Karamalikis Wins, Negreanu Ninth at APPT Grand Final

January 25, 2011

Online superstar Jonathan “xMONSTERxDONGx” Karamalikis took down the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final in Sydney, Australia this weekend, defeating a star-studded final table.

2010 APPT Grand Final winner Jonathan Karamalikis.

“This is obviously the biggest (tournament) I’ve ever won, by far,” Karamalikis said. “It’s quite a prestigious title, so I’m really glad to have it under my belt.”

The 22-year-old from Adelaide, Australia collected the AUD$459,510 first-place prize outlasting major stars like Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu (9th), WSOP, WPT and EPT Triple Crown winner Roland de Wolfe (8th), and 2008 APPT Macau Champ Eddy Sabat (6th)

Karamalikis became the fourth consecutive Aussie to win the APPT Grand Final and is now in the top ten on Australia’s all-time money winners list.

The APPT Sydney Grand Final drew 289 players creating a AUD$1,734,000 prize pool.

Here’s how the final table finished up.
1 Jonathan Karamalikis AUD$459,510
2 Benjamin McLean AUD$294,780
3 Tom Rafferty AUD$164,730
4 Peco Stojanovski AUD$121,380
5 Antoine Amourette AUD$97,970
6 Eddy Sabat AUD$79,765
7 Manuel Hansimikali AUD$65,025
8 Roland de Wolfe AUD$50,285
9 Daniel Negreanu AUD$36,415

Article Source: Pokerlistings.com

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