World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Concludes

The World poker Tour’s Festa al Lago has come to an end.  After six nerve-wracking days, Tommy Vedas was crowned the victor, besting Jason Lavallee after nearly two hours of heads up play, which saw chips changing hands back and forth several times.

When play began at the final table, Freddy Deeb was placed in a good poisition to win the championship – leaving him tied for the record of the most WPT championships held by one person.  Deeb’s hopes were dashed when he was pushed out in fourth place, leaving Craig Crivello, Jason Lavallee, and Tommy Vedas to fight for the title.  Crivello’s final hand came when he shoved with 1.95 million chips after Lavallee raised the 120,000 big blind to 280,000, a raise made from the button. Crivello’s K-J offsuit couldn’t match Lavallee’s pocket tens, and he went home with the $500,000 prize for third place.

AT the end of the day, Vedas went home with a bracelet, a Rolex, and a $1.2 million prize.  Lavalee took home $795,150 for his efforts.

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