Shane Schleger - Live Updates

Level 2 Update

Mar 17, '09

Big Hands:

Van Nguyen Eliminated

Van Nguyen was among the first players of the day to be eliminated when she was knocked out of the tournament Jason Mercier. Mercier now holds 32,000.

Nenad Medic Eliminated

An opponent of Nenad Medic moved all in on a board of J755 and Medic called him down. Medic turned up J7 for two pair but his opponent showed down J5 for the full house. The river brought the 9 and Medic was knocked down to 2,500. He was forced to move this small amount all in a few hands later and he was the first shooting star to be eliminated from the event.

Jennifer Tilly Eliminated

Jennifer Tilly was just knocked out of the tournament when her poacket aces were all in against the pocket fives of an opponent. A third five fell on the river though, and Tilly was knocked out of the Shooting Star event once again on a bad beat.

Jamie Rosen Wins a Nice Pot

Jamie Rosen got it all in with pocket jacks and Shane Schleger called him down with A-K. The board ran out Q-7-6-5-5 and Rosen doubled up. Schleger was knocked down to 4,500 after the hand.

 

Player Tags: Van Nguyen,   Nenad Medic,   Shane Schleger,   Jennifer Tilly,   Jamie Rosen

Break Time for Shane Schleger

Aug 24, '08

Shane Schleger just became the second player to face a one-round penalty in the tournament because one of his cards fell off the table and hit the ground. Raymond Davis had to sit out for a while yesterday when according to him the dealer knocked his cards off of the table.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Looking Back - Shane Schleger

Jul 12, '08

Last year's fourth place finisher Shane Schleger is in the field today. Let's take a look back at how Schleger has faired throughout the year since his WPT final table.

2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker Event 38 - Pot-Limit Hold'em		33rd	$5,505.00
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker Event 2 - No-Limit Hold'em		95th	$5,899.00
2007 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) No-Limit Hold'em Event 12		8th	$29,270.00
2007 Borgata Poker Open (WPT) No-Limit Hold'em Event 11		13th	$14,200.00

Click here to see a video of Schleger and Mike Matusow discussing their play at the final table.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Three Recap

Jun 28, '08

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 1,860 of 2,718

Eliminations:

Dustin Woolf
Alex Jacob
Anna Wroblewski
David Singer
Theo Tran

Hands and Storylines:

Schleger misses out when opponent catches ace

After a player moved all in on the button, it folded back around to Shane Schleger. Schleger made a reraise and tossed in the majority of him remaining chips. A third player in the hand took some time to mull calling but folded. Schleger showed pocket queens and was in good shape against his oponent's A-9. But an ace came on the flop and Schleger found himself down to his starting stack of 3,000 chips.

Bill Chen hanging on

With blinds already at 100-200, a player with the starting stack of 3,000 has just 15 big blinds. A third of the field is already gone, and at the rate players are getting all their chips into the pot, another thousand will be gone in no time. Bill Chen had just 2,200 at the start of a hand and moved all in after the player under the gun raised to 475. After thinking for a minute the player folded and Chen showed A-K.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger,   William Chen

$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - Level 13 - Schleger Takes a Big Hit

Jun 21, '08

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Left: 30 of 605

Average Chip Stack: 80,667

Chip Counts:
Michael Binger: 212,500
Keith Lehr: 150,000
Jan von Halle: 126,000
Lee Watkinson: 108,000
Chris Bell: 100,000
Davood Mehrmand: 88,000
Benjamin Roberts: 85,000
Robert Cheung: 77,000
David Chicotsky: 72,000
Jeff Sluzinski: 70,000

Eliminations: Clonie Gowen, Shane Schleger, Matthew Hilger, Marco Traniello

Big Hands:

Last Woman Gone, Gowen Busts

Clonie Gowen got all in on the river with the board showing 865A10. Gentleman Ben Roberts turned over 1010 for the rivered set and a very disapointed Gowen showed AJ. Gowen vocalized her mistake before leaving the table. Instead of raising Roberts off his hand when he bet the ace turn card, she said she had let him play to the river where he caught his set. And with that, the last woman in the field is gone.


Schleger Loses Big Pot...

The tournament is down to 4 tables, and one stands among the others. Clonie Gowen and Shane Schleger joined the table already featuring Ben Roberts and Eugene Todd. Schleger ran into a massive bump in the road when he got Keith Lehr all in and showed 10-10. Lehr showed J-J and the board came K-Q-5-5-9. Schleger lost a lot of chips in the hand and dropped to around 75,000, while Lehr approached 150,000.

... Eliminated Shortly After

A few hands after losing the big hand Schleger was short on chips and raised from early position, only to have Chris Bell raise him all in from the button. Schleger reluctantly made the call and Bell showed JJ. Schleger had only one live card, holding KJ. The board missed him, coming 109369 and Schleger was eliminated. Bell jumped over 100,000 in chips after the hand.

Hilger Loses Flip, Gone

Matthew Hilger got all in with big slick against Jan von Halle's pocket 9s. The flop came 9-8-3 and Hilger was in bad shape. The turn 2 and river jack didn't save Hilger and he was eliminated.




 

Player Tags: Benjamin Roberts,   Clonie Gowen,   Matthew Hilger,   Chris Bell,   Shane Schleger,   European Report

$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - Level 12 - Binger, Gowen On Fire

Jun 21, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Average Chip Stack:

Chip Counts:

Eliminations: Larry Wright, Cristian Dragomir, Jeff Langdon

Big Hands:

A Flesh Wound To The Chip Leader

Michael Binger called a short stacks all in and showed A-K against his opponent's 8-8. Binger missed and doubled his opponent up, but the players could only smile about it because the 10,000 that Binger lost in the hand doesn't really effect the 200,000 chips he still has.

Gowen is Hot

Clonie Gowen made a raise to 5,500 and was reraised by the player in seat 8 to 15,500. Gowen pushed all in and seat 8 called and flipped over AK. Gowen flipped over JJ. The board ran 106268 and Gowen's jacks held up and so far today she has run her chip stack up from the  8,900 she started the day with to over 70,000.

Gheung Sends Wright Packing

On a flop pf KJJ, Larry Wright moved all in and was called by Robert Cheung. Wright had hit the flop and showed K10, but Cheung hit the flop bigger, holding AJ. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4, and Wright was eliminated.

Schleger Active Early

Shane Schleger has been adding to his stack. Schleger bet 3,000 on a A97 flop and the player in seat 8 made the call. Both players checked the Q turn and Schleger bet 6,200 on the 8 river card. Seat 8 tanked, eventually folding and giving Schleger a pot of around 17,000.
Schleger proceeded to raise and take the blinds in the next hand.
The following hand, however, he tangled with another chipleader in Michael Binger. Schleger raised again ang Binger called. Both players checked the AK4 flop, but Binger led out for 8,000 on the 7 turn and Schleger quickly mucked.

Caught Making a Move

Al Adler went all in after David Chicotsky reraised a pot from late position. Adler thought Chicotsky  was trying to steal and he was correct. Adler showed AJ and Chicotsky showed J10. The board ran J5456 and Adler more than doubled to around 44,000.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Clonie Gowen,   Shane Schleger,   Al Adler,   Michael Binger,   Robert Cheung,   David Chicotsky

Event 38 - $2000 PLHE - Lucky Ladies

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 68

Eliminations: Jason Lester

Notable Hands:

Gowen Doubles

Clonie Gowen bet the pot for 3,500 from under the gun, leaving her with just 200 left behind. Action folded around to the small blind, who made a minimum raise to 7,000, pushing out the big blind. Gowen called off her last 200, and the two players turned over their cards. Gowen showed K10, and was racing against the small blind's 33. The flop was good to Gowen, showing J105, and things only improved from there. The turn brought the Q and the river the A, completing a broadway straight. As Gowen raked in the pot, she turned around to inform Michael Binger, seated directly behind her at another table, of her good fortune. "I doubled up Michael!" Binger responded with a curt "Good job," and returned to the task of bullying his table.

Shaniac Takes One Out

At a much subdued table 3, Shane Schleger called against one player in seat 4, who showed AK. Schleger was in good shape holding AA, maintaining his lead as the board ran out 44783. Seat 4 was eliminated, and Schleger prolonged his stay at the table, still pending continued disruptive behavior.

Liv Boeree Lives

Liv Boeree reraised all in over the top of a completion from the small blind in seat 4. The player called, holding only 23 and calling for a counterfeit against Boeree's 55. For a moment it seemed that a counterfeit would come, as the flop ran AAJ, but the turn and river came K10, and Boeree survived with a double up.

Watkinson Whacks Another

Lee Watkinson opened for a raise to 3,000, and instantly called the all in reraise of the player in seat 2. Watkinson held AK, dominating his opponent's KQ. The flop brought a frightening J104, but Watkinson managed to avoid further trouble, eliminating the 2 seat and adding another tower of chips to his already formidable stack.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Clonie Gowen,   Shane Schleger

$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - Level 13 - Schleger Takes a Big Hit

Jun 21, '08

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Left: 30 of 605

Average Chip Stack: 80,667

Chip Counts:
Michael Binger: 212,500
Keith Lehr: 150,000
Jan von Halle: 126,000
Lee Watkinson: 108,000
Chris Bell: 100,000
Davood Mehrmand: 88,000
Benjamin Roberts: 85,000
Robert Cheung: 77,000
David Chicotsky: 72,000
Jeff Sluzinski: 70,000

Eliminations: Clonie Gowen, Shane Schleger, Matthew Hilger, Marco Traniello

Big Hands:

Last Woman Gone, Gowen Busts

Clonie Gowen got all in on the river with the board showing 865A10. Gentleman Ben Roberts turned over 1010 for the rivered set and a very disapointed Gowen showed AJ. Gowen vocalized her mistake before leaving the table. Instead of raising Roberts off his hand when he bet the ace turn card, she said she had let him play to the river where he caught his set. And with that, the last woman in the field is gone.


Schleger Loses Big Pot...

The tournament is down to 4 tables, and one stands among the others. Clonie Gowen and Shane Schleger joined the table already featuring Ben Roberts and Eugene Todd. Schleger ran into a massive bump in the road when he got Keith Lehr all in and showed 10-10. Lehr showed J-J and the board came K-Q-5-5-9. Schleger lost a lot of chips in the hand and dropped to around 75,000, while Lehr approached 150,000.

... Eliminated Shortly After

A few hands after losing the big hand Schleger was short on chips and raised from early position, only to have Chris Bell raise him all in from the button. Schleger reluctantly made the call and Bell showed JJ. Schleger had only one live card, holding KJ. The board missed him, coming 109369 and Schleger was eliminated. Bell jumped over 100,000 in chips after the hand.

Hilger Loses Flip, Gone

Matthew Hilger got all in with big slick against Jan von Halle's pocket 9s. The flop came 9-8-3 and Hilger was in bad shape. The turn 2 and river jack didn't save Hilger and he was eliminated.




 

Player Tags: Benjamin Roberts,   Clonie Gowen,   Matthew Hilger,   Chris Bell,   Shane Schleger,   European Report

$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - Level 12 - Binger, Gowen On Fire

Jun 21, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Average Chip Stack:

Chip Counts:

Eliminations: Larry Wright, Cristian Dragomir, Jeff Langdon

Big Hands:

A Flesh Wound To The Chip Leader

Michael Binger called a short stacks all in and showed A-K against his opponent's 8-8. Binger missed and doubled his opponent up, but the players could only smile about it because the 10,000 that Binger lost in the hand doesn't really effect the 200,000 chips he still has.

Gowen is Hot

Clonie Gowen made a raise to 5,500 and was reraised by the player in seat 8 to 15,500. Gowen pushed all in and seat 8 called and flipped over AK. Gowen flipped over JJ. The board ran 106268 and Gowen's jacks held up and so far today she has run her chip stack up from the  8,900 she started the day with to over 70,000.

Gheung Sends Wright Packing

On a flop pf KJJ, Larry Wright moved all in and was called by Robert Cheung. Wright had hit the flop and showed K10, but Cheung hit the flop bigger, holding AJ. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4, and Wright was eliminated.

Schleger Active Early

Shane Schleger has been adding to his stack. Schleger bet 3,000 on a A97 flop and the player in seat 8 made the call. Both players checked the Q turn and Schleger bet 6,200 on the 8 river card. Seat 8 tanked, eventually folding and giving Schleger a pot of around 17,000.
Schleger proceeded to raise and take the blinds in the next hand.
The following hand, however, he tangled with another chipleader in Michael Binger. Schleger raised again ang Binger called. Both players checked the AK4 flop, but Binger led out for 8,000 on the 7 turn and Schleger quickly mucked.

Caught Making a Move

Al Adler went all in after David Chicotsky reraised a pot from late position. Adler thought Chicotsky  was trying to steal and he was correct. Adler showed AJ and Chicotsky showed J10. The board ran J5456 and Adler more than doubled to around 44,000.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Clonie Gowen,   Shane Schleger,   Al Adler,   Michael Binger,   Robert Cheung,   David Chicotsky

Event 38 - $2000 PLHE - Lucky Ladies

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 68

Eliminations: Jason Lester

Notable Hands:

Gowen Doubles

Clonie Gowen bet the pot for 3,500 from under the gun, leaving her with just 200 left behind. Action folded around to the small blind, who made a minimum raise to 7,000, pushing out the big blind. Gowen called off her last 200, and the two players turned over their cards. Gowen showed K10, and was racing against the small blind's 33. The flop was good to Gowen, showing J105, and things only improved from there. The turn brought the Q and the river the A, completing a broadway straight. As Gowen raked in the pot, she turned around to inform Michael Binger, seated directly behind her at another table, of her good fortune. "I doubled up Michael!" Binger responded with a curt "Good job," and returned to the task of bullying his table.

Shaniac Takes One Out

At a much subdued table 3, Shane Schleger called against one player in seat 4, who showed AK. Schleger was in good shape holding AA, maintaining his lead as the board ran out 44783. Seat 4 was eliminated, and Schleger prolonged his stay at the table, still pending continued disruptive behavior.

Liv Boeree Lives

Liv Boeree reraised all in over the top of a completion from the small blind in seat 4. The player called, holding only 23 and calling for a counterfeit against Boeree's 55. For a moment it seemed that a counterfeit would come, as the flop ran AAJ, but the turn and river came K10, and Boeree survived with a double up.

Watkinson Whacks Another

Lee Watkinson opened for a raise to 3,000, and instantly called the all in reraise of the player in seat 2. Watkinson held AK, dominating his opponent's KQ. The flop brought a frightening J104, but Watkinson managed to avoid further trouble, eliminating the 2 seat and adding another tower of chips to his already formidable stack.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Clonie Gowen,   Shane Schleger

End of Day 1A

May 31, '08

It took only 8 hours and 15 minutes of play today to whittle the day 1A field of 2,000 down to 225. Officials were forced to halt play early in order to ensure that day 1A and day 1B each produce a similar number of survivors, especially with the money bubble rapidly approaching.

With a fast structure and shallow starting stacks, the chips were flying fast and furious today. As a result, big-name players became hard to find as the daylight dwindled. Shane "shaniac" Schleger, second in chips, and Todd Brunson are two notables who will have deep stacks to work with on day 2. Also returning on Monday will be Asher Derei, John Murphy, Johannes Strassmann, and Matthew "all in at 420" Stout.

The players will all receive a much needed day off tomorrow and come back Monday to try and claim the first no-limit hold'em bracelet of the 2008 World Series of Poker.

Day 1B of this event will begin at noon tomorrow.

Player Tags: Asher Derei,   Todd Brunson,   John Murphy,   Shane Schleger,   Matt Stout,   Johannes Strassmann

No Limit Hold 'Em Level 9 - Down to 225

May 31, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000-100

Players Remaining: 225

Average Stack: 27,200

Chip Leaders:

Shane Schleger - 117,000
David Robertson - 108,400
Grant Hinkle - 77,000
Ryan D'Angelo - 75,000
Jeff Carris - 71,000
Henry Tran - 70,000
Cesar Flores - 60,000
Asher Derei - 60,000
Eric Hicks - 55,000
Paul Lee - 46,000
Mark Ketteringham - 45,000

Eliminations:

Bill Gazes

Big Hands:

Older Hinkle Brother Makes His Move

It has just come to our attention that Grant Hinkle, older brother of Blair "blur5f6" Hinkle, has vaulted up the leaderboard and currently sits with just over 75,000 in chips. Blair is playing in tommorow's field, but will have a long way to go to match his big brother.

Griffin Continues His Comeback

Gavin Griffin and his opponent were racing as Griffin flipped over 99 and his opponent had AK. The board ran out 77434 and Griffin's stack gained a much needed boost. He currently sits at 41,000.

Gazes Gone

At the same table where Griffin continued to stage his comeback, Bill Gazes met his demise. A shortstacked player moved his stack of 9,400 into the middle and Gazes was quick to call. The two revealed their cards:

Gazes: A-K
Opponent: T-T

the board was of no help to Gazes and he was eliminated.

Murphy Hanging in There

John Murphy raised to 2,500 in the cutoff. Only the big blind called and they saw a flop of 983. The big blind checked and, without much thought, Murphy stuck in a stack of yellow chips totalling about 15,000, putting his opponent all-in. After a bit of posturing the big blind folded, and Murphy's stack crept up to 35,000.

Strassmann Wins Blind Battle

After a button raise to 3,000, European Poker Tour final tablist Johaness Strassmann of Germany three-bet to 9,000 total, leaving himself only a few thousand behind. His opponent folded A-J face-up, earning a placative, "Nice fold" from Strassmann. The pot took Strassmann up to 34,000 in chips.

All-in at 10:45

Matt "All in at 420" Stout found aces at the right time to increase his stack to 36,000. After an under-the-gun raise, a player in middle position shoved all-in for 16,200. In the big blind, Stout looked down at two black aces and wasted little time before getting his money into the pot. The under-the-gun player folded and the middle position player showed AQ. The board came 55283 and Stout chipped up to 36,000. After the hand the under-the-gun raiser claimed to have folded AK, drawing equal amounts of plaudits and skepticism from the table.

Player Tags: Asher Derei,   Bill Gazes,   Gavin Griffin,   John Murphy,   Shane Schleger,   Matt Stout,   Johannes Strassmann,   European Report

No Limit Hold 'Em Level 8 - Well That Didn't Take Long

May 31, '08

Blinds: 400-800-100

Players Remaining: 250

Average Stack: 23,600

Chip Leaders:

Shane Schleger - 105,000
Ryan D'Angelo - 75,000
Eric Hicks - 71,000
Henry Tran - 67,000
David Robertson - 63,000
Jeremiah Smith - 63,000
Cesar Flores - 60,000
Asher Derei - 60,000
Mark Ketteringham - 45,000
Paul Lee - 40,000

Eliminations:

Matt "Plattsburgh" Vengrin
John Cernuto
Shannon Shorr

Big Hands:

Schleger and Griffin waste no time

With a short stack all in and over 20,000 in the pot preflop, Gavin Griffin calls a bet of 7,500 made by Shane Schleger after a T95 flop. After the T comes on the turn, Schleger checks and Griffin bets just under 20,000 and then calls when Schleger moves all in for only 14,000 more. Both show surprisingly mediocre holdings: pocket eights for Schleger and QJ for Griffin. The river created a brief stir, though. It was the 8, giving Schleger a full house and Griffin a straight. The double-up gave Schleger roughly 110,000 chips and dropped Griffin to under 10,000.

Henry Tran takes step back

Some of the confidence Tran was showing earlier in the last level went away after a bad beat to a player with just over 10,000 chips. With pocket tens against J-9, Tran was in great shape until a jack came on the turn. The loss dropped Tran to a little over 50,000 chips.

Cernuto Busto

With 10 big blinds, John Cernuto moved his stack into the middle from early position. The big blind looked down to see A-K and called immediately.  Cernuto turned over A-Q and found himself eliminated after the board brought no help.

Dan Druff doubles up

Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles got some much-needed breathing room with a double up to end the level. He got his chips all in preflop  with pocket kings and saw them hold up against an opponents A-Q. With the pot he know has roughly 35,000 chips.

The remaining players are now on a 20-minute break as the tournament staff races off the $25 chips.







 

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Gavin Griffin,   Shane Schleger,   Todd Witteles,   Henry Tran

No Limit Hold'Em - Level 7

May 31, '08

Blinds: 300-600 ante 75

Players Remaining: 310

Average Stack: 19,800

Chip Leaders:

Ryan D'Angelo - 90,000
Gavin Griffin - 65,000
Jeremiah Smith - 63,000
Henry Tran - 60,000
Cesar Flores - 54,000
Shane Schleger - 45,500
Paul Lee - 42,000
Chris Vaughn - 42,000
Mark Ketteringham - 40,000
Mark Hanna - 36,000

Eliminations:

Greg Raymer
Johnny Chan
Brett Jungblut

Big Hands:

D’Angelo Takes The Lead

Ryan D’Angelo won a massive pot to give himself the largest stack in the tournament.  He raised pre-flop from middle position and got a call from the player directly on his left and John Cernuto in the big blind.  On a flop of J94, Cernuto checked, D’Angelo put out a pot-sized bet and the player to his left – who had quite a stack himself -- set him all-in immediately. D’Angelo leaned back in his chair and moaned, “We’re gonna need a count. This is sick. This is sick.” After a few more reminders of how sick the situation was, he made the call and the players revealed their cards:

D’Angelo: AJ
Opponent: QJ

The turn came T giving his opponent and open-ended straight-draw in addition to his flush draw, but the river was the A, sending a mountain of chips D’Angelo’s way, bringing him to a total of nearly 90,000.

Roveto knocks out Alvarado

After committing most of his chips preflop, J.C Alvarado moved all in on the flop with A-5 and was called by John Roveto, who held A-Q. Alvarado flopped a gutshot straight draw, but did not catch a card on the turn or river and was eliminated.

Gazes takes a hit

After a short stack moved all in preflop, Bill Gazes reluctantly made the call with QT. His opponent flipped over AK and flopped a king to end the suspense. After the hand Gazes was left with under 20,000 chips.

Together at Last

Gavin Griffin was moved to Shane Schleger's table, putting two of the chip leaders on a collision course with one another. Matt "Allinat420" Stout immediately noticed the move and came over to the table, willing to bet that the two of them would be bust within two hours.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Brett Jungblut,   Johnny Chan,   Paul Lee,   Gavin Griffin,   Greg Raymer,   Mark Hanna,   Shane Schleger,   Henry Tran,   Jeremiah Smith,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Cesar Flores

No-Limit Hold'em - Back From Dinner Break

May 31, '08

Player Tags: Mark Ketteringham,   Paul Lee,   Gavin Griffin,   Mark Hanna,   Shane Schleger,   Henry Tran,   Jeremiah Smith,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Chris Vaughn,   Cesar Flores

Getting Ready To Begin

Jul 15, '07

The audience is filing in and the players are getting set here at the final table of the World Poker Tour's Bellagio Cup III.  We started with 535 players and are down to are final six. 

Here are the final six players and their chip counts. 

Seat 1 - Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul - $4,210,000
Seat 2 - Eracles "Eric" Panayioyou - $759,000
Seat 3 - Konstantin Puchkov - $1,005,000
Seat 4 - Mike "The Mouth" Matusow - $1,872,000
Seat 5 - Danny Wong - $1,203,000
Seat 6 - Shane "Shaniac" Schleger - $1,838,000

The blinds are currently at $12,000/$24,000 with a $3,000 ante. 

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Eracles "Eric" Panayioyou,   Shane Schleger,   Kevin Saul,   Danny Wong,   Konstantin Puchkov

Christopher Bonita Eliminated In 9th Place ($72,295)

Jul 14, '07

Christopher Bonita moved all-in from late position and was called by Shane Schleger in the big blind. Bonita showed A J but was in bad shape against the A Q held by Schleger. The board came out 9 7 4 8 K eliminating Bonita in 9th place.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Takes One Down

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger called a pre flop raise and saw a flop of J J 8 with one opponent. Shane checked and then called a $130,000 chip bet from his opponent. The turn brought a 9 and both players checked. The river was a 6 and this time Shane bet out $240,000 and his opponent folded.

Shane is creeping up on chip leader Kevin Saul.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger,   Kevin Saul

Steven Buckner Eliminated In 16th Place ($41,310)

Jul 14, '07

Mike Matusow raised from middle position and Steven Buckner moved all-in over the top. Action folded around to Shane Schleger who called the all-in. Matusow folded and the players whowed their hands. Schleger showed J J and was in the lead over Buckner's 6 6. The board came out K 8 3 T 4 and Buckner was eliminated in 16th place.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Douglas Booth Eliminated In 17th Place ($41,310)

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger raised to $44,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Douglas Booth in the big blind and he re-raised all-in for $85,000 total. Shcleger showed Q Q and was in the lead of Booth's A K. The flop brought bad news for Schleger when it came A 8 7. The turn however, was huge for Schleger when it fell a Q. The river was a K and Booth was eliminated.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane "Shaniac" Schleger Chips Up

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger has been on a nice run over the last hour and is now sitting with $1,100,000.

In his most recent chip aquisition Shane held pocket A-A on a flop of J-T-3. Shane put in a large bet of $140,000 and David Chui, his lone opponent folded.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Takes A Hit

Jul 13, '07

On a baord reading A J 2 K T shane called a bet of $8,000 on the river. His opponent showed Q J for the nut straight and Shane mucked his hand.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Doubles Up

Jul 13, '07

One player raised to $4,000 from early position. Action folded around to Shane Schleger on the button who re-raised to $14,000. The original raiser made the call and we were heads up to the flop of A K 3. Shane's opponent moved all-in and Shane immediately called. Shane turned over K K for a flopped set and was a huge favorite against his opponent's 5 5. Shane now has over $60,000 and is climbing the chip counts.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Getting Ready To Begin

Jul 15, '07

The audience is filing in and the players are getting set here at the final table of the World Poker Tour's Bellagio Cup III.  We started with 535 players and are down to are final six. 

Here are the final six players and their chip counts. 

Seat 1 - Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul - $4,210,000
Seat 2 - Eracles "Eric" Panayioyou - $759,000
Seat 3 - Konstantin Puchkov - $1,005,000
Seat 4 - Mike "The Mouth" Matusow - $1,872,000
Seat 5 - Danny Wong - $1,203,000
Seat 6 - Shane "Shaniac" Schleger - $1,838,000

The blinds are currently at $12,000/$24,000 with a $3,000 ante. 

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Eracles "Eric" Panayioyou,   Shane Schleger,   Kevin Saul,   Danny Wong,   Konstantin Puchkov

Christopher Bonita Eliminated In 9th Place ($72,295)

Jul 14, '07

Christopher Bonita moved all-in from late position and was called by Shane Schleger in the big blind. Bonita showed A J but was in bad shape against the A Q held by Schleger. The board came out 9 7 4 8 K eliminating Bonita in 9th place.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Takes One Down

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger called a pre flop raise and saw a flop of J J 8 with one opponent. Shane checked and then called a $130,000 chip bet from his opponent. The turn brought a 9 and both players checked. The river was a 6 and this time Shane bet out $240,000 and his opponent folded.

Shane is creeping up on chip leader Kevin Saul.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger,   Kevin Saul

Steven Buckner Eliminated In 16th Place ($41,310)

Jul 14, '07

Mike Matusow raised from middle position and Steven Buckner moved all-in over the top. Action folded around to Shane Schleger who called the all-in. Matusow folded and the players whowed their hands. Schleger showed J J and was in the lead over Buckner's 6 6. The board came out K 8 3 T 4 and Buckner was eliminated in 16th place.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Douglas Booth Eliminated In 17th Place ($41,310)

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger raised to $44,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Douglas Booth in the big blind and he re-raised all-in for $85,000 total. Shcleger showed Q Q and was in the lead of Booth's A K. The flop brought bad news for Schleger when it came A 8 7. The turn however, was huge for Schleger when it fell a Q. The river was a K and Booth was eliminated.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane "Shaniac" Schleger Chips Up

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger has been on a nice run over the last hour and is now sitting with $1,100,000.

In his most recent chip aquisition Shane held pocket A-A on a flop of J-T-3. Shane put in a large bet of $140,000 and David Chui, his lone opponent folded.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Takes A Hit

Jul 13, '07

On a baord reading A J 2 K T shane called a bet of $8,000 on the river. His opponent showed Q J for the nut straight and Shane mucked his hand.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Doubles Up

Jul 13, '07

One player raised to $4,000 from early position. Action folded around to Shane Schleger on the button who re-raised to $14,000. The original raiser made the call and we were heads up to the flop of A K 3. Shane's opponent moved all-in and Shane immediately called. Shane turned over K K for a flopped set and was a huge favorite against his opponent's 5 5. Shane now has over $60,000 and is climbing the chip counts.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Getting Ready To Begin

Jul 15, '07

The audience is filing in and the players are getting set here at the final table of the World Poker Tour's Bellagio Cup III.  We started with 535 players and are down to are final six. 

Here are the final six players and their chip counts. 

Seat 1 - Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul - $4,210,000
Seat 2 - Eracles "Eric" Panayioyou - $759,000
Seat 3 - Konstantin Puchkov - $1,005,000
Seat 4 - Mike "The Mouth" Matusow - $1,872,000
Seat 5 - Danny Wong - $1,203,000
Seat 6 - Shane "Shaniac" Schleger - $1,838,000

The blinds are currently at $12,000/$24,000 with a $3,000 ante. 

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Eracles "Eric" Panayioyou,   Shane Schleger,   Kevin Saul,   Danny Wong,   Konstantin Puchkov

Christopher Bonita Eliminated In 9th Place ($72,295)

Jul 14, '07

Christopher Bonita moved all-in from late position and was called by Shane Schleger in the big blind. Bonita showed A J but was in bad shape against the A Q held by Schleger. The board came out 9 7 4 8 K eliminating Bonita in 9th place.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Takes One Down

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger called a pre flop raise and saw a flop of J J 8 with one opponent. Shane checked and then called a $130,000 chip bet from his opponent. The turn brought a 9 and both players checked. The river was a 6 and this time Shane bet out $240,000 and his opponent folded.

Shane is creeping up on chip leader Kevin Saul.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger,   Kevin Saul

Steven Buckner Eliminated In 16th Place ($41,310)

Jul 14, '07

Mike Matusow raised from middle position and Steven Buckner moved all-in over the top. Action folded around to Shane Schleger who called the all-in. Matusow folded and the players whowed their hands. Schleger showed J J and was in the lead over Buckner's 6 6. The board came out K 8 3 T 4 and Buckner was eliminated in 16th place.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Douglas Booth Eliminated In 17th Place ($41,310)

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger raised to $44,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Douglas Booth in the big blind and he re-raised all-in for $85,000 total. Shcleger showed Q Q and was in the lead of Booth's A K. The flop brought bad news for Schleger when it came A 8 7. The turn however, was huge for Schleger when it fell a Q. The river was a K and Booth was eliminated.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane "Shaniac" Schleger Chips Up

Jul 14, '07

Shane Schleger has been on a nice run over the last hour and is now sitting with $1,100,000.

In his most recent chip aquisition Shane held pocket A-A on a flop of J-T-3. Shane put in a large bet of $140,000 and David Chui, his lone opponent folded.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Takes A Hit

Jul 13, '07

On a baord reading A J 2 K T shane called a bet of $8,000 on the river. His opponent showed Q J for the nut straight and Shane mucked his hand.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger

Shane Schleger Doubles Up

Jul 13, '07

One player raised to $4,000 from early position. Action folded around to Shane Schleger on the button who re-raised to $14,000. The original raiser made the call and we were heads up to the flop of A K 3. Shane's opponent moved all-in and Shane immediately called. Shane turned over K K for a flopped set and was a huge favorite against his opponent's 5 5. Shane now has over $60,000 and is climbing the chip counts.

Player Tags: Shane Schleger