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So I did this last year and think I picked 2 of the 4 final four so hoping for more success this year. For those you that don't know, each year there is a 64 person heads up tournament that airs on NBC in December but actually happens in Vegas this weekend. Its much like the NCAA tournament and its very exciting stuff. Here are my predictions, with brief descriptions on some upsets or lock picks I think.

Clubs Bracket

Round 1

Patrik Antonious vs Chris Moneymaker: Winner- Antonious

Leo Wolpert vs Eric Baldwin: Winner- Baldwin

David Williams vs Joe Cada: Winner- Cada. Could be on of the best 1st round matchups.

Erik Seidel vs Huck Seed: Winner: Seed. Sick matchup, but Seed owns this tournament.

Dan Ramirez vs Erick Lindgren: Winner- Lindgren

Peter Eastgate vs Elky: Winner- Elky

Stephen Quinn vs Ted Forrest: Winner- Forrest

Dario Mineri vs Jamie Gold: Winner- Mineri

Round 2

Patrik Antonius vs Eric Baldwin: Winner- Baldwin

Joe Cada vs Huck Seed: Winner- Seed

Erick Lindgren vs Elky: Winner- Lindgren

Ted Forrest vs Dario Mineri: Winner- Forrest

Round of 16

Eric Baldwin vs Huck Seed: Winner- Seed

Erick Lindren vs Ted Forrest: Winner- Lindgren

Elite 8

Huck Seed vs Erick Lindgren- Winner: Lindren dethrones the King of this tourney and makes it to his first final four.

CLUBS WINNER: ERICK LINDGREN














Spades Bracket:

Round 1

Gavin Smith vs Phil Ivey: Winner- Ivey. Another sick 1st rounder. Going with the greatest

Richard Edwards vs Scotty Nguyen: Winner- Scotty

Shawn Rice vs Joe Hachem: Winner- Hachem

Gabe Kaplan vs Johnny Chan: Winner- Chan

Daniel Negraneu vs Jason Mercier: Winner- Mercier. Could be the best 1st round match of the tournament. Going with what many will consider an upset.

Pieter De Korver vs Mike Sexton: Winner- Sexton

Phil Gordon vs Tom Dwan: Winner- Dwan. I really hope he owns Gordon and knocks him down a few notches.

Phil Laak vs John Juanda: Winner- JJ

Round 2

Phil Ivey vs Scotty Nguyen: Winner- Nguyen

Joe Hachem vs Johnny Chan: Winner- Hachem

Jason Mercier vs Mike Sexton: Winner- Mercier

Tom Dwan vs JJ: Winner- Dwan

Sweet 16

Scotty Nguyen vs Joe Hachem: Winner- Hachem

Jason Mercier vs Tom Dwan: Winner- Jason Mercier

Elite 8:

Jason Mercier vs Joe Hachem: Winner- Jason Mercier. One of the best young players in the game, Mercier gets his first shot on a big national TV basis as alot of his success has been on the EPT.

SPADES WINNER: JASON MERCIER














Hearts Bracket

Round 1

Jesper Hougaard vs Allen Cunningham: Winner- Cunningham

Eli Elezra vs Greg Mueller: Winner- Elezra

Annette Dworski vs Chris Fergueson- Winner: Jesus

Kara Scott vs Dennis Phillips: Winner- Phillips

Brock Parker vs Doyle Brunson: Winner- Parker

John Paul Kelly vs Don Cheadle: Winner- Cheadle

Howard Lederer vs Phil Hellmuth: Winner- Hellmuth

Annette Obrestad vs Orel Hershiser: Winner: Annette

Round 2

Allen Cunningham vs Eli Elezra: Winner- Cunningham

Jesus vs Dennis Phillips: Winner- Jesus

Brock Parker vs Don Cheadle: Winner- Cheadle

Phil Hellmuth vs Annette Obrestad: Winner- Annette. I think Annette makes a huge statement here and plays a great match and knocks off Hellmuth to make an even bigger name for herself as her legend grows more and more

Sweet 16

Allen Cunningham vs Jesus: Winner- Cunningham

Don Cheadle vs Annette Obrestad: Winner- Cheadle. Cheadle has really dedicated himself to his game and I think Annette will still be coming off the high of beating Mr Hellmuth

Elite 8

Allen Cunningham vs Don Cheadle: Winner- Cunningham. Cunningham ends the cinderella story and this is his welcome back party after a bad 09 series and no big cashes recently.

HEARTS WINNER: ALLEN CUNNINGHAM

















Diamonds Bracket

Round 1

Barry Greenstein vs Vanessa Russo: Winner- Russo

Sam Farha vs Antonio Esfandiari: Winner- Esfandiari

Jennifer Harman vs Jennifer Tilly: Winner- Harman

Jerry Yang vs Mike Matusow: Winner- Matusow. Please Mike. Don't lose to Yang. Please

Darvin Moon vs Bill Huntress: Winner- Huntress. Ok I gotta let one qualifier through. And Moon is pretty bad.

Andy Bloch vs Annie Duke: Winner- Bloch

Andrew Wilson vs Paul Wasicka: Winner- Wasicka

Gus Hansen vs Greg Raymer: Winner- Hansen

Round 2

Jennifer Russo vs The Magician: Winner- The Magician

Jennifer Harmen vs Mike Matusow: Winner- Matusow

Bill Huntress vs Andy Bloch: Winner- Bloch

Paul Wasicka vs Gus Hansen: Winner- Hansen

Sweet 16

The Magician vs Mike Matusow: Winner- The Magician

Andy Bloch vs Gus Hansen: Winner- Andy Bloch

Elite 8

The Magician vs Andy Bloch- Winner: The Magician. This might be more so cause I love watching the guy play and he's great for TV. But he's been playing well recently and been making good runs.

DIAMONDS WINNER: THE MAGICIAN ANTONIO ESFANDIARI

















FINAL 4

Erick Lindgren vs Jason Mercier: Winner- Jason Mercier. The kid has it all, and he'll be in the finals

Allen Cunningham vs Antonio Esfandiari: Winner- Allen Cunningham


FINALS: Jason Mercier vs Allen Cunningham....I'm going with Jason Mercier. Idk what it is about the kid but he just wins. Plain and simply. Please don't go out in the first round! lol. Thanks for reading know it was a long one.