Things are getting interesting at the final table of Event 38. Chris Bell had a stifling chip lead over Davidi Kitai and was within striking distance of the WSOP bracelet but instead Kitai has stormed back and the now has the chip lead.

Here’s how it all went down:

Davidi Kitai was severely chip-depleted but managed to win an important to put him back in the game. In the hand Kitai made a massive call with merely king-high to win a pot worth nearly $500,000.

Several hands later Kitai would take the chip lead for the first time in an epic hand. In the hand Kitai bet $50,000 pre-flop and Bell called. The flop came J 5 3 and Kitai fired again – this time $90,000. Bell called and the turn came Q. Showing relentless aggression, Kitai bet $200,000 and yet again Bell called.

The river fell K and with an absolutely massive pot on the line Kitai bet $400,000. Bell goes deep into the tank and obviously realizes this is one of the most important hands of the tournament. He appears deeply conflicted and eventually Bell throws his hand into the muck and makes the biggest laydown of the tournament. If he goes on to lose Bell will likely be haunted by this hand.

After Kitai scooped the pot he was up to $1.4 million to Bell’s $1 million.

Hold on to your armrests, boys and girls, this one ain’t over yet!

After a surprisingly quick journey to heads-up play the action between Davidi Kitai and Chris Bell has been increasingly slow.

Kitai and Bell seem evenly matched and thus far no one has been able to land the decisive blow. There have been plenty of walks although Bell has gotten the best of it and right now has a chip lead of nearly 2-1.

Here are a couple of the important hands:

Bell of the Ball

In the first pivotal hand Chris Bell and Kitai saw a flop of 9 5 2 with minimal action. The turn peeled off the deck as the A and Kitai bet $35,000. Bell re-raised to $100,000 and Kitai called. The river came 3 and Kitai fired again – this time $175,000. Bell thought for a couple minutes but then called.

Kitai tabled A-3 for two-pair but Bell had him beat with A-9 for the bigger two-pair.

Bell still Blasting

Another interesting hand occurred when Davidi Kitai bet $50,000 pre-flop and Bell called. The flop came A T 5 and Kitai bet $70,000. Bell flat-called and the turn came 4. Once again Kitai fired a bet of $70,000 and Bell called.

The river fell 2 and Kitai changed gears and checked. Bell eventually decided to check as well and flipped over A-6 for a pair of aces. Kitai had pocket jacks. Bell raked the pot.