Heads-Up Quarterfinals to air on Sunday

NBC will present taped coverage of the fifth installment of its ultimate big-stakes poker showdown, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by Vonage, from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Sunday at Noon ET. Players advancing beyond this round are guaranteed at least $75,000 in prize money.

The most intriguing story of this season is the continued dominance of 1988 Cy Young Winner and 1988 World Series MVP Orel Hershiser. Up to this point, Hershiser has eliminated three of poker's premiere players Ted Forrest, Allen Cunningham and Freddy Deeb. This week he takes on the former MIT Black Jack Team member Andy Bloch. This show also features Phil Ivey, one of the best players in the game as he faces "The Great Dane" Gus Hansen. The 2005 and 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship runner-up Chris "Jesus" Ferguson takes on Jonathan "Fiery Justice" Little. David Benyamine, regarded as one of the best high-stakes cash game players in the world takes on 1996 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Huck Seed.

Complete 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Schedule:
May 11 at Noon ET
May 18 at Noon ET