We've already mentioned that there is an intense race between Ole Schemion and Vanessa Selbst for the EPT10 Player of the Year title, and if the first four levels are any indication, the Sanremo High Roller is shaping up to play a major part. That's because both players have chipped up nicely and are primed to make a deep run in the tournament.
Most recently, Jose Carlos Garcia opened for 800 from middle position then called a three-bet to 2,200 from Schemion on the button. The 
flop saw Garcia check and then call a bet of 2,600 from Schemion.
When the 
turned, Garcia check-called another bet, this time 5,800, and the 
completed the board on the river. Garcia checked for a third time and Schemion came out firing to the tune of 13,000.
Garcia thought for well over a minute before check-raising to 33,000, and Schemion spent an equal amount of time in the tank before making the call. Garcia tabled the 
for tens, but it was no good as Schemion made a better hand on the turn with the 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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135,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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15,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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turn he lead for 3,500 and was called, same for the 9,000 bet on the 
river. Mateos called with pocket aces but was no good against the nuts of Maimone.
turn in the very last hand before the break and saw Ognjen Sekularac lead for 3,300 from the cutoff. One seat over, [Removed:119] moved all in for 31,975 chips and the Serbian high stakes pro tank called with the 
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and the 
river completed the board.![Profile photo of [Removed:119]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
turn there are about 13,000 chips in the middle of the table and Alexander Kopylkov led for 3,000. Dimitar Danchev moved all in for 21350 and the Russian took off his sunglasses. After two minutes of consideration, Kopylkov mucked his cards.
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