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
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