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  Get to know poker's best
By Stephanie Moore

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.

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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.
updated 11:06 a.m. ET March 13, 2010

· Has several nicknames, including “The Alabama Cowboy,” “Nightmare,” and “Mr. All In,” a name given to him by Phil Hellmuth

· Has won two WSOP bracelets and two WPT titles, the latest at the 2010 Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi, good for $714,000

· Lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of $5.19 million, and ranks 44th on the all-time money list

· Soft-spoken and a gentleman at the tables, usually dresses in black topped with a black cowboy hat and often wears earplugs to drown out player chatter

· Still maintains a farm with 60 head of cattle in Alabama, and also has a home in Las Vegas

NHPC record: No appearances

PAD record: 0-1

Match 25: 6th

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