WSOP Europe / Dave Allan / 26 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Jani Vilmunen has taken down the third event of the WSOPE, the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. Howard Lederer, making his second money finish of the series, pushed the Finnish professional all the way but he had to settle for the runner up position.

As time ticked towards midnight in London it looked like we could be in for a long heads-up battle between Vilmunen and Lederer. The Finn had a healthy chip lead but there appeared to be plenty of play left in the tournament to allow Lederer to overturn his advantage. That wasn't to be the case though and we quickly found our next bracelet winner.

The deciding hand saw Jani make a 120,000 raise before the flop. Lederer re-raised to 360,000 and the Finn called. 6d,7d,8h fell on the flop. Lederer wasted no time by betting 600,000 only for his opponent to wave forward with his hands in a gesture that signified his all-in move. Lederer called and showed Ah,Qh,4c,5c for a straight. Vilmunen struggled to hide his delight when he tabled the nuts with Qs,9h,7h,Td. The turn and river couldn't improve either hand and Jani Vilmunen was declared the WSOPE £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha champion.

Earlier in the final we lost two of the more fancied players. Robert Williamson III fell in 9th, swiftly followed by Jeff Kimber in 8th. The Hendon Mob's Ross Boatman kept the British flag waving until his elimination in 4th place.

18 players cashed in the WSOPE £5000 Pot Limit Omaha event. Here is the full list of payouts:

1 - £204,048 Jani Vilmunen
2 - £126,134 Howard Lederer
3 - £93,293 Aarno Kivelio
4 - £69,030 Ross Boatman
5 - £51,890 Ville Haavisto
6 - £39,193 Daniel Hindin
7 - £29,830 Roberto Romanello
8 - £22,869 Jeff Kimber
9 - £17,772 Robert Williamson III
10 - £14,900 Sandra Naujoks
11 - £14,900 Chris Bjorin
12 - £14,900 Ashton Griffin
13 - £12,713 Karl Mahrenholz
14 - £12,713 Tom "durrrr" Dwan
15 - £12,713 Tony Bloom
16 - £11,034 Lloyd Rees
17 - £11,034 Sampo Lopponen
18 - £11,034 Andrey Zaichenko

The WSOPE £10,000 No Limit Hold'em main event starts at 12:00 UK time today. The 6 day event is expected to attract the cream of the poker world crop. Check out our WSOP Europe Updates and Chip Counts page for all the latest.