Donkey Bomber Pokerati Tom — my words, not his — is at another final table today. That\’s about all we know. I think it\’s in a $2,500 Venetian/NPL Vegas Open event — I know it\’s not at one of the preliminary Bellagio 5-Diamond tourneys where most of the pros are playing — but can\’t be sure because, frankly, Tom tends to slack off from his frontline tournament reporting duties whenever he\’s playing well (or vice versa). Too bad Goldfarb\’s not making more final tables, because even if he can\’t post directly from the table, he loves to send me the suckout-by-suckout recaps.
Tom Schneider starts today third in chips … I do know that much. And yeah, looking again, it\’s gotta be event #3, because that\’s one that counts toward Player of the Year. He really wants to win it, and thinks he can. Personally, I don\’t think he stands a chance — though I suppose technically it\’s possible and the Arizona Cardinals could win the next Super Bowl, as neither have been mathematically eliminated from contention.
In the meantime, keep up the good work, Tom (6)! We\’re rooting for you against David Pham, Jonathan Little, Scott Clements, Bill Edler, JC Tran, David Fox, James Van Alstyne, Jared Hamby, and Danny Wong! Actually, I\’m kinda rooting for Danny Wong, too … because he\’s on my fantasy team. And Travis Rice, who is Dallas Poker\’s highest ranked player in the CardPlayer standings at #11 — 5 spots, and 680 points behind Tom.
UPDATE (from Tom):
Hmm, OK, so I guess it was not one of the Venetian tourneys … it was a 5-Diamonder. Oops! But can we say sic.?
CORRECTION: Despite his own reports to the contrary, Schneider starts the day second in chips, not third. Click below to see who\’s at the final table …
Player – Chip Count
Jack Duncan – 309,500
Tom Schneider – 233,500
Dutch Boyd – 228,500
Michael Pesek – 131,000
Toto Leinidas – 88,500
Vivek Rajkumar – 77,000
Wade Woelfel – 70,500
Osmin Dardon – 58,000
Christopher Bush – 39,000