Karamalikis Pushes off Vukovic
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
As table neighbours, Jonathan Karamalikis and Mladen Vukovic have tangled in quite a few pots already, but this one was the biggest so far.
It was Karamalikis the initial raiser, making it 17,000 to go from the cutoff, with Vukovic three-betting to 50,000 on the button. After chewing it over for a few seconds, Karamalikis made the call to take the two to a flop of 
.
This saw Karamalikis check, opening the door for Vukovic to take a stab for 35,000, which Karamalikis called. The 
river saw Karamalikis re-take the lead in the hand with a bet of 125,000, which was enough to take it down when Vukovic tapped the table and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000 | 125,000 |
|
369,000 | 22,000 |