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From middle position, David "Doc Sands" Sands opened the pot to 5,000. He found a call from the player on the button, and the two men went off to a heads-up flop of . Sands continued out with a bet of 6,200, and his opponent made the smooth call.
Fourth street brought the , and Sands loaded the gun again. He fired another 11,700 chips at the pot, only to see his opponent move all in for 44,200. Sands made a pretty quick call, and the cards were on their backs.
Showdown
Sands:
Opponent:
Well, what are you going to do there? Sands flopped top and bottom pair, but he was in bad shape against the all-in player's middle set. Only an ace would send the pot to Sands, but the river was a blank .
After shipping that double up across the felt, Doc Sands has slipped back to about 83,000.