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Tommy Vedes Wins the Festa al Lago
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
10:37 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #121: Tommy Vedes Wins WPT Festa al Lago! ($1,218,225)
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Lavallee moves all in for 2,775,000, and Vedes quickly calls with K
Q. Lavallee shows 8
6, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes A9
5
, and Lavallee picks up a gutshot straight draw. The turn card is the Q, and Lavallee increases his lead with a pair of queens. Lavallee needs a seven on the river to stay alive.
The river card is the Q, and Tommy Vedes wins the pot -- and the tournament -- with trip queens.
Jason Lavallee finishes in second place, earning $795,150.
Tommy Vedes wins the 2009 WPT Festa al Lago tournament at Bellagio, earning $1,218,225, a WPT bracelet, a Bellagio bracelet, and a Rolex watch.
Here are the payouts for all six final tablists:
1st: Tommy Vedes - $1,218,225
2nd: Jason Lavallee - $795,150
3rd: Craig Crivello - $477,090
4th: Freddy Deeb - $278,300
5th: Jason Burt - $208,725
6th: Shawn Cunix - $168,970
Sorted In: Jason Lavallee, Tommy Vedes, Featured Blog, Tournaments, Bellagio, Festa al Lago, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII
09:48 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #120: Jason Lavallee
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Tommy Vedes folds.
Tommy Vedes - 13,700,000
Jason Lavallee - 2,795,000
09:44 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #119: Jason Lavallee
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Lavallee moves all in for 2,435,000, and Vedes folds.
Tommy Vedes - 13,820,000
Jason Lavallee - 2,675,000
09:43 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #118: Tommy Vedes Doubles Through Jason Lavallee
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Vedes raises to 600,000, Lavallee moves all in, and Vedes instacalls with 55. Lavallee shows 44, and he's dominated with a lower pair. Vedes is poised to double up to a huge chip lead here.
The board comes A106Q7, and Vedes wins the pot with his pocket fives to double into the chip lead.
Tommy Vedes - 14,040,000
Jason Lavallee - 2,455,000
09:41 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #117: Jason Lavallee
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Lavallee min-raises to 400,000, and Vedes calls. They check to the turn on a board of Q1068, Vedes checks, Lavallee bets 600,000, and Vedes folds. Jason Lavallee takes the pot.
Tommy Vedes - 7,020,000
Jason Lavallee - 9,475,000
09:38 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #116: Jason Lavallee
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Vedes folds.
Tommy Vedes - 7,440,000
Jason Lavallee - 9,055,000
09:36 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #115: Tommy Vedes Doubles Through Jason Lavallee
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Lavallee raises to 400,000, Vedes quickly moves all in for 3.76 million, and Lavallee instacalls with AJ. Vedes shows A10, and he's dominated as he faces elimination.
The flop comes 1099, and half the room cheers as Vedes pairs his ten on the flop to take a big lead in the hand.
The turn card is the 4, and Lavallee needs a jack on the river to bust Vedes here.
The river card is the 7, and half the room yells and cheers as Tommy Vedes wins the pot to double up in chips.
Tommy Vedes - 7,560,000Jason Lavallee - 8,935,000
09:35 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #114: Tommy Vedes
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Vedes raises to 500,000, and Lavallee folds.
Tommy Vedes - 3,780,000
Jason Lavallee - 12,715,000
09:31 PM, 10/26/09
Hand #113: Jason Lavallee Wins a Pot Worth 6.8 Million
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Lavallee limps for 200,000, and Vedes checks. The flop comes 843, Vedes bets 200,000, and Lavallee calls. The turn card is the Q, Vedes bets 400,000, and Lavallee calls.
The river card pairs the board with the 8, Vedes bets 800,000, Lavallee raises to 2.6 million, and Vedes thinks for a bit before he calls with 8-7 for trip eights. But Lavallee shows K4 to win a huge pot with a heart flush.
Pot Size: 6,840,000
Tommy Vedes - 3,560,000
Jason Lavallee - 12,935,000
09:31 PM, 10/26/09
