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NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship Has First Sixteen Players

By launchpoker, Jan 15, 2007

When the world of poker TV started expanding into the realm of the Big Three Networks, NBC lead the charge with their National Heads-Up Poker Championship, a show that became an overnight success. This year's show promises more of the same, and sixteen players have been confirmed as participating in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in March, inlcuidng the two former champs, Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest. Other players are: Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Farha, Chris Ferguson, Jamie Gold, Joe Hachem, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, and Greg Raymer.