Play has slowed considerably as of late as all four players are taking turns trading blinds and antes. Raise and take its have characterized the level, with a few walks sprinkled in there.
David "Doc" Sands opened for 200,000 under the gun with and received calls from Nick Shulman and Cary Katz, who held and on the button and big blind respectively.
Katz checked the flop, and Sands continued for 270,000. Schulman folded, Katz moved all in, and Sands quickly got away from the hand.
David "Doc" Sands opened on the button with , Scott Seiver three-bet jammed for 1.53 million from the big blind with , and Sands called.
The flop fell , increasing the split probabilities to 37 percent. Those odds increased to 59 percent when the turned, and they became 100 percent when the fell on the river.
The two chopped the pot, and Seiver could only laugh.
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David "Doc" Sands opened with a raise holding and Cary Katz defended from the big blind with . The flop gave Katz second pair, but it was no good as Sands had flopped top two pair.
Katz checked, Sands bet 80,000, and Katz made the call while saying, "I'll let you sucker me in." Katz then checked the turn and Sands thought for a long time before betting 270,000 with his full house. Katz lined up some chips and it looked like he was going to min-raise before quickly slinging his cards into the muck.