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It has been announced by NBC on Wednesday that the National Heads-Up championship of poker games will not supposed to be completed without a dwell. The prestigious tournament of one-on-one poker game will be hosted by Caesars Palace for the upcoming four years. For the last three years, the championship has been hosted by Caesars, after making its debut at the Golden Nugget in the year 2005. The tournament will be kept on to commence through 2012 at Caesars as per the new agreement.

Jon Miller, the Executive Vice-President of NBC sports have said that Caesars Palace well known for its world famous poker room, so no place is there better than this in Las Vegas for the organization of National Championship of Heads-up Poker. He added that in last three years they have produced great talented participants, great attendance on their website, and strong viewership on television with the affiliation of Caesars Palace.

The tournament consists of 64 players, including the elimination process of a single player where players have to win 6 matches for winning the title. The tournament is continuously gaining recognition as well as the prestige of the poker lovers since its commencement. It has been asserted by most players that it is the most popular event where every poker player likes to participate, and every year there becomes a competition for getting the invitation to the buy-in tournament of $20,000.

Gary Selesner, the President of Caesars Palace have said that it is a pleasure of Caesars Palace to be regarded as the home of such a recognized and well-liked poker tournament among both the players as well as the fans of poker games for 4 more years.

The National Championship of Heads-Up Poker airs on Sundays in the segments of 2 hours on NBC during April and May. Show of this hour has ended with a final event of three hours. According to NBC, a strong rating on television has been grabbed by the tournament.

This year the title is won by Chris Ferguson. He was the two-time runner up in the National Championship of Heads-Up Poker, and won this title after defeating Andy Bloch in the final event of the match. Phil Hellmuth Jr. (2005), Ted Forrest (2006), and Paul Wasicka (2007) are the some past winners of the championship. All of these first four winners also possess the combined 21 bracelets of WSOP event as well as more than 28 million dollars for winning the tournament.

Sam Farha, Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, and Daniel Negreanu are some other notable poker professionals that have also participated in the tournament. After replacing Shana Hiatt, the hostess of this year was Leeann Tweeden.