2007 World Series of Poker
Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys
Day: 3
Event Info
Shuffle up and deal!
Level: 17
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Seat 2 - Shane Schleger - Known as Shaniac online, this is his third WSOP, and his second WSOP final table.
Seat 3 - Tommy Vu - Retired infomercial king, playing poker for over 45 years.
Seat 4 - Dolph Arnold - Retired casino marketer who lives in Houston, Texas, who has played poker for nearly 60 years. In 1995, he made the final table of the Main Event, and he has made multiple final tables.
Seat 5 - Michael Gracz - Lives in Raleigh, NC, and this is his 4th WSOP. He has a bracelet from 2005.
Seat 6 - Robert Aron - Known as "Bobby D.," attended NYU's dental school. This is his 3rd WSOP, and his second WSOP final table.
Seat 7 - Jan Von Halle - From Hamburg, Germany, he is known as "50 Outs." This is his sixth WSOP, and he made a WSOP final table in 2001.
Seat 8 - Barry Cales - A restaurant partner from Hawaii, he's been playing poker for 20 years, but this is his first WSOP.
Seat 9 - Amir Vahedi - A popular professional player for ten years, this is his 9th WSOP, he has a bracelet from 2003.
Seat 2 - Shane Schleger - 299,000
Seat 3 - Tommy Vu - 663,000
Seat 4 - Dolph Arnold - 499,000
Seat 5 - Michael Gracz - 880,000
Seat 6 - Robert Aron - 310,000
Seat 7 - Jan Von Halle - 225,000
Seat 8 - Barry Cales - 551,000
Seat 9 - Amir Vahedi - 1,300,000
Play will be slightly delayed, but we expect to get started in the next 15 minutes or so. This event is being taped for ESPN, scheduled for broadcast later this summer.
Amir Vahedi - 1,360,000
Michael Gracz - 730,000
Dolph Arnold - 520,000
Michael Chu - 480,000
Barry Cales - 420,000
Tommy Vu - 344,000
Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger - 290,000
Robert Aron - 385,000
Jan Von Halle - 205,000
And the prize money they're fighting for:
1 - $585,774
2 - $364,761
3 - $235,575
4 - $157,050
5 - $111,455
6 - $84,858
7 - $63,327
8 - $46,862
9 - $34,196
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for live hand-by-hand coverage of all the action as these players battle for the bracelet.