As he has been doing quite frequently, Davidi Kitai opened for 13,000 and this time Martin Schleich defended from the big blind. The flop was . Schleich checked and called a bet of 15,000 from Kitai. The turn card was the and now Schleich check called a bet of 28,000. The river card was the . Once more Schleich checked and again Kitai continued betting, now for 22,000. Schleich slid out a tower of chips for a check raise to 106,000. Kitai whipped off his sunglasses in surprise and studied his opponent. Perhaps a minute passed before he decided to make the call. Schleich revealed his nut flush hand and won the pot.
Davidi Kitai opened to 14,000 preflop from early position and Martin Schleich made it 31,000 behind him. KItai called to see a flop which both players checked.
Kitai fired a minimum bet of 6,000 on the turn and Schleich called with a wry smile on his face. The same pattern occurred on the river. Kitai showed - it was good.
Nikolay Losev and Davidi Kitai seem determined to battle it out in these early stages of the bubble.
Losev opened for 13,000 and from the cut-off Kitai three bet him to 33,000. The blinds folded and the two players saw a flop of . Losev checked and Kitai be 24,000 which Losev called. They saw a turn card which both players checked and then on the river card Losev checked his cards and bet 20,000. Kitai pushed out a tower of T5000 chips for a bet of 100,000. Losev threw his hand away.
A few hands later Kitai, who has been slightly the most active player at the table, opened for 13,000 under-the-gun and Losev defended from the big blind. The saw a flop of . Losev checked and when Kitai bet 16,000 he check raised him to 40,000. Now it was Kitai who threw his hand away.
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Davidi Kitai and Nikolay Losev have been constantly sparring on the bubble - they're two of the biggest stacks.
Losev check-called a 28,000 bet on the turn of a board against the Belgian before both checked the river. Losev sighed and showed a counterfeited two pair of . Kitai mucked, it was still good.
Kent Lundmark opened for 13,000 and it folded round to Yann Dion in the small blind who moved all in for 54,000. The big blind folded and when Lundmark had got a count he made the call. Dion had against the of Lundmark. The dealer gave them their five community cards . A full house for Dion and a full double up.
They are now on the money bubble in the EPT10 Deauville High Roller where only the top 17 spots pay out. Nikolay Losev has been leading for much of the afternoon, having more than twice the chips of his nearest challenger until Davidi Kitai's recent chip boost. Meanwhile Losev's fellow Russian Alex Kravchenko is also still battling as the lone Team PokerStars Pro remaining. Read more on the PokerStars blog.
. Schleich checked and called a bet of 15,000 from Kitai. The turn card was the 
and now Schleich check called a bet of 28,000. The river card was the 
. Once more Schleich checked and again Kitai continued betting, now for 22,000. Schleich slid out a tower of chips for a check raise to 106,000. Kitai whipped off his sunglasses in surprise and studied his opponent. Perhaps a minute passed before he decided to make the call. Schleich revealed his 
nut flush hand and won the pot.
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flop which both players checked.
turn and Schleich called with a wry smile on his face. The same pattern occurred on the 
river. Kitai showed 
- it was good.
which both players checked and then on the river card 
Losev checked his cards and bet 20,000. Kitai pushed out a tower of T5000 chips for a bet of 100,000. Losev threw his hand away.
. Losev checked and when Kitai bet 16,000 he check raised him to 40,000. Now it was Kitai who threw his hand away.
river. Losev sighed and showed a counterfeited two pair of 
against the 
of Lundmark. The dealer gave them their five community cards 
. A full house for Dion and a full double up.
