12-12-2010 18:54 UTC+10
The remaining two players are on dinner break until 8:30 p.m. local time. Here's how they stack up.
Player
Chips
Progress
Benjamin McLean
4,790,000
30,000
30,000
Jonathan Karamalikis
3,800,000
1,670,000
1,670,000
12-12-2010 19:37 UTC+10
The cards are back in the air for the Jonathan Karamalikis vs Benjamin McLean heads up battle.
One player will take home the A$459,510 first prize while the other will have to settle for the runner-up tag and A$294,780 payday.
Stay tuned to see who is crowned the 2010 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final Champion!
12-12-2010 19:41 UTC+10
Benjamin McLean limped the button only to have Jonathan Karamalikis bump it to 150,000 from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop to see the land on the turn and another round of checks follow.
The river of the was greeted with a 75,000-chip bet from Karamalikis which McLean called.
Karamalikis tabled his to prompt a muck from McLean as first blood in the heads up match goes to the young online star.
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12-12-2010 19:47 UTC+10
On a flop, Benjamin McLean checked and Jonathan Karamalikis made it 150,000 to go.
McLean responded with a check-raise to 300,000 with Karamalikis making the call before the and were checked down on the turn and river.
McLean tabled his to prompt a muck from Karamalikis as McLean snatched his first pot of the heads up battle.
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12-12-2010 19:50 UTC+10
On a flop, both players put 200,000 into the middle to see the land on the turn.
Both players checked, and when the river landed the , they again tapped the table.
Benjamin McLean tabled his as Karamalikis mucked.
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12-12-2010 19:59 UTC+10
Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis
Jonathan Karamalikis opened to 125,000 from the button and Benjamin McLean made the call.
Both players checked the {7s] flop to see the land on the turn and another round of checking follow.
Karamalikis fired out 150,000 when the river landed the and McLean checked, but McLean opted to respond with a check-raise to 450,000.
Karamalikis immediately announced call as he tabled his to best McLean's bluff with .
Karamalikis is now on 3,600,000 in chips.
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12-12-2010 20:09 UTC+10
Jonathan Karamalikis opened to 100,000 from the button and Benjamin McLean made the call to see a flop fall.
McLean check-called 100,000 as the on the turn also brought a 100,000-chip bet from Karamalikis.
McLean again check-called before both players checked the on the river.
McLean tabled his for a rivered straight as Karamalikis mucked his hand.
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12-12-2010 20:12 UTC+10
Benjamin McLean
Jonathan Karamalikis opened for another min-raise on the button, and wanting to defend his big blind, Benjamin McLean committed an additional 50,000.
The flop was checked to see the land on the turn and a bet of 100,000 follow from McLean. Karamalikis made the call, and when the river landed the , he called another 100,000-chip bet from McLean.
McLean had the goods tabling his for the second nuts as he collected the pot to move to 5,210,000 as Karamalikis slips to 3,380,000 in chips.
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12-12-2010 20:16 UTC+10
Jonathan Karamalikis raised to 125,000 from the button and Ben McLean made the call. The flop came down and McLean checked. Karamalikis fired 150,000 and McLean made the call.
On the turn, the paired the board with ducks. McLean checked, but this time folded to a 300,000-chip bet from Karamalikis.
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