Ole Schemion Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in PLO Championship

Ole Schemion has added another significant victory to his poker career by winning the 2026 WSOP Europe €5,300 PLO European Championship. This triumph earned him $454,250 and 1,200 Card Player Player of the Year points, pushing his career earnings past $24.4 million.

Schemion's victory was not his first at the WSOP. He first broke through at the series in 2021, taking down the $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame bounty event for $172,499. This latest win makes him a two-time WSOP champion, adding to his collection of 26 recorded titles, which includes a pair of WPT trophies.

The tournament featured a prize pool of $2,092,080 with the top 57 finishers earning a share. Notable players who made the money in this PLO championship include Manig Loeser, Yueqi Zhu, Davidi Kitai, Patrick Leonard, Matthew Wantman, Erick Lindgren, Julien Sitbon, Jessica Teusl, Ari Engel, Scott Bohlman, Punnat Punsri, David Coleman, and Quan Zhou. Rasmus Larsen held the chip lead when the final table of nine was set, but Schemion's strategic play saw him eliminate key opponents. He eliminated Arunas Sapitavicius in 8th place, Michael Moncek in 3rd place, and ultimately won against Santtu Leinonen in heads-up play.