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His crowd of supporters cheered heavily after he made his way toward the featured table to play against Jonathan Duhamel. Antonio Esfandiari certainly brought his entourage today. Here's the first group of players on the floor right now: We'll be playing two rounds today, and the rest of the tournament will be played out on Saturday. The CLUBS and SPADES regions will be up first, followed by the DIAMONDS and HEARTS draws. The first 16 players in today's second round have taken their seats here in the tournament area. We'll be providing up-to-the-minute updates of the action here from the tournament floor, and Sarah Grant will be interviewing players at Caesars Palace throughout the day. Play is scheduled to resume at around 2 p.m. Here's how the draw looks heading into Round 2, courtesy of (click image to enlarge): Seed rounded out Thursday's action by defeating Mohsin Charania in the final match of the day. Another former champ, Huck Seed, is eyeing the same goal. Among the players who advanced to Friday's Day 2 action were Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Galfond, Viktor Blom, Jonathan Duhamel, Barry Greenstein, and Phil Hellmuth, who is looking to become the only two-time winner in the event's history. The popular event saw 64 invitation-only participants square off at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, each putting up $25,000 for a shot at the top prize of $750,000. On Thursday, to the delight of poker fans everywhere, the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship returned after a one-year hiatus. Pamela Maldonado Brett Collson Chief Editor

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