Kyle Kitagawa Wins Three in a Row, Including Two All-In Situations

WPTDeepStacks champion Kyle Kitagawa (pictured) moves all in from the small blind for 18,900, and the big blind calls with . Kitagawa turns over , and needs it to hold to stay alive.

The board comes clean for Kitagawa, and his pocket sevens hold up for him to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kyle Kitagawa  –  38,800  (39 bb)

The next hand, the under-the-gun player moves all in for 12,200, another player calls from middle position, and Kitagawa moves all in from the button for 38,800. The middle-position player tanks for a long time before he folds.

The UTG player turns over , but he needs to improve to stay alive against Kitagawa’s .

The board comes — the UTG player flops a club flush draw, but improves no further. Kitagawa wins the pot with two pair, queens and eights, to eliminate his opponent.

Kyle Kitagawa  –  65,700  (66 bb)

The next hand, Kitagawa raises from the cutoff to 2,200, and Jeff Yarchever calls from the big blind.

The flop comes , Yarchever checks, Kitagawa bets 2,000, and Yarchever calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the , and both players check. The river card is the , and they check again. Yarchever shows , but Kitagawa turns over to win the pot with two pair, kings and fives.

Kyle Kitagawa  –  71,400  (71 bb)