A New Qualifier
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One thing we're keeping a good eye on this summer is the race to qualify for the new Epic Poker League, run by Federated Sports + Gaming. There were about a dozen players in the hunt coming into the Series, and one of them has just punched his Epic ticket.
Phil Laak was short by $20,298 for his 2-year B card. Making it to the final 15 players of this event will earn him at least $20,299, and he's officially gotten over the hump. By $1. But Laak has his sights set on bigger things today, it appears. Some recent chip movement puts him near the top of the counts, and even the dealers have been commenting about how unusually quiet and focused the Unabomber seems today.
The ticket is punched, but Laak likely only has one thing on his mind right now: bracelet number two.