Things Just Got a Lot Tougher
As we near the completion of the third level of play, we just noticed five renowned poker pros take their seats. The five names below have all had major successes, with Ole Schemion leading the way.
Schemion has a staggering $8 million in live tournament earnings, his biggest being a win in the Partouche Poker Tour for $1.4 million, a second place in the Aussie Million $100k Challenge for $1 million and a victory in the 2014 Aria $100k for another million.
Schemion sits fourth on the German all-time money list, leading Martin Finger by three spots.
Finger's got $6.3 million in live tournament earnings, among which nine six-figure scores or better. Right here, in this city, Finger had his breakout result by winning EPT Prague in 2011 for €720,000, followed by a WSOP bracelet win in 2013 for $506,764, an EPT High Roller and Super High Roller win in 2013 and 2015.
David Peters has outperformed Finger just slightly, with $6.8 million in live results. This past summer Peters notched his first seven-figure score with a fifth place in the Aria Super High Roller Bowl for $1.5 million. Peters has had many close calls over the years, with a second and fourth-place finish in WSOP events, and a sixth and seventh in WPT Main events.
Chris Hunichen, known as Big Huni online with $8 million in online tournament results, has $1.1 million in career live tournament earnings, his biggest being a Venetian Deepstack victory for $301,442.
Last but not least we've spotted Ludovic Geilich, who took down UKIPT Marbella for $171,790 in 2013 followed by a fourth-place finish in the EPT London Main Event for $313,482, and ever since he's been a feature on the international scene.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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30,500
30,500
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30,500 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |