NBC's Heads-Up Poker Championship Brackets Are Set

Team Bodog's David Williams is among the poker pros competing in NBC's Heads-Up Poker Championship. (Bodog Beat Images)"]

The  NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship bracket has just been set  with a  field of 64.  We can look forward to  a showdown between Jason Mercier and Daniel Negreanu in the opening round, as both poker  pros have been really hot lately. Also,  another familiar face will include 2007 World Series of Poker Europe champion the  21-year-old  Annette Obrestad and  High Stakes Poker’s new host Kara Scott. Other  matchups include  Phil Hellmuth vs. Howard Lederer, Erick Seidel vs. Huck Seed (the defending champ), as well as  Barry Greenstein vs. Vanessa Rousso.

Included  among  the famous faces of poker,  is Team Bodog's David Williams, who  has played  every year since the show's beginnings in 2005 and was the runner-up to Greg Raymer in the WSOP main event in 2004.  Williams will  be seated at the featured table  facing Joe Cada in the first round. Cada will be  making his heads-up debut after winning the World Series of Poker main event in November. Known for playing  aggressive poker, Williams is also know for  sporting interesting threads including a diamond-studded toothpick  that  usually gets him razzed  by fellow players.

Here’s a list of  the best known players selected from the 64  competitors in the NBC's Heads-Up Poker Championship:

Patrik Antonius, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Don Cheadle, Allen Cunningham, Annie Duke, Tom Dwan, Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Jamie Gold, Phil Gordon, Barry Greenstein, Joe Hachem, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Orel Hershiser, Jesper Hougaard, John Juanda, Gabe Kaplan, Phil Laak, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow, Dario Minieri, Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen, Annette Obrestad, Dennis Phillips, Greg Raymer, Kara Scott, Erik Seidel, Mike Sexton, Gavin Smith, Jennifer Tilly, and of course  David Williams.

The tournament hits television airwaves on NBC beginning on April 18th and will run for six Sundays consecutively. Play begins Saturday, March 6  at 1 p.m.

Spoiler Alert (for those waiting to watch it on TV)

UPDATE: David Williams has beaten last year's WSOP Main Event winner Joe Cada to advance to the second round on Saturday where he will take on Eric Seidel who beat Huck Seed.