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- Phil Galfond and Vanessa Selbst play awesome heads-up poker in their third round tie in the 2011 National Heads-Up Poker Championship at Caesar's Palace.
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Last year, Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel fell to Annie Duke in the finals of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Despite the loss, the tournament marked a victory of sorts for Seidel, who had entered the 2010 running with a 0-5 record in the made-for-television event. Now, Seidel has won 11 of his last 12 National Heads-Up Poker Championship matches after taking down the 2011 title and a $750,000 payday last night.
Seidel commented in a press release distributed by NBC officials on Monday, 'I have competed in the NHPC since 2005 and lost to Annie Duke in the finals at last year's tournament, so my win today is truly special. It is always exciting to compete against my fellow poker players who showcased great skill on the tables this year.' He added via his Twitter account, 'Don't know what to say… Thanks everyone! Uitleg roulette holland casino. 2011 has been an insane ride so far.'
'Insane ride' is an understatement from Seidel, who was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame last November. In January, Seidel took fourth in the $25,000 High Roller Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $295,000. Then, it was on to Australia, where he took third in an AUD $100,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament for over USD $600,000.
After a late night party at Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace, the bracket is officially set for the 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship. The field of 64 was released a week ago, but. 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship - 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship - Poker tournament results, including winners and their payouts and winnings.
The crowning glory of Seidel's trip 'Down Under' was a win in the AUD $250,000 Super High Roller Event for USD $2.4 million, a title that helped him shoot up poker's all-time money list, albeit not without some controversy from the community due to its buy-in and composition of Full Tilt Poker pros.
According to the Hendon Mob, Seidel now tops poker's all-time money list at $14.7 million, having just surpassed Daniel Negreanu's $14.1 million. Six months ago, Seidel was 11th on the leaderboard.
Seidel swept PokerStars pro and 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker in the finals of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The run marked the first major success for 'The Man Who Started It All' in the single-elimination tournament.
- 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship - 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship - Poker tournament live updates, including big poker hands played in the event.
- Phil Galfond and Vanessa Selbst play awesome heads-up poker in their third round tie in the 2011 National Heads-Up Poker Championship at Caesar's Palace.
- NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship 2011 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. 4-6 March, 2011 Place: Ceasar's Palace, Las Vegas. Finished Events Winner Winning Hand Prize.
2011 National Heads Up Poker Championship 2020
Last year, Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel fell to Annie Duke in the finals of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Despite the loss, the tournament marked a victory of sorts for Seidel, who had entered the 2010 running with a 0-5 record in the made-for-television event. Now, Seidel has won 11 of his last 12 National Heads-Up Poker Championship matches after taking down the 2011 title and a $750,000 payday last night.
Seidel commented in a press release distributed by NBC officials on Monday, 'I have competed in the NHPC since 2005 and lost to Annie Duke in the finals at last year's tournament, so my win today is truly special. It is always exciting to compete against my fellow poker players who showcased great skill on the tables this year.' He added via his Twitter account, 'Don't know what to say… Thanks everyone! Uitleg roulette holland casino. 2011 has been an insane ride so far.'
'Insane ride' is an understatement from Seidel, who was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame last November. In January, Seidel took fourth in the $25,000 High Roller Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $295,000. Then, it was on to Australia, where he took third in an AUD $100,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament for over USD $600,000.
After a late night party at Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace, the bracket is officially set for the 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship. The field of 64 was released a week ago, but. 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship - 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship - Poker tournament results, including winners and their payouts and winnings.
The crowning glory of Seidel's trip 'Down Under' was a win in the AUD $250,000 Super High Roller Event for USD $2.4 million, a title that helped him shoot up poker's all-time money list, albeit not without some controversy from the community due to its buy-in and composition of Full Tilt Poker pros.
According to the Hendon Mob, Seidel now tops poker's all-time money list at $14.7 million, having just surpassed Daniel Negreanu's $14.1 million. Six months ago, Seidel was 11th on the leaderboard.
Seidel swept PokerStars pro and 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker in the finals of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The run marked the first major success for 'The Man Who Started It All' in the single-elimination tournament.
In 2005, Moneymaker survived to the second round, where J.C. Train sent him packing. In 2006, he lost to Tuan Le in the opening round; he suffered the same fate against fellow Main Event winner Joe Hachem one year later. In 2008, another Main Event champion, Jerry Yang, relegated Moneymaker to the rail in the first round and, in 2009, Negreanu was his executioner in the opening match. Last year, Seidel eliminated Moneymaker in Sweet 16 of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Seidel defeated Victory Poker pro Andrew 'good2cu' Robl in the Final Four, while Moneymaker bested reigning WSOP Main Event victor Jonathan Duhamel. In the finals, which are played in a best-of-three format, Seidel booked two straight wins for the sweep and a $750,000 top prize. For his second place finish, Moneymaker banked $300,000, which, according to the Hendon Mob, marks only the fourth six-figure score of his career.
Moneymaker's road to the finals included wins over John Racener, Dan 'jungleman12' Cates, Doyle Brunson, David Oppenheim, and Duhamel. Seidel bested Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon, Vanessa Selbst, and Robl to set up the showdown with the 2003 Main Event champ.
If the tournament sounds like a hoot, then check it out when it begins airing on Sundays on NBC in mid-April. Here's when you can catch the 2011 National Heads-Up Poker Championship:
April 17th: Noon to 1:00pm ET
April 24th: Noon to 2:00pm ET
May 1st: Noon to 2:00pm ET
May 8th: Noon to 2:00pm ET
May 15th: Noon to 2:00pm ET
May 22nd: Noon to 3:00pm ET
The day began with eight hopefuls looking to score $750,000 and the title of 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Champion. The day ended as it has so many other times this year, with Erik Seidel hoisting a big trophy.
The eight-time WSOP bracelet winner just keeps on adding to his list of accomplishments and has now moved into first place on the all-time tournament earnings leaderboard ahead of Daniel Negreanu with roughly $14.7 million in career winnings. Casino moons bonus codes 2018.
The Full Tilt Pro has been on fire in 2011, winning three events, making six different final tables and earning nearly $4.5 million. Its a run that can only be rivaled by Negreanu's numbers in 2004. The only difference is that Seidel has accomplished all of this in the span of just over two months.
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Seidel and his appearance in the movie Rounders were a big part of the poker boom and to earn his most recent victory, he had to defeat 2003 WSOP main event champion Chris Moneymaker, the man widely credited for bringing poker into the main stream.
Moneymaker bested both David Oppenheim and Jonathan Duhamel on his way to the finals, locking up $300,000, which is the second largest score of his career. Though he fought hard in the best-of-three finals, his every move was countered with remarkable accuracy by Seidel.
Every hand was second best and every bluff was picked off. In the end, he ran right into a flopped monster and was left drawing dead by the turn.
2011 National Heads Up Poker Championship
What makes Seidel's win even more impressive was that he finished runner-up to Annie Duke in 2010. It was an improbable back-to-back finals appearance that has only been accomplished by Chris Ferguson in the tournament's seven-year history.
Click on the bracket below to view the final standings.
2011 National Heads Up Poker Championship Tv
