Tommy Vedes Wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012
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