National Heads-Up Poker - Round One Results

The National Heads-Up Poker Championship has begun! 64 of the best card players in the world were gathered together to take part in a unique single-elimination poker tournament. Round one is now in the books, leaving only 32 players to continue.

Below are the first round matches, with the winners listed in bold print.

HEADS-UP POKER - ROUND 1

Hearts Bracket

Allen Cunningham vs. Chad Brown

Vanessa Rousso vs. Antonio Esfandiari

Paul Wasicka vs. Freddy Deeb

Jean-Robert Bellande vs. Sam Grizzle

Ted Forrest vs. Orel Hershiser

Jamie Gold vs. Tom Kelly

Todd Brunson vs. Scott Fischman

Shannon Elizabeth vs. Andy Bloch

Diamonds Bracket

David Pham vs. Brian Townsend

Erick Lindgren vs. Eli Elezra

Jennifer Tilly vs. Clonie Gowen

Jason Alexander vs. Huck Seed

Sam Farha vs. Doyle Brunson

David Benyamine vs. Jennifer Harman

Barry Greenstein vs. Howard Lederer

Daniel Negreanu vs. Michael Mizrachi

Clubs Bracket

Jonathan Little vs. Erik Seidel

Kenny Tran vs. Scott Clements

Chris Ferguson vs. John Juanda

Mike Matusow vs. Joe Hachem

Patrik Antonius vs. Gabe Kaplan

Tom Schneider vs. Gavin Smith

Greg Raymer vs. Hooman Nikzad

Tom Dwan vs. Phil Hellmuth

Spades Bracket

Daniel Schreiber vs. TJ Cloutier

Scotty Nguyen vs. Bill Edler

Chris Moneymaker vs. Jerry Yang

Phil Ivey vs. Alisha Kunze

David Williams vs. Johnny Chan

David Singer vs. Phil Laak

Annie Duke vs. JC Tran

Don Cheadle vs. Gus Hansen

HEADS-UP POKER - ROUND TWO

And here’s what the matches for round two look like. When possible, I have included the original Bodog odds for the winning the tournament next to a player’s name.

Hearts
Vanessa Rousso vs. Andy Bloch
Scott Fischman vs. Jamie Gold (65/1)
Orel Hershisher vs. Allen Cunningham
Sam Grizzle vs. Freddy Deeb (35/1)

Diamonds
Huck Seed (50/1) vs. Brian Townsend
Clonie Gowen (80/1) vs. Michael Mizrachi
Barry Greenstein (35/1) vs. David Benyamine
Doyle Brunson (35/1) vs. Erick Lindgren

Clubs
Jonathan Little vs. Gabe Kaplan (65/1)
Greg Raymer (55/1) vs. Scott Clements
Mike Matusow (55/1) vs. Tom Dwan
Gavin Smith vs. Chris Ferguson (35/1)

Spades
Gus Hansen (35/1) vs. Scotty Nguyen
Jerry Yang vs. Phil Laak (65/1)
Phil Ivey (28/1) vs. Johnny Chan (35/1)
JC Tran vs. TJ Cloutier (50/1)

For more Head-Up Poker action, check out the following:

National Heads-Up Poker - Bodog Odds

National Heads-Up Poker Championship

National Heads-Up Poker - Round One Results