Kitai Surges, Eliminates Farrell
In two hands, Belgium's Triple Crown winner Davidi Kitai surged from short stack to above average, eliminating Scotland's Niall Farrell in the process.
Hand 1
Davidi Kitai open-shoved for 270,000 in middle position. Directly to his left, Niall Farrell reshoved for 309,000 total, covering Kitai slightly.
Davidi Kitai: 
Niall Farrell: 
Kitai's better ace high held up on 
, leaving Farrell crippled behind.
Hand 2
In the next hand, Kitai opened to 55,000 and Farrell called all in for 35,000. Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 170,000. Kitai took a while before four-bet shoving all in for 596,000. O'Dwyer gave it a quick thought, then called off the remainder of Kitai's stack, putting the Belgian once again at risk.
Davidi Kitai: 
Niall Farrell: 
Steve O'Dwyer: 
The flop 
couldn't be much better for Kitai, and he doubled up again after the 
turn and 
river. Farrell was eliminated, O'Dwyer left short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,250,000
952,000
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952,000 |
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245,000
625,000
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625,000 |
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Busted | |
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