Card Player Magazine Chosen as Exclusive Poker Magazine for 2006 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship

Card Player Magazine Chosen as Exclusive Poker Magazine for 2006 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship

Most major sports have their best teams battle it out for ultimate athletic supremacy. But few have the cutthroat competition of the 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which faces off 64 of poker’s top players against one another March 4-6 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, NV.

This year, as the official and exclusive poker media sponsor, Card Player magazine and CardPlayer.com will bring all the up-to-the-minute, behind-the-scenes action to viewers live from the tournament room.

“Card Player is proud to partner with NBC in offering the most extensive real-time coverage of poker’s ‘clash of the titans,’” says Card Player Publisher Barry Shulman, who will also be participating in the event. “With all poker’s best players in attendance, the caliber of play is set to send the world’s poker community into a frenzy.”

Returning to defend his 2005 title is 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth. He will undoubtedly have his work cut out for him as he faces 63 of the toughest players on the planet, all gunning to become the new champion.

With stars like Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, T.J. Cloutier, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Barry Greenstein, and the 2005 runner-up to this event, Chris Ferguson, all participating, get ready for a spectacular display of poker prowess.

After successfully debuting the contest last year, NBC has upped the stakes by offering $1.5 million in prize money for winning this prestigious televised event.

The three-day battle begins on NBC at noon EST on Sunday, April 16, 2005. But if you can’t wait for the broadcast along with the rest of the poker-hungry masses, CardPlayer.com has you covered with live updates, interviews, and exclusive video and audio content that can’t be found anywhere else.

 
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Card Player Media is a leading media resource for poker enthusiasts at every level of interest and ability. With more than 18 years of service to the poker industry, Card Player Media is the publisher of Card Player, Card Player College, and Card Player Europe.

Card Player Media also owns and operates a leading poker information portal on the Internet, CardPlayer.com. The site provides visitors with free webmail, lively information forums, a poker analyst tool that allows players to track their winnings, odds calculators, live tournament reporting, poker blogs from top poker professionals, and insightful content that ranges from basic rules of the game to advanced strategy analysis. An opt-in poker newsletter is distributed twice-monthly to more than 300,000 subscribers through the site.