Not Finnish Yet
The short stacks squirmed in their seats like frogs in a blender as "all-in and a call" was announced on a near table. The man with his tournament life on the line was Ilari Tahkokallio, the Finnish pro who finished second to Kevin MacPhee in the Berlin EPT.
On this occasion, however, it appeared as though Tahkokallio's hunt for bracelet gold was about to come up short as his three-bet shove from the big blind with was snap-called by Andrew Pantling's .
The flop was blankety blank, but a spiked the turn to put Tahkokallio in front. And after a river, the pot, and the double through were his.
Meanwhile, the rest of the room released a collective sigh.