Ben McLean raised from the button to 125,000 and Jonathan Karamalikis made the call. The flop came down and Karamalikis checked. McLean fired 125,000 and Karamalikis put in a raise to 275,000. McLean called.
The turn card was the and Karamalikis fired 200,000. McLean called.
The river was the and Karamalikis fired 400,000. After some thought, McLean slid the chips forward to make the call. Karamalikis tabled the and McLean mucked. That pot pushed Karamalikis in front with 4.7 million chips. McLean has just under four million.
With 250,000 chips already in the pot on the turn, the board read . Jonathan Karamalikis fired 125,000 and Ben McLean called.
The river card completed the board with the and Karamalikis fired 150,000. McLean raised to 450,000 and Karamalikis couldn't call. He tossed his hand into the muck and lost the pot.
McLean moved to 4.185 million and Karamalikis slipped back to 4.485 million.
Both players put 125,000 in each preflop with Jonathan Karamalikis raising from the button. The flop came down and McLean fired 100,000. Karamalikis made the call.
The turn brought the and McLean fired 150,000. Karamalikis called again.
The river was the and McLean checked. Karamalikis checked behind.
McLean thought he had a nine for two pair, but he turned up the for runner, runner flush. Karamalikis mucked and is back down to 3.975 million. McLean is back in the chip lead.
Ben McLean called from the button and Jonathan Karamalikis raised to 150,000 from the big blind. McLean called and the flop came down . Karamalikis fired 150,000 and McLean called.
The hit the turn and both players checked. They also checked when the fell on the river. McLean tabled the for the winning hand and won another pot.
Jonathan Karamalikis raised from the button to 125,000. Ben McLean called and another flop would be seen. One thing is for certain, these two players love to take flops together as almost every hand has gone to one.
The flop came down and McLean check-called a bet of 150,000 from Karamalikis, who was the preflop aggressor. The was added to the turn and McLean checked again. Karamalikis reached for more chips and put out a bet of 250,000. McLean didn't call this time. He mucked and Karamalikis increased to 4.13 million. McLean dropped to 4.54 million.
Both Benjamin McLean and Jonathan Karamalikis committed 130,000 preflop to see a flop fall.
Both players checked as the landed on the turn and McLean pushed out a bet of 150,000 following a check from Karamalikis. Opting for the aggressive route, Karamalikis check-raised to 400,000 with McLean making the call as the rolled off on the river.
Taking a long sip of water and pausing for nearly two minutes, Karamalikis eventually slid in a stack of chips amounting to a bet of 625,000.
McLean took just as long deliberating his decision before opting to fold while slipping to 3,275,000 as Karamalikis climbs to 5,395,000 in chips.
Jonathan Karamalikis attempted to make it 110,000 preflop, but due to the limits was forced to min-raise to 120,000.
Benjamin McLean made the call before check-calling 80,000 on the flop before the repeated on the turn.
Both players checked, and when the river landed the , McLean cut out a bet of 135,000 which Karamalikis instantly called.
McLean tabled his , but it would be Karamalikis' that would ensure the pot was pushed to him as he extended his lead to 5,720,000 while McLean slid down to 2,950,000 in chips.
and Karamalikis checked. McLean fired 125,000 and Karamalikis put in a raise to 275,000. McLean called.
and Karamalikis fired 200,000. McLean called.
and Karamalikis fired 400,000. After some thought, McLean slid the chips forward to make the call. Karamalikis tabled the 
and McLean mucked. That pot pushed Karamalikis in front with 4.7 million chips. McLean has just under four million.
. Jonathan Karamalikis fired 125,000 and Ben McLean called.
and McLean fired 100,000. Karamalikis made the call.
and McLean fired 150,000. Karamalikis called again.
for runner, runner flush. Karamalikis mucked and is back down to 3.975 million. McLean is back in the chip lead.
. Karamalikis fired 150,000 and McLean called.
hit the turn and both players checked. They also checked when the 
fell on the river. McLean tabled the 
for the winning hand and won another pot.
was added to the turn and McLean checked again. Karamalikis reached for more chips and put out a bet of 250,000. McLean didn't call this time. He mucked and Karamalikis increased to 4.13 million. McLean dropped to 4.54 million.
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flop fall.
landed on the turn and McLean pushed out a bet of 150,000 following a check from Karamalikis. Opting for the aggressive route, Karamalikis check-raised to 400,000 with McLean making the call as the 
repeated on the turn.
, McLean cut out a bet of 135,000 which Karamalikis instantly called.
that would ensure the pot was pushed to him as he extended his lead to 5,720,000 while McLean slid down to 2,950,000 in chips.
also went check-check to see Karamalikis'