Yeah, this tournament may in fact go on forever. After last night's debacle that saw play continue past dawn, only to resume today at 2 p.m. we're still three-handed at the final table of the $1.5k NLHE Shootout and the blinds and antes are maddeningly slim as compared to the massive stacks.

Anyway here's how the last hour panned out:

Big Pot for Young!

Jason Young raises to $170,000 and John Strzemp re-raises to $500,000. Mike Schwartz gets out of the way and after some tankage, Young makes the call. The flop comes 6 4 3 and Strzemp bets out $1,000,000. Young immediately moves all-in and Strzemp lays down the hand, conceding the pot to Young.

Strzemp Gets Some Back!

All three players limp-in and see a flop come Q Q T. The field checks and the turn is the J. Action checks to Strzemp, who bets out $150,000. Schwartz folds out but Young makes the call and the river is the 5. Strzemp bets out $325,000 and Young makes the call, but mucks when Strzemp shows 9 8 for the straight.

UPDATE: Strzemp Busto; Heads-Up Begins!

And as we're in the middle of this update, John Strzemp is eliminated at the final table. He and Schwartz saw a flop come K 7 2 and Strzemp bet out $175,000. Schwartz made the call and the turn brought the 5, prompting a $500,000 wager from Strzemp and another call from Schwartz.

The river was the K and Strzemp moved all-in for his last $1.3 million. Schwartz calls instantly, showing K 8 while Strzemp has only Q 9 and is exceedingly busto. He'll take $129,675 for his time.

Meanwhile, heads-up play between Mike Schwartz and Jason Young begins now, with the former holding a $5.1 million to $4.9 million chip advantage over the latter. Gogogogogo!

Here's the latest and greatest as three-handed play continues at the final table of the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout Spectacular:

He Check, He Check!

Mike Schwartz and Jason Young check the flop and turn of a board that comes A 8 8 9 7 and Schwartz bets out $75,000 on the river. Young makes the call and shows A T for aces-up but Schwartz has A 8 for eights-full and takes the pot.

Strzemp Doubles!

Strzemp gets all-in preflop and Young makes the call, turning up A T to Strzemp's A K. The flop comes 6 5 2 but the turn brings the T to give Young the better hand. The river, however, is the K and Strzemp rivers a king to stay alive and double through Jason Young.

More For Strzemp!

Schwartz limps-in on the button and Young and Strzemp join the party in the blinds. The flop comes Q 4 3 and the action checks around. The turn is the Q and Schwartz bets out $120,000. Young folds but Strzemp makes the call and the river is the A, prompting a $150,000 wager from Schwartz and a quick call from Strzemp, who tables pocket deuces and remarkably, is good to take down the pot.

Pot For Schwartz

Schwartz and Young see a flop from the blinds and it comes Q 6 3. Schwartz bets out $130,000 and Young raises to $300,000. Schwartz makes the call and the turn is the 7. Both players check and the river is the 8, prompting a check from Schwartz and a $300,000 wager from Young. Schwartz insta-calls and Young shows 6 3 for two pair, but Schwartz has Q 8 for a better two pair and takes the pot.

Chip Counts!

Here are the chip counts for the final three, courtesy www.worldseriesofpoker.com: