Karamalikis Takes the Lead
It took close to a full 60-minute level but Jonathan Karamalikis has edged into the chip lead.
Karamalikis had managed to run his stack up to 843,000 before the hand in question played out, with Ryan Otto sitting on 1.8 million in chips.
The decisive hand saw Ryan Otto raise the button to 32,000 with Karamaliks calling to bring the pair to a flop of 
. Karamalikis check-called Otto's continuation bet and the dealer peeled off the 
turn.
This saw a second check from Karamalikis and a 110,000 second barrel from Otto, which Karamalikis called after some time in the think tank to swell the pot to 392,000 coming into the 
river.
A third check from Karamalikis saw Otto pull the trigger and move all-in, with the former making a quick call.
Otto turned over 
and Karamalikis claimed the pot with 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
1,463,000
|
1,463,000 |
|
592,000
-1,535,000
|
-1,535,000 |
|
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