01-21-2010 23:04 UTC+11

Friedlander and Karamalikis Battle

donpeters

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 {j-Hearts}

{j-Hearts}

{a-Clubs}

{8-Diamonds}

.

Karamalikis check called the 65,000 bet from Friedlander. The {j-Spades}

{j-Spades}

hit the turn and Karamalikis made it 100,000. Friedlander made the call and the two checked the {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

on the river. Friedlander showed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

for aces up.

In another hand against Friedlander, Karamalikis on the button made it 50,000 and was called. The board came down {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{8-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

and the two checked to the turn.

The {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

came on the turn, which prompted a 65,000 bet from Friedlander and a call from Karamalikis. The {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

river was checked and Friedlander showed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{A-Diamonds}

. Karamalikis mucked his cards and is down to 700,000 after these two confrontations.