Season four of NBC’s Poker After Dark is once again switching from its original format for an all-new week of episodes that will feature heads-up play between the four previous winners of NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Phil Hellmuth (2005), Ted Forrest (2006), Paul Wasicka (2007), and Chris Ferguson (2008) all put up $50,000 for the $200,000 winner-take-all heads-up tournament. Each round is double elimination.
Here are the matchups:
2005 Champion Phil Hellmuth
- Defeated Men Nguyen, Paul Phillips, Huck Seed, Lyle Berman, Antonio Esfandiari, and Chris Ferguson on the way to his win
- Owns 11 World Series of Poker bracelets
- $9.8 million in tournament winning
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2006 Champion Ted Forrest
- Defeated Erik Seidel, Chad Brown, Ernie Dureck, Sam Farha, Shawn Sheikhan, and Chris Ferguson on the way to his win
- Owns five WSOP bracelets
- Owns one World Poker Tour title
- $5.2 million in tournament winnings
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2007 Champion Paul Wasicka
- Defeated Eli Elezra, Joe Hachem, T.J. Cloutier, Nam Le, Shannon Elizabeth, and Chad Brown on the way to his win
- Runner-up in the 2006 WSOP main event
- $7.5 million in tournament winnings
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2008 Champion Chris Ferguson
- Defeated John Juanda, Gavin Smith, Mike Matusow, Jonathan Little, Phil Ivey, and Andy Bloch on the way to his win
- Came in runner-up in 2005 and 2006
- Owns five WSOP bracelets
- $7.2 million in tournament winnings
The first episode premieres on Tuesday at 2:05 a.m. on NBC. Five shows will appear in the same timeslot for five consecutive days. On Sunday at 1 a.m., a special “Director’s Cut” episode will air and recap the week’s action. For more Poker On TV listings, click under the Tools and Tips link on Card Player.com.
