Ole Schemion Wins Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions ($440,395); Tony Dunst Eliminated in 2nd Place ($250,265)

Jun 3, 2019

Champion Ole Schemion

Hand #170: Ole Schemion (pictured) raises to 60,000 from the button and Tony Dunst three-bets to 250,000 from the big blind.

Schemion calls, and the flop lands Spade 10Heart JHeart K as Dunst elects to check.

Schemion bets 200,000, and Dunst calls as the Spade 4 on the turn.

Dunst checks, and Schemion bets out 420,000. Dunst announces he is all in for 785,000 and Schemion snap-calls.

Dunst: Club KDiamond 5
Schemion: Spade QSpade 9

Dunst is at-risk with top pair, but unfortunately he is drawing dead against Schemion’s flopped straight and flush draw.

The river lands the meaningless Diamond 10, and WPT Commentator and Season XII WPT Caribbean champion Dunst is eliminated in second-place from the Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions for a $250,265 payday.

Champion Ole Schemion

Season XVI WPT European Championship winner Ole Schemion wins the Season XVII Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions for $440,395, along with a special edition Hublot watch, a handcrafted Baccarat Crystal Tornado Vase, a Baccarat Crystal Champagne Flute set, a custom-made BBO Poker Table, and a $15,000 seat into the Season XVIII WPT Tournament of Champions.

Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions Results
1st: Ole Schemion – $440,395*
2nd: Tony Dunst – $250,265
3rd: Ryan Tosoc – $166,845
4th: Simon Lam – $115,945
5th: Griffin Paul – $84,140
6th: Nick Schulman – $63,890

Champion Ole Schemion

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive


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