Nick Schulman limped from the small blind with and Scott Seiver checked his option from the big with . The flop saw Schulman check-call a bet of 110,000 with his pair of fives, and then he checked the turn. Seiver was ahead with a pair of eights and promptly fired out 225,000. Schulman went into the tank.
Eventually he made the call, and then both players checked the river. Seiver confidently said he had a pair, and then Schulman showed him that he had rivered a winning two pair. Upon seeing the cards, Seiver simply shook his head in disbelief.
Nick Schulman opened to 160,000 on the button with , Cary Katz defended from the big blind with , and the flop fell . Katz checked, Schulman fired 210,000, and Katz moved all in. Schulman quickly called.
The turn was red, but the didn't hit Schulman. The river was also red, but again the was a brick.
Katz doubled to 2.37 million, while Schulman dropped to 2.37 million.
David "Doc" Sands hasn't been afraid to mix it up with a wide range of hands, which was just evidenced when he raised to 165,000 on the button with . Scott Seiver defended from the big blind with , and then both players checked the flop.
The turn gave Sands a flush draw to go along with his pair of fives, and he promptly bet 180,000. Seiver called and then both players returned to checking on the river. Sands tabled his hand for two pair and took down the pot.
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Cary Katz opened for 175,000 under the gun for 175,000 with and received a call from David "Doc" Sands, who held on the button. Nick Schulman then looked down at in the small blind and three-bet to 515,000.
Surprisingly a short-stacked Katz folded, and Sands followed suit and tossed his pocket pair. Ship the pot to Schulman.
Scott Seiver opened to 160,000 on the button with unknown holdings. David "Doc" Sands defended from the big blind with , and the flop fell . Sands checked, Seiver fired 275,000, and Sands called.
The turn was the , Sands checked again, and Seiver checked behind.
The completed the board, Sands checked a third time, and Seiver fired 400,000. Sands tanked for the better part of a minute, then called. Seiver showed for ace-high, and Sands raked in the pot.