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Best 242 tournament players in the world to compete in EPL

The final list of the top 242 poker players in the world who qualified in the exclusive three tiered qualification process has been released. They will begin competing August 5th in the first of four Epic Poker League (EPL) $20,000 main events at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada over the next six months.

In what the EPL is calling the best tournament poker players in the world, 242 players will compete in a series of four $20,000 buy-in tournaments. There were actually 243 players who qualified, but commissioner Annie Duke removed herself from consideration.

Pro/Am Qualifier

Each main event will have a Pro/Am qualifier that will qualify the final 9 players into the $20,000 main event. Any EPL card holder or non-card holder can try to win their entry into the Main Event for a fraction of the price.

For the first Pro/Am, competition begins on Friday, August 5 (Day 1-A) or Saturday, August 6 (Day 1-B) in a three day tournament to compete for the nine seats in the Main Event and cash. Tournament Director Matt Savage has created an innovative structure that provides plenty of play with Heartland Poker Tour cameras capturing Monday’s final table for television. Among the League members expressing interest in playing this Pro/Am are Greg Raymer, Frank Kassella, Antonio Esfandiari, Ben Lamb, Andy Bloch, Chad Brown, Tom Dwan, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Men Nguyen, John Racener, Mike Sexton, David Singer, Gavin Smith, and many more.

For League members, it’s a chance to win entry into the $20,000 Main Event for a fraction of the price. (League members are required to play at least one Pro/Am, so expect to see some familiar faces.) For pros that didn’t qualify for Season One, this is their only way into the Event. For amateurs, it’s not only their one chance at the Epic Poker League but a unique opportunity to play with the best players and grab a piece of poker fame and success.

Main Event

At noon on Monday, August 9, the nine Pro/Am qualifiers will join those card holders choosing to play the $20,000 6-Max No-Limit main event.

The EPL's tournament are revolutionary in that they will be rake free and an extra $400,000 is being added to the prize pool. CBS and Velocity will be airing select coverage from the series' events.

The 242 card holding players all received entry through receiving a 2, 3, or 5 year cards to the tour, along with an A or B standard for 2 and 3 year qualifications.

2010/2011 EPL Cardholders:

Akenhead, James 2 Year B
Alaei, Daniel 5 Year
Antonius, Patrik 2 Year A
Arieh, Josh 3 Year
Ashby, Richard 2 Year B
Bach, David 3 Year
Baker, David 2 Year B
Baker, David 2 Year B
Baldwin, Eric 3 Year
Bansi, Praz 2 Year A
Barbero, Jose Ignacio 2 Year B
Bari, Allen 3 Year
Baron, Isaac 2 Year B
Bell, Christopher 3 Year
Benyamine, David 3 Year
Berman, Lyle 2 Year A
Billirakis, Steve 2 Year B
Binger, Mike 3 Year
Binger, Nick 2 Year B
Bjorin, Chris 3 Year
Bloch, Andy 2 Year B
Bonavena, Salvatore 2 Year B
Bonding, Lars 2 Year B
Bonomo, Justin 3 Year
Bonyadi, Farzad 2 Year A
Bowker, Kyle 2 Year B
Boyd, Dutch 2 Year B
Brady, Matthew 2 Year B
Brecher, Steve 2 Year A
Brenes, Humberto 3 Year
Brown, Chad 2 Year B
Brunson, Doyle 2 Year A
Buchanan, Shawn 3 Year
Buchman, Eric 3 Year
Busquet, Olivier 2 Year A
Cajelais, Erik 2 Year A
Cantu, Brandon 3 Year
Cernuto, John 3 Year
Chan, Johnny 5 Year
Channing, Neil 2 Year B
Chen, Andrew 2 Year B
Cheong Saguhyon 2 Year B
Chiu, David 5 Year
Cimpan, Cornel 3 Year
Clements, Scott 5 Year
Cody, Jake 3 Year
Corkins, Hoyt 5 Year
Cunningham, Allen 5 Year
Daneshgar, David 2 Year A
Deeb, Freddy 5 Year
Demidov, Ivan 2 Year B
Devonshire, Bryan 2 Year B
DeWitt, Jason 2 Year B
De Wolfe, Roland 5 Year
Do, Quinn 2 Year A
*Duke, Annie 2 Year A
Dwan, Tom 2 Year B
Eastgate, Peter 3 Year
Ellis, Mike 2 Year B
Esfandiari, Antonio 3 Year
Failla, Emanuel (Will) 2 Year B
Ferguson, Chris 5 Year
Filippi, Amnon 2 Year B
Flack, Layne 3 Year
Flowers, Randall 2 Year B
Forrest, Ted 5 Year
Frankenberger, Andy 2 Year B
Fricke, Jimmy 2 Year B
Froehlich, Eric 2 Year A
Gerasimov, Kirill 2 Year B
Giang, Chau 3 Year
Glantz, Matthew 2 Year B
Gomes, Alexandre 3 Year
Graham, Matthew 2 Year B
Greenstein, Barry 5 Year
Griffin, Gavin 2 Year A
Gromov, Dmitry 2 Year B
Grospellier, Bertrand 5 Year
Guoga, Tony 3 Year
Habib, Hasan 3 Year
Hachem, Joe 3 Year
Hairabedian, Roger 2 Year A
Hamrick, Dean 2 Year B
Hansen, Gus 2 Year A
Harder, Christian 2 Year B
Harman, Jennifer 2 Year A
Hawrilenko, Matt 2 Year B
Haxton, Isaac 2 Year B
Heimiller, Dan 2 Year A
Hellmuth, Phil 5 Year
Helppi, Juha 2 Year B
Hennigan, John 2 Year A
Hollink, Rob 3 Year
Isaia, Alessio 2 Year B
Ivey, Phil 5 Year
Jacob, Alex 2 Year A
Jacobo, Fernando 2 Year B
Jacobson, Martin Per 2 Year B
Jaka, Faraz 2 Year B
Jamshidi, Sirous 2 Year B
Jetten, Peter 2 Year B
Johnson, Marco 2 Year B
JØrgensen, Theo 2 Year A
Juanda, John 5 Year
Kabbaj, John 2 Year B
Karr, Mclean 2 Year B
Kassela, Frank 2 Year A
Katchalov, Eugene 3 Year
Keikoan, Matt 2 Year B
Kelly, John Paul 2 Year B
Kenney, Bryn 2 Year B
Kessler, Allen 2 Year B
Khan, Hafiz 2 Year B
Khan, Hevad 2 Year A
Kitai, Davidi 2 Year B
Klodnicki, Chris 2 Year B
Kohlberg, Curt 2 Year B
Koral, Thomas 2 Year B
Kostritsyn, Alexander 3 Year
Kranich, Moritz 2 Year A
Krause, Andreas 2 Year B
Kravchenko, Alexander 3 Year
Kwaysser, Valdemar 2 Year B
Laak, Phil 2 Year B
Lacay, Ludovic 2 Year B
Lamb, Ben 3 Year
Langmann, Florian 2 Year B
Lederer, Howard 5 Year
Lellouche, Antony 2 Year B
Lendvai, Tamas 2 Year B
Leonidas, Toto 3 Year
Lester, Jason 2 Year A
Levi, Nicolas 2 Year B
Levy, Adam 2 Year B
Lichtenberger, Andrew 2 Year B
Liebert, Kathy 3 Year
Lindgren, Erick 5 Year
Lisandro, Jeff 5 Year
Little, Jonathan 3 Year
Liu, Joanne 2 Year B
Lunkin, Vitaly 3 Year
Lykov, Max 2 Year B
Mackey, James 2 Year B
Madsen, Jeff 3 Year
Mahmood, Ayaz 2 Year B
Makhija, Amit 2 Year B
Manole, Mihai 2 Year B
Marafioti, Matt 2 Year B
Marchese, Thomas 2 Year A
Markholt, Lee 3 Year
Martin, Michael 2 Year A
Matros, Matt 2 Year B
Mattern, Arnaud 2 Year B
Matusow, Mike 5 Year
McDonald, Mike 3 Year
Medic, Nenad 3 Year
Mercier, Jason 5 Year
Minieri, Dario 2 Year B
Mizrachi, Michael 5 Year
Mizrachi, Robert 3 Year
Mizzi, Sorel 2 Year B
Molson, Will 2 Year B
Montgomery, Scott 2 Year B
Moore, Chris 2 Year A
Moorman, Chris 2 Year B
Mortensen, Carlos 5 Year
Mueller, Greg 2 Year B
Myung, John 2 Year A
Naujoks, Sandra 2 Year B
Negreanu, Daniel 5 Year
Nguyen, Men 5 Year
Nguyen, Scotty 5 Year
O’Brien, Daniel 2 Year B
Obrestad, Annette 3 Year
Pagano, Luca 2 Year B
Papola, Jeffrey 2 Year B
Parker, John Brock 2 Year B
Pasqualini, Jean-Paul 2 Year B
Perry, Ralph 3 Year
Pescatori, Max 3 Year
Peters, David 2 Year B
Pham, David 3 Year
Pham, Thang 2 Year A
Phan, John 5 Year
Phillips, Carter 2 Year B
Pilgrim, Dwyte 2 Year B
Porter, Ralph 2 Year B
Racener, John 3 Year
Rajkumar, Vivek 3 Year
Ramdin, Annand (Victor) 3 Year
Rast, Brian 2 Year B
Raymer, Greg 3 Year
Reinkemeier, Tobias 2 Year B
Reynolds, William 2 Year B
Rheem, David (Chino) 3 Year
Rinaldi, Claudio 2 Year B
Robl, Andrew 2 Year B
Rodman, Blair 2 Year A
Romanello, Roberto 2 Year B
Rouhani, Farzad 2 Year B
Rousso, Vanessa 2 Year B
Ruthenberg, Sebastian 3 Year
Saarisilta, Nichlas 2 Year B
Schulman, Nick 3 Year
Schwartz, Noah 2 Year B
Seed, Huck 5 Year
Seidel, Eric 5 Year
Seiver, Scott 3 Year
Selbst, Vanessa 5 year
Sexton, Mike 2 Year B
Shak, Daniel 2 Year B
Shamseddin, Soheil 2 Year B
Shorr, Shannon 3 Year
Shulman, Barry 3 Year
Shulman, Jeff 2 Year B
Singer, David 3 Year
Smith, Gavin 3 Year
Smith, Jordan 2 Year B
Smith, Justin 2 Year B
Smyth, Marty 2 Year A
Sointula, Jani 2 Year B
Soulier, Fabrice 3 Year
Sowers, Mike 2 Year B
Spindler, Benjamin 2 Year B
Steicke, David 2 Year B
Stein, Samuel 3 Year
Storakers, Johan 2 Year B
Sunar, Surinder 3 Year
Sung, Steve 2 Year B
Tehan, Joe 3 Year
Teltscher, Mark 2 Year A
Terry, Todd 2 Year B
Thew, Julian 2 Year A
Thien Le, Nam 3 Year
Thorson, William 2 Year B
Timoshenko, Yevgeniy 3 Year
Torelli, Alec 2 Year B
Tran, J.C. 5 Year
Trickett, Sam 2 Year B
Tureniec, Michael 2 Year A
Ulliot, Dave 3 Year
Van Alstyne, James 3 Year
Vedes, Tommy 2 Year A
Wahlbeck, Ville 2 Year B
Watkinson, Lee 3 Year
Watson, Michael 3 Year
Wattel, Mike 2 Year B
West, Timothy 2 Year B
Williams, David 3 Year
Young, Justin 2 Year B
Young, Ryan 2 Year B

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