The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) is an annual elimination-format poker tournament of one-on-one no limit Texas hold'em matches. The tournament was co-created by Late Night Poker's Nic Szeremeta, PokerInEurope's Jon Shoreman, and gaming journalist Rich Geller.
The event has run since 2001 and is held in Europe. Entry is open to all. Its success led to America's creation of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
2001 to 2003 the event was held at the Concord Card Casino, Vienna, Austria. 2004 to 2008 the event was held at the Grand Casino, Barcelona, Spain. 2009 the event was held at the Victoria Casino, London, England.
The 2010 event will be held at the Victoria Casino, London, England. Dates to be announced.
The event is filmed each year for TV broadcast around the world. In 2010 the event was broadcast LIVE via the internet for the first time at PokerInEuropeLive.com with commentary provided my Mike Carlson, Pete Singleton, and Neil Channing.
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