Sands Scores A Double With Nut Flush
After the action folded around to David Sands in the small blind, he raised to 72,000 and Emil Patel came along for the ride. The flop fell and Sands led out for a pot-sized bet of 144,000. Patel sized up Sands' remaining chips and quietly said "re-pot" to force Sands all-in.
Sands made the call and turned over the for a pair of aces and the nut flush draw. Patel held for two-pair and a gutshot draw.
Turn:
When Sands completed his nut flush the tournament announcer declared that he had doubled-up but Sands quickly reminded him that the hand was not yet over. Patel could still fill up with a jack or a seven on the river. When the river came Sands exhaled and sat back down, jokingly remarking that "a boat there would've been a hell of a jinx." Sands doubled up to approximately 500,000 chips while the chip leader Patel took a slight dip.