Hey ho, folks. It's been a while since the Heads Up Challenge has been active. The huge staff here at Heads Up Challenge central have been fairly dormant, returned to their deprivation chambers until needed, but with the recent flurry of pokery activity out there, it is no surprise that the crew is growing restless.

If we were to start a 7th Heads Up Challenge, there are a lot of different variables to consider. The upcoming Battle of the Bloggers Tournament 5 is a huge hurtle, which will likely require that any HUC be either rushed before BBT5 starts (not an appealing idea) or postponed until it is complete (also not appealing, but the better option of the two). But I suppose we need the BBT5 announcement before we can figure that information out.

The other question is which format to use for the Heads Up Challenge 7. In the past, we had arranged for players to be set up in brackets, after which the brackets would find their own time to complete the games. This worked fairly well, except for the few slowpokes and the natural issues that come with timing out entry into a Heads Up tournament. Lo, I miss the days of Ultimate Bet when I could challenge someone specifically to a Heads Up match. I haven't been to UB since the scandal, but I'd consider going back if enough people were interested.

The other possibility is a simple one-time HU tournament. It would certainly be easier, but there is something about the slow burn of a bracket done over a week or more.

In the meanwhile, if there is any interest, feel free to drop a comment here, send me an email or leave a comment at HighOnPoker. And have fun with your online casino play in the meanwhile.

Until next time, make mine poker!p