Jens Kyllonen(credit: Poker Stars Blog)
462 players took to the felt for a total of five days at the European Poker Tour, generating a tasty first place prize of €878,057. Some of the world’s best talent played in the event including Gus “The Great Dane” Hansen, Annette Obrestad and Dario Minieri.
However, by the time the final table was set, none of them remained. Norway’s ledgendary Anders Langset held the chip lead going into the match with Rasmus Nielsen breathing down his neck. Nielsen was KOd by the Norwegian in sixth place, receiving €142,870 for his efforts.
Langset, for his part, was fell to the eventual champion, Jens Kyllonen, in third place. Kyllonen walked into heads-up play with an advantage. The 19 year old Finnish player won his first major title with pocket jacks.
Here are the final results:
1) Jens Kyllonen - €878,057
2) Peter Hedlund - €497,069
3) Anders Langset - €288,717
4) Jussi Nevalinna - €220,258
5) Petter Petersson - €181,564
6) Rasmus Nielsen - €142,870
7) Eric Larcheveque - €113,106
8) Jonas Klausen - €80,370
Next up for the EPT is the Dortmund, Germany event. Qualifiers are going on at PokerStars now!