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Davidi Kitai and Cary Katz have returned, and the heads-up battle is underway.
Davidi Kitai and Cary Katz have returned, and the heads-up battle is underway.
The players are taking a short break before heads-up play begins.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Davidi Kitai
|
1,980,000 | 395,000 |
Cary Katz | 945,000 | 160,000 |
Hand #52: Davidi Kitai raised opened for a raise under the gun, and everyone else folded.
Hand #53:: Cary Katz completed the blind, and Kitai checked. Katz check-called . Both players checked the , and a hit the river. Katz slid out a tall stack of orange chips, and Kitai immediately folded.
Hand #54: Vincent Bartello raised to 52,000, and nobody called.
Hand #55: Kitai raised to 52,000 on the button, and both blinds folded
Hand #56: Dimitar Danchev raised to 48,000 on the button, and Katz called from the big blind. On a flop, both players checked. The turn came , and Katz fired 40,000. and Danchev called. The river was the , and Katz check-called. He showed to beat of Danchev.
Hand #57: Danchev raised to 84,000 under the gun. Bartello repotted all in, and Kitai called all in. Danchev went all in as well.
Kitai:
Danchev:
Bartello:
The board ran out , and Kitai eliminated two players.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dimitar Danchev
|
Busted | |
Vincent Bartello | Busted |
Hand #49: Eugene Katchalov was first to act, and raised to 48,000. He received no callers.
Hand #50: Cary Katz raised to 48,000 in the cutoff, Dimitar Danchev three-bet the pot out of the small blind, then showed queens when Katz folded.
Hand #51: Katz was first to act, and raised to 50,000. Katchalov three-bet the pot (174,000) out of the small blind, Vincent Bartello tanked for nearly a minute before folding in the big blind. Katz moved all in and Katchalov called.
Katz:
Katchalov:
Katchalov was dominated, and after the flop fell , he was drawing very slim. The Ukranian native would need the to make a set or running non-spade straight cards to survive. Unfortunately for him, the turned, leaving him drawing dead. A meaningless completed the board, and Katchalov hit the rail in fifth place.
Katz now sits with nearly 800,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cary Katz | 785,000 | 245,000 |
Eugene Katchalov | Busted |
Hand #48: Dimitar Danchev raised to 48,000, Cary Katz raised the pot (174,000) from the small blind, and Danchev moved all in. Katz called for 258,000.
Danchev:
Katz:
The flop didn't change anything, but the on the turn gave Katz a leading pair of kings. The bricked on the river, and Katz doubled to 540,000 chips. Danchev slipped to 237,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cary Katz | 540,000 | 234,000 |
Dimitar Danchev
|
237,000 | -258,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Davidi Kitai
|
1,585,000 | -218,000 |
Dimitar Danchev
|
495,000 | 332,000 |
Vincent Bartello | 320,000 | 118,000 |
Cary Katz | 306,000 | -127,000 |
Eugene Katchalov | 220,000 | -120,000 |
Hand #45: Davidi Kitai raised to 84,000 on the button, and both blinds folded.
Hand#46: Cary Katz opened to 50,000, Kitai called and Dimitar Danchev shipped all in from the button for 151,000. Katz made the call, as did Kitai. Both players checked the flop. A hit the turn, and more checks ensued. The river was , and they decided to show it down. Danchev's was good for the triple up.
Hand #47: Kitai raised to 52,000, and everyone else folded.
Hand #40: Cary Katz raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, and won the pot.
Hand #41: Vincent Bartello received a walk.
Hand #42: Eugene Katchalov raised to 48,000 on the button, Bartello called out of the small blind, and the dealer fanned . Bartello checked, Katchalov tossed out a continuation-bet of 36,000, and Bartello moved all in. Katchalov quickly folded.
Hand #43: Dimitar Danchev raised the pot (84,000) from the cutoff, and won the pot.
Hand #44: Katchalov was first to act, and raised to 48,000. He won the pot.
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
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