Event 6 - $1,150 No Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuys | 2009 Aussie Millions

01-16-2009 21:55 UTC+11

Chip Count Update

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Jonathan Karamalikis - 643,000
Mark Kassis - 230,000

01-16-2009 21:53 UTC+11

Jonathan Karamalikis is on an absolute rampage during heads-up play and is now sitting just a big blind shy of 700,000 chips to Kassis 181,000.

Most recently he took down a pot with the board reading {10-Diamonds}

after checking it through to the river before a bet of 12,000 was enough to take the pot down.

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01-16-2009 21:49 UTC+11

Karamalikis Straightens Kassis Out

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In a limped pot Mark Kassis check-called an 8,000-chip bet on a flop of {6-Hearts}

. Both players checked the turn of the {8-Hearts}

and when the {4-Clubs}

landed on the turn Karamalikis bet out 17,000 and was again check-called by Kassis.

Karamalikis tabled {Q-Diamonds}

for an eight-high straight and the pot as he moved to over 600,000 in chips.

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01-16-2009 21:45 UTC+11

Karamalikis Playing It Tricky

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Mark Kassis limped in and then called a 20,000 raise from Jonathan Karamalikis.

On a flop of {Q-Hearts}

Karamalikis leads out for 10,000 and Kassis made the call. The {4-Clubs}

landed and brought out a check from Karamalikis before Kassis pushed out a bet of 25,000. With the action back on Karamalikis he raised to a further 55,000 on top and with little hesitation Kassis layed his hand down.

Karamalikis moved up to over 620,000 as Kassis slipped to under 250,000 in chips.

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01-16-2009 21:39 UTC+11

Karamalikis Starts Strong

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Jonathan Karamalikis limped from the button and Mark Kassis checked his option. On a flop of {3-Hearts}

Kassis checked and Karamalikis fired out 10,000 to take the pot down.

The following hand saw another limped pot with Karamalikis taking it down on a board reading {K-Spades}

. The next two hands were also taken down by Karamalikis with some preflop aggression.

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01-16-2009 21:35 UTC+11

Flop Anyone

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Eight hands dealt and not a single flop seen.

Both players have been getting walks, and the crowd is getting restless.

01-16-2009 21:33 UTC+11

Heads Up The Australian Way

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The Poker Allure and Aussie Millions Gold Ring is now on the table with the cards in the air.

A great site for Australian poker is that this heads up battle is between two Australian's; Jonathan Karamalikis is from South Australia, while Mark Kassis is from New South Wales.

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01-16-2009 21:33 UTC+11

Heads Up Now Underway

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After the elimination of Clark Hamagami, Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis and Mark Kassis are now heads up for the title of Event #6: $1,150 No Limit Hold'em with Rebuys Champion.

Jonathan Karamalikis - 598,000
Mark Kassis - 279,000

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