THE DAILY SCOOP – GGMillion$ Season 2024 Episode 4
Latest GGMillion$ Crown Goes to German Poker Legend Ole Schemion for $337k
This week’s GGPoker GGMillion$ saw a fast final table, which ended within two hours as German high roller regular Ole Schemion, claimed another GGPoker title and $337,413, defeating a final table packed with quality. Well known top players including Jans Arends, Niklas Astedt and Samuel Vousden all fell just short, Schemion once again proved how dangerous he is when armed with a big stack.
Stumpf Top of the Charts
Heading into the action, there was a big chip leader in the shape of Matthew Stumpf from Canada, who arrived at the final nine with 113 big blinds. Closely following him was German high roller Ole Schemion with 100 big blinds. Behind those top two, however, no-one had half of the leaders’ chips. Finnish pro Sam ‘€urop€an’ Vousden went into play third in chips with 48 big blinds, while Andrii Derzhypilskyi went into the action with 46 big blinds.
Even further behind was GGMillion$ and online poker legend Niklas Astedt battling with 34 big blinds, with Damir Zhugrain (30BB), Samuel Mullur (24BB), Global Poker Award Best Newcomer nominee Jans Arends (22BB) and Anvar Muratov (18BB) all hoping that a strong start might pave the way to a comeback victory against the odds.
The first player to bust lost his way in a massive three-way all-in where he as desperately unlucky. British player Damir Zhugralin called all-in pre-flop with the best hand in the game, pocket aces. He was met in the pot by Niklas Astedt holding pocket kings and Derzhypilskiy, who had the biggest stack of the three players, with pocket tens. A dramatic flop threw a king onto the board and the case king hit on the river. Astedt was given the unlikeliest of lifelines, trebling his stack while Zhugrain headed home with $48,201.
Overnight Leader Falls from Grace
With eight remaining, the next bust out did not come from Ukraine, as Derzhypilskiy survived the quads, but instead, the Russian player Anvar Muratov, was eliminated. Cashing for $61,475 in eighth place, Muratov was all-in with the best hand, but his pocket fours lost to Stumpf’s ace-three when an ace landed on the turn and the field was reduced to seven.
Another 30 minutes of play passed and the table found it’s way in an all-in three-way all-in again. Both Samuel Mullur and overnight chips leader Stumpf were all-in pre-flop with ace-king. Calling them was Ole Schemion, whose pocket queen were a big favorite due to the aces and kings already out there. A safe board of 6-4-3-4-5 sent Mullur out in seventh for $78,403 and Stumpf home in sixth for $99,994.
With only five left, Schemion suddenly had over half of the chips in play with a stack of 9.6 million in front of him. A wickedly deceptive board of 8-4-2-Q-3 saw Sam Vousden commit his chips on the river with ace-queen, but he had been winning only on the turn as the fifth community card dropped, as Niklas Astedt’s pocket threes tripped the Finn up on the river. Vousden lost the battle of the former GGMillion$ champions and fell in fifth for a score of $127,530.
Swedish Lowballed as Schemion Takes Title
Four remained and Astedt looked like Schemion’s closest challenger. After losing a few pots, however, Astedt was a little short and when Schemion raised from the button with ace-eight. Astedt rightly adjudged that it was the perfect time to shove with ace-jack. Schemion called and the flop of T-9-2 kept Astedt ahead. So too did the jack on the turn which paired the Swede’s own jack. Sadly, it was a queen on the river that dashed Astedt’s hopes and gave Schemion yet another massive pot, sending the Swede home with $162,648 while Schemion sat atop the field with nearly 75% of the chips in play.
As both Arends and Derzhypilskyi battled to reach the top two, hoping to find a few flips to be able to challenge the German chip leader Ole Schemion. On a board showing K-K-8-T with the last two cards being spades, Jans Arends was in a terrific position with ace-king and the king of spades to boot. Schemion’s bet of 632,000 into a pot of 1.75 million with jack-nine of spades got a call from the Dutch challenger. A five of spades on the river spelled doom for the underdog, however, and when Schemion shoved, Arends called off his stack with trip kings and left in third place for $207,437.
That pot gave Schemion an unassailable lead and with a better than 20 to 1 chip lead. And on the second hand of heads-up play, he shoved with king-eight. Derzhypilskiy called with queen-ten. The board ran clean with 9-3-3-5-4 ending the event in Schemion’s favor as he claimed the top prize of $337,413 and yet another GGMillion$ title to add to his others.
Watch all the action with regular host Jeff Gross and co-commentator Jared Jaffe right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Xx0LpMM2s
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ole Schemion | Germany | $337,413 |
| 2nd | Andrii Derzhypilskyi | Ukraine | $264,560 |
| 3rd | Jans Arends | Netherlands | $207,437 |
| 4th | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | $162,648 |
| 5th | Samuel Vousden | Finland | $127,530 |
| 6th | Matthew Stumpf | Canada | $99,994 |
| 7th | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $78,403 |
| 8th | Anvar Muratov | Russia | $61,475 |
| 9th | Damir Zhugralin | United Kingdom | $48,201 |
About the Author: Paul Seaton has written about poker for over 10 years, interviewing some of the best players ever to play the game such as Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth. Over the years, Paul has reported live from tournaments such as the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and the European Poker Tour. He has also written for other poker brands where he was Head of Media, as well as BLUFF magazine, where he was Editor.