It didn’t take long for the bracket to be set for the $25,000 buy-in National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NHUPC) since the tournament’s revival was announced early this week. On Thursday night, the 64-player draw was held at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, with the participants eagerly awaiting what their paths to the championship will look like.
The Spades and Clubs bracket are on one side, Hearts and Diamonds on the other. The winners of the black-suit brackets will square off in the final four, likewise with the winners of the red-suit brackets.
The tourney is single-elimination, but if it holds true to its original form, the finals will be best-of-three. The top 16 finishers will make the money: $500,000 for first place, $275,000 for second, $150,000 for the other two semi-finalists, $75,000 those who reach the Elite Eight, and $25,000 to players who make the Sweet Sixteen.
Here is a look at the National Heads-Up Poker Championship first-round matchups:
♠ Spades Bracket ♠
Tyler Montoya vs. Jason Calcanis
Erik Seidel vs. Andrew Robl
Richard Seymour vs. Matt Berkey
Jasper vs. Marius Gierse
Phil Galfond vs. Dylan Flashner
Kasey Lyn Mills vs. Esther Taylor
Hanks vs. Rob Riggle
Maria Konnikova vs. Boston Rob
♣ Clubs Bracket ♣
Brazil God vs. Nacho Barbero
Justin Young vs. Phil Laak
Brian Rast vs. Ren Lin
Matt Salsburg vs. Johnny Vibes
Sam Soverel vs. Jonathan Jaffe
Sean Winter vs. Ryan Feldman
Chino Rheem vs. Nick Wright
Erick Lindgren vs. Jason Koon
♥ Hearts Bracket ♥
Bryn Kenney vs. Vinny Lingham
Jesse Lonis vs. Kristen Foxen
Keith Lehr vs. Bryce Hall
Frank Crivello vs. TJ Lavin
Scott Seiver vs. Chef Phil Frankland Lee
Mike Matusow vs. Stephen Chidwick
Justin Gavri vs. John Smith
Frankie Brannan vs. Garrett Adelstein
♦ Diamonds Bracket ♦
Kevin Pollak vs. Liv Boeree
Alan Keating vs. Shaun Deeb
Chris Moneymaker vs. Igor Kurganov
Xuan Liu vs. Doug Polk
Dan Cates vs. Charlie Hook
Victoria Livschitz vs. David Williams
3 Coin vs. Michael Mizrachi
Cary Katz vs. Josh Arieh
The National Heads-Up Poker Championship will stream on Peacock this fall, with follow-up rebroadcasts on PokerGO and PokerStars.
The original NHUPC debuted on NBC in 2005 and ran through 2011. After a hiatus in 2012, it came back for one more year in 2013.
Image credit: PokerGO.com
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