Vamanos, Vedes

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Brent Wheeler opened to 6,900 from middle position, and a short-stacked Tommy Vedes moved all in from the cutoff. Wheeler was even shorter and called all in for his last 41,600. Bad timing for Vedes' steal attempt. His {10-Clubs} {9-Hearts} didn't look so good against Wheeler's {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} . The board ran out {a-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {5-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} , and Wheeler doubled up. Tommy was left with just 1,100.

After paying the ante next hand, Vedes threw his last 800 chips in the middle. Cary Katz limped for the 2,400 big blind on the button, and Chino Rheem raised it to 21,200 from the small blind. Keven Stammen repopped it to 55,000 from the big blind. Stamdogg's strong iso move was enough to scare off Katz and Rheem, guaranteeing him a sweet side pot. He actually wanted a call though, showing {k-Spades} {k-Diamonds} . Vedes' {q-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} was going to need a lot of help, and the {a-Clubs} {a-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {a-Spades} {6-Hearts} wasn't even close. Tommy usually abuses his opponents in six-handed situations. He won the Festa al Lago WPT last year after crushing the six-player final table, and a month ago, Vedes took down the �5,000 Six-Max side event at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, but it just wasn't to be for him today.