Day 3 of the Epic Poker League Main Event #2 came to a close on Thursday, and what an exciting day it was. The final table of eight is set and it definitely isn’t lacking in talented and well-known players.
Heading into the final table at the top of the heap is David Steicke who slid into the chip lead at the end of play to finish with 1,059,000 in chips. Not far behind him is Event #1’s second-place finisher and poker juggernaut Erik Seidel with 1,031,000. Seidel won a huge pot late in the day when ended up all-in against Mike McDonald. The board read
Sean Getzwiller is the only "amateur," the only player who is not an EPL card holder, left in the field. He won his seat into the event via the Pro/Am Qualifier last weekend.
When the day began with 23 players remaining, the first few eliminations came fairly quickly. David "Bakes" Baker, who began play as the short stack, was the first to be eliminated. Jaime Kaplan, one of the Pro/Am qualifiers, was next to go. Dan O’Brien, who held the chip lead for much of Day 2, hit the rail next and was followed out the door by defending champion Chino Rheem.
After getting all the chips in preflop, Rheem’s
Marco Johnson exited next when his
Chris Moore and Christian Harder were both all-in and at risk against Steicke. Moore held ace-king, Harder had pocket threes, and Steicke was leading with pocket queens. As the dealer flipped over the flop, a
Jonathan Little and Watson were the next two players sent to the rail and with their exit, the tournament was on the money bubble. Fabrice Soulier came very close to being the bubble boy when he ended up all-in holding
Not long after that hand took place, Allen Bari ended up all-in holding
Matt Glantz finished in 12th place. He also cashed in the inaugural EPL event, so he is now one of only four players to have cashed in both events. Tim West finished in 11th place after his
With only nine players remaining, each with their eyes on the eight-handed final table, Levy had his dream dashed when he moved all-in holding
Two of the eight players at the final table cashed in the first EPL event, including Seidel who finished second to Rheem and Baron who finished in 10th. There’s no doubt that Baron is happy to top his prior performance, and we’re sure Seidel is looking to do the same and claim the $782,410 that will go to the eventual champion.
Final Table Seating Assignments
Seat | Player | Chip Count |
---|---|---|
1 | Fabrice Soulier | 537,000 |
2 | Mike McDonald | 357,000 |
3 | David Steicke | 1,059,000 |
4 | Dutch Boyd | 393,000 |
5 | Isaac Baron | 876,000 |
6 | Sean Getzwiller | 357,000 |
7 | Erik Seidel | 1,031,000 |
8 | Nam Le | 362,000 |
The final table will begin at 1500 PT (2300 BST) at Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas. If you’re in the area, feel free to come sit in the audience and watch the fun, otherwise keep your browser on PokerNews for all the coverage.
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