PKR Heads-Up Grand Slam ready to roll - 08/10/2009
The inaugural PKR Heads Up Grand Slam kicks off on Thursday in London with a stellar line-up in Europe's premier heads up tournament - with live reporting at uk.pokernews.com.  Hanson Races Into An Early Lead In Scotland
The invitational event, held at 3 Mills Studios, will see 32 of the world's best players battling it out for the $100,000 first prize from a prize pool of $350,000 - with PKR adding $30,000 to the pot.
The draw has thrown up some mouth-watering first round clashes and the event gets under way with recent WCOOP winner "JovialGent" Yevgeniy Timoshenko taking on controversial Brit Luke "_FullFlush1_" Schwartz. Tom "Durrrr" Dwan will take on WSOP Heads Up runner up John Duthie, while an all-British clash sees poker legend Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott battle it out with young gun John Tabatabai.
"Europe has been waiting for a major heads up tournament and the PKR Heads Up Grand Slam is a groundbreaking format with a stunning line-up," said Matchroom Sport Managing Director Eddie Hearn.
"There are some electric first round matches and, as the tournament progresses, the possible quarter-final and semi-final clashes may bring together some much-anticipated clashes.
"Among the 32 will be four lucky online qualifiers, who will come head-to-head with some of their heroes as they look to make a name for themselves in the poker world."
The PKR Heads Up Grand Slam will be filmed in front of a live audience and will be presented by Kara Scott, while Jess May will lead the way in the commentary booth.
PKR Heads Up Grand Slam 1st Round Matches
1st Session
Luke Schwartz v Yevgeniy Timoshenko Sandra Naujoks v Sammy George Juha Helppi v Jonas Vesterback (O/Q) Annette Obrestad V Ian Frazer
2nd Session
Tom Dwan v John Duthie Antonio Esfandiari v Andreas Johansson (O/Q) Nam Le v Lex Velduis Peter Eastgate v Vicky Coren
3rd Session
John Tabatabai v Devilfish Alex Keating v Vladimir Geshkenbein Ivan Demidov v Massimo Mele (O/Q) Alec Torreli v Ilari Sahamies
4th Session
Jennifer Tilly v Tony G Phil Laak v James Sudworth Neil Channing v Brahim Hajji (O/Q) JC Tran v David Steicke
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