Donnie Peters
Jonathan Karamalikis has been the most aggressive player at this final table. He's often the player to open the action for a raise preflop and this hand was no different. Karamalikis made his standard opening raise at this level to 37,000. Steve Friedlander made the call.
The flop came down and Karamalikis checked. Friedlander bet 35,000 and Karamalikis called.
The turn card was the and Karamalikis led out for 70,000. Friedlander made the call.
The river card was the and both players checked.
Karamalikis tabled for just ace high and Friedlander tabled for a pair of jacks.
Donnie Peters
Preflop from the button, Jonathan Karamalikis made it 37,000 to go. David Steicke in the big blind made the call and the two went to the flop.
Flop:
Steicke checked the flop and Karamalikis made it 40,000. Steicke made the call and the peeled off on the turn.
Steicke again checked and this time Karamalikis fired out a bet of 90,000, which Steicke called.
The hit the river and Stiecke check-called Karamalikis' bet of 170,000.
Donnie Peters
From the small blind, Jonathan Karamalikis raised to 38,000. Steve Friedlander was in the big blind and made the call.
The two players took a flop of and Karamalikis checked. Friedlander bet 40,000 and then Karamalikis raised to 105,000. Friedlnder mucked and Karmalikis scooped in the chips.
Donnie Peters
This event is only the 5th tournament at the 2010 Aussie Millions in Melbourne, but it's already David Steicke's second final table. Steicke placed 4th in the third event of the series, $1,100 Limit Hold'em. Steicke erned $9,000 AUD for his finish there and is already better than that here. The way things are looking now, Steicke should also improve past his 4th-place finish.
Over at the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. event, Oliver Gill is also at his second final table of the series. He placed 4th in the $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha event as is looking to better that performance in his latest deep run. You can check out the coverage of that event using the right-hand menu.
Donnie Peters
From under the gun, David Steicke raised to 56,000. Both Jonathan Karamalikis and Steve Friedlander called out of the blinds.
The flop came down and everyone checked. The turn card added the to the board and Karamalikis bet 65,000. The other two players folded and he won the pot.
Donnie Peters
David Steicke completed from the small blind and then David Lacchia moved in from the big blind for 228,000. Steicke made the call and the cards were revealed.
Steicke:
Lacchia
The board ran out to give Lacchia the double back to bout 485,000.
Donnie Peters
From under the gun, Steve Friedlander made it 53,000 and gets a call from Jonathan Karamalikis in the big blind. The flop came down .
Karamalikis check called the 65,000 bet from Friedlander. The hit the turn and Karamalikis made it 100,000. Friedlander made the call and the two checked the on the river. Friedlander showed for aces up.
In another hand against Friedlander, Karamalikis on the button made it 50,000 and was called. The board came down and the two checked to the turn.
The came on the turn, which prompted a 65,000 bet from Friedlander and a call from Karamalikis. The river was checked and Friedlander showed . Karamalikis mucked his cards and is down to 700,000 after these two confrontations.
and Karamalikis checked. Friedlander bet 35,000 and Karamalikis called.
and Karamalikis led out for 70,000. Friedlander made the call.
and both players checked.
for just ace high and Friedlander tabled 
for a pair of jacks.
and both players checked again.
and Karamalikis fired 72,000. Steicke called, but mucked his hand after Karamalikis tabled 
for trip nines.
peeled off on the turn. 
and Karamalikis checked. Friedlander bet 40,000 and then Karamalikis raised to 105,000. Friedlnder mucked and Karmalikis scooped in the chips.
to the board and Karamalikis bet 65,000. The other two players folded and he won the pot.
to give Lacchia the double back to bout 485,000.
on the river. Friedlander showed 
for aces up.
and the two checked to the turn.
came on the turn, which prompted a 65,000 bet from Friedlander and a call from Karamalikis. The 
