Static Stacks
Heads-up has turned into a grindfest, with stacks very similar to previous. Karamalikis has begun to mix button limps up with button raises with pots remaining small presently.
In order to pass the time, Karamalikis has begun to play air hockey with the button whenever he has to pass it back to Ryan Otto. It remains uncertain whether Karamlikis will knock over Otto's chips with the button, or take the rest of them in a clash of hands.
Karamalikis limped the button with Otto checking his action to bring in a flop of 
, where the action went check, bet 50,000 call and the 
hit the turn. Karamalikis took down the pot with a bet of 125,000 after Otto checked the action over.
Otto won the next hand pre-flop with a button raise and won the following limped pot also after bombing the river for 100,000 on a board of 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,220,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
550,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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