Yueqi Zhu tossed in 70,000 under the gun, which Brad Ruben called on the button. Zhu stood pat before he checked over to Ruben, who had drawn one card.
Ruben checked back, mucking his cards when he saw the 9x7x4x3x2x of Zhu.
Brian Yoon raised to 75,000 on the button and called when Yueqi Zhu put in a small three-bet to 180,000 from the big blind.
Zhu stood pat, prompting Yoon to draw one card. They then checked to showdown, where Liu's Jx10x5x3x2x won the pot.
One hand later, Yoon again made it 75,000 to go, this time seeing Han Liu defend in the big blind. Liu took three cards, while Yoon only needed one.
Both players knuckled the table. Liu announced a pair, but his Jx10x4x4x2x was good enough to take down the chips in the middle as Yoon tossed his cards into the muck.
Han Liu opened to 80,000 on the button. Brian Yoon defended his big blind and drew two cards, after which Liu took one.
Yoon check-called Liu's bet of 100,000 after the draw.
"You're good," Liu stated. In response, Yoon tabled Qx8x6x5x2x for a queen-low. Liu showed 10x10x and mucked his remaining three cards, sending the pot to the short stack at the table.
Yueqi Zhu opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Jun Weng defended from the big blind, standing pat while Zhu drew one. Both players then checked after the draw.
It folded to Han Liu in the small blind, who made it 100,000 to go. Brad Ruben called in the big blind and drew two cards after Liu had changed one.
Liu then put in 200,000, and Ruben called after some thought. Liu tabled 9x9x8x6x5x for a high pair. Ruben proudly displayed his Kx4x4x3x2x for a pair of fours, taking down the pot with his hero call.
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw of the 2025 World Series of Poker has reached its final day. At noon local time, only five players out of the 532 total entries will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to decide who will be crowned the champion and take home the WSOP bracelet and the top prize of $138,080, the lion's share of the $706,230 prize pool.
Brian Yoon is one of the five who have made it to Day 3. This is Yoon's eighth WSOP final table, and with five bracelets already to his name, his record is more than stellar when reaching this stage in tournaments. However, Yoon has an uphill battle today, because despite his 1,425,000 chips being worth 57 big blinds, he will start as the shortest stack, as the average between the five players is an astounding 106 big blinds.
The chip lead is in the hands of Han Liu. Liu only has a handful of results to his name since his first-ever cash in 2024, and has already secured the best score of his young career. However, he has shown to be able to tangle with the best of the best in no-limit 2-7, securing the lead on both previous days of the tournament.
Han Liu
Liu will sit down with 4,050,000 chips, some 20 blinds more than four-time bracelet winner Brad Ruben's 3,520,000. Two Chinese players round out the final five, with Jun Weng and Yueqi Zhu sitting in the middle of the pack with 2,280,000 and 1,915,000 respectively. Ruben and Zhu have both been drafted for the 25K Fantasy Team NOVIG, while Yoon will be providing a sweat for Team Hoggers.
Final Table Seating
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Brian Yoon
United States
1,425,000
57
2
Jun Weng
China
2,280,000
91
3
Yueqi Zhu
China
1,915,000
77
4
Han Liu
United States
4,050,000
162
5
Brad Ruben
United States
3,520,000
141
Brad Ruben
The final five have already secured nearly 20 buy-ins, with $29,228 being awarded to the first player eliminated on Day 3. However, if the action of the previous days is anything to go by, none of them will be afraid to battle for the six-figure first-place prize and the golden piece of WSOP jewelry that comes with being crowned the champion.
Final Table Payouts
Place
Player
Prize
1
$130,080
2
$90,569
3
$60,738
4
$41,654
5
$29,228
6
Tyler Phillips
$20,994
7
Eric Moum
$15,446
The tournament will resume with four minutes and 22 seconds left in Level 22: 10,000/25,000 with a 35,000 big blind ante. The next level will be 15,000/30,000 (45,000), and all levels will last for 60 minutes, with a break after every two levels. A dinner break is not scheduled, but may be in the cards if the day reaches the evening hours and the players request one.
Day 3 will not conclude until the winner has received his new bracelet, so stay tuned to PokerNews to not miss any of the exciting lowball draw action.
