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We're nearing the end of the second blind level and Chris Ferguson has a slight lead over opponent Phil Ivey, while Andy Bloch and Huck Seed are relatively close in chips.
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,500,000
Entries
64
We're nearing the end of the second blind level and Chris Ferguson has a slight lead over opponent Phil Ivey, while Andy Bloch and Huck Seed are relatively close in chips.
Players will start with 320,000 in chips and the blinds kick off at 1,500-3,000.
For this interview and other video clips from the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championships, click here.
When we return, the semi-finalists will take to the felt hoping to earn a spot at the best-of-three final table and a chance to win over half a million dollars.
Here are your semi-final pairings:
Phil Ivey v. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
and
Huck Seed v. Andy Bloch
. When they tabled the cards, Ivey revealed a made king-high flush leaving Hansen, who showed 
, in a grim predicament. Drawing to a running full house or straight flush, Hansen conceded defeat after the turn brought the
, eliminating his chances to hit either miracle draw. Ivey's win sets up another match-up of Team FullTilt pros, Ivey v. Chris Ferguson.
against another pocket pair of nines for Ferguson. A flop of
showed no promise for Little. The turn brought 
, and the river the 
which left Little on the outside looking in. Jonathan received a nice round of applause for his solid showing in his first Heads-Up Championship appearance. Jesus will face the winner of Phil Ivey v. Gus Hansen in the semifinals.
A third nine on the flop locked up the hand for "Jesus," who now has a slight chip advantage over his quarterfinal nemesis.
Meanwhile, over on the feature table, Gus Hansen and Phil Ivey seem to be relatively even in chips after 10 minutes of play has elapsed.