| Buy-In: | $15,000 + $400 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $4,001,250 |
| Entrants: | 275 |
Tommy Vedes has had quite the year. After a deep run in this summer’s WSOP Main Event, Vedes drew some attention. Earlier this month he also went deep at the EPT London Main Event and started generating some hype.
Now with this victory here at the Bellagio Festa Al Lago, Vedes has proven that he is one of the newest threats on tour.
Undoubtedly, a win of this magnitude can’t come without some luck, which Vedes certainly received at this final table. Nonetheless, he is the newest WPT Champion and takes home $1,218,225, along with a $25,000 seat into the WPT Championship next April.
Level: 28
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante
Average Chip Count: 8,250,000
Jason Lavallee moved all in for his last 2.775 million and Tommy Vedes called instantly with K
Q.
Lavallee showed 8
6 and needed help. The board fell A9
5
QQ and Lavallee was eliminated in second place.
Level: 28
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante
Average Chip Count: 8,250,000
Tommy Vedes raised to 600,000 and Jason Lavallee put him all in. Vedes callled. More than 14 million of the 16.5 million is on the line as the players revealed their cards.
Lavallee showed pocket fours and Vedes showed pocket fives. The board ran out A106Q7 and Vedes held to double up to 14 million. Lavallee is left with just 2.45 million.
Level: 28
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante
Average Chip Count: 8,250,000
Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Vedes moved all in for 3.76 million. Lavallee instantly called and the players revealed their cards.
Lavallee showed AJ and had Vedes and his A10 dominated.
Nonetheless, the board came 109947 and Vedes sucks out for the third time at this final table to double up and nearly even this match.
Level: 28
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante
Average Chip Count: 8,250,000
Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. The flop came down K86 and Vedes checked.
Lavallee bet 475,000 and Vedes called. The turn was the 10 and both players checked.
The river was the Q and Vedes bet 600,000. Lavallee mucked and Vedes closed the gap a bit in the chip counts.
Vedes now has 7.1 million and Lavallee still maintains a slight lead with 9.35 million.
The two players are now on a quick break so that the WPT crew can change the tape in the cameras. Here’s a look at their stacks:
Seat 1: Tommy Vedes — 5,565,000
Seat 2: Jason Lavallee — 10,935,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 15,000 ante
Average Chip Count: 8,250,000
Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. Both players checked a flop reading J83 and Vedes bet 560,000 when the 3 hit the turn.
Lavallee called and the river was the Q. Both players checked and Lavallee’s pocket tens took down the pot, putting him over the 10 million mark.
Level: 26
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 10,000 ante
Average Chip Count: 8,250,000
Six hands into heads-up play, Jason Lavallee has taken the chip lead from Tommy Vedes.
The first hand of consequence saw Lavallee make a ten-high straight against Vedes two pair and he finally got the lead on the next hand after forcing a fold from his opponent.
Vedes — 7,810,000
Lavallee — 8,680,000
Here are the chip counts heading into heads-up play:
Tommy Vedes: 9,190,000
Jason Lavallee: 7,300,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 10,000 ante
Average Chip Count: 5,500,000
Jason Lavallee raised to 280,000 from the button and Craig Crivello reraised all in for 1.95 million. Lavallee made the call and they flipped up their cards:
Lavallee: 1010
Crivello: KJ
Board: Q8399
Crivello was eliminated on the hand in third place and he will take home $477,090 in prize money. Lavallee grew his chip stack to 7.3 million.
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