Last week saw the end of the first ever Epic Poker tournament at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Things came to a head on Friday afternoon when Dave “Chino” Rheem took out two big name pros to take home the title and a cool million dollars for his trouble. This was Reem's biggest win since he came in 7
th in the 2008 WSOP. Beating out Erik Seidel and Jason Mercier, Reem reminded the poker world that he still existed and may be in the mood for a come back.
It was an 80 hand game that gave every final table participant a nice chunk of change. Here's the final results:
- Chino Rheem-$1,000,000
- Erik Seidel-$604, 330
- Jason Mercier-$360,970
- Hasan Habib-$237,560
- Gavin Smith-$154,260
- Huck Seed-$107,98
It was heads up play between a personal favorite Erik Seidel and Rheem after Seidel had knocked Mercier out of the running. In the final hand Seidel held A-Q and Rheem had A-K. The flo was beautifully laid out and gave Rheem the flush he needed to secure a victory.
Commissioner of the newly formed Epic Poker League, Annie Duke presented Rheem with the very first Epic ring. Talk about making poker history.
According to the folks over at pokernewsdaily.com, several players went online after the tournament had ended to talk about the amount and the settling of debts Rheem had. Seems a little uncool to put a damper on what seems to be the first of many great tournaments to come. I mean a million bucks has got to helped get in the black right?
