Veldhuis Starts Off Strong
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Lex Veldhuis spent several weeks (it seemed) off the WSOP as sick as a dog. But he's healthy and in high spirits at the start of today's Day 1c Main Event flight. He was sitting in the small blind for a recent hand in which he called a player's button raise to 225. Veldhuis took the lead on every street from there, betting 500, then 1,450, then 3,675 on a board of 
. His opponent called every bet but couldn't beat Veldhuis' nut flush, 
. Just like that, Veldhuis has about 39,000 chips.