Nov 25, 2023
Photo: WPT Champions Club Member Mike Vela
Mike Vela bets 2,000 from the big blind on a board of before Daniyal Gheba raises to 6,000 in the cutoff.
Vela calls and the falls on the river. Gheba then bets another 16,000. “What happened to winning small pots,” Vela asks him before calling.
“You win,” Gheba says as Vela shows to take the pot.
“I’m due. I’m tired of finishing in the top three percent of the field,” Vela says about his quest to add a second WPT title.