Players continue to be seated as the tournament moves into Level 2, with many of the late arrivals being parked at tables in the neighboring Tan Section here in the Amazon Room.
Scott Clements opened to 19,000 from under the gun and Ashton Griffin made the call before Steven Loube moved all in from the big blind for roughly 80,000 after doubling on the first hand of the day against Mike Sexton.
Michal Maryska raised to 15,000, Ali Lareybi three-bet to 48,000 out of the blinds, and Maryska moved all in for 163,000. Lareybi called. Maryska: Lareybi: "Wait," Lareybi told the dealer then turned to Maryska.
Ludovic Lacay raised to 2,000 in middle position, Patrick Ruth, Steven Loube, and Attilio Donato called, and Jae Won Hur moved all in for 11,600. Every player called except Donato.
As we were walking through the silver section, we saw one player on the rail who looked like the defending champion of this event, Steven Loube.
On Thursday, the third and final day of Event #47: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better played out as the final ten players of a 978-player field battled it out for the $267,345 first-place prize and 47th gold bracelet of the 201
Steven Loube began heads-up play with about a 3-to-1 chip advantage, and after a couple of small-pot hands, enjoyed about the same lead when Timothy Finne limped in from the button.
In the very next hand after being crippled, Roch Cousineau moved all in for his last 60,000 on the button and was called by Steven Loube in the small blind.
Roch Cousineau open-raised to 150,000 from the small blind, then Steven Loube didn't waste any time raising pot to 450,000. Cousineau thought a while, then called. Both checked the flop.
After several hours passed between the last two eliminations, it appears players have come back from the dinner break ready to speed things up a bit.
We just saw a couple of consecutive hands with flops that we can report. Just now Tim Finne limped from the button, Cameron Mckinley called from the small blind, and Roch Cousineau checked his option. The flop came .
Roch Cousineau opened with a raise to 95,000 from the small blind, then Steven Loube potted from the big blind for 285,000, forcing a fold.
Action folded to Roch Cousineau on the button and he raised to 85,000, which Steven Loube and Tim Finne called from small and big blinds respectively. All three players proceeded to check it down as the board ran out .
After action folded to him in the small blind, Steven Loube raised to 120,000 and received a call from Tim Finne in the big. The flop saw Loube check, Finne fired out 125,000, and Loube simply fold.
Action folded to Steven Loube in the small blind and he raised to 100,000, which Tim Finne called from the big blind. The flop saw Loube lead out for 125,000, prompting Finne to raise to 450,000 total, leaving just 70,000 or so behind.
Steven Loube raised to 105,000 under the gun and Roch Cousineau called from the big blind. The flop saw Cousineau check-call a bet of 100,000 before both players checked the turn.
Steven Loube raised to 105,000 under the gun and Roch Cousineau defended from the big blind. The latter proceeded to check the flop, opening the door for Loube to bet 125,000.
Roch Cousineau has pulled out to a decent lead thanks to the last couple of hands. In the first, Steven Loube raised to 75,000 under the gun and Cousineau defended from the big blind.
Sonu Sharma limped from under the gun plus one only to have Steven Loube raise pot to 106,000 from the button.
Steven Loube raised to 55,000 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to Paul Taylor in the big blind. The latter moved all in for around 125,000 and Loube snap-called.
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