Jonathan Karamalikis Eliminated in 2nd Place ($97,000)

Jeff Cormier had the button and paused for a moment before putting in a raise to 100,000. Jonathan Karamalikis looked down at his cards and promptly announced "All-in". Cormier snap-called, beating Karamalikis in the pot.

Jonathan Karamalikis:
Jeff Cormier:

Karamalikis was the player at risk and had some catching up to do with ace-high, up against two kings.

The flop came and Karamalikis still needed to hit an ace or some running cards to improve and stay alive. The turn was the and Karamalikis was down to just an ace for outs. The river was the and Karamalikis couldn't improve, making him the runner-up in the $10,300 No Limit Hold'em 6-Max High Roller for $97,000.