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Who can stop Ole Schemion in Monte-Carlo?
It is another sunny day at the French Riviera and the next highlight of the 2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® festival awaits with the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller. Many of the usual suspects in the high-stakes tournaments are expected back in action in two hours from now at 12.30 p.m. local time in "Le Sporting" at Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort.
Bryn Kenney emerged victorious in the €100,000 Super High Roller to take home the first high-stakes title of the new series on European soil in the Principality of Monaco after defeating Viacheslav Buldygin, and the American pro is among those that will very likely take another shot at High Roller glory. Ole Schemion finished 6th in this very event for a payday of €487,715, following in the footsteps of a victory in the initial €10,300 High Roller here in Monte-Carlo for €274,750.
The German wunderkind also bagged up a top 10 stack on Day 1a of the Main Event after registering late and adds to his impressive resume here in Monte-Carlo. In 2016, Schemion also finished runner-up to fellow German Fabian Quoss in the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller at the very same venue after an extra day was needed to crown a champion. Day 1 ended after 17 hours and the two Germans cut an ICM deal when coming back after the end of Day 2 of the Main Event, with Quoss eventually coming out on top for a payday of €849,059.
During the three festivals of the recently established PokerStars Championship, there have been further four editions of the same event and below you can find the winners thus far.
PokerStars Championship Single-Day High Roller History
The tournament comes with a starting stack of 200,000 and levels of 30 minutes each, with the registration remaining open until the end of level eight and the following break. During the registration period, unlimited re-entries are allowed to potentially create plenty of action early on. Every player has a 30 Second Shot Clock and three additional 30 second time bank chips, a format that has been implemented for this high-stakes event this year only and has since been supported by all High Roller regulars. Once all time bank chips are gone, the players only have 30 seconds to make their decision, and the hand will be declared dead when the clock has run down to zero.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a champion is crowned, so make sure to tune back in regularly to find out who will lift the trophy in the early morning hours.
We got there on the flop, but Stephen Chidwick was kind enough to fill us in on the pre-flop details afterward.
Jean-Noel Thorel opened the hijack for 3,000 and his neighbor Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 9,000. Over on the button, Nick Petrangelo cold-four-bet to 26,000. Both blinds got out of the way, Thorel and Chidwick called to grow the pot considerably.
The flop came and Thorel tanked for a bit. When his clock had run down, only then he realized it was on him and he bet 26,100. Chidwick folded instantly but Petrangelo shoved for 112,000 total. Thorel tanked for a bit, used a time bank chip, and eventually called.
Nick Petrangelo:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Thorel faded the spades with the on the turn and the on the river. Petrangelo knocked out, Thorel in the lead.
Stefan Schillhabel on the button and Julian Thomas in the small blind got into a raising war with the former ending up as the player at risk for 160,000 with . Thomas had the and was reduced to all but 3,500 chips after a board of .
Hand 2
Mark Teltscher and Dan Smith in the big blind played for the bigger side pot while Thomas was all in and awaiting his fate. The active duo checked the flop and Smith check-folded the turn to a bet of 7,000 by Teltscher. Thomas turned over the and Teltscher tabled , the river was a blank.
Hand 3
Ole Schemion shoved for 43,000 from the button and Smith reshoved in the small blind after having asked for the count of Adrian Mateos in the big blind.
Ole Schemion:
Dan Smith:
Schemion stood up even before the flop fell , and Smith picked up some outs on the turn. A blank river changed nothing and Schemion doubled.
As we arrived, Koray Aldemir had checked on from the big blind. Byron Kaverman bet 12,000 from the cutoff and Aldemir shoved for what appeared to be 70,000 or so. Kaverman called instantly.
Byron Kaverman:
Koray Aldemir:
The on the turn sealed the deal for Kaverman as he made both a flush and straight. The on the river was of no importance anymore, Aldemir eliminated shortly after registration had closed.
Ole Schemion still has another shot at glory here in Monte-Carlo with a big stack after Day 1a of the Main Event, and there is also the final €25,750 High Roller left, but he won't claim the title of the Single-Day High Roller. Mike Watson raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Schemion shoved for what looked like 142,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Watson snap-called.
Ole Schemion:
Mike Watson:
The board ran out and Schemion was sent to the rail. He followed [Removed:17] and Max Silver, who were eliminated just prior to this.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 12,000 from early position and Steffen Sontheimer moved all in for 34,000 from the cutoff. Aidyn Auyezkanov, who finished third in this very event last year, called out of the big blind, and then faced the raise to 80,000 by Chidwick. Auyezkanov called and the flop fell .
"You have one green chip left?" Chidwick asked Auyezkanov after he had checked, and then the Brit bet 20,000. Within two seconds, the player from Kazakhstan check-raised all in for 133,000 and Chidwick called it off with slightly more chips.
Steffen Sontheimer:
Aidyn Auyezkanov:
Stephen Chidwick:
Sontheimer was in need of running outs to triple up, and the turn was a start. However, a blank on the river gave him only an inferior set and he was eliminated. Chidwick took a massive hit to his stack and has 10 big blinds remaining.
Mark Teltscher open-shoved for his last 114,000 and Charlie Carrel called all in for 96,000 from one seat over in the cutoff. All opponents folded and the cards were tabled.
Charlie Carrel:
Mark Teltscher:
Despite picking up an additional flush draw, Teltscher saw his stack reduced to just over two big blinds on a board of .
Hand 2
The next hand, Sam Greenwood raised to 17,000 from under the gun and Teltscher called all in for that very amount. Dan Smith in the small blind and Adrian Mateos in the big blind called also and the flop came . Smith checked, Mateos bet 22,000 and Greenwood called. Smith then check-raised to 76,000 and Mateos quickly folded, while Greenwood called.
After the turn, Smith checked and Greenwood bet only 30,000. Smith moved all in and was snap-called by Greenwood, who was covered by Smith.
Mark Teltscher:
Sam Greenwood:
Dan Smith:
The on the river gave Teltscher a meaningless straight and Greenwood doubled through Smith for 166,000.
The last four minutes of the level brought three all ins on two different tables and all three players at risk would be sent to the rail.
Hand 1
Fedor Holz raised from the cutoff and Manig Loeser moved all in from the small blind for around 225,000. Holz called and the cards were turned over.
Manig Loeser:
Fedor Holz:
The flop of improved Holz to a pair of aces, and neither the turn nor the river saw Loeser regain the lead.
Hand 2
Timothy Adams raised to 24,000 and David Peters three-bet to 75,000 before Adams four-bet all in for around 250,000. Peters called and immediately rolled over his cards for the showdown.
David Peters:
Timothy Adams:
The board came and Adams was eliminated.
Hand 3
Last but not least, Daniel Negreanu open-shoved from the small blind and into the big blind of short stack Dario Sammartino. The Italian called and had found a pocket pair.
Dario Sammartino:
Daniel Negreanu:
A cruel run out of saw Negreanu hit the better straight and Sammartino was the last casualty before the dinner break.
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 35,000 and Byron Kaverman defended the small blind to see a flop of . Kaverman checked, Thorel bet 55,000 and folded to a check-raise worth 140,000 by Kaverman.
One hand later, Kaverman raised to 36,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu moved all in out of the big blind. Kaverman snap-called and Negreanu joked "Oh, I asked if you were all in" with a smile on the face.
Byron Kaverman:
Daniel Negreanu:
The board ran out and Negreanu was eliminated. "Where can I rebuy now?" Negreanu joked to the floor and, when he was told that it wasn't possible anymore, he continued "oh, I would have never played ace five diamonds then," before leaving the tournament area. Kaverman moved to almost one million in chips as a result.
Fedor Holz opened the hijack for 46,000 and big blind David Peters called.
Peters check-called 38,000 on the flop and 91,000 on the turn before checking a third time on the river. Holz bet 325,000 and Peters went deep into the tank. His 30-second clock ran down and he was forced to use a time bank chip to gain another half minute of time to think.
With only a couple seconds left to act, he announced a call.
Holz showed for nothing but a missed turned flush draw. Peters tabled and counted out his 324,000-stack to receive it back times two.
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and Thorel tanked for a bit. When his clock had run down, only then he realized it was on him and he bet 26,100. Chidwick folded instantly but Petrangelo shoved for 112,000 total. Thorel tanked for a bit, used a time bank chip, and eventually called.
on the turn and the 
on the river. Petrangelo knocked out, Thorel in the lead.
. Thomas had the 
and was reduced to all but 3,500 chips after a board of 
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flop and Smith check-folded the 
turn to a bet of 7,000 by Teltscher. Thomas turned over the 
and Teltscher tabled 
river was a blank.
, and Smith picked up some outs on the 
turn. A blank 
on the turn sealed the deal for Kaverman as he made both a flush and straight. The 
and Schemion was sent to the rail. He followed [Removed:17] and Max Silver, who were eliminated just prior to this.
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on the river gave him only an inferior set and he was eliminated. Chidwick took a massive hit to his stack and has 10 big blinds remaining.
on the river gave Teltscher a meaningless straight and Greenwood doubled through Smith for 166,000.
improved Holz to a pair of aces, and neither the 
turn nor the 
and Adams was eliminated.
saw Negreanu hit the better straight and Sammartino was the last casualty before the dinner break.
flop and 91,000 on the 
turn before checking a third time on the