Chino Rheem Takes the Pot at the Epic Poker League Main Event
The online poker community has been very excited about the Epic Poker League that debuted in the month of August 2011. The first season of the EPL, saw about a hundred and thirty seven players participate in the tournament.
The first season of the Epic Poker League 2011 was held Las Vegas at the Palms Casino and Hotel. The poker tourney comprised a series of 4 events and the entry to each event was priced at $20,000. According to the terms of the tournament, the winner of the main event would be awarded a top prize of a million US dollars.
The Epic Poker League 2011 only went on for four days as it had 4 events and saw more than a 100 talented poker players take their seats at the tables. Some poker enthusiasts were surprised to see that the final table included the likes of Erik Seidel, Jason Mercier, Justin Bonomo, Sam Trickett, Ted Lawson, Adam Levy, Huck Seed and Eugene Katchalov.
The final game was played by a good number of reputed poker professionals; one among them was Chino Rheem. Around 18 poker players cashed in at the tables and Rheem took first place going home with $1,000,000, while Erik Seidel took second place with ($604,330 – a little more than half of what Rheem won! Jason Mercier walked away happy with $360,970 in third place and Hasan Habib pulled out $237,560 from the pot. Gavin Smith also managed to come in the money and ended up going home with $154,260 in his pocket.
David Rheem, also known as “Chino” was the first player to win the main event after he defeated the renowned Erik Seidel. Chino emerged as the winner and claimed bragging rights as the inaugural winner of the tournament. David Rheem has earned a total of $5.7 million so far in his career, which is quite impressive. Rheem was very happy about his win and stated that he was “proud to be the first Epic Poker League main event champion.”
And, although many critics wanted to see more poker players involved in the event, 137 players is a decent show for a Season 1 event. Analysts claimed that a good player situation at the Epic Poker League 2011 would be if two hundred and fifty players participated, with a number of qualifiers thrown in for good measure.
However, one of the reasons why the Epic Poker League had some difficulty in drawing in more players to this event was because it was held close to the World Series of Poker event, and as a result many international poker players were going back to their countries for a well deserved break. After playing in the World Series of Poker 2011, the biggest poker tournament in the world, many players may have not been inclined to risk fame and fortune in this minor league event in Las Vegas.
-
Recent Tips for Real Money Poker Players:
If you are looking for the best crypto poker sites to play Bitcoin poker: https://bithound.io/bitcoin-games/bitcoin-poker/ - top crypto poker sites for you!
