Seidel Busts Sands
Level 13
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
From the cutoff seat, Erik Seidel raised to 53,000. David "Doc" Sands reraised all in out of the big blind for about 560,000. Seidel called with the 
, and that had Sands in a bit of trouble with the 
.
Needing help, Sands picked up a flush draw on the 
flop. The turn was the lowly 
, though, and now Sands needed an ace or a heart on the river to stay alive.
The dealer burned a final time and then dealt the 
on fifth street. It gave Sands a pair, but it wasn't the pair he needed to double up. With that, he was eliminated in 17th place, and Seidel increased his stack to 1.76 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,760,000 | 560,000 |
|
Busted |