Tommy Vedes Wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012

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Tommy Vedes wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown, earning $779,520, which includes his $25,500 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship. Vedes gets his name engraved on the WPT Champions Cup, and receives a WPT Champions Trophy, a Seminole Hard Rock trophy, and a silver Tiffany card protector.

With the win, Vedes lifetime earnings on the live poker circuit are now well over $3 million.

This will be his 49th cashout and 5th 1st place finishes.

Vedes’ previous 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

 

Here were your final cashouts for the 2012 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown

1st:  Tommy Vedes  -  $779,520

2nd:  John Dolan  -  $459,360

3rd:  Joe Serock  -  $306,240

4th:  Craig Bergeron  -  $212,976

5th:  Sharon Levin  -  $158,688

6th:  Kyle Bowker  -  $122,496

- Ace King, Gambling911.com

 

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