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

Mougous Bounces Back

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}{K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{A-Spades}. He turned up {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for a turned house while Price showed {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{A-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.

Updated Chip Counts

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

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Lee Mougous Eliminated 11th ($16,829)

Lee Mougous - 11th Place
Lee Mougous - 11th Place
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}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and then both players checked the turn and river which brought the {Q-Diamonds} and {A-Diamonds}.

Mougous showed {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{J-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, but it wasn't enough to beat either opponent, as Ramirez showed {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a better two pair while Reslock showed {3-Hearts}{4-Spades} for a 7-low.

Mougous earned $16,829.

Final Table is Set

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

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.

Freddy Gets Irritated

A little steamy in here
A little steamy in here
From under the gun, Pascal Leyo limped. Robert Price raised behind him and Freddy Deeb called. Thang Luu called from later position as well and then when action got back to Leyo, he called.

The flop came down {10-Clubs} {7-Spades} {3-Diamonds}. Leyo checked and Price bet out. Deeb called and then Luu raised. Leyo tanked for a couple minutes and then folded. Price called the raise as did Deeb.

The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and everyone checked. After the river came the {J-Diamonds}, Price led with a bet and only Deeb called.

"Ship it!" exclaimed Price as he tabled {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {2-Clubs}. Deeb didn't muck right away, but held his cards as he studied the board. The dealer scooped up the community cards and began to muck them, but Deeb insisted he put them back because he wanted to study them to see how everyone played the hand. The floor staff corrected the dealer and made him put the cards back on the felt.

When he did so, Jordan Rich chimed in, "Just muck already."

"I don't want to muck." said Deeb. Another few seconds went by and then Freddy released his hand and moved on.

Tags: Freddy DeebJordan RichRobert PriceThang Luu

Updated Chip Counts

Seat 1: Ming Reslock - 200,000
Seat 2: Jordan Rich - 950,000
Seat 3: Pascal Leyo - 200,000
Seat 4: Robert Price - 380,000
Seat 5: Freddy Deeb - 375,000
Seat 6: Senovio Ramirez - 175,000
Seat 7: Thang Luu - 450,000
Seat 8: Sebastian Ruthenberg - 150,000
Seat 9: Ed Smith - 970,000
Seat 10: Jim Geary - 250,000