Event 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better | 2009 World Series of Poker

05-31-2009 12:39 UTC-12

A Familiar Spot

Thang Luu is no stranger to the final table of this particular tournament.

Last year, Luu was the overall winner of this event and, in 2007, he finished second in the $2,000 Omaha 8 or better event. There's no word on what the WSOP brass will do if Luu makes it to the final two again this year.

Our suggestion - The Thang Luu Invitational $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-Better tournament.

05-31-2009 12:34 UTC-12

Final Table is Set

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Our final table is ready to start. Here are the seat assignments for the remaining players:

Seat 1 - Ming Reslock
Seat 2 - Jordan Rich
Seat 3 - Pascal Leyo
Seat 4 - Ed Smith
Seat 5 - Freddy Deeb
Seat 6 - Senovio Ramirez
Seat 7 - Thang Luu
Seat 8 - Sebastian Ruthenberg
Seat 9 - Robert Price
Seat 10 - Jim Geary

05-31-2009 12:31 UTC-12

Lee Mougous Eliminated 11th ($16,829)

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Lee Mougous' roller coaster ride has come to an end.

Mougous got all in preflop against Ming Reslock and Senovio Ramirez. Reslock check-called a flop of {9-Hearts}

and then both players checked the turn and river which brought the {Q-Diamonds}

and

.

Mougous showed {Q-Hearts}

, but it wasn't enough to beat either opponent, as Ramirez showed {A-Clubs}

for a better two pair while Reslock showed {3-Hearts}

for a 7-low.

Mougous earned $16,829.

05-31-2009 12:17 UTC-12

We're Back

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Chips have been colored up and play has resumed.

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2009 12:14 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

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Here are updated chip counts while the players are on break.

Robert Price - 1,080,000
Thang Luu - 600,000
Freddy Deeb - 520,000
Senovio Ramirez - 285,000
Jim Geary - 275,000
Ed Smith - 260,000
Pascal Leyo - 190,000
Ming Reslock - 120,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 70,000
Lee Mougous - 5,000

05-31-2009 12:09 UTC-12

Break

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We're on a short break while the 1,000 chips are colored up.

05-31-2009 12:08 UTC-12

Mougous Bounces Back

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After losing a pot to Sanovio Ramirez, Lee Mougous was back in action against Robert Price.

Mougous got all his chips in the middle on a board of {A-Hearts}

. He turned up {K-Hearts}

for a turned house while Price showed {7-Clubs}

for trip aces. A {4-Spades}

on the river was no help, and Mougous was back to 120,000 chips.

A few hands later, Mougous went the other way again and fell back down to just 5,000 chips.

05-31-2009 12:03 UTC-12

Senovio Ramirez Adds to His Stack

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Senovio Ramirez raised preflop and got called by Lee Mougous who then check-called on a flop of {J-Diamonds}

.

Both players checked the hand down when the {10-Hearts}

and

came on the turn and river, and Ramirez scooped the pot after showing {A-Spades}

for two pair.

Ramirez is now sitting on a stack of 110,000

05-31-2009 11:58 UTC-12

Pascal Leyo is Playing Lots of Pots

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Pascal Leyo has played every hand but one since we've returned from our unscheduled break. Leyo, who is sitting on a short stack, has been all in twice - once against Freddy Deeb and once against Sebastian Ruthenberg - and has managed to chop each time.

We're not sure if he's just playing aggressive poker or if he's actively looking to bust, but Leyo is certainly getting plenty of action while we're short handed.