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| Nickname(s) | wizowizo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1992 Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ole Schemion (born 12 September 1992) is a German professional poker player from Berlin, Germany. Schemion primarily plays in Europe. [1] [2]
In 2011, Schemion won his first tournament at the age of 19, in one of the events during European Poker Tour(EPT) Berlin. He has since won over 10 titles including the EPT Sanremo High Roller for $366,124. [3] His largest cash winning was the 2016 € Super High Roller #16 in Monaco.
Success during the period of 2013-2015 earned Schemion the #1 position on the Global Poker Index (GPI), with 4083.21 points, in the January 2015 rankings. Schemion was the highest ranked player in open events for both 2013 and 2014. [4] As of 2024 [update] , he is ranked 49th on the GPI, and he is in 6th place on the Germany All-Time Money List. [5]
In 13 October 2019, Ole Schemion won the $1,050 Sunday Supersonic and $215 Sunday Warm-Up tournaments on the same evening. [6]
In November 2021, Schemion won his first bracelet in the $1,979 No Limit Hold'em - Poker Hall of Fame Bounty (Event #79), a knockout tournament at midstakes level, winning $172,499. [7]
He's had multiple success in online multi-table tournaments, under the alias “wizowizo”.
In January 2025, Ole "wizowizo" Schemion won the high equivalent of the New Year Series Main Event (Titans Event) for a prize of $224,424 defeating Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi ($171,081) heads-up for the title. [8]
Schemion has live tournament winnings exceeding $20,200,000. [9]
Schemion was born in Berlin, Germany and currently resides in Vienna, Austria. [1]
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