About shaniac: Shane "shaniac" Schleger is one of the most successful online poker rebuy tournament players. According to thepokerdb, since Jan 1, 2006 Shane has north of $500,000 in cashes in the PokerStars $109 rebuy -- widely regarded as the toughest tournament online. While recording those cashes Shane has recorded an approximate ROI% of 85% earning him a profit of north of $200,000. This makes him one of the premiere online rebuy players and we're happy to have him share some of his thoughts on rebuys with Poker News Daily. When it was announced that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would abolish rebuy tournaments, there was a slight but noticeable uproar about the elimination among aficionados of this form of poker tournament. Before getting into the specific strategic elements that make rebuy tournaments unique, I would like to re-state my strong feeling that getting rid of rebuys for a tournament series like the WSOP is a big mistake, since rebuys are both one of the most skill-oriented forms of tournament poker (yes, sort of an inherent contradiction) as well as one of the most fun. Still, rebuys remain a vital and very popular form of tournaments ...