Schemion Pays Off Fares In Huge Hand
Hand #80: Fares folded 
under the gun. Lodden found 
and made it 100,000 from the button. Garcia in the big blind made the call with 
. The flop came 
, putting Lodden well in front. Garcia check-folded to Lodden's 105,000 continuation bet.
Hand #81: El Asmar made it 110,000 under the gun with 
. His neighbor Ole Schemion three-bet to 330,000 with 
. Fares in the big blind folded 
and action was back on El Asmar, he called. The flop came 
and El Asmar out flopped Schemion. El Asmar checked, and Schemion bet 340,000. El Asmar check-raised to 685,000 and Schemion folded.
Hand #82: Garcia opened 
on the button to 100,000 and he picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #83: Fares made it 110,000 from the button holding 
. El Asmar in the small blind made the call with 
, Schemion in the big blind over called with 
.
The flop came 
, giving Schemion top pair and Fares the flush draw. All three of them checked.
The hit the turn and El Asmar bet 115,000 with his gutshot. Schemion, now with two pair, raised it up to 390,000. Fares, with the gutshot and second nut flush draw, made the call. El Asmar got out of the way after some tanking.
With 1,255,000 in the middle, the hit the river, giving Fares the nuts. Schemion had 2.3 million left at this point, and bet 420,000. Fares raied it up to 1,400,000 and Schemion called after some tanking. The pot went to Fares and Schemion continued as one of the shortest stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000 | 2,945,000 |
|
4,150,000 | 180,000 |
|
2,490,000 | 240,000 |
|
1,815,000 | 45,000 |
|
850,000 | -2,680,000 |
|
705,000 | -730,000 |