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\"\"<\/p>

\nDit zal de derde keer op
\nrij zijn dat de NHUPC gehouden zal worden in het Ceasar Palace. De eerste keer,
\n2005, was in het beroemde Golden Nugget. 64 spelers doen mee aan de eerste
\nronde waar gespeeld zal worden volgens het bekende freezeout systeem.<\/span>\n<\/p>

\nIn de voorrondes zal er
\neen wedstrijd gespeeld worden, in de finale echter gaat het om drie wedstrijden
\nwaarbij de eerste die twee wedstrijden wint, uitgeroepen zal worden als
\nHeads-Up kampioen.<\/span>\n<\/p>

\n <\/span>\n<\/p>

\nDe lijst van het
\ndeelnemers veld is nog niet openbaar gemaakt maar dit zal spoedig gebeuren. Er
\nzijn 63 spelers uitgenodigd, voornamelijk poker profs als wel bekende acteurs.
\nDe laatste deelnemer zal zich kunnen kwalificeren via de NBC website.<\/span>\n<\/p>

\"\"<\/p>

\nIn 2005 was de finale
\nstrijd tussen Phil Helmutt en Chris “jesus” Ferguson. Het jaar erop was het
\nweer Chris Ferguson, nu tegen Ted Forrest. In 2007 was het Paul Wasicka die
\nChad Brown versloeg en met de eer ging strijken.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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