07-12-2009 13:20 UTC-12

Croffut's Aces Get Cracked... By Aces

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Adam Croffut raised to 44,000 after Tommy Vedes limped in from early position. Michael Casella called out of the small blind and then Vedes reraised to 253,000. Croffut then raised all in. Casella folded and Vedes made the call instantly.

The showdown was almost expected, {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{A-Diamonds}

for Vedes and {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{A-Clubs}

for Croffut.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{Q-Hearts}

{6-Diamonds}

and there was now a chance that Vedes could go runner, runner for the diamond flush.

The turn brought the {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

, making the flush more of a real possibility for Vedes.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

and Vedes slapped his hands together with excitement as he made the flush. He's now up to 1.4 million while Croffut dropped to 161,000.

Tags: Adam Croffut Tommy Vedes