Brits to star at Heads-Up Poker Championship

EPT titles, WSOP bracelets, and WPT championships have all found their way into British hands recently and now the much-loved NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship could be next on the list.

2010 WSOPE winner James Bord and EPT San Remo champ Liv Boeree have been included in the tough 64-runner field, alongside the likes of Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwan and several big names from poker’s old guard.

To spice things up a little, several dark horses have been offered a wildcard, with actor Don Cheadle the pick of the bunch, while last year’s champ Annie Duke is also among those coughing up the $25,000 buy-in, up $5,000 from 2010, with a whopping $750,000 first prize up for grabs.

But the real story is the return of 2008 Main Event champ Peter Eastgate, who’s stepped out of retirement to take on poker’s biggest stars once again, and the inclusion of 2010 internet star Dan ‘jungleman12’ Cates.
 
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The full line-up is as follows:

Jason Alexander
Patrik Antonius
Eric Baldwin
David Benyamine
Andy Bloch
Liv Boeree
James Bord
Doyle Brunson
Joe Cada
Daniel Cates
Johnny Chan
Don Cheadle
Nicolas Chouity
Allen Cunningham
Jonathan Duhamel
Annie Duke
Tom Dwan
Peter Eastgate
Eli Elezra
Antonio Esfandiari
Chris Ferguson
Ted Forrest
Phil Galfond
Phil Gordon
Barry Greenstein
Bertrand Grospellier
Joe Hachem
Gus Hansen
Jennifer Harman
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Ivey
Faraz Jaka
John Juanda
Gabe Kaplan
Frank Kassela
Eugene Katchalov
Phil Laak
Howard Lederer
Erick Lindgren
Ayaz Mahmood
Thomas Marchese
Mike Matusow
Jason Mercier
Michael Mizrachi
Sorel Mizzi
Chris Moneymaker
Daniel Negreanu
Scotty Nguyen
Annette Obrestad
Dennis Phillips
Dwyte Pilgrim
John Racener
Greg Raymer
Vanessa Rousso
Kara Scott
Huck Seed
Erik Seidel
Vanessa Selbst
Emmitt Smith
Gavin Smith
Jennifer Tilly
Melburn Whitmire
David Williams
Justin Young