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Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
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Epic Poker League Event #1
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Epic Poker League Event #1
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$3,085,200
Entries
137
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Kings vs. Ace-King Again. Same Table, Similar Result
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Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
On the same table that Huck Seed's 
was able to get there against the of Ben Lamb, Sean Getzwiller found himself in a similar situation holding 
against the 
of James Mackey for his tournament life.
This time the board ran out 
resulting in a chopped pot and Getzwiller being saved from elimination.
Karr Riding the Roller Coaster
McLean Karr has been up and down in the past few hands. First, he managed to double up to about 140,000 when his 
got there against the 
of Alec Torelli on the 
board after all of the money went in preflop. Shortly after that, Karr issued the doubling up of another player when he doubled Vitaly Lunkin.
On that hand, the money went in on the 
flop with Karr holding the 
to Lunkin's 
. The turn was the and the river the 
to give Lunkin a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
183,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
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|
50,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
40,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
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Sexton Rebounds
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Mike Sexton moved all in for his final 12,300 with . He was called by Amit Makhija who had 
. The board ran out 
and Sexton began his rebound. He moved all in the very next hand but wasnt' called and raised without a caller a couple of hands later. He is now back up to 30,000.
Medic Can't Catch Up
Although were not sure if the chips went in on the flop or the turn, Nenad Medic was all in with 
against the 
of Dan O'Brien on a 
board. The river was a scare card but didn't quite get him there.
With that pot, O'Brien chips up to 265,000.
Glantz Doubles Through Sexton
With the board reading 
, Matt Glantz raised all in for 51,700 after Mike Sexton made it 18,000 to go. Sexton made the call and showed the . Glantz held the and needed to dodge a diamond or a jack to double up.
The river was the 
and Glantz doubled back to over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
16,500
-62,300
|
-62,300 |
|
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Habib Doubles Through Karr
Hasan Habib and McLean got all of the money in on the 
flop. Habib had flopped bottom two pair with the 
and Karr held top pair, top kicker with the .
The turn brought the 
and the river the , both failing to put Karr back in the lead and doubling up Habib.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
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O'Brien in Another Tough Spot
Dan O'Brien was faced with another tough decision on the 
board. Nenad Medic had moved all in for 36,700 with the pot at a little under 60,000 in chips. O'Brien tanked for a bit, but eventually gave it up to Medic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
92,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
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Stein Puts Pressure on Lester
From the button, Jason Lester raised to 4,000. Sam Stein reraised from the small blind to 10,600 and Lester made the call. The flop was 
and Stein continued his aggression with a bet of 13,300. Lester made the call.
After the was added to the board on the turn, Stein bet enough to put Lester all in. Lester folded and Stein won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
35,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
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Young Cracks Lawson's Aces with Flopped Straight
Justin Young just doubled to about 175,000 when his flopped a straight on Ted Lawson's 
. The flop was when all of the money went in and the turn and river were the and .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
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