2007 World Series of Poker

Verner brought it in with the and Schneider called with the .

Fourth Street:
Verner
Schneider

Schneider bet and Verner called.


Fifth Street:
Verner
Schneider

Schneider bet out, Verner folded, and Schneider took the pot.

Verner brought it in with the , Schneider completed with the and Verner called.

Fourth Street:
Schneider
Verner

Schneider checked, Verner bet and Schneider called.

Fifth Street:
Schneider
Verner

Both players checked.

Sixth Street:
Schneider
Verner

Schneider bet, Verner raised, Schneider folded, and Verner took the pot.

We are now heads-up between Tom Schneider and Hoyt Verner. Verner finished 6th in this event last year, while Schneider is going for his second bracelet of the 2007 WSOP.

Chip Counts:

Schneider 620,000
Verner 670,000

Tom Schneider made a set of sevens against de la Cruz's A-Q-J-T-8-6, eliminating him in third place.

This was quite a tournament for 28-year old de la Cruz. His final table appearance here was the young Floridian's first cash in a major tournament.

Scotty Nguyen was all in on fifth street vs. Hoyt Verner. At the showdown Nguyen's pair of fives were bested by Verner's pair of aces and Nguyen was eliminated.

Nguyen didn't look too happy as he was leaving the table, muttering and cursing under his breath. Though he was unhappy about his elimination, he was more upset with the dealer, who had made several errors in the hands leading up to Nguyen's elimination (exposing cards, etc.)

Scotty Nguyen brought it in with the , Tom Schneider completed with the , Miguel de la Cruz called and Nguyen folded.

Fourth Street:
Schneider
de la Cruz

Schneider checked and de la Cruz checked.

Fifth Street:
Schneider
de la Cruz

Both players checked again.

Sixth Street:
Schneider
de la Cruz

de la Cruz bet out with his open pair of kings, Schneider raised, and de la Cruz folded disgustedly. He was down to about 30,000 after the hand.

Tom Schneider brought it in with the , Miguel de la Cruz completed with the and Schneider callled.

Fourth Street:
Schneider
de la Cruz

de la Cruz led out and Schneider folded.

Down to only 51,000 in chips, Scotty Nguyen just called for "Cocktails, baby!"

Scotty Nguyen brought it in with the , Tom Schneider completed with the , Miguel de la Cruz called and Nguyen called.

Fourth Street:
Nguyen
Schneider
de la Cruz

de la Cruz bet out, Nguyen folded and Schneider called.


Fifth Street:
Schneider
de la Cruz

de la Cruz led with his open pair of kings and Schneider called.

Sixth Street:
Schneider
de la Cruz

de la Cruz bet, Schneider raised and de la Cruz called.

On the river de la Cruz checked, Schneider bet and de la Cruz called. de la Cruz showed kings and deuces while Schneider turned over a ten-high straight to scoop the monster pot.

After the hand, Schneider was up to 570,000 tying Verner for the chip lead while de la Cruz slipped to 96,000.

After taking the antes and bring in on two consecutive hands, Tom Schneider just won a small pot off Hoyt Verner. Schneider made an open pair of kings on fourth street vs Verner's and won the pot with a bet.

This is Schneider's third final table of this year's WSOP. He won his first bracelet in the $2,500 Omaha/8-Stud/8 Event during the first week of the Series and went on to finish fourth in the $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event a week later.