Ole Schemion Wins PokerStars.it EPT10 Sanremo High Roller for €265,000
On Sunday, the final eight players of a 105-entry field (88 unique/17 reentries) returned to the Casino Sanremo to play to a winner in the €10,300 High Roller. It took just three hours of play for Ole Schemion to top a stacked final table that included Max Greenwood and Griffin Benger to capture the €265,000 first-place prize.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ole Schemion | €265,000 |
| 2nd | Max Greenwood | €182,100 |
| 3rd | Alex Bilokur | €119,400 |
| 4th | Philip Sternheimer | €96,700 |
| 5th | Mustapha Kanit | €77,700 |
| 6th | Griffin Benger | €60,700 |
| 7th | Tamer Kamel | €47,800 |
| 8th | Imed Ben Mahmoud | €36,550 |
Action recommenced in Level 20 (8,000/16,000/2,000), and in the very first hand chip leader Philip Sternheimer raised to 38,000 from late position and short-stacked Imed Ben Mahmoud moved all in from the small blind.
The big blind folded and Sternheimer snap-called, tabling the A♣A♠. The Tunisian needed a lot of help with the A♦Q♣, but it wasn't meant to be as the board ran out 10♦4♦9♥K♣7♠. The World Series of Poker Europe bracelet winner bowed out in eighth place, which earned him a €36,550 payday.
After the eliminations of Tamer Kamel and Benger in seventh and sixth place respectively, Mustapha Kanit followed them out the door in fifth.
It happened in Level 22 (12,000/24,000/3,000) when Kanit opened with a raise from the small blind, and Schemion defended from the big. The latter then called a bet of 43,000 on the 9♥4♦7♥ flop before the dealer burned and turned the A♣. Kanit bet again, this time 103,000, and again Schemion just called. When the Q♠ completed the board on the river, Kanit announced that he was all in for roughly 350,000 and Schemion wasted little time in dropping in some chips to signify a call. Kanit confidently rolled over the A♠4♥ for two pair, but it was no good as Schemion had turned a bigger two pair with the A♦7♦. Kanit earned €77,700 for his performance.
From there, Sternheimer lost a massive pot to Schemion when he ran jacks into aces, and then bowed out in fourth the very next hand. One hand after that, 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller champ Alex Bilokur was ousted from the tournament. Bilokur began the day as the second-shortest stack, but just by playing tight he managed to ladder up to third place for €119,400.
Schemion began heads-up play with a sizable chip lead over Greenwood, and it didn't take long for him to clinch victory. First he caught Greenwood bluffing, and then in what would be the final hand, Schemion raised to 65,000 (blinds 15,000/30,000/4,000), Greenwood three-bet to 170,000 and the German four-bet to 333,000. Greenwood moved all in with the A♠4♠ and was looked up by the A♥J♦ of Schemion. The J♣4♦9♠ flop saw both players hit their kicker, and after the 6♣ turn and 10♦ river were run out, the German rail started clapping for their 21-year-old wunderkind.
Congratulations to Ole Schemion on winning the EPT10 Sanremo €10,000 High Roller for €265,000, and for extending his lead in the EPT10 Player of the Year race.
That does it for our coverage from the EPT10 Sanremo High Roller, but the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back later in the week to bring you live coverage from the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final including updates from the €100,000 Super High Roller, the €10,600 Main Event, and the €25,500 High Roller. Be sure to visit our Live Reporting Section then for all the action.
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