DAVID KITAI WINS 2008 WSOP EVENT #38

Marathon heads-up poker is alive and well at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Sunday night saw another final table heads-up battle that went on for hours, more than three hours. The chips moved back and fourth across the felt so many times the markings were in danger coming off. Just when it seemed this bracelet event was never going to be decided a Chinese poker game broke out in the audience. Layne Flack and friends were sequestered in a corner of the stands playing their own card game.

When the end finally came it was the kid from Belgium that had all the chips. David Katai eliminated a tough Chris Bell for the WSOP gold. Chris had been down to the felt twice before and played grinder poker to stage a come to the chip lead; but, the third time it just wasn’t to be. He fell one short in his quest to eliminate the other 604 players that entered the event. Bell received $155,806 for second place. Keith Greer goes home with $94,695 for finishing in third place.

David Katai brought his own cheering section that filled the stands and clapped, whistled, and yelled their hero to a win. The rowdy crowd rushed the stage when the final river hit the board and Katai raised his arms in victory. David Katai collected $244,546 and his first WSOP bracelet plus the 2008 WSOP $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em bragging rights.

Congratulations to David Katai for taking down a 2008 WSOP title and his first gold bracelet.