Ole Schemion raised the button and Griffin Benger defended his big blind to see the flop. The Canadian check-called 30,000 and both checked the turn. On the river, Benger led for 72,000 and Schemion quickly called to much versus the of the Canadian.
On just the second hand back from the break, Dimitar Danchev opened for 25,000 from the cutoff and Ole Schemion, who is currently atop the EPT10 Player of the Year leaderboard, moved all in for 302,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Danchev made the call.
Danchev:
Schemion:
It was a flip, and the young German would see the coin come down in his favor as the board ran out . Schemion, who tends to show little emotion, shook his fists in celebration while Griffin Benger began a chant at the other side of the table.
"POY...POY...POY," he said before changing it up, "GPI...GPI...GPI."
Indeed, with Schemion's deep run he is in great shape to capture EPT10 POY honors.
Two more levels for today unless we reach the final eight for the final table tomorrow already before that. Below are the table constellations with ten players left:
It was not really a good day at the office for the second in chips at the start, Jason Lavallee. Down to only 130,000 he three-bet shoved into a raise of Alex Bilokur and was called by the Russian. Showdown:
Lavallee:
Bilokur:
A typical coin flip that you encounter to often deep in tournaments. Lavallee had two over cards and a possible flush draw, however the Canadian couldn't connect with the board. He shook hands with all opponents and left in the second last hand of level 18.
Ismail Erkenov open shoved from the button for his last 140,000. Max Greenwood quickly folded the small blind but Griffin Benger in the big blind just as quickly announced “Call.”
Erkenov obviously knew from his tone what that meant and said “Oh.”
Oh indeed as Erkenov’s had run into the of Benger.
The dealer dealt and Erkenov was out.
Everyone knew that Erkenov had sucked out on Berger earlier and Greenwood commented to Berger, “You know the expression chip warmer?”
Benger wasn’t sure he’d heard it before but he understood what it meant.
Griffin Benger defended his big blind against an under the gun raise from David Vamplew and check-called the flop for 24,000. On the turn both players checked and the river completed the board.
Benger checked once more and Vamplew bet 65,000. Quick call from the Canadian with and that won the pot against the of his opponent. It was also one of the few hands as of lately that even went to a showdown.
Philip Sternheimer defended his small blind against the under the gun raise of Alex Bilokur and then check-called 22,000 on the flop. On the Sternheimer checked again, Bilokur made it 45,00 to go and then tank folded after the US boy check-raised to 130,000.
Just a few minutes later we saw Mustapha Kanit open to 20,000 from under the gun and he got called by four opponents. On the only Alex Bilokur called the continuation bet of Kanit for 41,000 and both checked the turn. On the river, Kanit fired 85,000 and that was enough to avoid a showdown.
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board and Benger falls back down to half a million in chips.
flop. The Canadian check-called 30,000 and both checked the 
turn. On the 
river, Benger led for 72,000 and Schemion quickly called to much versus the 
and Erkenov was out.
flop for 24,000. On the 
river completed the board.
and that won the pot against the 
river, Kanit fired 85,000 and that was enough to avoid a showdown.
