Valouev Eliminates Vedraska, Dents Ho

Mike Vedraska raised under the gun and received calls from Dmitrii Valouev and Maria Ho on the button and big blind respectively. The flop saw Ho take the initiative and lead out with a bet, which both her opponents called.

The same action occurred after the dealer burned and turned the , leading to the on the river. With no qualifying low, Ho led out for a third time and Vedraska moved all in for just 400 more. Valouev responded by completing the raise and Ho thought for about 30 seconds before making the call.

Valouev:
Ho:
Vedraska:

All three players made a flush, but Valouev's was best.

"Why did a heart even have to come?" Ho asked rhetorically. Meanwhile, Vedraska was eliminated from the tournament. He was clearly a fan of poker because he politely asked Todd Brunson if he'd sign an autograph on a playing card. Brunson obliged by signing the Vedraska had provided.

While he didn't leave with a cash, Vedraska, who told us he played in between Mike Sexton and Greg Raymer earlier in the day, seemed excited to have had the chance to play along some of his poker idols.