Timoshenko Crippled, Eliminated

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Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 13,000, and David "Doc" Sands defended his big blind. The flop came down {j-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {7-Clubs} , and Sands checked. Timoshenko continued for 14,000, Sands min-raised to 28,000, Timoshenko re-raised to 45,000, and Sands went into the tank. Eventually, Sands moved all in and Timoshenko called as fast as possible.

Showdown
Timoshenko: {a-Clubs} {j-Hearts}
Sands: {a-Diamonds} {a-Hearts}

Neither the turn ( {q-Clubs} ) nor the river ( {5-Hearts} ) helped Timoshenko, and he was left with just 39,000 chips. The very next hand, he open-shoved from under the gun, and received two calls. Sands called out of the small blind, and Dan Shak defended his big blind. The flop came down {k-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {j-Clubs} , and Sands put out a bet. Shak folded a pair of fours face-up, and Sands and Timoshenko went to another showdown.