Event 46, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better - Live Updates

Tom Schneider is the winner of Stud Hi-Lo!

After grinding it out heads-up against Hoyt Verner, Schneider took down the tourney.

He brought it in first with the 4♠, and Verner raised it up with the A♣. Schneider called.

4th street brough Schneider 4-2, and Verner A-Q.

5th street was 4-2-K for Schneider and A-Q-7 for Verner, and Schneider hit kings and twos for two-pair, eliminating Verner in second place.

This is Tom's second bracelet of the year, and he takes home $147,713.

Congratulations!

We've now played an hour of heads-up at the feature table in the Amazon Room, with Tom Schneider and Hoyt Verner battling it out for the bracelet and the cash. The players started mano-a-mano with almost identical chip stacks, and since then we've seen both players land punches with Verner taking over the chip lead before relinguishing it to Schneider. At present, both players are even again.

Key Hands:

At the beginning of heads-up, Verner took a nice pot from Schneider after bringing it in with the 2♦ and seeing Schneider complete with the 7♦. Verner bet on Fourth, both players checked Fifth, and after Schneider bet out Sixth showing 7♦ J♣ 9♣ K♠, Verner raised with 2♦ 4♠ 3♥ 9♣ and Schneider folded, giving Verner the pot.

About a half-hour later, Verner brought it in with the 4♦ and Schneider completed with the 7♠. Verner bet out on every street and Schneider flat-called on every street, showing 7♠ 5♠ 9♥ 9♦ to Verner's 4♦ 2♥ 2♦ 8♥. Verner turned up a duece and an eight in the hole and took down the pot with deuces full.

Later, Verner again brought it in with the 4♠ and Schneider completed with the 9♥. Both players checked Fourth and on Fifth Schneider bet out with 9♥ 6♥ K♦ and Verner raised with 4♠ 5♣ 9♠. On Sixth Street Schneider received the 6♦ and Verner the 4♦ and both players checked, and again the players checked on Seventh. Verner showed a pair of threes in the hole for fours-up, but Schneider had a nine hidden and took the pot with nines and sixes.

Chip Counts

Both players have about $650,000. 

Tom Schnieider and Hoyt Verner are going heads up for the World Series bracelet and almost $150K.

Miguel De La Cruz's aggressive play early did not pay off and he was eliminated third. He cashes $51,670.

Players have taken a short break as the bracelet and cash are brought in.

Scotty Nguyen is out fourth after getting all in on third showing the K♣. Scotty had rolled up fives but he ran them into Hoyt Verner's rolled up aces and could not improve.

He had ordered a cocktail, but it wasn't delivered in time. Heading to the cage to pick up $31,610 should ensure Scotty can afford a few more drinks at the bar outside the Amazon Room.

Saundra Taylor got so short stacked she could only make it to fourth street before all her chips wee in the middle. She held 2♠ Q♣ at the time, but it didn't matter much when Hoyt Verner made the wheel on sixth.

She cashes $24,619 for fifth.

Tony Ma busted out 6th getting it all in on fourth street against Scotty Nguyen. Rolled up fours helped Scotty to a full house and Ma missed the low.

He'll cash $19,270 for his efforts and Scotty will have another beer!

Miguel De La Cruz has vaulted into the chip lead thanks to Scotty Nguyen.

Showing 3♠ 4♠ J♣ A♠ on the river De La Cruz bet out forcing Scotty to lay down 9♥ 2♠ 7♠ 7♣.

Cruz moved up to $420,000 aftre the win and Scotty was down to $155,000 Baby! 

Tommy Hang stepped out in seventh place when his pair of kings was beat by a rivered Tom Schnieder straight.

Schnieder allowed Hang to flip his river card for him sealing his own fate. He'll cash $14,711 for seventh.

Sixth handed now and Tom Schneider is still in the lead with Miguel De La Cruz's aggressive style paying off to put him right behind in second.

Tony Ma is severly short stacked.

Woody Deck is the first casualty going out 8th when he had just enough chips to get to fourth street and had two pair beat by Miguel De La Cruz's better two pair. He'll cash $11,063 for 8th spot 

Cruizing!

Miguel De La Cruz seems intent on playing a lot of pots in the early going.

Cruz scooped a pot off Woody Deck felting trip threes with A♣ 7♣ 4♥ 6♣ showing. Deck mucked.

A few hands earlier he split with Tony Ma. Ma was all in on the river with the low against Cruz's two pair Jacks and sixes.

Before that, Cruz dumped a decent sized pot to Tommy Hang when Hang forced him off the hand on fifth street.

The action is underway, although it was delayed a short time.

So far no major happenings, but stick with PokerListings.com as we update you every hour and fill you in when one of the final eight bows out.

The final table gets going this afternoon at 3 p.m. with 2007 WSOP Bracelet Winner Tom Schneider in the top spot.

Join us for hourly updates all day long and bust outs as they happen. Here are the seat assignments and official WorldSeriesofPoker.com chip counts:

1. Hoyt Verner - $129,000
2. Scotty Nguyen - $203,000 Baby!
3. Hieu "Tony" Ma - $60,000
4. Saundra Taylor - $202,000
5. Tom Schneider - $275,000
6. Tommy Hang - $110,000
7. Miguel De La Cruz - $253,000
8. Woody Deck - $110,000