[1] It is a $25,000 "buy-in" invitation-only tournament[2] organized as a series of one-on-one games of no limit Texas hold 'em matches.
In February 2014, NBC announced the National Heads-Up Poker Championship would not return in 2014.
The Heads-Up Championship had been sponsored by online poker companies before Black Friday.
A participant advances by winning a heads-up match against his or her randomly drawn opponent.
In contrast, the World Heads-Up Poker Championship is an open event with a maximum participation of 128 players.