Davidi Kitai Eliminated in 5th Place ($92,064)
It took a monster pot and a man from Japan to oust one of the favorites for this title, Davidi Kitai.
Kitai opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Naoya Kihara three-bet to 210,000. Kitai wasn't to be removed and raised the pot. This took a few minutes and about ten people to figure out it was up to 660,000. Kihara surprised a lot of people by just calling.
The flop came down 
and Kihara shoved for 750,000. Kitai snap-called off his remaining 645,000.
Kihara: 
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Kitai: 
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The turn came 
giving both players the same straight. Kihara was free-rolling to a better straight though. He needed a ten and that's what he got as the river came 
to give him the winning straight. Kitai looked as if he'd just been stabbed in the heart.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,715,000 | 1,360,000 |
|
Busted |