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Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another edition of everyone’s favorite single elimination tournament, the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge. We’ve taken the top 64 of our 8,000 plus pros and pitted them against one another in a duel to determine the greatest FTP pro of them all. This week’s match is the last of our 5 versus 12 seed showdowns, with Lee “Chimpanzees are people too” Watkinson taking on Greg “I wish I was still playing hockey” Mueller. This should be a good one people, let’s get this show on the road:
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
The 2008 WSOP is in full swing and we’ve got our pros winning just about every other event. Nevertheless, the madness that is the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge simply must march forward. Today’s match should be an instant classic, as 5 seed Scott “I wish my name was Sharkman” Fischman takes on 12 seed Brandon “No relation to Samuel” Adams. Alright people, it’s time to sit back and watch history unfold before your eyes:
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge, not to be confused with the Full Tilt Poker $25K Heads-Up World Championship. The $25 HUWC was an actual “poker” event held this past weekend on FTP where real “players” competed against one another for prize money. This Heads-Up Challenge actually has nothing to do with “poker” in any way, except for the fact that we’re talking about “poker players” here. So with that little caveat aside, let’s move on to the good stuff. Today’s match is another 5 seed versus 12 seed battle, as Roland “Proof that even British people can play poker” de Wolfe takes on Aaron “Ladies, I’m single and I have a car” Bartley. This should be a good one folks, as an established live pro takes on our first real online player. Gentlemen, start your engines:
Tags: Aaron Bartley, Roland de Wolfe
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Most of the matches so far in the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge have been David versus Goliath situations – not today. This time we’ve got a David versus David match-up, as 5 seed David “The only Frenchman on earth that I’m actually jealous of” Benyamine takes on 12 seed David “Not a real singer” Singer. At first glance it appears this should be an easy victory for the Frenchman, but Singer could prove to be a tough opponent. Do we have another upset brewing? Only time will tell. And me. Because I get to decide who wins and loses. So, in a way, I’m more powerful than time itself. It’s just the first in a long line of steps leading me to a god-like status. Wow, we better get this match started before my delusions of grandeur start gaining power. On to the showdown:
Tags: David Benyamine, David Singer
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge, where we pit 64 of our top pros against one another to see who will emerge victorious and be crowned king of the Tilters. Today’s match promises to be a good one, as 4 seed Gavin “I play better when I’m drunk” Smith takes on 13 seed Marco “Thank god I don’t have to cut hair for a living anymore” Traniello. Kick the tires and light the fires, let’s get this puppy airborne:
Tags: Gavin Smith, Marco Traniello
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back for another round of the heart-pounding, heart-stopping, heart attack inducing action that we like to call the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge. This week’s match is another 4 seed versus 13 seed clash, with Huckleberry “Tall, skinny, and dazed is no way to go through life” Seed taking on Keith “I might be the only person alive who thinks 7-card stud is cool” Sexton. This match should be, umm, really exciting. I can’t wait, really. I might’ve just pissed my pants a little bit I’m so stoked for this one. Let’s get it on:
Tags: Huck Seed, Keith Sexton
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another action-packed round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge, where we take 64 of our top pros and pit them against one another in single-elimination tourney style death matches. OK, so we don’t actually get to kill anyone, but you get the idea. This week’s match is our second 4 seed versus 13 seed affair, with Paul “Second Place” Wasicka taking on Ben “I’m only a gentleman 98% of the time” Roberts. This ought to be a good one, fasten your seatbelts:
Tags: Ben Roberts, Paul Wasicka
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Not all single elimination tournaments are created equal – welcome to the best. The Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge takes 64 of our top pros and pits them against one another in a Mortal Kombat style showdown to the death. OK, well not to the death, but you get the idea. There will not be blood, but there will be poker. Oh yes, there will. This week’s match is the last of our three seed versus 14 seed face-offs, with Andy “I’m a hell of a lot smarter than you” Bloch taking on JJ “Supreme fashion sense” Liu. Check out the full bracket below − on to the fight:
Tags: Andy Bloch, JJ Liu
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge. Before we get started today, I just wanted to thank The All-In-Uit for taking over Reader Mail yesterday. It was a truly noble act on her part; now let’s all just hope Patrik Antonius drops the restraining order and she finds the happiness that she deserves.
In other news, this week’s match will be a short one due to the fact that I’m now on the run from the police for a crime I was falsely accused of – I’m like The Fugitive, except I’m not as cool as Harrison Ford and I’d never let myself get pwned by a one-armed man. At any rate, this week’s match features a three seed versus 14 seed showdown, with Allen “I wish people would stop calling me Clever Piggy” Cunningham taking on Chip “Husband of Karina Jett” Jett. Check out the full bracket below, on to the show:
Tags: Allen Cunningham, Chip Jett
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
It’s time for another round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge, where we take 64 of our top pros and pit them against one another in a deadly game we like to call “synchronized swimming.” Or was that just a dream I had? Hard to tell. At any rate, this post is unlikely to feature any swimming whatsoever, just me drowning in my own words. This week’s match is another three seed versus 14 seed affair, with Erick “I’m probably cooler than you are” Lindgren taking on Steve “I wear my sunglasses at night” Brecher. You can check out the full bracket below, let’s get ready to rumble:
Tags: Erick Lindgren, Steve Brecher
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