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Level 7
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
We have reached our first 15-minute break of the day.
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
Cantu Doubles Through O'Brien
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Brandon Cantu got the rest of his 31,000 chips in the middle with 
in the middle against the 
of Dan O'Brien. The board ran out 
and Cantu is back up to 65,000 just like that. O'Brien falls to 170,000.
DeGreef Bounced
Jeremiah DeGreef was all in preflop for his last 23,000 or so with the 
. He was called by Hasan Habib holding the 
. The flop, turn and river ran out 
to send DeGreef to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 21,900 |
|
|
Busted |
Bonomo Catches River to Bust Laak
When we arrived at the table, the flop was 
between Justin Bonomo and Phil Laak. Bonomo checked the flop and Laak bet 4,200. Bonomo made the call and the turn brought the . Bonomo checked again and this time Laak fired 14,000. Bonomo check-raised to put Laak all in and Laak snap-called for his last 25,000 or so.
Laak: 
Bonomo: 
The river completed the board with the 
and gave Bonomo a full house. Laak was eliminated while Bonomo climbed to over 200,000 in chips.
After the hand and after Laak had exited the tournament area, his buddy Antonio Esfandiari came over and asked, "Did Phil bust?" The table confirmed that he did and Esfandiari gave a cheerful, "Yes!" Someone at the table asked Esfandiari if he had bets against Laak. Esfandiari responded, "No, but I like to see him suffer," with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | 64,200 |
|
Busted |
Medic Doubles
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Nened Medic just got his all in against the 
of Phil Laak for his final 22,000.
The board ran out 
and Medic is back to around the starting stack. Laak on the other hand is nearing the danger zone with just 32,000.
Steicke Gone
Erik Seidel just sent David Steicke to the rail. Steicke's couldn't improve against Seidel's 
after all of the money went in preflop. The final board was 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,000 | 49,000 |
|
Busted |
Three-Betting
From middle position, Noah Schwartz raised to 3,100. Steve Brecher reraised from the cutoff seat to 9,000 and everyone folded.
On another table, JJ Liu opened with a raise to 3,600 from the small blind. Matt Brady three-bet to 10,100 from the big blind and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 19,800 |
|
130,000 | -10,000 |
|
58,000 | 1,700 |
|
50,000 | -29,000 |
Seidel Takes Some From Lamb
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On a 
board, Ben Lamb had 9,000 chips sitting in front of him as a bet or raise. Seidel, his remaining opponent, raised to 21,000 before Lamb raised again to 34,000. Seidel moved all in which prompted a fold from our 2011 November Niner.
Seidel is back up to 130,000 while Lamb is still on the first page of our leaderboard with 248,000.
Waite Doubles
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Clifford Waite held to Cantu's 
. We're not sure what the full action was but the board read 
and the dealer was taking about 32,000 out of Cantu's stack.
Waite is now at about 70,000 while Cantu slips to just 33,000.
Bonomo Cripples Levy
From middle position, Justin Bonomo opened the pot with a raise to 2,500. Adam Levy three-bet him to 8,300 from the big blind and Bonomo made the call.
The flop was 
. We are unsure of the flop action but when the his the turn, Levy bet out 13,700. Bonomo made the call and the river was the . Levy fired 27,800 this time and once again, Bonomo called. Levy could only table 
, not good enough to beat the of Bonomo.
Levy is now down to 34,000 while Bonomo reaches 183,000.