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David "Doc" Sands came back from dinner break and took what he thought was his seat. Like many players do, he killed time by shuffling his chips. It wasn't until a few moments had passed that he realized he was sitting in Vincent Jacques' seat and shuffling the Canadian's chips. Sands quickly got out of the seat and has found his proper seat.
Players have an hour to grab some food before heading back to the table to work towards winning this bracelet.
Donald Offord hasn't been making much noise at this final table, but he opened one of the last hands of the level to 75,000 and was called by Tomer Berda before Praz Bansi re-raised to 300,000. Both players folded to Bansi's bet and the Brit picked up some much needed chips heading into the next level.
When we arrived at the table the action was on Calvin Kordus on the button. Kordus opened the pot with a 81,000 raise and got called by David Tuthill in the small blind.
Flop: 
and Kordus fired up a 86,000 bet. Tuthill made a raise to 210,000 and took the pot.
David Tuthill is the current chipleader with over 2 million chips.
Praz Bansi opened the pot with a 76,000 raise under the gun and Kyle Knecht went all in for 171,000 in middle position. David Tuthill made the call and Bansi eventually folded.
Showdown:
Kyle Knecht: 
David Tuthill: 
Board: 
Kyle Knecht is our 9th place finisher.
David Tuthill had already doubled through Kyle Knecht once since making the final table, but he wasn't done yet. On a flop reading 
, Knecht bet 185,000 and was re-popped by Tuthill who went all in for 941,000. Knecht made the call.
Knecht: 
Tuthill: 
Tuthill needed to improve without Knecht catching a boat. He did just that on the turn with a 
and stayed ahead through the 
on the river.
We'll return shortly with updated chip counts, but Tuthill is now nearing the two million chip mark.
Kyle Knecht opened the pot with a 67,000 and eventually got called by Donald Offord.
Flop: 
and Knecht fired a 83,000 bet. Offord smooth called.
Turn: booth players checked.
River: Knecht bet 72,000 and Offord made the call.
Knecht tabled 
and Offord , pot for Offord.
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Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
David Tuthill's latest lease on life came after Calvin Kordus raised to 77,000 from the cutoff, getting a call from Kyle Knecht on the button. Tuthill was in the small blind and moved all in after looking at his cards. Kordus folded, but Knecht made the call and we were ready for a flop.
Tuthill: 
Knecht: 
Tuthill stepped away from the table and watched the action unfold from the television screens overhead. He had nothing to worry about, though, as the board ran out 
, giving Tuthill the nut flush and about 800,000 in chips
