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We're down to four matches left at the NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship and although no PTPR Points are awarded for this event (since the event is a 64-player invitational event), it's still one of the most anticipated tournaments of the season.
The Elite 8 matches is highlighted by the Erik Seidel v. Vanessa Selbst match, the battle between Old School and New School. Seidel comes into the match with wins over Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harman and Phil Gordon - all three matches against other "Old School" players. Selbst defeated Eli Elezra, 2008 WSOP Champ Peter Eastgate and Phil "OMGClayaiken" Galfond to reach the Elite 8.
The winner of this match will face the winner of the Andrew Robl v. David Benyamine matchup. Robl scored wins over Kara Scott, NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and James Bord to get here; Benyamine defeated an impressive trio of the Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth, Tom Durrr Dwan and 2010 PTPR Grand Slam Winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.
On the other side of the brackets, Olivier Busquet (wins over Pilgrim, Boeree, Mercier - three of the hottest poker players around) will face defending WSOP Champion Jonathan Duhamel (wins over Whitmire, Esfandiari, Mahmood) while anoter WSOP Champion, Chris Moneymaker (hot off wins over Lindgren, Jungleman and Texas Dolly) will face David Oppenheim (wins over basebaldy, El Matador and Katchalov).
Should be a fun Elite 8 round.
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