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After five days of furious action (including two starting flights on separate days) at the Epic Poker League’s second Main Event, Mike “Timex” McDonald emerged as champion. He bested 96 opponents to win an EPL champion’s ring and a first-place prize worth $782,410.

The final table included some of the brightest stars in live tournament poker, with McDonald up against names including Nam Le, Isaac Baron, Sean Getzwiller, Dutch Boyd, Erik Seidel, David Steicke and Fabrice Soullier.

Eliminations began shortly after play kicked off for the day. Dutch Body hit the rail after Erik Seidel’s pair of aces bested his pair of jacks. Getzwiller, the last remaining Pro/Am qualifier, was next to go. His impressive performance will allow him to buy into EPL Main Event 3 directly instead of through a Pro/Am.

Isaac Baron and Nam Le were the next players to hit the rail, the latter elimination occurring on just the 46th hand for the day. The pace of play slowed considerably from here on out with five hours passing before Erik Seidel was bumped from the tournament in the 4th place position. Seidel is now one of the most dominant players in the EPL, given his 2nd-place finish in Main Event 1.

Another extended period passed before the next elimination. Fabrice Soullier finally bowed out when his A-10 suited hand couldn’t hold up against McDonald’s A-Q offsuit.

With only two players remaining, the rest of the Main Event would be relatively brief at just 23 hands. When heads-up play began, Steicke and McDonald had similar chip stacks. After a couple of minor battles, Steicke pushed all-in with K-2 only to be beaten by McDonald’s A-4, given a board that offered no help to either player. Steicke earned a respectable $506k for his runner-up finish.