NBC Airs National Head Up Poker This Sunday

Starting this Sunday poker fans can start watching 12 hours of Head To Head poker.  NBC is presenting the National Heads UP Poker Championship that was held in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  The shows will start airing this Sunday at 12pm and then will run on every Sunday for the next six weeks.

In this tournament are 64 great players competing, 11 of the players have won the World Series of Poker's Main Event, between all of the players they have won 112 WSOP bracelets and more then $124 million dollars in total prize money has been awarded.

This tournament has some of the best players from around the world that are in Las Vegas to compete for the first place prize of $1.5 Million Dollars.  Some of the talented players to watch for are; Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negraunu, Chris Ferguson, Paul Wasicka and Chris Moneymaker.

The tournament will have not only poker pros after the first place prize, they are going to have to watch out for celebrity players that are also trying to win some cash.   The Celeb players to look for are; Jason Alexander from Seinfeld, Don Cheadle from Ocean's Thirteen and Hotel Rawanda, Shannon Elizabeth from Scary Movie and American Pie, Jennifer Tilly from The Fabulous Baker Boys and 1988 Cy Young Award Winner and 1988 World Series MVP Orel Hershiser.

Complete 2008 National Heads Up Poker Championship Schedule:

April 13 at Noon ET

April 20 at Noon ET

April 27 at Noon ET

May 4 at Noon ET

May 11 at Noon ET

May 18 at Noon ET