Episode 1

The second annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship kicks off from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jennifer Tilly headlines the Diamonds bracket to start the event, facing Paul Phillips in the feature match-up. Other pairings from the Diamonds bracket include Ted Forrest vs. Erik Seidel, Phil Ivey vs. Chad Brown, Scotty Nguyen vs. Ernie Durack, Barry Shulman vs. Antonio Esfandiari, Sammy Farha vs. René Angélil, Howard Lederer vs. Allen Cunningham, and Mark Seif vs. Michael Mizrachi. On the Clubs side of the bracket, Phil Hellmuth takes on Chip Reese in the headline match. Other Clubs match-ups include Dan Harrington vs. Todd Brunson, David Chesnoff vs. Bobby Baldwin, James McManus vs. Josh Lochner, Annie Duke vs. Mike Sexton, Mike Matusow vs. Eli Elezra, Josh Arieh vs. David Williams, and Freddy Deeb vs. Chris Ferguson.