Bellagio Cup III (WPT) Down to 40- Check out this lineup!

[J.C. Gloves]

So...WHO YA GOT???!?!?!

Blinds are currently 4k/8k (1k)

Seat 1: Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul over 700K
Seat 3: Mike Matusow 350K
Seat 5: David Oppenheim 224K
Seat 6: Erica Schoenberg 260K
Seat 7: Shane "shaniac" Schleger 140K
Seat 8: David Benyamine 335K
Seat 9: Nenad Medic (busto)

[THAY3R]

I've got Medic.

[J.C. Gloves]

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I've got Medic.

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Ahahah! Always /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[ace_in_the_hole]

I'm here right now covering the event for a magazine. I have been sweating Kevin all tournament and he is playing great.

Sick lineup and Nam Le is also here with a bunch of chips.

Marcel Luske has a few chips as well.

[sketchy1]

bel0wab0ve FTW

[gobbomom]

A three way argument erupted at a table and the yelling could be heard all across the room. Tournament officials had to issue a warning to the entire table threatening a 20 minute penalty to the next person speaking negatively to another.


any idea who this involved?

[BenTurpen]

Danny Wong for third WPT final table this year.

[60Vauban]

How do they let Erica and Benyamine sit at the same table?

[J.C. Gloves]

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How do they let Erica and Benyamine sit at the same table?

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It is a random draw. Also, since it's so deep/late in the tourney they can't avoid each other now (@ least table-wise).

@ the Bellagio, when it gets to the $$$ they redraw new tables after every 9 eliminations so...

[BenTurpen]

Bellagio's redraw procedure is ridiculous.

[BenTurpen]

Shaniac up to near 1mil with 21 left.

[FireStorm]

Nice lineup for those with the early busto routine from the ME. Interesting Schoenberg/Benyamine dynamic. GL Shaniac.

[J.C. Gloves]

Benyamine Busto! 20th ($41,310)

Erica, Matusow, Nam Le, Shane all still in, 18 left.

[Annulus]

gL shane! i read your blog always!!!!

[Ckrad]

all the way, shane.

[J.C. Gloves]

beL0WaB0Ve and Shane are 1 and 2 in chips respectfully with 18 still left. Blinds @ 6K/12K (2K)

Kevin Saul- 2.5million
Shane Schleger- 1.2million

[exec771]

I found this video funny, midway thru u see Shaniac sandwiched between David and Erica, must be awkward

http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/videos/7810

[kerze]

Erica out in 18th. Beyond the notables named above, Bobby Hoff is still in but is the short stack and Richard Lee has a smaller stack.

[idrinkcoors]

What is the DaVinci room? Does the Bellagio schedule tourneys in bland conference rooms to keep the Fontana and Poker rooms open?

[J.C. Gloves]

Update on this- 14 left on dinner break til 10:30 PT will play down to WPT TV final table of 6 no matter how long it takes.

Richard Lee was the short stack but he has doubled thru Kevin Saul a few times now.

Bobby Hoff busted out in 23rd ($30,985)

Chip counts:

Kevin Saul 2,818,000
Shane Schleger 1,900,000
Danny Wong 1,050,000
Average 764,286
Justin Young 718,000
Konstantin Puchkov 701,000
Richard Lee 650,000
Christopher Bonita 645,000
Nam Le 600,000
Mike Matusow 550,000
Eric Panayiotou 530,000
Gordon Eng 470,000
Peter Neff 408,000
David Chiu 382,000
Gino G. Yonan 352,000

[skoldpadda]

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I found this video funny, midway thru u see Shaniac sandwiched between David and Erica, must be awkward

http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/videos/7810

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Classic Matusow... when asked "what other big name players are at your table?" he replies, "what do you mean; I'm the only big name. Everyone else is an idiot."