World Heads-Up Poker Championship
Encyclopedia
The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) is an annual elimination-format poker tournament
of one-on-one no limit Texas hold'em matches. The tournament was co-created by Late Night Poker
's Nic Szeremeta
, PokerInEurope's Jon Shoreman, and gaming journalist Rich Geller.
The event has run since 2001 and is held in Europe
. Entry is open to all. Its success led to America
's creation of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship
.
2001 to 2003 the event was held at the Concord Card Casino, Vienna, Austria.
2004 to 2008 the event was held at the Grand Casino, Barcelona, Spain.
2009 the event was held at the Victoria Casino, London, England.
The 2010 event will be held at the Victoria Casino, London, England. Dates to be announced.
The event is filmed each year for TV broadcast around the world. In 2010 the event was broadcast LIVE via the internet for the first time at PokerInEuropeLive.com with commentary provided my Mike Carlson
, Pete Singleton, and Neil Channing
.
Poker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
of one-on-one no limit Texas hold'em matches. The tournament was co-created by Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000's. With it's ground breaking use of "under the table" cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first...
's Nic Szeremeta
Nic Szeremeta
Nic Szeremeta is a poker player of mixed English/Polish descent, noted as a former editor of Poker Monthly magazine, and creator of the popular Late Night Poker television series -Early Life:Nic's father, who used to play draw poker himself, was a rear gunner who went missing during World War II.He...
, PokerInEurope's Jon Shoreman, and gaming journalist Rich Geller.
The event has run since 2001 and is held in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Entry is open to all. Its success led to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's creation of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship
National Heads-Up Poker Championship
-2006:- 2007 :-2008:In additional to the poker professionals, several poker-playing celebrities from other fields were invited: Gabe Kaplan, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Tilly, Shannon Elizabeth, Jason Alexander and Orel Hershiser. Also invited was Alisha Kunze of Greensburg, Indiana, who won her seat...
.
2001 to 2003 the event was held at the Concord Card Casino, Vienna, Austria.
2004 to 2008 the event was held at the Grand Casino, Barcelona, Spain.
2009 the event was held at the Victoria Casino, London, England.
The 2010 event will be held at the Victoria Casino, London, England. Dates to be announced.
The event is filmed each year for TV broadcast around the world. In 2010 the event was broadcast LIVE via the internet for the first time at PokerInEuropeLive.com with commentary provided my Mike Carlson
Mike Carlson
Mike Carlson is the regular pundit of National Football League coverage for the United Kingdom's Channel 4 TV station, having formerly worked on Channel Five's coverage of the sport from 1998-2010. He is originally from Connecticut, USA.- Career :...
, Pete Singleton, and Neil Channing
Neil Channing
Neil Andrew Channing is an English professional poker player and author based in Maida Vale, London. He is the 2008 Irish Poker Open champion....
.
Results
| Year | Winner | Prize Money | Runner-Up | Semi-Finalists | Quarter-Finalists | Final 16 |
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| 2001 | Bruno Fitoussi Bruno Fitoussi Bruno Fitoussi is a French professional poker player from Paris.Fitoussi's first televised poker outing was on the original poker show Late Night Poker... |
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Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston Amarillo Slim Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. , known as Amarillo Slim, is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets... |
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Michael Keiner Michael Keiner is a German poker player best known for winning a Seven-card stud WSOP bracelet in 2007.Keiner, who used to be a plastic surgeon, started playing poker in 1993.... |
Layne Flack Layne Flack is an American professional poker player, residing in Montana and Nevada.He met up with Johnny Chan who helped him improve his game and, following a big loss, encouraged Flack to ensure he had a lot of rest before a tournament... Simon Trumper Simon Trumper is an English professional poker player from South Kensington, London, England. He is chiefly noted as the winner of Late Night Poker series 2 and runner-up of series 4... Billy Argyros Billy Argyros, commonly referred to as Billy the Croc or The Croc, is a Greek Australian professional poker player.His interest in the game of poker first developed when he lost all his money at a poker game that a friend had hosted. He studied poker strategy and his game improved dramatically... |
| 2002 | Kirill Gerasimov Kirill Gerasimov Kirill Gerasimov is a Russian professional poker player.Gerasimov worked as an insurance salesman in Moscow, and started entering poker tournaments throughout Europe in 2001... |
€ Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... 60,000 |
Roy Brindley Roy Brindley Roy 'The Boy' Brindley is an English professional poker player, now living in Wicklow, Ireland.-Early years:... |
Tony G Antanas Guoga , more commonly known as Tony G, is a businessman and professional poker player. As a child, he was the Rubik's Cube champion of Lithuania before moving to Melbourne, Australia at the age of 11. He has played poker since the age of 18, and is known for his outlandish table talk and... |
Chris Bigler Chris Bigler is a Swiss retired businessman, now a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.... Surinder Sunar Surinder Sunar is a British professional poker player based in Wolverhampton, who gained fame as a three-time finalist in the Late Night Poker television series.... |
Barny Boatman Barny M. P. Boatman , is an English professional poker player and the oldest member of the poker-playing foursome known as The Hendon Mob... Bruno Fitoussi Bruno Fitoussi is a French professional poker player from Paris.Fitoussi's first televised poker outing was on the original poker show Late Night Poker... Mel Judah Mel Judah is an Australian professional poker player, also known as "The Silver Fox" . He learned poker at the age of 14 by watching his father play 5-card draw.... Marcel Lüske Marcel Lüske is a Dutch professional poker player. He finished 10th in the 2004 WSOP main event and as of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,700,000 USD... |
| 2003 | John Cernuto John Cernuto "Miami" John Cernuto is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specialising in Omaha hi-lo events.-Early years:... |
€60,000 | Anthony Chapman |
Ivo Donev Ivo Donev is a Bulgarian, with Austrian passport, who is a professional chess and poker player.-Chess:His father, Hristo Donev was a national master at chess.... |
Ram Vaswani Ram Vaswani is an English professional snooker player, turned professional poker player and the youngest member of The Hendon Mob... Mickey Wernick Michael D. Wernick is an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham.Whilst growing up, Wernick was a keen amateur boxer and won the Midlands Area Amateur title. He has also met Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammed Ali.Wernick formed a poker club in 1970 with his father Solly... Randy Holland Randy Holland is a Canadian poker player.Holland has won two World Series of Poker titles: razz in 1996 and seven card stud high low in 2000. In addition he was won other events, including at the Bicycle Casino, Commerce Casino and Foxwoods casino.... |
Dave Colclough David E. Colclough is a Welsh professional poker player, now living in Thailand.-Before poker:Prior to becoming a poker professional, Colclough worked as a computer programmer. Amongst the companies he worked for were the Post Office and the National Health Service... Barbara Enright Barbara Enright is an American professional poker player, motivational speaker, and Editor-in-Chief of Woman Poker Player magazine. She has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker and has made it to the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event final table.Enright was the first woman to win an... Scotty Nguyen Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship... Padraig Parkinson Padraig Parkinson is an Irish professional poker player. He is chiefly recognised as the grand final winner of Late Night Poker series 5 and as the third-place finisher of the 1999 World Series of Poker, where he lost to fellow countryman Noel Furlong.Originally, Padraig refused to play in Late... |
| 2004 | Angel Blanco Puras | €100,000 | Mark Banin Mark Banin Mark "Prince Charles" Banin is a semi-professional poker player and television presenter on Poker Night Live and Sky Poker. Mark is known for his refreshing style, distinctive voice and excellent Poker mind.-Early years:... |
Carlos Mortensen Juan Carlos Mortensen is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the only Hispanic Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style.Mortensen moved from Spain to the United States in... Dave Ulliott David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker... |
John Cernuto "Miami" John Cernuto is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specialising in Omaha hi-lo events.-Early years:... |
Roy Brindley Roy 'The Boy' Brindley is an English professional poker player, now living in Wicklow, Ireland.-Early years:... Bruno Fitoussi Bruno Fitoussi is a French professional poker player from Paris.Fitoussi's first televised poker outing was on the original poker show Late Night Poker... Rob Hollink Rob Hollink is a professional poker player based in Groningen. He has won both a European Poker Tour title and World Series of Poker bracelet, becoming the first person from the Netherlands to do so, first was at the EPT's inaugural Grand Final of the European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo in 2005... Erik Sagström Erik Sagström is a Swedish professional poker player. Sagström was introduced to poker accidentally while surfing the web. He began to play at ParadisePoker at the age of 17 and has since become a successful online poker player.... |
| 2005 | Peter Gunnarson | €100,000 | Simon Nowab |
Dave Colclough David E. Colclough is a Welsh professional poker player, now living in Thailand.-Before poker:Prior to becoming a poker professional, Colclough worked as a computer programmer. Amongst the companies he worked for were the Post Office and the National Health Service... John Falconer "Burnley" John Falconer is an Bitish professional poker player. His poker career peaked in 2005 with an Irish Open title and a number of cash finishes.-Career:... |
Pascal Perrault Pascal "Triple P" Perrault is a French professional poker player, who specialises in tournament play. The nickname "Triple P" is short for Pascal "Poison" Perrault, a reference to his other profession as a pharmacist.... |
Jac Arama Jac Arama is a professional poker player of mixed English/French descent... Simon Trumper Simon Trumper is an English professional poker player from South Kensington, London, England. He is chiefly noted as the winner of Late Night Poker series 2 and runner-up of series 4... Paul Jackson (poker player) Paul "ActionJack" Jackson is an English professional poker player from Birmingham.-Poker career:Jackson started off playing brag and later played blackjack and roulette in casinos... |
| 2006 | Isaac Mayolas de Vega | €125,000 | Paul Jackson Paul Jackson (poker player) Paul "ActionJack" Jackson is an English professional poker player from Birmingham.-Poker career:Jackson started off playing brag and later played blackjack and roulette in casinos... |
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Shannon Shorr Shannon Shorr is a professional poker player from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Shorr grew up in Birmingham, where he was a baseball player at Shades Valley High School.... |
| 2007 | Jeff Kimber | €125,000 | Dan Carter |
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Dave Ulliott David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker... |
Michael Keiner Michael Keiner is a German poker player best known for winning a Seven-card stud WSOP bracelet in 2007.Keiner, who used to be a plastic surgeon, started playing poker in 1993.... |
| 2008 | Mauro Stivoli | €65,000 | Jonas Danielsson |
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| 2009 | Bambos Xanthos | £65,000 | James Mitchell |
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Tony Cascarino Anthony Guy 'Tony' Cascarino is an former association football player who played as a forward for various British and French clubs and internationally for the Republic of Ireland national team, with whom he competed in the 1988 European Football Championship and two World Cups in 1990 and... Dario Minieri Dario Minieri is an Italian professional poker player from Rome, Italy who won a bracelet at the 2008 World Series of Poker at the age of 23, is a member of team PokerStars, is an online poker player who was the first person to collect enough Frequent Player Points to buy an automobile with them,... |
Sorel Mizzi Sorel Mizzi is a professional poker player. Mizzi plays online poker under the names of "Imper1um" and "Zangbezan24"... |
| 2010 | Nik Persaud Nik Persaud Nikhil Persaud is a professional poker player from London. He has been playing poker for several years, starting off life as an STT grinder on Ladbrokes Poker and now plays online under the alias ‘reraiseallin.’... |
£30,000 | Leon Louis |
Toby Lewis Toby Lewis is a British professional poker player from Hampshire, England. He has one European Poker Tour title and $1.034m in live tournament cashes including a win at EPT London in a £1,000 side event.-Poker career:... |
Victoria Coren Victoria Elizabeth Coren is a British writer, presenter and champion poker player. Coren writes weekly columns for The Observer and The Guardian newspapers and hosts the BBC Four television quiz show Only Connect.... |
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