All hail King Karamalikis! The 22-year-old Aussie online phenom known as "xMONSTERxDONGx" is now the toast of the nation after winning the 2010 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final. From the moment after the final river card was dealt, the champagne bottles started popping and the well-wishes began flooding in from all over the world on all the social networks. His supporters on the rail were quick to kick off the celebrations, barn-storming the stage to hoist their hero high, including 2009 APPT champion Aaron Benton. Karamalikis' victory in this event caps off what has been a phenomonal
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APPT Sydney Day 4: Monster "ding" for Karamalikis
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APPT Sydney Day 4: Levels 25 & 26 (Blinds 30000-60000, ante 5000)
10:00pm: Ben McLean eliminated in second place, Jonathan Karamalikis wins! With Australian PokerStars Qualifier Ben McLean having been crippled severely in the penultimate hand of this heads-up battle, it didn't take long for Jonathan Karamalikis to be confirmed as the fourth consecutive Aussie to claim victory in the PokerStars.net...more
APPT Sydney Day 4: Levels 23 & 24 (20000-40000, ante 4000)
7:25pm: Level up, blinds 25,000-50,000, ante 5,000 7:20pm: Limp backfires for Stojanovski Peco Stojanovski decided to try something different with a limp from the button, but Tom Rafferty was having none of it as he raised to 120,000 from the small blind. Jonathan Karamalikis folded his big blind but...more
APPT Sydney Day 4: Levels 21 & 22 (12000-24000, ante 3000)
4:25pm: Double for Peco! Peco Stojanovski has found a big double up as Jonathan Karamalikis has taken his first major hit of this final table. Karamalikis started things off with a standard raise before Stojanovski three-bet to 200,000 in the big blind. Karamalikis moved all in and Stojanovski made...more
APPT Sydney Day 4: This premiership's no cakewalk
Imagine, if you will, that you're at the final table of the WSOP Main Event. You're in the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, with the roar of thousands of screaming fans ringing in your ears, sitting across from your heads-up opponent....more
APPT Sydney Day 4: Final table profiles
Seat 1: Daniel Negreanu, Las Vegas, USA, Team PokerStars Pro Canada (267,000 in chips) One of poker's global superstars, Daniel Negreanu is one of the most accomplished players in the game. Scanning through his tournament resume, you'll notice there are few things he hasn't already done. Negreanu ranks second...more
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