Tom Schneider Wins Event #46 ($147,713) Tom Schneider has defeated Hoyt Verner to win his second WSOP bracelet of the year. On the final hand Schneider had the bring in with the 4 and Verner completed with the A. Schneider called and fourth street brought him the 2. Verner check called after receiving the Q. On fifth street Verner was dealt the 7 and he bet. Schneider raised with the K and Verner moved all in. Schneider made the call and tabled (K-2)42K while Verner showed (7-X)AQ7. Neither player improved further, shipping Schneider the pot and the tournament.
Heads Up Play is down to heads up, here are the chip counts:
Hoyt Verner -- $670,000
Tom Schneider - -$620,000
Back and Forth The battle so far has been back and forth. Every time one player gets an advantage over the other he loses a big pot to bring the counts back to even.
Hour Three Update
Posted: Sat, Jun 30, 07, 11:00 AM
Break Players start the hour with a 15 minute break.
Play Resumes
The structure is now $5,000 ante, $5,000 bring in, $20,000 completion and $20,000-$40,000 betting limits.
Saundra Taylor Eliminated 5th ($24,619) Saundra Taylor get the the last of her chips in on fourth street of a three way pot. It comes down to her and Hoyt Verner heads up. Verner makes the wheel on sixth street, taking the high and the low and eliminating Taylor in fifth place.
Schneider Rolling Tom Schneider has hit a nice run of cards, and has taken control of the table. He has a real shot at winning his second bracelet of the year.
Scotty Nguyen Eliminated 4th ($31,610) Nugyen is all in with a pair of fives, but he is not good when Hoyt Verner shows down A-A. Nguyen is sent home in 4th place and he did not look happy about it.
Miguel De La Cruz Eliminated 3rd (51,670) Cruz gets all in on their street and gets heads up with Tom Schneider. Schneider shows down 7-7-7 for trip sevens and Cruz ends up with A-Q-10-9-8-5-6. His hand is no good and he is eliminated in 3rd place.
Tommy Hang Eliminated 7th ($14,711) After being crippled by Miguel De La Cruz on an earlier hand Tommy Hang has been eliminated. In his final hand, Tony Ma had the bring in with the 5, Tom Schneider called with the 7 and Hang raised with the K. Schneider made the call and picked up the J on fourth street. Hang was dealt the 3 and made a bet that Schneider called. Fifth street brought Schneider the 6 and he called Hang's all in bet with the A. Schneider hit the 8 on seventh street, giving him a straight. Hang took his cards, fired them into the muck and left in 7th place.
Tony Ma Eliminated 6th ($19,270) Tony Ma gets all his chips in on third street with Q-2-2 but runs into Scotty Nguyen's 4-4-4. He fills up on sixth street, Ma misses his low draw and is eliminated in sixth place.
You Can't Kill Her Saundra Taylor has doubled up for a third time, she just wont give up.
Late Start The final table has just started, around 3:30pm local time.
Blinds The blinds are $2,000 ante, $3,000 bring In, $10,000 Completion, and $10,000-$20,000 betting limits.
Scoooop
Hoyt Verner has scooped the first large pot of the tournament.
Woody Deck Eliminated 8th ($11,063) Deck gets his last $18,000 in on third street with (8-6)2 and he is called by Miguel De La Cruz with (10-4)10. Deck ends up with (9-8-8-6-6-5 for two pair, but he cannot beat De La Cruz's J-J-10-10-5-4-X and is eliminated in 8th place.
Tony Ma Crippled After running into Scotty Nguyen's ace high flush Tony Ma has only $9,000 chips remaining.
Tony Ma Doubles Tony Ma has doubled up against
Alarming The early alert system in the Rio is going off. Normally it's something that people laugh about, but in light of recent world events it is a little nerve racking.
The final table of event #46 Seven Card Stud High-Low is set to begin, here in the ESPN area.
Here are the final table players with their chip counts.
Tom Schneider -- $275,000
Miguel De LA Cruz -- $253,000
Scotty Nguyen -- $203,000
Saundra Taylor -- $202,000
Hoyt Verner -- $129,000
Tommy Hang -- $110,000
Woody Deck -- $110,000
Tony Ma -- $60,000
This a great final table stacked with some amazing players. Tom Schneider has been on fire recently, and already has a bracelet this year. This is his third final table of this year, in a game he claims he hates. Flying just under the radar isTommy Hang. Hang is a staple on the tournament circuit, and known as a well rounded player. Tony Ma is here as well, he has 20 WSOP cashes and more then $4,000,000 in tournament winnings. Of course there is Scotty Nguyen but he needs no introduction....just a Michelob. Yeah Baby.
and Verner completed with the A
. Schneider called and fourth street brought him the 2
and he bet. Schneider raised with the K
and Hang raised with the K
