Nick Pupillo Eliminated by Kyle Kitagawa

Photo:  Kyle Kitagawa

WPT DeepStacks champion Kyle Kitagawa raises to 1,500 from under the gun, the next player to act calls and Nick Pupillo three-bets to 6,500 from middle position. Both opponents call.

The flop is and action checks to Pupillo who continues for 7,500. Only Kitagawa calls.

The turn is the , Kitagawa checks, Pupillo bets 12,000, Kitagawa check-raises all in with a covering stack and Pupillo calls all in for about 28,000.

Pupillo:
Kitagawa:

Pupillo is drawing dead, rendering the river moot.

Kyle Kitagawa – 97,000 (162 bb)
Nick Pupillo – Eliminated