ZAVRŠEN 1. KRUG NBC HU CHAMPIONSHIPA

Jučer je u Ceasars Palaceu odigran prvi krug najprestižnijeg svjetskog heads up turnira. NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship turnir je na koji se ulazi samo s pozivnicom, a tradicionalno na njemu nastupaju 64 najbolja svjetska igrača. Iznimka nije niti ovogodišnji turnir, a to najbolje potvrđuje lista eliminiranih igrača prvog dana. Drugi dan tako neće vidjeti Patrik Antonius, Huck Seed, Elky, Dario Minieri, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Matusow, durrrr, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, John Juanda i mnogi drugi poker velikani.

Igrači su uoči starta turnira podjeljeni u četiri skupine, simbolično nazvane clubs, diamonds, spades i hearts. U turniru su nakon prvog kruga ostala 32 igrača, a svaki od njih će trebati još samo jednu pobjedu kako bi ušao u lovu.

REZULTATI NBC HU CHAMPIONSHIP 1. KRUG:

Clubs

Chris Moneymaker def. Patrik Antonius
Leo Wolpert def. Eric Baldwin
David Williams def. Joe Cada
Erik Seidel def. Huck Seed
Erick Lindgren def. Dan Ramirez
Peter Eastgate def. Bertrand Grospellier
Stephen Quinn def. Ted Forrest
Jamie Gold def. Dario Minieri

Diamonds

Barry Greenstein def. Vanessa Rousso
Sam Farha def. Antonio Esfandiari
Jennifer Harman def. Jennifer Tilly
Jerry Yang def. Mike Matusow
Darvin Moon def. Bill Huntress
Annie Duke def. Andy Bloch
Paul Wasicka def. Andrew Wilson
Gus Hansen def. Greg Raymer

Spades

Phil Ivey def. Gavin Smith
Scotty Nguyen def. Richard Edwards
Joe Hachem def. Shawn Rice
Gabe Kaplan def. Johnny Chan
Jason Mercier def. Daniel Negreanu
Pieter de Korver def. Mike Sexton
Phil Gordon def. Tom Dwan
Phil Laak def. John Juanda

Hearts

Allen Cunningham def. Jesper Hougaard
Eli Elezra def. Greg Mueller
Chris Ferguson def. Annette Dworski
Dennis Phillips def. Kara Scott
Doyle Brunson def. Brock Parker
Don Cheadle def. J.P. Kelly
Phil Hellmuth def. Howard Lederer
Annette Obrestad def. Orel Hershiser

RASPODJELA NAGRADA:

1. $500,000
2. $250,000
3. $125,000
4. $125,000
5. $75,000
6. $75,000
7. $75,000
8. $75,000
9. $25,000
10. $25,000
11. $25,000
12. $25,000
13. $25,000
14. $25,000
15. $25,000
16. $25,000