The World Series of Poker announced they will be staging three one-of-a-kind famous WSOP heads-up rematches on June 2nd that will be featured on ESPN on July 26th.
The first match will feature 2003 WSOP Champion Chris Moneymaker against Sammy Farha in a best 2 of 3 match.
"Winning the WSOP Main Event was a life altering moment," Moneymaker commented in the press release. "Even though I'm agreeing to run it again against Sammy, I have been assured they can't take away my title if my bluffs don't work as well this time."
The second heads-up battle will feature one match between 1989 WSOP Main Event Champion Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan, who he denied from winning a third title.The third featured match will be up to a fan vote to select from one of the following four matches on the WSOP's Facebook page:
• 1988 WSOP: Johnny Chan versus Eric Seidel
• 2004 WSOP: Greg Raymer versus David Williams
• 2006 WSOP: Jamie Gold versus Paul Wasicka
• 2010 WSOP: Jonathan Duhamel versus John Racener
All the matches will be open to the public at the Rio in Las Vegas.