2009 Aruba Poker Classic

$5,500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship
Day: 5
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Event Info

2009 Aruba Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠10♦
Prize
$753,330
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,303,750
Entries
475
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Battling the Elements

donpeters
donpeters
On the quarter-mile walk back to my desk from the final table area, I passed an iguana crossing the sidewalk -- perhaps the biggest one I've seen all trip. I could also hear the whistling of the Radisson's resident pet parrots in the distance. Aruba is truly a world of its own, and with the final table being played outside, the players are combatting more than just their opponents at the table.

It's hot out here. Really hot. Sweat spots dot the shirts of our remaining four players. Dealers are struggling with spreading the flop as the cards are sticking together. Eric 'basebaldy' Baldwin enlisted help from the rail with some spray-on sunscreen, and Matt Savage even had the table moved once to try to keep the players out of the sun.

It's hard to tell if the conditions are effecting play itself, but at the very least its safe to say they've affected morale.