PARTOUCHE: SCHEMION'S WIN HAS HIM CONTENDING FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

With the way he had been playing this season, it seemed as if it was only a matter of time for Ole Schemion (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 10th) to pickup the first major win of his poker career.

After a EPT Berlin prelim event win back in April (he won that same event in 2011 as well) and a 9th place finish at EPT Barcelona earlier in the month, Schemion replaces Sam Trickett as the winner of the Partouche Poker Tour Final and collects over 1M EURO for the big win.

Schemion joins fellow German poker pro Marvin Rettenmaier on the 2012 QuadJacks Poker Player of the Year powered by PTPRpoker Top 10 Leaderboard.

Schemion defeated Karen Sarkisyan (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-237th) heads-up. Sarkisyan was the chip leader coming into final table play today although Schemion was hot on his heels just a few chips behind.

Current Player of the Year leader Daniel Smith (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 1st) added to his POY lead, collecting 29 PTPR Points for his 7th place finish, on the final table bubble.

Aaron Lim, Dan O'Brien, Marcello Marigliano, Fabrice Touil, Tom Alner, Simon Ravnsbaek and David Williams are a few of the other players who earned Player of the Year points in the event.

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FT PAYOUTS (EURO) Ole Schemion 1,172,850 € Karen Sarkisyan 693,494 € Aaron Lim 417,499 € Dan O'Brien 341,991 € Marcello Marigliano 267,492 € Fabrice Touil 223,498 € RELATED POSTS > SMITH BUBBLES PARTOUCHE FT > SCHEMION WINS AGAIN > SCHEMION WINS BERLIN PRELIM > TRICKETT WINS PARTOUCHE DEFENDING CHAMPION Sam Trickett

PTPR PREMIER EVENT PARTOUCHE POKER TOUR NLH Main Event September 3-9, 2012 Palm Beach Casino | Cannes Buy-in: $10,875 | Prizepool: $6,398,500 Entries: 489 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION OLE SCHEMION 129 KAREN SARKISYAN 79 AARON LIM 49 DAN O'BRIEN 39 MARCELLO MARIGLIANO 34 FABRICE TOUIL 29 DANIEL SMITH 29 BARTOLEMU GOMILA 14 TOM ALNER 14 GASTON ONANA 14 RAMIN HAJIYEV 14 SIMON RAVNSBAEK 12 PAUL TEDESCHI 12 AURANGZEB SHEIKH 12 MAGAL FABRON INCANDELA 12 MIHAIL MOROZOVS 9 DAVID WILLIAMS 9 DOMINIQUE FRANCHI 9

PARTOUCHE MAIN: SMITH ADDS TO HIS POY LEAD, SARKISYAN LEADS SUNDAY'S FT

It was a good day for Dan Smith (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 1st), the current leader in the QuadJacks Player of the Year Race powered by PTPRpoker, made it deep in yet another event, further adding to his first place point total ... unfortunately for Smith, he was the final table bubble boy and his attempt at winning another poker tournament this season has gone by the wayside.

Karen Sarkisyan will hold the chip lead once final table play begins. Sarkisyan is followed closely by German pro Ole Schemion. Fabrice Touil and American Dan O'Brien will be joined by Marcello Marigliano and Aaron Lim at the final table.

FINAL TABLE SEAT ASSIGNMENTS/CHIP COUNTS:
Seat 1 Fabrice Touil 2,555,000
Seat 2 Karen Sarkisyan 3,990,000
Seat 3 Ole Schemion 3,510,000
Seat 4 Daniel O'Brien 2,500,000
Seat 5 Marcello Marigliano 3,165,000
Seat 6 Aaron Lim 1,470,000

Streaming of the Main Event Final Table will begin at 1pm Cannes time.

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FT PAYOUTS (EURO) Champion 1,172,850 € Runner-up 693,494 € 3rd 417,499 € 4th 341,991 € 5th 267,492 € 6th 223,498 € RELATED POSTS > TRICKETT WINS PARTOUCHE DEFENDING CHAMPION Sam Trickett

PTPR PREMIER EVENT PARTOUCHE POKER TOUR NLH Main Event September 3-9, 2012 Palm Beach Casino | Cannes Buy-in: $10,875 | Prizepool: $6,398,500 Entries: 489 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION 1st position 129 2nd position 79 3rd position 49 4th position 39 5th position 34 6th position 29 DANIEL SMITH 29 BARTOLEMU GOMILA 14 TOM ALNER 14 GASTON ONANA 14 RAMIN HAJIYEV 14 SIMON RAVNSBAEK 12 PAUL TEDESCHI 12 AURANGZEB SHEIKH 12 MAGAL FABRON INCANDELA 12 MIHAIL MOROZOVS 9 DAVID WILLIAMS 9 DOMINIQUE FRANCHI 9