Plenty of World Series of Poker action to catch up on as we hit the end zone of the 47th annual festival including bracelets for Tony Dunst, Jens Kyllonen, and Kyle Bowker.
I was walking down the Rio corridor to get Matt Ashton a coffee (I have to bribe my interview guests) when Jens Kyllonen and his girlfriend walked past me in the opposite direction. The pair looked out of place amongst the shorts and flip flops. Both immaculately dressed, looking like they had just stepped out of a Gucci advert.
It later transpired that Kyllonen had flown into Las Vegas with one goal in mind – to win the $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) event, and that’s what he did.
Kyllonen became only the third Finnish player in history to win a WSOP bracelet, and bank a $1.1m score in the process, after beating 2016 WSOP hero Tommy Le in a three-hour heads-up marathon. Le was making his third final table of the season, and as now recorded Top 5 finishes in all of them.