2008 NBC Heads-Up Poker Tourney Draw Tonight, Odds Still Up

The 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Tournament kicks off tomorrow and Bodog poker pro David Williams will be in the field. (Bodog Beat Image)

You have until 9 p.m. EST tonight to place your bets on the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in the Bodog Sportsbook, so get in on the action now, while you still can.

As you know, we are out in Los Angeles covering the WPT LA Poker Classic and the favorite to win the final table out here today is also one of the favorites to win the Heads-Up event that starts tomorrow, Phil Ivey. Needless to say, he won't be at the draw party at PURE Nightclub tonight.

Obviously, Ivey is on fire right now with a ridiculous chip lead at this tournament, but will he carry that over to the Heads-Up event or be too tired to play well tomorrow? Is it worth the 25 to 1 odds being laid in the Bodog Sportsbook?

Other poker players at those odds will be much more rested, but also not as on fire, like Daniel Negreanu and Patrik Antonius. Winner of the 2007 NBC Heads-Up event, Paul Wasicka, trails those favorites just a bit at 35 to 1 with David Benyamine at 38 to 1.

At the opposite end of the spectrum are the three poker-playing celebrities in the field, Shannon Elizabeth, Don Cheadle and baseball great Orel Hershiser , all laying 100 to 1.

Two Team Bodog players are in the lineup, David Williams and Jean-Robert Bellande, and they are currently sitting at 45 to 1 and 60 to 1, respectively.

For all of the available lines, check at the 2008 NBC Heads-Up Poker odds in the Bodog Sportsbook and then come back here for all of your results.