NBC Heads-Up Results Rounds 1-3

Round 1 Results

The first round of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship took place under the lights and cameras of POKER PROductions in Las Vegas, Nevada. Action got underway for the first four brackets on January 24, and the field thinned from 64 to 32 players. The results were as follows:

Spades:

John Monnette defeated Greg Raymer

Barry Greenstein defeated Ben Lamb

Viktor Blom defeated Andrew Lichtenberger

Mike Matusow defeated Michael Mizrachi

Sam Simon defeated David Oppenheim

John Hennigan defeated David Williams

Justin Bonomo defeated Isaac Haxton

Phil Ivey defeated Phil Laak

Hearts:

Joseph Cheong defeated Olivier Busquet

Qualifier Bruce Miller defeated Jean-Robert Bellande

Eugene Katchalov defeated Faraz Jaka

Phil Galfond defeated Maria Ho

Justin Smith defeated Bertrand Grospellier

Phil Hellmuth defeated Mike Sexton

Chris Moneymaker defeated Jason Somerville

David Sands defeated Rob Salaburu

Clubs:

Antonio Esfandiaridefeated Jennifer Tilly

Jonathan Duhamel defeated Matt Glantz

Chris Moorman defeated Carlos Mortensen

Dan Cates defeated Matt Salsberg

Vanessa Rousso defeated Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Shaun Deeb defeated Andy Frankenberger

Scott Seiver defeated Will Failla

Kyle Julius defeated Andy Bloch

Diamonds:

Doyle Brunson defeated Thomas Marchese

Tom Dwan defeated Erik Seidel

Brian Hastings defeated Matt Matros

Eli Elezra defeated Nick Schulman

Huck Seed defeated Mohsin Charania

Joseph Serock defeated Greg Merson

Dan Smith defeated Jason Mercier

Gaelle Baumann defeated Liv Boeree

Round 2 Results

The second round of action took place on January 25, with two brackets playing at a time. Spades and Clubs were the first to take to the tables, and Hearts and Diamonds follows, producing these results:

Spades:

Barry Greenstein defeated John Monnette

Mike Matusow defeated Viktor Blom

John Hennigan defeated Sam Simon

Phil Ivey defeated Justin Bonomo

Clubs:

Antonio Esfandiari defeated Jonathan Duhamel

Dan Cates defeated Chris Moorman

Vanessa Rousso defeated Shaun Deeb

Scott Seiver defeated Kyle Julius

Hearts:

Joseph Cheong defeated Qualifier Bruce Miller

Eugene Katchalov defeated Phil Galfond

Phil Hellmuth defeated Justin Smith

David Sands defeated Chris Moneymaker

Diamonds:

Tom Dwan defeated Doyle Brunson

Brian Hastings defeated Eli Elezra

Joseph Serock defeated Huck Seed

Dan Smith defeated Gaelle Baumann

Round 3 Results

These matchups took place later on January 25, and the winners of Round 3 were guaranteed minimum payouts of $25,000. Action produced these results:

Spades:

Mike Matusow defeated Barry Greenstein

John Hennigan defeated Phil Ivey

Clubs:

Dan Cates defeated Antonio Esfandiari

Scott Seiver defeated Vanessa Rousso

Hearts:

Eugene Katchalov defeated Joseph Cheong

Phil Hellmuth defeated David Sands

Diamonds:

Brian Hastings defeated Tom Dwan

Joseph Serock defeated Dan Smith