Justin Oliver is Just One of the Many Players Who Bundled Up for Today's Day 2 in the "Antarctic" Room
With temperatures in the Amazon Room having plummeted to previously unseen lows, the artificial cold has many of the remaining 27 players talking.
Jon "PearlJammer" Turner has been seen blowing into his hands all day, trying his best to warm up. Maria Ho, meanwhile, was sipping on either a coffee or hot chocolate, while Nicholas Cardyn wore a dashing scarf to ward off the cold. Goran Filipovic has been heard asking passersby on the rail for gloves or mittens to no avail.
One player who does not appear to be fazed by the frigid temperatures, however, is Russian pro Ivan Demidov. Despite shivering his way to a double up yesterday, the Moscow native appears to have acclimated to the cold, as he is still sporting a short-sleeved T-shirt here today.
With the Amazon Room now being called the Antarctic Room by many players, we've compiled a few choice tweets regarding the freezer like conditions that have swept through the Rio.
Goran Filpovic checked to John Juanda on a flop, Juanda bet 7,500 and Filpovic called. Both players checked the turn but Filpovic led for 18,500 on the river. Juanda seemed genuinely puzzled by Filpovic's line, so much so that he folded.
Maria Ho opened to 5,000 from the button and saw Jon "PearlJammer" Turner three-bet all in for 30,500 from the big blind. Mo made a few calculations in her head before calling.
Ho:
Turner:
"I knew it was close," said Ho when she saw Turner's hand.
The flop made a chop a possibility, but that never happened as the turn and river were the and , allowing Turner's to play and double him up.
Myro Garcia checked from the big blind on a board and saw John Juanda bet 59,000. Garcia called and the river paired the board as it was the . Garcia checked again and Juanda added two yellow 1,000 chips to the small stack of 500's he was riffling and it looked like he was going to bet extremely small. That was until he announced he was all in!
Juanda had 171,000 behind and had Garcia covered three times. Juanda's shove literally rocked Garcia who obviously had a big hand judging by how much pain he looked to be in! A full five minutes later, Garcia folded.
"Show the bluff!" said Justin Oliver in Seat 4, "If you show the bluff you are the man!"
The dealer didn't put Juanda's cards into the muck and Juanda looked to be pondering showing his cards, but instead laughed and said a simple, "No."
Ivan Demidov Just Flipped it For Stacks, and His Pocket Pair Held
Facing off against the tournament's chip leader, former November Niner Ivan Demidov was unafraid to flip for a big pot, and the Russian's gamble paid off in a big way.
The action started with Demidov opening to 6,200 from the small blind, and Chidwick using his big stack to make a three-bet of 15,500. Demidov responded by moving his last 90,100 into the middle, and Chidwick called with his .
Demidov tabled the and he was racing for his tournament life. The flop of gave Chidwick a slew of additional outs if the board paired, or if a jack appeared to fill in his gutshot straight draw, but the on the turn was a brick. Chidwick now needed any ace, queen, jack, ten, or eight to win the pot, and give himself an overwhelming chip lead heading into the stretch run.
River:
Demidov managed to fade half the deck, and he exhaled with relief after surviving a particularly harrowing all-in confrontation.
Erik Cajelais is no longer competing in this tournament after he committed his last 55,000 chips with preflop and ran into the of Jarred Jaffee. Cajelais caught a queen on the flop, stayed ahead on the turn and busted when the landed on the river.
In one of the last hand's before break, Daniel Park claimed an enormous pot at the expense of Jonathan Jaffe, after both players hit gin on the river.
After a minimal amount went into the pot preflop, the first three board cards came . Jaffe fired a bet of 20,000 into the pot, and Park came along to see the arrive on the turn. Both players tapped the table on fourth street, and when the completed the board on the river, the fireworks began.
A series of bets and raises found both players putting their stacks in the middle, and when the cards were revealed, it was a stunning sight to behold.
Showdown:
Park:
Jaffe:
Both players made their flushes on the river, with Jaffe holding the ace-high variety, and Park making the stone cold nuts with a straight flush. Jaffe was stunned to see the bad news, but he took the beat like an experienced pro, while Park simply smiled and organized his newly replenished stack.
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flop, Juanda bet 7,500 and Filpovic called. Both players checked the 
turn but Filpovic led for 18,500 on the 
river. Juanda seemed genuinely puzzled by Filpovic's line, so much so that he folded.
flop made a chop a possibility, but that never happened as the turn and river were the 
and 
, allowing Turner's 
to play and double him up.
board and saw John Juanda bet 59,000. Garcia called and the river paired the board as it was the 
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and he was racing for his tournament life. The flop of 
on the turn was a brick. Chidwick now needed any ace, queen, jack, ten, or eight to win the pot, and give himself an overwhelming chip lead heading into the stretch run.
preflop and ran into the 
of Jarred Jaffee. Cajelais caught a queen on the 
. Jaffe fired a bet of 20,000 into the pot, and Park came along to see the 
arrive on the turn. Both players tapped the table on fourth street, and when the 
