It was officially announced on Wednesday morning NBC Heads-Up Championship 2011... This year the buy-in has been increased - instead of $20'000, it is now $25'000. Among the list of invitees, we note the recently returned to poker Peter eastgate, online professionals Dan "jungleman12" Cates and Thomas marchese... And here Jerry yang, Jamie gold and Paul wasicka will not participate this year.
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.
GoDaddy will sponsor the tournament for the third year in a row. Comments will be made by Craig Hummer and Ali Nejad, as well as Leeann Tweeden.
Full list of NBC Heads-Up Championship 2011 invited participants:
Jason alexander
Phil galfond
Sorel mizzi
Patrik Antonius
Phil gordon
Chris moneymaker
Eric Baldwin
Barry greenstein
Daniel Negreanu
David Benyamine
Bertrand grospellier
Scotty nguyen
Andy bloch
Joe Hachem
Annette obrestad
Liv boeree
Gus hansen
Dennis phillips
James bord
Jennifer harman
Dwyte pilgrim
Doyle brunson
Phil Hellmuth
John racener
Joe cada
Phil Ivey
Greg raymer
Daniel Cates
Faraz jaka
Vanessa rousso
Johnny chan
John juanda
Kara scott
Don cheadle
Gabe kaplan
Huck seed
Nicolas chouity
Frank kassela
Erik seidel
Allen cunningham
Eugene Katchalov
Vanessa selbst
Jonathan Duhamel
Phil laak
Emmitt Smith - famous NFL player
Annie duke
Howard lederer
Gavin smith
Tom dwan
Erick lindgren
Jennifer tilly
Peter eastgate
Ayaz Mahmood
Melburn Whitmire - Selected via Satellite
Eli elezra
Thomas marchese
David Williams
Antonio Esfandiari
Mike matusow
Justin young - selected via satellite
Chris ferguson
Jason mercier
Ted forrest
Michael mizrachi