Jonathan D'Souza was first to act from his seat under the gun and he raised to 9,500. Antonio Lafosse was the small blind and he pushed a stack of yellows forward and re-raised to 20,000. D'Souza called once Jamie Rosen had folded and it was heads-up to the flop.
Lafosse led for 20,000 and D'Souza had no trouble in calling that bet. The turn prompted a check from Lafosse, a bet of 60,000 from D'Souza and a fold from Lafosse.
"I like my hand!" said D'Souza as he exposed his .
Lafosse showed no emotion and tossed his ante into the middle of the felt.
Stephen Chidwick Has Chipped Up Consistently Throughout Day 2
A short-stacked Nicolas Cardyn moved all in for his last 83,500 out of the small blind, and at a four-handed table his actually figured to be a favorite against a caller with a random hand.
Sure enough, Stephen Chidwick looked him up with , and Cardyn was in good shape to score the double if the board ran out clean.
The flop of was clean enough, but the on the turn was dirty for Cardyn. When the fell on the river, Cardyn's tournament was over in 18th place, and Chidwick added another notch to his belt.
Jared Jaffee opened the preflop betting round with a raise to 9,000 and then called when Antonio Lafosse three-bet to 20,000. Jaffee then checked the flop, Lafosse made a 16,000 continuation bet and Jaffee sprung into life with a check-raise to 41,000. Lafosse remained completely still for the count of ten, before checking his cards and flicking them into the muck.
Aaron Shaff's WSOP dream ended in a nightmare and a 17th place finish.
Schaff got his last 20,500 chips into the middle holding and was looked up by Raymond Dandrea and his . A board later and Schaff's tournament ended abruptly.
Mike DeGilio Has Claimed the Chip Lead Late on Day 2
Riding a short stack, Raymond Dandrea got his last 84,000 into the middle holding , and when Michael DeGilio called him down, he was hoping to be in a coin flip situation.
Unfortunately for Dandrea, DeGilio held and the overpair put him in command going to the flop, which came . Like the fabled tin man, Dandrea had no heart, and the flop put him even further behind with only one out left in the deck.
The turn came , and Dandrea was down to a 2% shot at survival.
River:
Fifth street was just a long and lonely walk for Dandrea, and he hits the rail with a 16th place finish. DeGilio, meanwhile, moved into the chip lead with the win.
John Juanda and Myro Garcia have continued to clash over on Table 445 and Juanda seems to have the measure of his foe.
Joining the action on a flop, with Juanda in the big blind and Garcia on the button, Juanda tapped the table and checked to Garcia. A brief pause later and Garcia bet 9,000. Juanda thought it was a 10,000 bet but the dealer spread the chips and confirmed it was 9,000.
With that information processed, Juanda check-raised all in for 109,000 in total. Garcia smiled and said, "No" before folding his hand.
It won't be long before these players clash again.
Jamie Rosen last hand began with an open to 10,000 from the button. Jared Jaffee reraised to 24,000 in defense of his big blind, and Rosen then ramped up the pressure with a 60,000 three-bet.
Rosen responded with an all-in declaration, and Jaffee quickly called the 235,000 bet with his . With in the hole, Rosen was racing for his tournament life, but the flop was nothing but a dry well for his big slick. The on the turn gave Jaffee a straight draw to solidify his lead, and the on the river completed that straight, sending Rosen to the rail with a 15th place finish.
John Juanda and Myro Garcia continue to clash over on Table 445 and it is only a matter of time before one of them takes the other out.
Garcia opened to 10,000 from the button and both blinds called; John Juanda in the small blind and Goran Filipovic in the small blind. The trio watched on as the flop came down , a flop that Juanda led for 18,500, folding out Filipovic, but Garcia called.
Juanda led again on the turn, setting the price to continue at 28,000. Again, Garcia called him down. The final community card was the and Juanda almost immediately checked. Garcia's body language was that of a man who was about to bet, but he couldn't pull the trigger and he tapped behind.
flop.
turn prompted a check from Lafosse, a bet of 60,000 from D'Souza and a fold from Lafosse.
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actually figured to be a favorite against a caller with a random hand.
, and Cardyn was in good shape to score the double if the board ran out clean.
was clean enough, but the 
on the turn was dirty for Cardyn. When the 
flop, Lafosse made a 16,000 continuation bet and Jaffee sprung into life with a check-raise to 41,000. Lafosse remained completely still for the count of ten, before checking his cards and flicking them into the muck.
and was looked up by Raymond Dandrea and his 
. A 
board later and Schaff's tournament ended abruptly.
, and when Michael DeGilio called him down, he was hoping to be in a coin flip situation.
and the overpair put him in command going to the flop, which came 
flop, with Juanda in the big blind and Garcia on the button, Juanda tapped the table and checked to Garcia. A brief pause later and Garcia bet 9,000. Juanda thought it was a 10,000 bet but the dealer spread the chips and confirmed it was 9,000.
on the river completed that straight, sending Rosen to the rail with a 15th place finish.
turn, setting the price to continue at 28,000. Again, Garcia called him down. The final community card was the 
and Juanda almost immediately checked. Garcia's body language was that of a man who was about to bet, but he couldn't pull the trigger and he tapped behind.