Monsterpotten Between Sandberg, Zech, and Ethans

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

From under the gun, Eric Ethans raised to 13,000. Oskar Sandberg, who won the $125 Survivor No-Limit Hold'em event earlier this week, reraised from the hijack seat to 29,500. Play then folded to Dustin Zech, and he called out of the big blind. Ethans then called to complete the action and send the three players to the flop.

The dealer spread the , and Zech immediately went all in for approximately 175,000. Before he could even finish saying "I'm all in," Ethans yelled that he was all in and popped up out of his chair. Rather unaware of the action before him because it was so abrupt, Sandberg asked the dealer what his opponents did.

"They're both all in," said the dealer.

"Umm..." Sandberg said in surprise as he double checked his hand. "I call."

Just like that, a massive pot was born. Sandberg held 220,500 in his stack.

Sandberg had flopped the nut flush with the . Ethans had also flopped a flush with the , and then Zech was bluffing with the .

The turn was the , and the river was the . Those cards kept Sandberg's hand best, and he scooped the massive pot to move over 700,000 in chips. Zech was eliminated with the smallest stack of the trio, and Ethans took a big hit to drop to 390,000.