Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 12,000 ante
The two players are grinding out the small pots, most of which are going Jonathan Karamalikis' way.
The latest saw Ryan Otto make it 50,000 on the button and Karamalikis made the call with the flop falling 
. Karamalikis check-called Otto's 33,000 continuation bet and the dealer revealed the 
turn to pair the board and brought checks from both players.
The 
river also saw no action and Karamalikis took the pot with 
with Otto mucking to drop to 570,000 with Karamalikis climbing back to over 2.2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
570,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
||
from the blinds to take down the 146,000 pot.
, Otto had led out on the river for 56,000, which was close to a two-thirds pot-sized bet. Karamalikis responded with a button raise to 160,000 and Otto had pulled the trigger for his last remaining 456,000 to send Karamalikis deep into thought mode.
.
. Karamalikis check-called Otto's continuation bet and the dealer peeled off the 
turn.
to seize the lead for the first time in the heads-up confrontation, climbing to 2,000,000 after the hand, while Otto dropped to 592,000 after the hand. The blinds climbed shortly afterwards.
river completing the hand, but not the betting, with Otto leading for 25,000 and Teska making the call, but mucking immediately when Otto turned over 
for rivered trip eights.
for a flush to drop Teska to 340,000 and pad Otto's stack to 1.9 million.
