River Bluff from Puccini
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
From middle position, Mario Puccini raised to 160,000 with the . In the big blind, Davidi Kitai reraised to 420,000 holding the . Puccini called and the flop came down . Kitai fired 275,000 with his ace high and Puccini called with his straight draw.
The turn was the and Kitai fired a second barrel worth 550,000. Again, Puccini stuck around.
The river was the and Kitai checked. Puccini fired 875,000 and Kitai tanked for a bit, staring Puccini down the entire time. At one point, he reached for a stack of chips, slid it around his cards and hoped to get a reaction from Puccini. Puccini didn't flinch and after another minute, Kitai folded.