Rauno Tahvonen On the Down

Rauno Tahvonen opened in late position to 250 and Phil Laak called next to act in the hijack. The player in the cutoff three-bet to 750, and the button called, as did Tahvonen and Laak.

The flop landed , and a bet of 2,650 from the cutoff was enough to prompt a series of folds, and send Tahvonen down to 12,850, while Laak took a loss on the first pot he played.