For the third straight year, a field of 64 of the world’s elite poker players will go head-to-head in some of the most aggressive poker playing around. Filmed in Caesars Palace Poker Room March 2-4, the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship is a ‘who’s who’ from the poker world. The Championship features 64 of the world's best poker players competing in a series of heads-up (one-on-one games of Texas Hold'em) matches to determine who is the best face-to-face poker player in the world. The tournament has a unique, single-elimination, bracket-style format modeled after college basketball tournaments.

Players include: defending champion Ted Forrest and 2005 and 2006 runner-up Chris Ferguson. Also completing will be Johnny Chan, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Farha, Mike Matusow, Jamie Gold, Joe Hachem, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, and Greg Raymer, among many others.

Celebrity participants include Don Cheadle, Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth.



Sunday

4/8

NBC Sports Special: National Heads-Up Poker Championship #1
NOON-1ET (3PM PT)

Sunday

4/15

NBC Sports Special: National Heads-Up Poker Championship #2

NOON-1ET (3PM PT)

Sunday

4/22

NBC Sports Special: National Heads-Up Poker Championship #3

NOON-1ET (3PM PT)

Sunday

4/29

NBC Sports Special: National Heads-Up Poker Championship #4

NOON-2ET (3PM PT)

Sunday

5/6

NBC Sports Special: National Heads-Up Poker Championship #5

NOON-2ET (3PM PT)

Sunday

5/13

NBC Sports Special: National Heads-Up Poker Championship #6

NOON-2ET (3PM PT)

Sunday

5/20

NBC Sports Special: National Heads-Up Poker Championship #7

NOON-3ET (3PM PT)


The first matches and air dates/times include:

APRIL 8
NOON-1ET (3PM PT)
1 HOUR - FIRST ROUND (ROUND OF 64 - Hearts)
Mike Matusow vs Daniel Negreanu
Jennifer Tilly vs Jamie Gold

APRIL 15
NOON-1ET (3PM PT)
1 HOUR - FIRST ROUND (ROUND OF 64 - Diamonds)
Don Cheadle vs Phil Ivey
Gabe Kaplan vs Todd Brunson

APRIL 22
NOON-1ET (3PM PT)
1 HOUR - FIRST ROUND (ROUND OF 64 - Clubs & Spades)
Chris Moneymaker vs Joe Hachem
Shannon Elizabeth vs Rene Angelil