Autio's First Tournament Ends Cashless

Arto Autio, the Finnish businessman who played his first live poker tournament today, wasn't able to turn it into a Cinderella story and hit the rail in 11th place. In back-to-back hands, Autio lost his final chips.

Tommie Janssen took the first sizable chunk in a hand where Autio check-called 7,500 on a flop, before both players checked the turn. Autio bet 15,000 on the river and got a call from Janssen. The Finn showed but was second best to the Dutchman's .

In the next hand, which would be his last, he defended from the big blind against a Koray Aldemir raise. On the flop, Autio check-called 1,700 from Aldemir.

The turn was the and Autio checked. Aldemir bet 3,700, Autio check-raised all in for 12,600 and, slightly displeased, Aldemir called it off with .

Autio instantly flung his hand face-down in the muck, but once retrieved and turned over by the dealer he was still drawing live with . The river wasn't one of the paint card he needed and he made his way out.