Yielding perhaps to criticism over player selection in the previous four years of the tournament, the officials of the NHUPC and NBC created a list of criteria for those who would be invited to play in the event. In preparing for what has become one of the most cherished championships in the poker world, officials for Caesars and their broadcast partner NBC have released the list of the 64 players who have been invited to participate in this year’s event. Poker Classic, players are also looking forward to the upcoming 2009 National Heads Up Poker Championship, which will be played out from March 5th to the 8th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
As players battle it out in Los Angeles at the World Poker Tour’s L.
