Event 3 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 2009 World Series of Poker Europe

09-25-2009 16:33 UTC+2

Minor Hit for Romanello

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Roberto Romanello reached the river of a {Q-Diamonds}

board, although he didn't look happy when Aarno Kivelio made a small bet of 20,000. He called nevertheless, but mucked to Kivelio's {A-Hearts}

.

Tags: Aarno Kivelio Roberto Romanello

09-25-2009 16:46 UTC+2

Kivelio Takes Another Hit

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Aarno Kivelio, who seems to be in nearly all the pots, bet 55,000 on a {3-Diamonds}

flop, but was raised to 210,000 by Jani Vilmunen. Kivelio folded.

09-25-2009 16:52 UTC+2

Roberto Romanello Eliminated in 7th (£29,830)

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Roberto Romanello's demise occurred whilst I was at my station, but I prodded and probed members of the rail and was duly informed that Jani Vilmunen was the assassin. According to what I collated (although prised is a more accurate phrase) from my sources, Romanello and Vilmunen got it all in on a {7-?}

rainbow flop, the Finn's pair of sevens with {4-?}

holding up against the Welshman's {4-?}

.

Tags: Jani Vilmunen Roberto Romanello

09-25-2009 16:58 UTC+2

Daniel Hindin Eliminated in 6th (£39,193)

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Crikey O'Reilly, they're dropping like lemmings on a tightrope here! Next to hit the deck was Daniel Hindin, the American all in with {A-Hearts}

versus

. The man firing the bullets? Yep, it was lean mean eliminating machine Jani Vilmunen again.

Board = {K-Spades}

Tags: DanielHindin Jani Vilmunen

09-25-2009 17:11 UTC+2

Approximate Chip Counts

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Seat 2: Ville Haavisto -- 310,000
Seat 4: Howard Lederer -- 555,000
Seat 6: Aarno Kivelio -- 570,000
Seat 7: Jani Vilmunen -- 1,320,000
Seat 9: Ross Boatman -- 175,000

09-25-2009 17:17 UTC+2

Eternally Insane

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There's a Bangles themed slot machine here at the Empire Casino that is driving people insane, continually banging out the tune to 'Walk Like An Egyption' 24/7. I was in the lavatory just now, when the dude at the neighbouring urinal started humming the tune. In fact, the song is so infectious that I just caught Ross Boatman whistling it across the felt.

09-25-2009 17:26 UTC+2

Ladies for Lederer

[user4144]

Jani Vilmunen raised to 36,000 preflop and Howard Lederer defended in the big blind. Both players checked the {Q-Diamonds}

flop, before Lederer led for 79,000 on the {3-Spades}

turn. Vilmumen dwelt momentarily, then made the call. Two insta-checks on the {J-Clubs}

river, Lederer taking it down with {Q-Clubs}

.

A minor chink in the Finn's armour.

Tags: Howard Lederer

09-25-2009 17:28 UTC+2

Change of Policy

[user4144]

According to Aarno Kivelio, with three Finns remaining, it should be Finnish only at the table only, but, to be honest, I'm not convinced Ross Boatman's Finnish will be up to scratch.

09-25-2009 17:29 UTC+2

Break Time

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Like Ross and Rachel from Friends, the players are now on a break.

09-25-2009 17:54 UTC+2

When the Chips Are Down...

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With every round, Ross Boatman's stack gets smaller and smaller, yet he's unable to pick up a hand, and simply grimaces as he peeks down at what is a seemingly never-ending bag of spanners.

Then, finally, he found {A-Spades}

in the big blind and was braced to push when... fold, fold, fold, fold.

"Just too good," Boatman said to small blind Jani Vilmunen.

Tags: Ross Boatman