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Episode 2

Diamonds are up in the 2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, and Daniel Negreanu faces off against Jerry Buss. The remaining Diamonds matches include James Woods vs. Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey vs. David Sklansky, Howard Lederer vs. Antonio Esfandiari, Josh Arieh vs. Rene Angelil, Ted Forrest vs. "Miami" John Cernuto, Scott Fischman vs. Annie Duke, and Dennis Wager vs. Erik Seidel. The Hearts bracket includes Phil Hellmuth vs. Men Nguyen, David Pham vs. Huck Seed, Dewey Tomko vs. Paul Phillips, Greg Raymer vs. Kathy Liebert, David Williams vs. Carlos Mortensen, Bobby Baldwin vs. Evelyn Ng, David Grey vs. Jennifer Harman, and Lyle Berman vs. Freddy Deeb.

English
  • Originally Aired May 1, 2005
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network NBC
  • Created February 7, 2009 by
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  • Modified August 4, 2025 by
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Name Type Role
Matt Vasgersian Host Himself - Commentator
Gabe Kaplan Host Himself - Commentator
Oliver 'Ali' Nejad Host Himself - Tournament MC
Lindsay Czarniak Host Herself - Commentator