Epic Poker League Event #1

Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
Epic Poker League Event #1
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$3,085,200
Total Entries
137
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 137
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Seidel Takes One

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

From the cutoff seat, Huck Seed raised to 5,300. Erik Seidel reraised to 15,000 out of the small blind and Jason Mercier folded his big blind. Seed made the call and saw a flop of {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} with Seidel. Seidel continuation bet 18,000 and Seed quickly gave it up.

Shortly after this hand, Seidel was moved from this table to another table in order to correctly balance the tournament out.

Tags: Erik SeidelHuck Seed

Le Three-Bets, Glantz Four-Bets

Matt Glantz opened the button with a raise to 5,000. Nam Le was in the big blind and when action got to him, he reraised to 15,400 with 90,000 behind. Glantz studied for a few moments and then four-bet to 32,500. Le gave it up and Glantz won the pot.

Tags: Matt GlantzNam Le

Prop Bet

Ben Lamb and Jason Mercier just struck up a prop bet. Mercier laid two to one on $500 that at least one of the players from their table will make the final table. When the bet was made there were a full six tables left and the final table will consist of six players. Here are the players that Mercier needs to make the final table in order for him to win the bet:

Seat 1: Huck Seed
Seat 2: James Mackey
Seat 3: Erik Seidel
Seat 4: Jason Mercier
Seat 5: Ben Lamb
Seat 6: Hoyt Corkins

"If I make the final table I'm O.K. paying you $500," Lamb joked.

Tags: Ben LambJason Mercier

End of the Road for Karr

From under the gun, McLean Karr raised to 5,500. Vitaly Lunkin called from the cutoff before Tom Marchese three-bet to 14,000 on the button. Both Karr and Lunkin called.

The flop was {5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Karr led out for 23,300. Lunkin folded but Marchese moved all in. Karr made the call for less and the hands were turned on their back.

Karr: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Marchese: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The turn {8-Hearts} gave Karr some extra outs but ultimately, he did not get there with the {7-Diamonds} river.

Marchese now sits with 168,000 in chips.

Tags: McLean KarrTom MarcheseVitaly Lunkin

Rheem vs. Baron

Chino Rheem called the all in raise of Isaac Baron preflop with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Baron held the {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and when the board ran out {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{k-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Baron was back up to over 200,000.

Just a few hands later, the two were at it again. On a board that read {4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} with a pot that had already eclipsed 50,000, Baron checked to Rheem who fired 39,000. Baron painfully folded and Rheem got back a lot of the chips he had lost.

Both players now have about 160,000.

Tags: Chino RheemIsaac Baron

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Trickett Flushes Racener Out of Tournament

John Racener has just been eliminated and he was done in at the hands of Sam Trickett.

On the flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, Racener and Tricket got all the money in. Racener held the {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for an overpair to the board. Trickett held the {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for two overcards to the board and Racener's hand along with a heart draw.

The turn brought the {Q-Spades} and that gave Trickett the lead. Racener could still hit a jack on the river to fill up and he also held an open-ended straight draw with Trickett hitting the queen. The river completed that straight draw, but with a heart as the {K-Hearts} fell on Racener's tournament life had ended.

Tags: John RacenerSam Trickett

Mercier's Queens Lose

James Mackey
James Mackey

James Mackey opened with a raise from under the gun and Jason Mercier three-bet from the cutoff seat. Mackey made the call when action got back to him and the two saw a flop come {A-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Mackey checked and Mercier bet 9,300. Mackey made the call.

The turn was the {6-Clubs} and both players checked before the {A-Hearts} double-paired the board on the river. Mackey checked and Mercier bet 19,600. Mackey made the call.

Mercier showed the {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and Mackey the {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Mackey won the hand and increased to 365,000 in chips. Mercier dropped back below 150,000.

Tags: Jason MercierJames Mackey

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