David Sands Poker Tournament Updates

Final Day Begins at 2:30 p.m.

Jul 02, '11

The $1,500 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better event is now down to its final 11 players who are all still in the running for a gold WSOP bracelet and the $268,235 first-place prize.

David “Doc” Sands has a considerable lead over the rest of the field, having second place resident Jeff Gibralter more than doubled.

This will be the second final table of the summer for Sands, who also took third in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event.

All of the action will start at 2:30 p.m. so be sure to check back for level-by-level updates from the final table.

Player Tags: David Sands

Level 25: Payan Leads Kibrit Heads-Up; Sands 3rd

Jun 15, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,071

Average Chip Count: 2,409,750

Chip Counts:

1. Elie Payan – 4,000,000
2. Rafe Kibrit – 820,000

Eliminations:

3rd. David Sands – $113,383

David Sands Eliminated in 3rd Place ($113,383)

David Sands managed to doubled up through the current chip leader Elie Payan right before the break, but still entered Level 25 on the short stack and made his final stand on the first hand back.

Elie Payan limped on the button, Sands raised the pot to 160,000 from the small blind and Payan called.

The flop came 9 5 2, Sands potted for 360,000, Payan shoved and Sands called all in.

Payan: 9 6 6 2
Sands: A K J 4

Payan was ahead with two pair on the flop. The turn and river were the A and the 10, no help to David Sands who was eliminated in 3rd place ($113,383).

NOTE: With the elimination of David Sands in 3rd place, Elie Payan took the chip lead into heads-up play with 3,190,000 to Rafe Kibrit’s 1,630,000.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Sands,   Elie Payan,   Rafe Kibrit

Level 23: Sands Doubles Twice, Patel Left on Short Stack

Jun 15, '11

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,071

Average Chip Count: 803,250

Chip Counts:

1. Rafe Kirbit – 1,900,000
2. Stephen Wolfe – 740,000
3. Elie Payan – 615,000
4. Juha Vilkki – 560,000
5. David Sands – 520,000
6. Emil Patel – 485,000

Sands Doubles Twice Through Patel

David Sands came back from the dinner break on the short stack with just over eight big bets, and managed to double early to stay alive, and then again to give himself some play.

David Sands opened for a pot-sized raise from the cutoff, Emil Patel re-potted and Sands called all in.

Sands: A 8 8 3
Patel: A A 9 3

Sands had a pair of eights and was behind Patel’s pair of aces. The board came 10 7 6 8 7, giving Sands a full house on the turn. This hand put Sands over 300,000.

Shortly after, David Sands doubled again through Emil Patel after getting it all in on a flop of J 9 7.

Sands: A A Q Q
Patel: K J 10 7

Patel was ahead on the flop with two pair, but Sands had an over pair and flush draw with two cards to come. The turn and river were the 6 and the 10, giving Sands the nut flush on the turn. Sands doubled up to over 500,000 this hand.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Emil Patel,   David Sands

Level 20: Final Table Now Underway

Jun 15, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with the elimination of Benjamin Palmer in 10th place, and the final nine players returned at just after 2:30pm to begin the official nine-handed final table.

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,071

Average Chip Count: 535,500

Chip Counts:

1. Juha Vilkki – 1,235,000
2. Rafe Kibrit – 667,000
3. Cody Munger – 652,000
4. Elie Payan – 545,000
5. Stephen Wolfe – 523,000
6. Jeff Sarwer – 480,000
7. Roland Israelshvili – 310,000
8. David Sands – 250,000
9. Emil Patel – 147,000

Payouts:

1st. $292,825
2nd. $181,222
3rd. $113,383
4th. $82,297
5th. $60,754
6th. $45,544
7th. $34,642
8th. $26,704
9th. $20,863

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Emil Patel,   David Sands,   Cody Munger,   Juha Vilkki,   Elie Payan,   Jeff Sarwer,   Rafe Kibrit,   Stephen Wolfe

Level 5 Update -- A Bad Level for both Levys

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 202 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Ana Marquez — 70,000
2. David Paredes — 65,000
3. Vladimir Schmelev — 65,000
4. Pat Pezzin — 55,000
5. Richard Toth — 50,000
6. Ted Lawson — 45,000
7. Tom McEvoy — 45,000
8. Scott Seiver — 44,000
9. Alex Kamberis — 44,000
10. Shane Schleger — 42,000

Notable Eliminations:

David Sands
Adam Levy
Steven Levy
Bruce Buffer
Mohsin Charania

Big Hands:

Steven Levy Eliminated

Steven Levy was facing a raise of 900 when he decided to move all in for his final 8,800. The original raiser made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Levy: A K
Opponent: 10 10

Board: K Q 6 9 J

Levy was eliminated on the hand.

Adam Levy Eliminated

The flop read A 10 6 when Adam Levy bet 1,100 under the gun. The cutoff reraised to 3,300 and Levy then moved all in. His opponent made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Levy: Q J
Opponent: A K

Turn and River: 9 and 8

Levy was eliminated on the hand.

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Player Tags: David Sands,   Steven Levy,   Adam Levy

David Sands Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

David Sands has met his end in the tournament. After Eugene Katchalov raised to 7,000 and Todd Terry called, Sands moved all in for 80,500. Katchalov made the call and Terry though for a moment before mucking pocket jacks. Their cards:

Katchalov: 9 9
Sands: 6 6

Board: A 10 3 K 5

Sands was eliminated on the hand and Katchalov grew his stack close to 350,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Todd Terry,   David Sands

Poker Tweets -- David Sands

Dec 19, '10

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David Sands Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

David Sands has met his end in the tournament. After Eugene Katchalov raised to 7,000 and Todd Terry called, Sands moved all in for 80,500. Katchalov made the call and Terry though for a moment before mucking pocket jacks. Their cards:

Katchalov: 9 9
Sands: 6 6

Board: A 10 3 K 5

Sands was eliminated on the hand and Katchalov grew his stack close to 350,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Todd Terry,   David Sands

Poker Tweets -- David Sands

Dec 19, '10

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Level 3: Vanessa Selbst Busts To David Sands

Nov 12, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 319 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Vanessa Selbst

Big Hands:

Vanessa Selbst Gets Busted By David Sands

A player raised in early position to 500 and Vanessa Selbst reraised to 1,400 on the button. David Sands then made it 2,700 from the big blind and the initial raiser folded.

Selbst reraised to 4,400, leaving herself with 8,000 behind. Sands put the rest in and she made the call with AK.

Sands showed her AA and she failed to connect on a board reading 97684. Selbst was eliminated and Sands shoots up to 46,000 in chips.

Cornel Cimpan Gets Back To His Starting Stack

Cornel Cimpan raised to 500 from middle position and was called by the hijack, Jonathan Aguiar in the small blind and the big blind.

The flop came down J22 and Cimpan bet 1,600, getting a fold from all three opponents. He is now back up to 30,000 in chips.

Melanie Weisner Chips Up Against Jared Bleznick

It’s not much of a hand, but it’s an excuse to report on Melanie Weisner’s stack. Jared Bleznick raised to 500 from middle position and she called out of the big blind.

The two players checked down a board of A97Q2 and Weisner fired 675 to take it down and increase her chip count to 39,000.

Lucky Chewy Value Bets The Worst Hand

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 600 from the cutoff and Andreas Hoivold reraised too 1,500 behind him on the button.

Lichtenberger called and the flop fell K104. Hoivold continued with a bet of 2,050 and Lichtenberger called. The turn was the 7 and both players checked.

The river was the 3 and Lichtenberger bet 4,800. Hoivold thought it over for about a minute before calling. Lichtenberger showed KQ for top pair, but Hoivold showed 65 for a straight.

After the hand, Lichtenberger was down to 19,000 and Hoivold chipped up to 46,000.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   David Sands,   Vanessa Selbst,   Andreas Hoivold,   Andrew Lichtenberger

David Sands Eliminated in Fifth Place ($131,299)

Oct 28, '10

David Sands moved all in for his last 409,000 and Curt Kohlberg immediately called from the big blind.

Sands showed Q10, but he was in major trouble against Kohlberg’s AA. The board ran out K10578 and Sands was eliminated. Kohlberg, who had him barely covered, now has nearly 850,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   David Sands

Chop It Up

Oct 28, '10

Gabe Patgorski minraised on the button and Bernard Lee made the call. David Sands then moved all in and Patgorski folded.

Lee then made the call and both players showed down the same hand. AQ for Sands and AQ for Lee. The board fell KJ5QA and the two players chopped up the pot.

Player Tags: Bernard Lee,   David Sands,   Gabe Patgorski

Curt Kohlberg Triples Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

Curt Kohlberg moved all in for 185,000 and Gabe Patgorski made the call from the button. Action folded to David Sands in the big blind and he moved all in to isolate.

Patgorski folded and Kohlberg showed Q10. Sands showed AJ, but it failed to hold as the board fell Q9846. With that pot, Kohlberg tripled up to nearly 600,000 in chips.

Note: If you are thrown off by Kohlberg’s necklace, you should also know that in his spare time, he enjoys helicopter skiing and is a nationally ranked squash player. No, we are not joking.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   David Sands,   Gabe Patgorski

Shannon Shorr Doubles Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised to 57,000 and Shannon Shorr reraised to 139,000. Sands moved all in and Shorr instantly called, tabling 1010.

Sands showed AK and the two players were off to the races for a pot worth over 1 million. The board fell 1086K2 and Shorr doubled up.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   David Sands

Brandon Adams Eliminated in Seventh Place ($77,556)

Oct 28, '10

Brandon Adams moved all in from the button for his last 139,000 and was called by David Sands in the big blind.

Adams showed A5, but was dominated by the AQ of Sands. The board fell J9268 and Adams was eliminated.

Player Tags: Brandon Adams,   David Sands

Steve Zolotow Eliminated in 10th Place ($39,346)

Oct 27, '10

David Sands raised to 38,000 preflop and Steve Zolotow reraised all in for 87,000. Sands made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Zolotow: K 2
Sands: A 4

Board: 10 9 5 A K

Zolotow was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $39,346 in prize money. With the elimination of Zolotow play ended for the night. Official chip counts coming soon.

Player Tags: Steve Zolotow,   David Sands

Sands vs. Busse

Oct 26, '10

There was 44,000 in the pot and a flop of A K 6 sitting on the table when Shawn Busse bet 15,000 from the big blind. David Sands made the call from the hijack and the turn fell 9. Busse bet 30,000 and after some deliberation Sands made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the river and Sands flipped over K Q. Busse mucked and Sands took down the pot.

Player Tags: David Sands,   Shawn Busse

David Sands Eliminated in Fifth Place ($131,299)

Oct 28, '10

David Sands moved all in for his last 409,000 and Curt Kohlberg immediately called from the big blind.

Sands showed Q10, but he was in major trouble against Kohlberg’s AA. The board ran out K10578 and Sands was eliminated. Kohlberg, who had him barely covered, now has nearly 850,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   David Sands

Chop It Up

Oct 28, '10

Gabe Patgorski minraised on the button and Bernard Lee made the call. David Sands then moved all in and Patgorski folded.

Lee then made the call and both players showed down the same hand. AQ for Sands and AQ for Lee. The board fell KJ5QA and the two players chopped up the pot.

Player Tags: Bernard Lee,   David Sands,   Gabe Patgorski

Curt Kohlberg Triples Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

Curt Kohlberg moved all in for 185,000 and Gabe Patgorski made the call from the button. Action folded to David Sands in the big blind and he moved all in to isolate.

Patgorski folded and Kohlberg showed Q10. Sands showed AJ, but it failed to hold as the board fell Q9846. With that pot, Kohlberg tripled up to nearly 600,000 in chips.

Note: If you are thrown off by Kohlberg’s necklace, you should also know that in his spare time, he enjoys helicopter skiing and is a nationally ranked squash player. No, we are not joking.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   David Sands,   Gabe Patgorski

Shannon Shorr Doubles Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised to 57,000 and Shannon Shorr reraised to 139,000. Sands moved all in and Shorr instantly called, tabling 1010.

Sands showed AK and the two players were off to the races for a pot worth over 1 million. The board fell 1086K2 and Shorr doubled up.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   David Sands

Brandon Adams Eliminated in Seventh Place ($77,556)

Oct 28, '10

Brandon Adams moved all in from the button for his last 139,000 and was called by David Sands in the big blind.

Adams showed A5, but was dominated by the AQ of Sands. The board fell J9268 and Adams was eliminated.

Player Tags: Brandon Adams,   David Sands

Steve Zolotow Eliminated in 10th Place ($39,346)

Oct 27, '10

David Sands raised to 38,000 preflop and Steve Zolotow reraised all in for 87,000. Sands made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Zolotow: K 2
Sands: A 4

Board: 10 9 5 A K

Zolotow was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $39,346 in prize money. With the elimination of Zolotow play ended for the night. Official chip counts coming soon.

Player Tags: Steve Zolotow,   David Sands

Sands vs. Busse

Oct 26, '10

There was 44,000 in the pot and a flop of A K 6 sitting on the table when Shawn Busse bet 15,000 from the big blind. David Sands made the call from the hijack and the turn fell 9. Busse bet 30,000 and after some deliberation Sands made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the river and Sands flipped over K Q. Busse mucked and Sands took down the pot.

Player Tags: David Sands,   Shawn Busse

David Sands Eliminated in Fifth Place ($131,299)

Oct 28, '10

David Sands moved all in for his last 409,000 and Curt Kohlberg immediately called from the big blind.

Sands showed Q10, but he was in major trouble against Kohlberg’s AA. The board ran out K10578 and Sands was eliminated. Kohlberg, who had him barely covered, now has nearly 850,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   David Sands

Chop It Up

Oct 28, '10

Gabe Patgorski minraised on the button and Bernard Lee made the call. David Sands then moved all in and Patgorski folded.

Lee then made the call and both players showed down the same hand. AQ for Sands and AQ for Lee. The board fell KJ5QA and the two players chopped up the pot.

Player Tags: Bernard Lee,   David Sands,   Gabe Patgorski

Curt Kohlberg Triples Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

Curt Kohlberg moved all in for 185,000 and Gabe Patgorski made the call from the button. Action folded to David Sands in the big blind and he moved all in to isolate.

Patgorski folded and Kohlberg showed Q10. Sands showed AJ, but it failed to hold as the board fell Q9846. With that pot, Kohlberg tripled up to nearly 600,000 in chips.

Note: If you are thrown off by Kohlberg’s necklace, you should also know that in his spare time, he enjoys helicopter skiing and is a nationally ranked squash player. No, we are not joking.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   David Sands,   Gabe Patgorski

Shannon Shorr Doubles Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised to 57,000 and Shannon Shorr reraised to 139,000. Sands moved all in and Shorr instantly called, tabling 1010.

Sands showed AK and the two players were off to the races for a pot worth over 1 million. The board fell 1086K2 and Shorr doubled up.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   David Sands

Brandon Adams Eliminated in Seventh Place ($77,556)

Oct 28, '10

Brandon Adams moved all in from the button for his last 139,000 and was called by David Sands in the big blind.

Adams showed A5, but was dominated by the AQ of Sands. The board fell J9268 and Adams was eliminated.

Player Tags: Brandon Adams,   David Sands

Steve Zolotow Eliminated in 10th Place ($39,346)

Oct 27, '10

David Sands raised to 38,000 preflop and Steve Zolotow reraised all in for 87,000. Sands made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Zolotow: K 2
Sands: A 4

Board: 10 9 5 A K

Zolotow was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $39,346 in prize money. With the elimination of Zolotow play ended for the night. Official chip counts coming soon.

Player Tags: Steve Zolotow,   David Sands

Sands vs. Busse

Oct 26, '10

There was 44,000 in the pot and a flop of A K 6 sitting on the table when Shawn Busse bet 15,000 from the big blind. David Sands made the call from the hijack and the turn fell 9. Busse bet 30,000 and after some deliberation Sands made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the river and Sands flipped over K Q. Busse mucked and Sands took down the pot.

Player Tags: David Sands,   Shawn Busse

Level 3 Update: Eliminations Start to Flow

Oct 15, '10

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 255 out of 282

Chip Counts:

1. David Peters — 120,000
2. Amit Makhija — 85,000
3. Jeff Shulman — 82,000
4. Vanessa Selbst — 80,000
5. David Sands — 80,000
6. Daniel Negreanu — 77,575
7. Joe Sebok — 75,000
8. Darryll Fish — 70,000
9. Steve Sung — 68,000
10. Michael Kamran — 68,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 56,000
Tony Dunst — 39,000

Average Chip Count: 44,235

Notable Eliminations:

Kristy Gazes
Soheil Shamseddin
Raymond Dolan
Nam Le
November Niner Joseph Cheong
Layne Flack
Mike Sexton

Big Hands:

Mike Sexton Eliminated

Lauren Kling raised preflop and Jae Sik made the call. Mike Sexton reraised to 2,000 and Kling mucked. Sik reraised to 6,000 and Sexton popped it up to 14,000. Sik moved all in and Sexton made the all-in call. Their cards:

Sexton: A-A
Sik: Q-Q

Board: J-3-2-8-Q

Sik won the hand with a set of queens and Sexton was eliminated from the tournament in a bad way.

Score One for Happy

The board read K J 3 7 K when Jeff Shulman bet 2,000 and Jonathan Little made the call. Shulman turned over Q J and Little mucked. Shulman had a strong level and he now resides in the top three in chips with 82,000.

Kristy Gazes Eliminated

David Sands bet from the button to open the action with a K Q 10 flop sitting on the table and Kristy gazes made the call from middle position. The turn fell 6 and Gazes checked. Sands bet 6,250 and Gazes check-raised all in for 27,850. Sands made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Gazes: K Q
Sands: J 9

River: 5

Gazes was eliminated on the hand and Sands grew his stack to 80,000.

Nick Binger Makes a Power Move All In

A flop of 9 7 4 was sitting on the table when the button bet 2,000. Nick Binger made the call under the gun and the hi-jack made the call as well. The turn fell 9 and the button bet 6,000. Binger raised all in for 23,500 and the hi-jack mucked. The button went into the tank for a while but he mucked as well. Binger held 30,000 after the hand.

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Player Tags: Kristy Gazes,   Jeff Shulman,   Mike Sexton,   David Sands,   Nick Binger