Big Stax 500 (Day 3): 9th Place - Patel ($6,197)

Level 28 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Average: 4,600,000

Sandeep Patel (Parsippany, NJ)

With the action and eliminations at the final table minimal, we just saw the largest pot at the final table so far.  With folds around to Sandeep Patel, he would limp in middle position.  The action folded around to Vinny Pahuja on the button, who raised to 250,000.  The blinds folded behind and Patel would come along, with both players watching as the dealer fanned out a flop of A♣ Q♦ 6♦.  Patel would open shove for close to 1,600,000, and Vinny made the call:

Patel: Q♥ 6♥
Pahuja: A♥ K♦

Patel had flopped bottom two, and when both hands were exposed, a surprised Pahuja saw he was behind.  The dealer would table the A♦ on the turn, changing the complexion of the hand, and sending home Patel in 9th place.  Sandeep thought for a second he won the hand when he made the full house, but realized a few seconds later that his hand was no good.  Vinny chips up to 6,000,000 with the pot, and now has a top three stack.