Final Table Set At First Epic Poker League Event
While people have their problems with the Epic Poker League’s Global Poker Index that ranks the top 300 live tournament players in the world, it seems that there may be something to the math. The rankings system came up with a top three of Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, Jason Mercier and Erik Seidel. Grospellier opted to not participate in the Epic Poker League’s first-ever $20,000 buy-in main event, but both Mercier and Seidel showed up and they’re sitting across from each other at the six-handed final table, which begins at 2PM today at the Palms Ballroom. The current chip counts are as follows: Hasan Habib — 1,655,000 Jason Mercier — 1,495,000 Chino Rheem — 1,432,000 Erik Seidel — 1,109,000 Gavin Smith — 766,000 Huck Seed — 396,000 All remaining players are guaranteed at least $107,980. First place in the rake-free tournament pays $1 million. It’s a loaded and recognizable final table, which is the exactly why there’s an Epic Poker League in the first place. Poker pro Annie Duke and former WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack started the league with hopes that it could turn into poker’s version of the PGA Tour and with 137 pros showing up for the $20,000 event, they’re well on their way.