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On a 
flop, both players put 200,000 into the middle to see the 
land on the turn.
Both players checked, and when the river landed the 
, they again tapped the table.
Benjamin McLean tabled his 
as Karamalikis mucked.
On a 
flop, Benjamin McLean checked and Jonathan Karamalikis made it 150,000 to go.
McLean responded with a check-raise to 300,000 with Karamalikis making the call before the 
and 
were checked down on the turn and river.
McLean tabled his 
to prompt a muck from Karamalikis as McLean snatched his first pot of the heads up battle.
Benjamin McLean limped the button only to have Jonathan Karamalikis bump it to 150,000 from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop to see the 
land on the turn and another round of checks follow.
The river of the 
was greeted with a 75,000-chip bet from Karamalikis which McLean called.
Karamalikis tabled his 
to prompt a muck from McLean as first blood in the heads up match goes to the young online star.
The cards are back in the air for the Jonathan Karamalikis vs Benjamin McLean heads up battle.
One player will take home the A$459,510 first prize while the other will have to settle for the runner-up tag and A$294,780 payday.
Stay tuned to see who is crowned the 2010 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final Champion!
The remaining two players are on dinner break until 8:30 p.m. local time. Here's how they stack up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,790,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
3,800,000
1,670,000
|
1,670,000 |
With the action on Tom Rafferty in the small blind, he made it 125,000 to go only to have Jonathan Karamalikis three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind.
Rafferty contemplated for a few moments before moving all in, only to have Karamalikis beat him into the pot by screaming call and slamming down his 
like it was two jokers in a game of jokers wild!
Rafferty: 
Karamalikis:
With Karamalikis spot on with his read that he was crushing Rafferty's hand, the 
flop kept Karamalikis in the lead and left Rafferty trailing and in need of an eight or running cards for a chop.
The on the turn saw the crowd hush quietly as it was just a dimple away from being the card that would save Rafferty.
Unfortunately for the ninth-place finisher from 2008, the river landed the 
to end his 2010 tournament in 3rd place for a A$161,730 collect as play between Karamalikis and Benjamin McLean are now at the heads up stage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,820,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,130,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
1,625,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
Catching the action on a flop of 
, we found Peco Stojanovski and Benjamin McLean bet and raising each other back and forth until Stojanovski found himself all in.
Stojanovski: 
McLean: 
With Stojanovski drawing virtually dead to only runner-runner, the on the turn ended Stojanovski's tournament as the meaningless 
landed on the river.
For Stojanovski's efforts, he will take home A$121,380 in prizemoney after a sensational run in the PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final.
Jonathan Karamalikis opened to 120,000 from the button and Peco Stojanovski defended his big blind to see a 
flop spread.
Stojanovski moved all in for roughly 790,000 and Karamalikis mucked.
