The winner of the prestigious event was Annie Duke. Kudos to him, though, as he outperformed many far more decorated poker professionals.
To be sure, he’s a known name, but Phillips is no professional poker player. Perhaps the biggest surprise was November Niner Dennis Phillips advancing to the Final Four of the 64-player bracket. Even if someone was easily outplayed, that didn’t necessarily mean they wouldn’t advanced, as poker’s “luck factor” always plays a part no matter how good you are at the gane.
If you have a look at the final bracket below, you’ll see that there were a good few upsets that casual poker fans and TV viewers might not have expected.
As our pre-event column predicted, this year’s NBC Heads Up National Poker Championship sure was entertaining! While the event won’t be aired for a little while (mark your calendars for Sunday, April 18th people!), the final tournament bracket indicates that there were plenty of awesome matchups and some surprising winners over the course of the matches played.
