New details of the NBC Heads-Up Championship 2011

Seventh in a row NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship will take place on March 3-6 in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, which will be attended by 64 players. The total prize pool will be $1.8 million and the first place prize will be $750'000. In addition to the one selected through the satellite - Justin young the participants of the last year's final confirmed their participation in the tournament - Annie duke and Erik seidel, and Vanessa rousso, Phil Ivey, Andy bloch, Doyle brunson, Chris ferguson, Daniel Negreanu, Huck seed, Paul wasicka, 2010 WSOP champion - Jonathan Duhamel and 2008 WSOP champion - Peter eastgate.

The full list of participants will be published closer to the beginning of the tournament.

The draw will take place on March 3, and from March 4 to 6, players will determine the new champion of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The event will air six weekends from April to May on NBC.

For the third year in a row, the tournament will be sponsored by the company Godaddy... Will comment Craig hummer and Ali Nejad, and Leeann tweeden.