Paul Wasicka Wins National Heads-Up Poker Championship

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Paul Wasicka, 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Champion

Paul Wasicka of West Minster, Colorado finally wins a “big one” defeating Chad Brown for the prestigious 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Championship. Remember, Paul Wasicka is the guy that played heads-up with Jamie Gold for the 2006 WSOP Main Event championship, finishing second for $6,102,499 in prize money but no title. A few days ago he finished 4th in the 2007 WPT LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles to bank another $455,615: but again, no title. Sunday evening Wasicka finished first to take down a major poker title and he banks another half million dollars. Nothing to it…all he had to do was outlast a blue ribbon field hand picked from poker’s best.

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The Final Four at the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
from left Gavin Smith, Paul Wasicka, Chad Brown, Shannon Elizabeth

Sunday’s final four pairings had Shannon Elizabeth playing Paul Wasicka while Gavin Smith and Chad Brown played at the second table. After the semi-final round of cards settled Elizabeth and Smith were gone leaving Wasicka and Brown to advance to the final table for the best two out of three championship round. They two finalist played tough poker as you shall see on TV; but, on this day it was all Wasicka. He swept the first two matches leaving Chad Brown to take second place and $250,000 in cash. Paul Wasicka now has a coveted poker title to go along with the coveted poker bank accounts.

Congratulations to poker’s newest poster boy, the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner, Paul Wasicka.

NBC will broadcast 12 hours of action from the National Heads-Up Poker Championship beginning on Sunday, April 8th. Check your local listings.

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Shana Hiatt, host of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

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Shana Hiatt chats with Paul Wasicka while Shannon Elizabeth looks on

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Chad Brown, 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship runner up

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Gavin Smith and Chad Brown playing in the semi-final round

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Shannon Elizabeth playing in the semi-final round

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Shannon Elizabeth and Paul Wasicka in the semi-final round. Note the intimate feel of a close audience

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Shannon Elizabeth in full game mode

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Gavin Smith sleeping playing the semi-final round

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Gavin Smith entertains the crowd with his wild selection of sunglasses while Chad Brown provides a free poker lesson to his side of the house

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Gavin Smith models sunglasses for fans

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