2013 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$331,190
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

A Hero Can Save Us

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Davidi Kitai in His Superhero Costume
Davidi Kitai in His Superhero Costume

We just witnessed a prime example of why the big buy-in events at the WSOP are considered to be the pinnacle of high-level poker.

With the board reading {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, Joe Cada moved all-in and put Davidi Kitai to the ultimate test for his tournament life.

Kitai went deep into the tank and sat still as a statue, staring intently across the table at Cada searching for some semblance of a read. After more than five minutes of deliberation, during which Cada returned Kitai's stare with a level gaze of his own, the Belgian pro had still not come to a decision.

Eventually, Cada elected to call for a clock, but before the tournament staff could make it over with a timer, Kitai plunked his stack into the pot for a call.

Cada's shoulders slouched when he realized Kitai had called, and he reluctantly turned over {K-}{3-} for a stone bluff. Kitai tabled the {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for a rivered pair, and with this hero call he doubled his way back into the match.