Leo Kamiya is now leading the charge at the WPT Australia series, taking the overall lead in the Player of the Festival after winning the $550 Pot Limit Omaha.
The former mathematics student, who took up the full-time grind five years ago, claimed his third Tier One title after defeating a field of 265 entries for $29,914 in prize money.
The win also adds to his third-place finish in the $2,500 8-Max two nights ago, taking his earnings for the week up to more than $78,000, as well as elevating him to top spot in the Player of the Festival race, overtaking fellow final tablist and the tournament’s eventual champion, Joe Sandaev.
WPT AUSTRALIA $550 PLO ($550 buy-in, 265 entries, 34 players paid)*
| Place | Name | Country | Amount |
| 1st | Leo Kamiya | Australia | $29,914 |
| 2nd | Jun Wang | Australia | $21,054 |
| 3rd | Sean Lannon | Australia | $13,542 |
| 4th | Duy Ho | Vietnam | $8,268 |
| 5th | Natalia Rozova | Australia | $6,387 |
| 6th | Robert Spano | Australia | $5,287 |
| 7th | Joe Sandaev | Australia | $4,439 |
| 8th | Ben Kirkham | Australia | $3,710 |
| 9th | John Overbeek | Australia | $2,995 |
PokerMedia Australia will be back tomorrow (Wednesday) with live coverage Day 2 of the WPT Australia $660 Big Bounty from 12:30pm AEST. For more information, including full schedule and results, log onto worldpokertour.com or starpoker.com.au.
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