The 12 remaining players in the third Epic Poker League Main Event returned to action on Saturday for another day at the office. All of them were in the money and Joe Tehan had a big chip lead on the rest of the pack. All of the players were spread across three, four-handed tables and guaranteed at least $50,920. At the end of the day, just five were left and Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger led the way. He bagged up 1.742 million in chips.
It didn’t take long for the first player hit the rail. Amnon Filippi fell at the hands of Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. According to the EPL Live Update Team, Filippi was all-in preflop with
Hafiz Khan was the next man out the door in 11th place and then Amit Makhija was eliminated in 10th. Sorel Mizzi was out the door in ninth place and then David Williams fell in eighth.
Williams went out to fellow Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier. Williams moved all-in preflop with
Even though Mercier was able to pick up Williams’ chips, he wasn’t able to put them to much use and he was the next player to head to the rail. Mercier and Chris Klodnicki saw a
Klodnicki, holding
The last player eliminated on the day was Noah Schwartz. He was involved in a hand with Klodnicki on a
On the turn, Klodnicki bet 45,000. Schwartz raised to 108,000 and Klodnicki reraised all-in. Schwartz thought for a bit and then made the call to commit himself for 230,000. He held
During the Schwartz elimination hand, the other table had a big pot brewing between Scott Clements and Lichtenberger. Lichtenberger had raised to 15,000 from the button and Clements three-bet to 42,000 from the small blind. Lichtenberger made the call to see the
The
Wth five players left, the tournament was stopped for the day and the remaining competitors were set to return on Sunday at 1200 PST (2000 GMT) to continue. They redrew to one table before departing for the night.
Final Table Seating Assignments and Chips
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Joe Tehan | 820,000 |
2 | Scott Clements | 131,000 |
3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 1,742,000 |
4 | Chris Klodnicki | 1,024,000 |
5 | Michael Mizrachi | 1,279,000 |
All five players have locked up a minimum of $89,680, but they all have their eyes set on the first-place payday of $801,680. Be sure to check back here at PokerNews for the daily recap of the action.
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