Daniel Negreanu Vs. Eric Persson on the Next High Stakes Duel; Matusow Vs. Deeb Undercard

daniel negreanu eric perssonFor the first time in 11 matches, Phil Hellmuth won't appear on PokerGO's High Stakes Duel, a heads-up poker show. Instead, the fourth series of games will pit Daniel Negreanu against Eric Persson starting May 8.

Also for the first time, HSD will have an undercard with Mike "The Mouth" Matusow taking on a former rival, Shaun Deeb. Jason Koon, who defeated Hellmuth in a $1.6 million match on High Stakes Duel III in December, won't return.

As is always the case when a new series of High Stakes Duel begins, each heads-up participant buys in for $50,000, creating a $100,000 Round 1 prize pool. Deeb and Matusow will play for $10,000 each in the undercard, however.

In the…