Lots of volatility as far as stack sizes go — as is expected in pot-limit Omaha hi-low split 8-or-better — but here's a fleeting snapshot of the counts with about 40 minutes left in Level 20. They will play out the level or stop at nine players, whichever comes first.
Steven Loube has caught a rush of cards here during the last level of play, and Noomis Jones was the latest to fall victim.
All in on a 
flop, Noomis turned over 
for a set of queens but was in dire straits versus Loube's 
. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Jones is out.
Loube has moved up over 1 million, the first player to do so. Full updated counts of the remaining 13 coming momentarily.
We didn't catch the betting action, but we do know that just before the level went up, Vojtech Ruzicka ended up all in preflop for around 75,000 and was up against Roch Cousineau.
Showdown
Ruzicka: 
Cousineau: 
The 
was disaster for Ruzicka as it delivered Cousineau the nut flush. In order to stay alive, he'd need runner-runner helps to either a low, which would likely quarter him, or an improbable high. The 
turn put an end to any suspense as Ruzicka was drawing dead.
The meaningless 
was put out on the river for good measure and Ruzicka took his leave in 15th place.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy opened for 27,000 from the cutoff, then Stephen Hesse pushed all in for about 70,000 total from the small blind, getting a calle from Ortynskiy.
Hesse: 
Ortynskiy: 
The community cards came 
, and Ortynskiy's two pair beat Hesse's, sending the latter out in 16th.
Charalampos Lappas, who seemed to be a bit steamy after losing a big chunk of his stack to Steven Loube, raised to 30,000 from middle position only to have Dario Alioto three-bet pot from the cutoff. After the button and blinds got out of the way, Lappas moved in and Alioto called off for around 155,000 total.
Showdown
Lappas: 
Alioto:
"Clubs," Lappas screamed after the flop came down 
. He knew if he hit one he'd scoop the large pot. The 
turn was of no consequence, and Lappas tried one last time, "Club."
Ask and you shall receive . . . 
on the river. Alioto shook his head and remained silent as Lappas went to his rail to celebrate. Alioto was eliminated in 17th place and will take home $9,823.
Shortly after the redraw for the final two tables, Lawrence Berg was eliminated in swift fashion in a hand versus Kyle Carlston.
Berg had potted from the cutoff, leaving himself just 9,000 behind, and when it folded to Carlston in the small blind the latter reraised the pot, forcing a fold from the big blind. Berg put his last chips in the middle and turned over 
, hoping his hand would hold versus Carlston's 
.
Then came the flop — 
! Quads for Carlston, making the 
turn and 
river no matter.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Noomis Jones |
| 2 | Stephen Hesse |
| 3 | Vojtech Ruzicka |
| 4 | Steven Loube |
| 5 | Sonu Sharma |
| 6 | Charalampos Lappas |
| 7 | Vlatcheslav Ortynskiy |
| 8 | Dario Alioto |
| 9 | Roch Cousineau |
Table 441
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Hart |
| 2 | Lawrence Berg |
| 3 | Paul Ewen |
| 4 | Kyle Carlston |
| 5 | Andrew Barber |
| 6 | Timothy Finne |
| 7 | Tony Kendall |
| 8 | Cameron Mckinley |
| 9 | Mikhail Semin |
Francis Lincoln was all in for about 70,000 with 
double-suited against the 
of Roch Cousineau, and when the board brought three queens Cousineau had made a full house to oust Lincoln in 19th.
There will be a brief pause as the remaining 18 redraw for new seats.
Andrew Barber managed to get all in preflop holding and was in decent shape against the of Steven Loube. The 
flop gave Loube a pair of kings and an open-ended straight draw, but he still needed to improve in order to eliminate Barber.
The turn was no help, but the river was. It took Barber a moment to realize Loube had rivered the nuts to scoop the pot and that he was eliminated in 20th place.
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