Big Names Dominate in Final of EPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012

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Approaching the early morning hours of Tuesday April 24, three recognizable names duke it out during the final of the 2012 EPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown. It came down to Tommy Vedes vs. John Dolan.

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Just past 9 pm ET, these were the chip leaders: 

Seat 2.  Tommy Vedes  -  2,585,000

Seat 5.  John Dolan  -  4,885,000

Seat 6.  Joe Serock  -  1,225,000 - He was immediately eliminated after this was initially published. 

Chip leader Tommy Vedes has won over $2.7 million in live tournaments to date. 

He has 38 cashes and 4 1st place finishes.

Vedes’ first place finishes included the following:

PokerStars.com EPT Monte Carlo - Season 6

No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 1st $243,867 Apr 28, 2010

Festa Al Lago Classic / WPT Season 8

WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship 1st $1,218,225 Oct 21, 2009

World Poker Open

Event #25 - No Limit Hold'em 1st $41,629 Aug 5, 2009

Deep Stack Extravaganza

Event #13 - No Limit Hold'em 1st $57,740 Feb 16, 2008

Dolan is one of the most successful players on the live circuit today with $2.5 million in total winnings to date.  This includes 23 cashes and 3 first place finishes.

His 1st place finishes included:

Southern Poker Millions

Main Event - No Limit Hold'em 1st $336,105 Jan 21, 2012

Winter Bayou Poker Challenge

No Limit Hold'em 1st $31,874 Dec 16, 2009

Gulf Coast Poker Championship

Event #8 - No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack 1st $32,956 Sep 9, 2009

His biggest win by far was a 6th place finish at the 2010 World Series of Poker

41st World Series of Poker 2010

Event #57 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship 6th $1,772,959 Nov 9, 2010

Serock, who was eliminated shortly after 9:15 pm ET,  has won $736,469 in live tournaments to date with 26 cashes, though none of these were first place finishes. 

His biggest win to date was the 40th World Series of Poker 2009

Event #19 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 2nd $341,783 Jun 8, 2009

Serock also enjoyed two 3rd place finishes:

The California State Poker Championships

No Limit Hold'em 3rd $13,386 May 20, 2009

The European Poker Championships

Event #9 - No Limit Hold'em 3rd $30,228 Sep 24, 2009

He also managed to cash out three times during this past summer at the World Series of Poker with winnings totaling just over $20,000. 

- Ace King, Gambling911.com

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