[noelsarchs]

The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship at Caesars Palace is taking place March 2-4. Follow all the action only at CardPlayer.com. or right here at chiptalk.net.

Now, if you read past this first post, be warned that this thead will most likely have plenty of spoilers in it, so turn away now before it's too late.

[PFunk]

Damn, I went over the list 3 times....Phil Helmuth absent from this tournament?

I can't imagine whats keeping him away from this tourney....Must be filming 'Surreal Life' perhaps

[PFunk]

Also Doyle Brunson, Mike Sexton = Missing.

Must be some other tournament/t.v commitments going on...can't imagine any of these 3 would miss this tournament.

[jojobinks]

advanced:
chan
jamie gold
phil gordon
cunningham
grinder
matusow
andy bloch
ooga booga
ted forrest
cloutier
wasicka
annie duke
nam le
sheiky
hachem
tuan le
brenes
huck seed
laak
chip reese
barry
rousso
madsen
shannon elizabeth

out:
negreanu
jen h
scotty n
juanda
benyamine
online qualifier
jc tran
jen tilly
farha
violette
elezra
shulman
raymer
gus
moneymaker
esfandiari
seidel
antonius
traniello
darden
matador
lindgren
zolotow
renee angelil

[jojobinks]

final eight:
andy bloch v gavin smith
kristy gazes v chad brown

on the other side:
humberto brenes v shannon elizabeth
nam le v paul wasicka

i'll lay 20:1 if anyone wants to take shannon elizabeth
and i'll lay 5:4 if anyone wants to give me first two picks v your next two picks out of this field.
or some other bet if you want some. hrmmmm?

[UW85]

Originally Posted by jojobinks

final eight:
andy bloch v gavin smith
kristy gazes v chad brown

on the other side:
humberto brenes v shannon elizabeth
nam le v paul wasicka

i'll lay 20:1 if anyone wants to take shannon elizabeth
and i'll lay 5:4 if anyone wants to give me first two picks v your next two picks out of this field.
or some other bet if you want some. hrmmmm?

$10 on Shannon. Great name, even better body!

[Deuce]

Originally Posted by jojobinks

final eight:
andy bloch v gavin smith
kristy gazes v chad brown

on the other side:
humberto brenes v shannon elizabeth
nam le v paul wasicka

i'll lay 20:1 if anyone wants to take shannon elizabeth
and i'll lay 5:4 if anyone wants to give me first two picks v your next two picks out of this field.
or some other bet if you want some. hrmmmm?

I'll take $5 on Shannon Elizabeth... $5 to win $100. Sounds good to me!!!

How does this become "official"

[UW85]

Originally Posted by Deuce

How does this become "official"

I know where he lives Deuce -- he was at my house Thursday schooling us in poker...I'll hunt him down! Of course we best make sure he wasn't just joking around which honestly I think he was -- that would be right up jojo's sense of humor. You must have that to be a teacher! (I'm a teacher as well so I can say that).

[jojobinks]

consider it official. btw, 20:1 is based on her being a 40/60 dog in each of her upcoming matches. she'll have to win 2 times, then win 2/3 in the finals. if that's true (40/60 doggage in each match) then she should be about 4% to win.

now let's consider it closed...don't want to lose too much if this gets ugly.

other bets still welcome...especially ones where i don't lay ridiculous odds.

[UW85]

Originally Posted by jojobinks

consider it official. btw, 20:1 is based on her being a 40/60 dog in each of her upcoming matches. she'll have to win 2 times, then win 2/3 in the finals. if that's true (40/60 doggage in each match) then she should be about 4% to win.

now let's consider it closed...don't want to lose too much if this gets ugly.

other bets still welcome...especially ones where i don't lay ridiculous odds.

IF I do happen to win, I would NEVER in a million years expect you to pay me $200 bucks jojo -- maybe a bottle of good vodka!