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2008 Heads-up invites sent out

December 26, 2007

The first handful of names invited to play at the presitgious 2000 National Heads up Championship have been announced.

The Championship will be held at Caeasars Palace from 29th February to 2nd March.

Sixty-four players will play in the invitation-only tournament which has rapidly risen in popularity among both viewers and players alike since it started to be broadcast athrough the United States.

The twenty players who have already been invited span legends of the game such as Chris Ferguson, Johnny Chan, Scotty Nguyen and Doyle Brunson. Former winners of the even Paul Wasicka (2007) and Ted Forrest (2006) will also be appearing, although 2005 champion Phil Helmuth is still waiting his invite after he was omitted from the first batch of invitations to be sent out.

It was also nice to see online professionals sbrugby and Fiery Justice recognised for their efforts.

44 players are still needed to make up the field. There is no guarantee as to who these players will be although it’s expected that players such as Chris Moneymaker, Joe Hachem and Daniel Negreanu will have seats made available for them.

Written by ShortStack · Filed Under Poker News 

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