With five events concluding on Thursday, its all change at the top of the leaderboard in the Player of the Series race. Finland’s Kare Hallamaa booked two third place finishes, in the Blakjack and the PLO 4/5/6 events and has now has a 38 point lead over fellow Finn Ville Hakala.
Hakala, who won the PLO 4/5/6, had been in 4th place, but this moves him into clear second place, leapfrogging Horst Günter Böschen and Moreno Rutten. Nils Doverklint who finished 9th in the PLO 4/5/6 moves up to 5th place.
There are also two new entries in the top 10. Debuting at number 6 is Sascha Manns, following his 3rd place finish in the Thursday Texas Turbo Midnight Madness. Barrie Dear, winner of the Blackjack tournament sneaks into the list in 10th place. Franke sits just outside the top 10, 2 points adrift of Barrie, on 92 points.
There may be two players from Finland at the top, but this race is still a long away from the Finnish line.
