Beast Mode for Ole Schemion Right Out of the Gate
Well, that escalated quickly!
On the first hand of the day, Koichi Nozaki raised to 42,000 from under the gun before play folded to Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden on the button. He made the call, then Ole Schemion called from the small blind before the three players went to the flop.
The flop was 
, and Schemion checked. Nozaki bet 83,000, Lodden called, and Schemion called to keep all three players in action.
The turn was the 
, and Schemion opted to lead with a bet of 212,000. Nozaki slid forward the chips to make the call, then action fell on the Norwegian. Lodden took his time before firing in a raise to 600,000, verbally announcing the amount to the dealer. Schemion counted his stack with his left hand firmly over his mouth, then reraised all in for 1.05 million.
Nozaki quickly asked for a count, to which Schemion pushed all of his chips forward so the dealer could break them down. The shove amount of 1.05 million was confirmed, and Nozaki went into the tank. He eventually looked back at his cards one last time before sliding them to the muck, then Lodden made the call.
Schemion tabled the 
for a queen-high straight, and Lodden had the 
for a set of eights. With one card to come, Schemion had the lead.
Needing to fade a queen, ten, eight, or five on the river, Schemion did just that when the lowly 
hit on fifth street, and he doubled into the chip lead with 2.78 million. Lodden was knocked back to 1.115 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,728,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
1,277,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
1,242,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
1,115,000
-1,178,000
|
-1,178,000 |
|
||
|
1,067,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
759,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
520,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |