Tom “Donkey Bomber” Schneider is enjoying a great run in the Main Event this year, his stack steadily rising for six straight days now. At the end of Day 5, Gloria Balding cornered Schneider to get his take on this Main Event, as well as on the success of his wife, Julie. Check out what the 2007 Player of the Year had to say:
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
and Vedes had made a bet of 177,000. Perner raised that bet to 410,000, a raise that was very quickly called by Vedes.
, Vedes made a large bet into Perner, for 552,000 total. Perner looked pained and descended deep into the think tank for at least four minutes. He finally called, then slumped his head over the table when Vedes showed 
for a six-high straight.
. Tran checked, Cada moved all in, and Tran gave up his hand, leaving himself with 280,000 in chips.
. Calderaro checked, Boeken continued for 100,000, and Calderaro called. The turn brought the 
. Calderaro checked again, as as Boeken began to push out his bet Calderaro gave it up. Boeken showed 
as he dragged the pot.
, Tom Schneider bet 125,000, and Antoine Saout raised to 400,000. Schneider thought for a good while, then finally made the call.. Schneider checked, and Saout bet 625,000. Schneider again thought a bit before making the call. 
for the Broadway straight -- the nuts. Schneider showed his 
for a set of tens.
. York checked, Cada bet 115,000, Ramage called, and both Magidov and York folded. The turn was the and Cada check-called another 175,000 from Ramage. Both players checked the on the river. 
and took down the pot, increasing his stack to 2,400,000.
