Are You the Next Heads-up Poker Champion?
Jan 1, 2009By: G.L. Hodges For the last few years one of the most exciting events in the poker world has taken place in Las Vegas. No, it is not the WSOP, but the National Heads-Up Poker Championship which turns four years old this spring. This event may be a toddler in terms of age, but when it comes to big name poker action; this event has grown up fast!
In the championship event last year, Alisha Kunze from Indiana qualified and took her seat for free thanks to PokerStars. This year, PokerStars wants you to be there to go head-to-head against the best poker players in the world, in this exclusive invitation only, 64-player tournament.
Winning your seat for free to the National Heads-Up Poker Championship starts with PokerStars Round 1 freerolls. Come out on top in Round 1 and advance to Round 2 where you will qualify for the Grand Final. This is where the best will battle it out to win two National Heads-Up Poker Championship prize packages! And what prize packages they are – worth over $21,000!! The prize packages include your $20,000 entry fee, $1,000 for travel expenses and four nights hotel accommodation in fabulous Las Vegas. When your airplane touches down in Vegas, then the excitement builds as you will prepare to take your seat for your first round match with a member of the Team PokerStars Pros!
Just imagine facing off against PokerStars Pros like Daniel Negreanu, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, Barry Greenstein and Vanessa Rousso at Caesar’s Palace on March 5th through the 8th of 2009 ! To make sure you win your place in Heads-up history, PokerStars is offering you a wide range of opportunities, to make sure you have every chance to qualify!
First, there are the daily Round 1freeroll qualifier tournaments that run every day at 19:00 and 22:00 ET until February 20th. The top 200 finishers will advance to the Round 2 events which will be held on: January 3rd, January 10th, January 17th, January 24th, January 31st, February 7th, February 14th and February 21st at 16:00 ET. Finish in the top 56 and you are in the final event to win your National Heads-Up Championship prize package! As an added bonus, on February 21st, PokerStars will also host a last chance tournament to get a seat in the Grand Final.
Players finishing 1st through 8th in this last chance tournament will win a seat in the Grand Final on February 22, 2009 at 15:00 ET, where a prize package will be awarded to the first and second place finishers.
This special National Heads-Up Poker Championship opportunity is ONLY available at PokerStars and ONLY available to players in the US! So play at PokerStars for your chance to be the next National Heads-Up Poker Champion this March in Las Vegas!
