Allen Cunningham

Watch 'Face the Ace' on NBC

Paul Drinkwater

Broadcast schedule: Saturdays on NBC

· December 12, 2009 – 3:00pm ET
· January 2, 2010 – 2:30pm ET

Slideshow

The new face of poker
A look at NBC's 'Face the Ace' hostess, Megan Abrigo.

Slideshow

Celebs ante up for charity
Hollywood stars play against the best in poker during a special event at the World Series of Poker.

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Get to know poker's best

By Stephanie Moore

Complete player bios

Want to know more about the players competing in both Poker After Dark and NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship? Check out the bios of all the players including Phil Ivey and Johnny Chan.

INTERACTIVE

NBC's 4th National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Get to know Leeann
A look at Leeann Tweeden, host of NBC's Poker After Dark and Heads-Up Poker Championship.

Slideshow

Party with stars
Check out poker's best at the GoDaddy.com Draw Party.

updated 5:43 p.m. ET Oct. 10, 2009

· Quiet, focused, and unassuming at the tables, preferring to let his stellar play do the talking

· Winner of five WSOP bracelets, the latest coming in 2007, and was named the 2006 Player of the Year by ALL IN magazine

· Lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of $10.38 million, and ranks 8th on the all-time money list

· Finished 4th in the 2006 World Series of Poker Championship Event, collecting more than $3.6 million, and won the 2008 WSOP circuit event at Caesars Palace

· Studied civil engineering at UCLA before becoming a professional poker player

NHPC record: 2-4
NHPC total winnings: $0

2006: Eliminated in Round 1 by Howard Lederer
2007: Defeated John Michael before losing to Andy Bloch in Round 2
2008: Defeated Chad Brown before losing to Orel Hershiser in Round 2
2009: Eliminated in Round 1 by Sam Farha

PAD record: 1-3

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Match 9: 2nd
Match 18: 1st ($300,000)
Week 31: Cash game participant
Match 38: 4th
Match 43: 3rd