2009 World Series of Poker

Event 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q987
Prize
$263,135
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
918
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Seat Assignments and Chip Counts for the Final Day

Defending champ, Thang Luu
Defending champ, Thang Luu
There are 19 players left in the field on the final day. The plan is to play right through until we crown a winner of Event #3, $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-Better. Here's how the final tables stack up.

(Table 145)
Seat 1: Henry Hull - 96,000
Seat 2: Lee Mougous - 337,000
Seat 3: Micah Brooks - 233,000
Seat 4: Freddy Deeb - 266,000
Seat 5: Thang Luu - 410,000
Seat 6: Pascal Leyo - 151,000
Seat 7: Sebastian Ruthenberg - 185,000

(Table 145)
Seat 1: Adam Quiggle - 109,000
Seat 2: Ed Smith - 433,000
Seat 3: Richard Toth - 292,000
Seat 4: Jeremy Harkin - 67,000
Seat 5: Robert Price - 387,000
Seat 6: Jim Geary - 300,000

(Table 145)
Seat 1: Ming "Joy" Reslock - 146,000
Seat 2: Edgar Cheng - 33,000
Seat 3: Jordan Rich - 185,000
Seat 4: Senovio Ramirez III - 282,000
Seat 5: Dan Spear - 87,000
Seat 6: Will Seale - 140,000

Thang Luu is the defending champion and is still in the field looking to go back to back! We'll see you all back here in a couple hours for all the live coverage!

We're Almost Ready to Start

Day 3 is almost ready to start. 19 players will be taking their shot at a first-place prize worth more than $263,000.

Cards will be in the air in just a few minutes, so stick with us for all the action.

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

Thang Luu Comes Out Swinging

It didn't take long for a big pot to develop. Thang Luu and Henry Hull mixed it up early on a flop of {6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs} when Luu bet and Hull called.

The {5-Diamonds} on the turn brought another bet and call, as did the the {K-Spades} on the river. When the hands were opened, Luu quartered Hull when he took the high with a pair of kings and chopped the low with ace-2.

Seale Hunting

William Seale
William Seale
William Seale has been extremely active in the early goings. In one hand, on a board of {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {10-Clubs}, Ming "Joy" Reslock fired a bet and Seale called saying, "Man, I guess it's time to go home."

The river brought {6-Clubs} and Reslock bet again. Seale went into the tank and finally opted to toss his hand away. He was left with 40,000 chips on this hand while Reslock moved up to 200,000.

On the next hand, Seale was involved again. This time the board read {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {8-Spades} and Jordan Rich raised enough to make Seale committed and all in. Seale showed {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {9-Spades} {6-Hearts} and Rich showed {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {4-Clubs}. After the turn and river came the {3-Spades} followed by the {J-Diamonds}, the two players chopped up the pot.

A couple hands later, more action involved Seale. He limped in to start the action, Jordan Rich completed from the small blind, and then Senovio Ramirez III checked in the big blind.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} and action checked to Seale. He fired a bet that only Ramirez called. The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was checked again when the {4-Clubs} hit the felt.

Ramirez tabled {J-?} {10-?} {6-?} {5-?} to scoop the pot and cripple Seale down to 23,000 chips.

Tags: "Joy"Jordan RichMing ReslockWilliam Seale

Jeremy Harkin Eliminated in 19th Place ($7,689)

Jeremy Harkin - 19th Place
Jeremy Harkin - 19th Place
Jeremy Harkin was our first elimination of the day. With 10,000 of his 32,000 stack in the big blind, he raised all in against Robert Price.

Harkin showed ace-jack-9-7 all in hearts vs. Price's king-6-4-3. When the flop came king-jack-4, Smith took a commanding lead with two pair. A 6 on the turn and 10 on the river didn't help Harkin, who left in 19th spot and earned $7,689.

Tags: Jeremy Harkin

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Edgar Cheng Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,899); William Seale Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,899)

William Seale - 15th Place, Edgar Cheng - 16th Place
William Seale - 15th Place, Edgar Cheng - 16th Place
The flop came down {10-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {7-Spades} between five players. First, Ming "Joy" Reslock bet out. Then, Edgar Cheng raised all in for 7,000 more. William Seale then tanked and made the call all in. The other two players folded before Reslock called the the extra amount.

Showdown
Reslock: {Q-Spades} {J-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {8-Spades}
Cheng: {A-Spades} {6-Spades} {4-Spades} {4-Clubs}
Seale: {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}

The turn brought the {J-Spades} and gave Reslock a full house. The river was the {6-Clubs}. Reslock's full house netted her the pot and the elimination of both players. Seale had fewer chips so he received 17th place. Cheng finished in 16th place.

Tags: Edgar ChengMing "Joy" ReslockWilliam Seale