NBC to Broadcast Heads-Up Champs Semi-Final on Sunday
Amongst the eight semi-finalists are pros and some plucky underdogs
Friday 11th May 2007
The NBC network will air taped coverage of the sixth instalment of its ultimate high stakes poker showdown, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, this weekend on 13 May 2007 at Noon ET.
This season's most talked about underdog, American Pie actress Shannon Elizabeth, wiped out the high profile veteran Barry Greenstein last week, and will take on Costa Rica's poker heavyweight Humberto Brenes this Sunday.
The other feature tables will include the first female professional player to advance this far in NHPC history, Kristy Gazes, against 'Downtown' Chad Brown; Season IV World Poker Tour Player of the Year Gavin Smith against 2006 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event runner-up Andy Bloch; and a match-up between two of poker's emerging stars Paul Wasicka and Nam Le.
The four players who advance to the semi-final are guaranteed at least $125,000. The finale will air the following weekend on 20 May 2007 and will see finalists compete for a $1.5 million purse.
The NBC network will air taped coverage of the sixth instalment of its ultimate high stakes poker showdown, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, this weekend on 13 May 2007 at Noon ET.