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