Epic Poker League Event #1

Main Event
Day: 3
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
Entries
137
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Rheem and Habib Jockeying

From the cutoff seat, Chino Rheem raised to 22,000. Hasan Habib called from the button and everyone else folded. The flop was {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Rheem bet 27,000. Habib raised to 60,000 and Rheem folded the {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} face up.

These two keep jockeying for position and the chip lead and are getting very close in chips. No one else in over one million.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
1,475,000
-65,000
-65,000
WPT 3X Winner
Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
1,300,000
240,000
240,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chino RheemHasan Habib

Baron Fires Three Barrels

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From middle position, Isaac Baron raised to 18,000 and found a call from Adam Levy in the small blind. The flop was {3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts} and Levy check-called a bet worth 18,000.

The turn was the {k-Spades} and Levy check-called again, this time 38,000. The river was the {q-Hearts} and for a third time Levy checked. Baron was not down, however, as he fired out 79,000 this time. Levy decided to let go of his hand and move on to the next one.

Tags: Adam LevyIsaac Baron

Smith Doubles

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Eugene Katchalov opened the pot preflop with a raise to 18,000 from middle position. Gavin Smith was next to act and moved all in for 195,000. After asking it to be counted down, Adam Levy announced that he was all in as well. Everyone quickly folded, including Katchalov, and the cards were placed on their backs.

Smith: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Levy: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The flop was {9-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Levy remained in good shape to knock out Smith. However, the turn was the {a-Spades} and left Levy drawing to only two outs. The {4-Diamonds} hit the river and gave Smith his much needed double up while Levy fell to 275,000.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovGavin SmithAdam Levy

Meyers Four-Bet Shoves

Brandon Meyers opened the button with a raise to 18,000 before Chino Rheem three-bet from the small blind to what looked to be either 50,000 or 60,000 from our vantage point, which is about 25 feet away up in media row. Action got back to Meyers and he moved all in for 265,000. Rheem debated for a couple minutes before folding his hand.

Meyers said he had ace-king after Rheem asked if he has ace-queen. Rheem then said he felt very, very good about his decision, claiming to have folded king-queen.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
1,515,000
40,000
40,000
WPT 3X Winner
Brandon Meyers us
Brandon Meyers
335,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Brandon MeyersChino Rheem

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Cards Back in the Air

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air. The staff has introduced a white T10,000 chip into play now.

Sam Trickett Eliminated in 11th Place ($49,360)

Sam Trickett was all in preflop with the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} and up against the {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for Chino Rheem. Trickett was all in for approximately 250,000 and in much need of some help to stave elimination.

The flop came down {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and was not in the ballpark of Trickett. The turn added the {Q-Spades} to the board, which actually gave Trickett some outs to a chop if a queen or a jack were to fall on the river. It wouldn't be in the cards though for Trickett as the final card to the felt was the {3-Clubs}.

Rheem's nines held up and he earned the elimination of Trickett en route to 1.8 million in chips and an even bigger chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
1,800,000
285,000
285,000
WPT 3X Winner
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
Busted

Tags: Chino RheemSam Trickett

Isaac Baron Eliminated in 10th Place ($49,360)

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Isaac Baron (Day 2) - 10th Place
Isaac Baron (Day 2) - 10th Place

From under the gun, Erik Seidel raised to 23,000 and was called by Isaac Baron in the cutoff. The remaining players all folded and the two men saw the {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} flop heads up.

Seidel checked to Baron who bet 27,000. Although the complete action is unknown from this point forward, the two players got it all in before we saw the turn card.

Seidel: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}
Baron: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The turn was the {4-Spades}, completing Seidel's flush, but Baron still had redraws to fill up for a boat. The {5-Hearts} didn't do it for him though and after counting it down, Seidel had him barely covered. Just like that we are down to 9 players.

Tags: Erik SeidelIsaac Baron