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The young German pro defeated an extremely tough final table and claimed the biggest live tournament score of his career.
The 8-handed final table of the €100,000 buy-in Super High Roller at the EPT Grand Final kicked off on Saturday with a star-studded field. The only lesser-known player at the final table was Ali Reza Fatehi, who started the day as the chip leader.
Seat 1. Stephen Chidwick - 2.920.000
Seat 2. Ole Schemion - 1.685.000
Seat 3. Paul Newey - 250.000
Seat 4. Igor Kurganov - 1.230.000
Seat 5. Ali Reza Fatehi - 5.180.000
Seat 6. Sam Greenwood - 855.000
Seat 7. Mustapha Kanit - 2.200.000
Seat 8. Ivan Luca - 935.000
Newey, who began the final table with just 250,000 chips (25,000/50,000 blinds) doubled up in both the first and second hands in the day, winning with 7-7 against 9-8 and Q-Q and K-Q.
The first player to be eliminated was Ivan "Negriin'' Luca who ran his J-J into Kanit's Q-Q.
On Level 19 (30,000/60,000/10,000 ante) Sam ''Str8$$$Homey'' Greenwood shoved his short stack of 255,000 from the small blind with 7-5 suited, unfortunately for him Kanit called with a dominating T-5 from the big blind and hit a Ten to eliminate Greenwood in seventh.
Stephen ''stevie444'' Chidwick was the next one to go, he lost a big preflop all-in with J-T suited against Newey's K-K and his remaining few chips with A-3 against Newey's A-K.
On Level 21 (50,000/100,000-10,000 ante) Newey raised to 200,000 and Schemion defended his big blind. On a flop of 9-8-T with two clubs, Schemion check/raised all-in after Newey bet 285,000 and Newey snap-called all-in for 2,060,000 more.
Newey showed 8-8 for a set while Schemion had Q-6 of clubs for a huge combodraw. Schemion hit his flush on the turn and the river didn't pair the board, Newey was eliminated in fifth for €485,300.
Kurganov finished in fourth after rejamming Q-T suited and running into Kanit's AQ and the heads-up was set with the elimination with Fatehi, who lost his chips with 5-5 against Schemion's A-T in a preflop all-in.
Ole Schemion - 8.960.000
Mustapha Kanit - 6.290.000
The two players decided to make a deal, Schemion received €1,547,800 and Kanit got €1,462,000.
They left €50,000, the trophy and the title for the winner.
Schemion quickly built a massive lead after calling down three streets with just Ace high against Kanit's bluff and the tournament ended on Level 23 (80,000/160,000-20,000 ante).
Kanit shoved with 7-7 and Schemion snapped him off with Q-Q and hit a set on the flop to eliminate the Italian pro.
Schemion won €1,597,800 which is the biggest score of his career so far.
1. Ole Schemion - €1.597.800*
2. Mustapha Kanit - €1.462.000*
3. Ali Reza Fatehi - €828.500
4. Igor Kurganov - €627.300
5. Paul Newey - €485.300
6. Stephen Chidwick - €378.750
7. Sam Greenwood - €301.820
8. Ivan Luca - €236.750