The second Epic Poker League Main Event panned out in recent days and, when the smoke cleared, Mike timexMcDonald (pictured) came away with the win and pocketed a healthy $782,000 first place prize. The field of the $20,000 buy-in tournament numbered 97 and McDonald, one day prior to his 22nd birthday, became just the second Epic Poker League Main Event champion ever, joining the embattled Chino Rheem.

Eighth place in the second Epic Poker League Main Event went to Dutch Boyd, whose chips found the middle on a flop of 4-3-3 after a 4bet. Erik Seidel, making his second Epic Poker League Main Event final table, called and tabled pocket aces, while Boyd showed pocket jacks and was well behind. Seidel made a set on the turn and a meaningless deuce hit on the river. Boyd earned $57,000 for his eighth place finish.

World Series of Poker bracelet winner Sean WormNorton Getzwiller took seventh place for $69,000. Getzwiller 3bet all-in before the flop with A-K, but ran into McDonald’s pocket kings. The flop came 7-6-4, preserving the status quo, but an eight on the turn left the possibility of a chopped pot. Getzwiller watched as a queen hit on the river and alighted in seventh.

Six-handed, Isaac mr. menloBaron (pictured) open-shoved all-in before the flop with Q-10 of spades and received a taker in Frenchman Fabrice Soulier, who showed A-10. Soulier hit an ace on the flop to keep his lead and Baron whiffed on a flush draw on the river to exit in sixth place for $92,000. Baron took tenth place in the first Epic Poker League Main Event.

Poker pro Nam Le was the next to go after coming out on the short end of a race with A-K against Soulier’s pocket jacks. Soulier flopped top set in the hand and delivered his second straight knockout. Le, a former World Poker Tour champion, departed in fifth place and earned $126,000.

Soulier’s path of destruction continued, as he knocked out Seidel in fourth place. Seidel, who has been on a live poker tear of biblical proportions over the last year, got his chips in the middle pre-flop with pocket fives, but could not overcome Soulier’s pocket nines.

Soulier picked up a straight draw by the turn and Seidel earned $184,000 for his fourth place showing. The eight-time bracelet winner has over $6.4 million in live earnings in 2011 and took second in the first Epic Poker League Main Event back in August.

Soulier’s run would eventually come to an end in third place after he open-shoved all-in from the small blind with A-10 of hearts. McDonald, seated in the big blind, made the call with A-Q and delivered the TKO. Soulier, playing in his first Epic Poker League Main Event, pocketed $299,000.

David Steicke entered heads-up play against McDonald with the chip lead, but gave it up after coming out on the short end of a coin flip with A-Q against pocket sixes. According to Epic Poker League coverage, “The hand gave McDonald a 20-to-1 chip lead and he would not let it go. Steicke was able to double up twice in the match, but was finally eliminated when his Ks-2c did not improve against McDonald’s Ad-4h.” Steicke banked a half-million dollars for his runner-up finish.

A dozen players landed in the money in the latest Epic Poker League Main Event, which was held at the Palms in Las Vegas:

1. Mike timexMcDonald – $782,410
2. David Steicke – $506,260
3. Fabrice Soulier – $299,160
4. Erik Seidel – $184,100
5. Nam Le – $126,570
6. Isaac mr. menlo Baron – $92,050
7. Sean WormNortonGetzwiller – $69,040
8. Dutch Boyd – $57,530
9. Adam Roothlus Levy – $46,020
10. Amit amak316 Makhija – $46,020
11. Tim Tmay420 West – $46,020
12. Matthew Glantz – $46,020

Next up for the Annie Duke-led Epic Poker League is its third stop at the Palms, which will take place from December 9th to 12th. Once again, Pro/Am, Charity, and Main Events will play out from the Nevada casino, with the latter only open to League members.