No tournament
  • 2013: Mike Matusow ( 2-1 against Phil Hellmuth )

Prize money structure

The prizes were constant in all previous events.

2005

First round

Second Round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

2006

First round

Second Round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

2007

First round

Second Round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

Weblink

  • Official website
  • Result 2008 - 2009 results

2005: Phil Hellmuth | 2006: Ted Forrest | 2007: Paul Wasicka | 2008: Chris Ferguson | 2009: Huck Seed | 2010: Annie Duke

  • Poker Tournament
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