Donnie Peters
From the cutoff seat, Jonathan Karamalikis raised to 30,000 and David Steicke called from the small blind. The flop produced the and Steicke checked. Karamalikis fired 37,000 and Steicke called.
The turn card added the to the board and both players checked. After the river fell the Steicke check-raised a bet of 68,000 from Karamalikis to 170,000. Karamalikis folded and Steicke scooped the pot.
Donnie Peters
Brian Payne raised to 30,000 and then Steve Friedlander fired in a reraise to 95,000. Payne made the call.
The flop came down and Payne checked. Friedlander bet 135,000 and Payne moved all in for 250,000. Friedlander made the quick call and tabled two kings. He was up against the two eights of Payne.
The turn was the and the river the to send Payne to the rail in 6th place.
Donnie Peters
From the button, Grant Levy raised to 33,000. From the big blind, Steve Friedlander raised all in to put Levy to the test for his last chips. Levy made the quick call and tabled . Friedlander held .
The flop was a huge one for Friedlander when it came , putting him in the lead with a set of fives.
The turn card pushed Levy closer to the door with the , but then the spiked on the river, putting Levy back in the lead and giving him the win. He doubled to 277,000 chips.
Donnie Peters
From the small blind, Grant Levy raised to 38,000. Jonathan Karamalikis reraised from the big blind all in, to put Levy to the decision. Levy mucked his hand and Karamalikis was pushed the pot, showing only the .
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Donnie Peters
After Jonathan Karamalikis raised to 37,000 from under the gun, Grant Levy moved in for around 235,000. Karamalikis made the call.
Levy:
Karamalikis:
The flop cme down and kept Levy in front. The turn card was a dagger to Levy when the fell. The river card couldn't produce the last king in the deck when the fell and Levy was eliminated.
The member of Team PokerStars Pro took home over $32,000 AUD for his 5th-place finish.
Donnie Peters
From under the gun, David Steicke opened to 42,000. Jonathan Karamalikis was in the small blind and made the call. The flop came down and Karamalikis checked. Steicke checked behind.
The turn card was the and Karamalikis checked again. Steicke fired 82,000 and Karamalikis raised to 200,000. Steicke folded. He dropped to one million and Kramalikis moved up to one million.