NBC National Heads-Up Poker

Paul "kwickfish" Wasika is on fire! He took 2nd in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, 4th in the recent WPT L.A. Poker Classic and now winning the Heads-Up Championship! I am impressed to say the least.

After defeating actress Shannon Elizabeth in the semifinals, Paul went on to meet "Downtown" Chad Brown in the finals. Chad had just defeated Gavin Smith, but the victories would end there as Paul sent him home in 2nd place. Paul took home $500,000 for the win. Here are the brackets.

Watch for the upcoming episodes in April:

EPISODE 1 - Round of 64, Part 1 (1 HOUR)
Sunday, April 8 Noon ET (3PM PT)

EPISODE 2 - Round of 64, Part 2 (1 HOUR)
Sunday, April 15 Noon ET (3PM PT)

EPISODE 3 - Round of 64, Part 3 (1 HOUR)
Sunday, April 22 Noon ET (3PM PT)

EPISODE 4 - Round of 32 (2 HOURS)
Sunday, April 29 Noon ET (3PM PT)

EPISODE 5 - Round of 16 (2 HOURS)
Sunday, May 6 Noon ET (3PM PT)

EPISODE 6 - Quarterfinals (2 HOURS)
Sunday, May 13 Noon ET (3PM PT)

EPISODE 7 - Semifinals and Finals (Best 2 of 3) (3 HOURS)
Sunday, May 20 Noon ET (3PM PT)