Last year Jonathan Karamalikis won this very event for HK$3,707,000 ($478,292 USD) while fellow Aussie Jeff Rossiter finished runner-up for HK$2,224,000 ($286,949 USD). Amazingly both have made the money this year. Obviously Karamalikis can't improve, but Rossiter can.
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Action folded to defending champ Jonathan Karamalikis in the small blind and he moved all in, which elicited a call from Aidan Tam in the big.
Tam: 
Karamalikis: 
It was a flip, but Tam was the one that needed to improve to win. Unfortunately for Karamalikis, that's just what happened after the board ran out to give Tam a winning straight. The defending champ is down, but his back-to-back cashes in the ACOP High Roller is impressive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
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2,500,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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2,100,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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1,500,000
150,000
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150,000 |
Aidan Tam opened for 160,000 only to have Senh Ung three-bet to 340,000 from the button. The blinds both folded, Tam called, and two players saw a flop of 
. Tam checked and then tossed away his hand when Ung came out with a bet of 430,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,700,000
-800,000
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-800,000 |
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3,100,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
Earlier this month in the European Poker Tour London Main Event, Jeff Rossiter eliminated Senh Ung in tenth place. Rossiter then went on to take fifth. Well, Ung just had the opportunity to return the favor.
It happened when Ung raised the button to 160,000 and Rossiter shipped for 1.5 million from the small blind. The big folded and Ung snap-called.
Ung: 
Rossiter: 
Rossiter was dominated and he received no reprieve as the board ran out 
. "Payback for London," Ung's friend Rob Schiffbauer said from the rail after Rossiter had vacated the area in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,700,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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Busted |
Senh Ung opened for 165,000 from the button and was met by a three-bet to 420,000 by Aidan Tam in the big blind. Not to be outdone, Ung four-bet to 850,000 and took down the pot.
In the very next hand, Predrag Lekovic raised to 160,000 from the button, Tam and Ung called from the blinds, and all three players saw a flop of 
. Two checks saw Lekovic bet 225,000, Tam folded, and Ung woke up with a check-raise to 500,000. Pekovic made the call and then both players checked the 
turn as well as the river. Ung tabled the 
for a pair of queens, and it was good as Lekovic sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,300,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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2,950,000
-750,000
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-750,000 |
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1,500,000
-1,000,000
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-1,000,000 |
Aidan Tam opened for 160,000 from the button and was met by a three-bet to 340,000 from Senh Ung in the small blind. Tam made the call and then watched Ung bet 435,000 on the 
flop. Tam proceeded to move all in for 2.26 million and Ung made the call.
Ung: 
Tam: 
Tam had flopped middle pair, but he was crushed by the pocket queens of Ung. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Tam, and he had to settle for third place and a HKD$1,634,700 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
The final two players are now on a short break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,400,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
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1,350,000
-150,000
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-150,000 |
On the second hands of heads-up play, Senh Ung moved all in on the button and Predrag Lekovic called off.
Ung: 
Lekovic:
The 
flop paired Ung's five and it looked like it was going to be a quick match. That's when the dealer burned and turned the 
to give Lekovic back the lead. The 
blanked on the river and Lekovic doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,840,000
-560,000
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-560,000 |
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1,910,000
560,000
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560,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
