Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-03-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Han Liu Eliminated in 2nd Place ($90,569)

Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante

Han Liu had won a few pots without showdown when he called button Brad Ruben's raise to 180,000 from the big blind. They both took one card, after which Liu led out for 400,000, about a third of his remaining chips.

Ruben then put him all-in for 1,225,000, which sent Liu into the tank.

"Do you really have that good of a hand?" he pondered, mostly to himself. "GG," he eventually stated as he slammed in his last chips.

Ruben turned over 9x7x6x3x2x, which was enough to beat the 10x9x7x6x5x of Liu. The two players shook hands before Liu departed to pick up the cash awarded for his runner-up finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	13,300,000 830,000	830,000

Han Liu	Busted

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu

06-03-2025 14:18 UTC-8

Yueqi Zhu Eliminatd in 3rd Place ($60,738)

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 75,000 ante

Yueqi Zhu sat on the button and decided to move his entire stack of 920,000 into the middle. Han Liu gave it some thought in the small blind but ended up folding. Brad Ruben was in the big blind and made a quick call, however.

Ruben stood pat, which sent Zhu into a small tank. Eventually, he opted to draw two cards, and the holdings were tabled.

Yueqi Zhu: 6x4x2x All in
Brad Ruben: 10x8x7x5x2x

Zhu quickly turned over Jx3x for a jack-low, unable to beat the ten-low of Ruben. He was eliminated in third place, setting up the heads up match between Liu and Ruben.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	8,770,000 20,000	20,000

Brad Ruben	4,530,000 930,000	930,000

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu Yueqi Zhu

06-03-2025 13:52 UTC-8

Jun Weng Eliminated in 4th Place ($41,654)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 75,000 ante

Yueqi Zhu opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Jun Weng defended from the big blind. Both players drew one.

After the draw Weng checked and Zhu bet 300,000. Weng shoved for a bit over 600,000 and Zhu called with a covering stack.

Weng was bluffing with 7x7x6x5x2x while Zhu had 8x6x5x4x3x to eliminate Weng.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	7,200,000 60,000	60,000

Brad Ruben	3,700,000 40,000	40,000

Yueqi Zhu	2,400,000 1,095,000	1,095,000

Jun Weng	Busted

Tags: Jun Weng Yueqi Zhu

06-03-2025 12:17 UTC-8

Brian Yoon Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,228)

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

It folded to Brian Yoon in the small blind, who put his 370,000 at risk. Jun Weng made a quick call in the big blind, after which each player drew one card.

Brian Yoon: 10x7x6x5x All in
Jun Weng: 9x6x4x3x

Weng quickly turned over a 5x to make a nine-low and leave Yoon drawing dead. Yoon's drawn 4x did not make a difference as he became the first departure on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Weng	2,700,000 375,000	375,000
Brian Yoon	Busted

06-03-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Ruben Extracts Value from Liu

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Han Liu opened to 85,000 from the button and received calls from Brad Ruben in the small blind and Brian Yoon in the big blind. All three players drew one.

After the draw Ruben checked and Yoon bet 200,000, leaving 375,000 behind. Liu called and Ruben check-raised to 475,000. Yoon folded and Liu went into the tank for about two minutes before flicking in a call.

Ruben turned over ninety-six with 9x6x4x3x2x to take down a sizable pot and extend his lead over the rest of the field.