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

06-03-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Liu Leads Into Pat

Frank Visser

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

Brad Ruben raised his button to 175,000 and received a call from Han Liu in the big blind. Liu requested one card from the dealer, prompting Ruben to stand pat.

Liu then fired 350,000, forcing a quick fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	8,200,000 100,000	100,000

Brad Ruben	5,100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu

06-03-2025 14:37 UTC-8

Ruben Calls Correctly

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Brad Ruben opened to 150,000 from the button and Han Liu defended from the big blind, drawing two while Ruben drew one.

Liu bet 300,000 after the draw and Ruben called.

"Pair" Liu announced, at which point Ruben showed KxJx10x4x2x to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	8,100,000 650,000	650,000

Brad Ruben	5,200,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu

06-03-2025 14:34 UTC-8

Only Small Pots Exchanged So Far

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Frank Visser

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

The action has slowed down a bit since the start of heads up play. The latest hand saw Han Liu open his button to 175,000, and Brad Ruben call in the big blind.

Ruben then drew one card, Liu stood pat, and both players checked to showdown. Ruben tabled an Ax, after which Liu showed him a jack-seven low to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	8,750,000 20,000	20,000

Brad Ruben	4,550,000 20,000	20,000

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 14:12 UTC-8

Ruben Takes from the Chip Leader

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Brad Ruben opened to 140,000 from the button and Han Liu defended from the big blind, drawing three while Ruben drew one.

After the draw Liu check-called a 190,000 bet from Ruben, who showed 10x8x6x5x3x. Liu mucked his hand and Ruben took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	8,750,000 25,000	25,000

Brad Ruben	3,600,000 465,000	465,000

Yueqi Zhu	950,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu

06-03-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Bad Blood Brewing Between Shaun Deeb and Sean Perry in WSOP High Roller

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Jon Sofen

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

There's bad blood between Shaun Deeb and Sean Perry, and it boiled over to a high roller event at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Things got nasty between the high-stakes players both on Day 1 and Day 2 in Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed. But Deeb got a zinger in upon Perry's second elimination from the tournament.

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Tags: Shaun Deeb Sean Perry

06-03-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Two More for Liu

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Frank Visser

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

Brad Ruben raised to 135,000 on the button, which both opponents called in the blinds. Yueqi Zhu and Han Liu took one card, while Ruben needed two. They then checked it down, with Liu's jack-low winning the pot at showdown.

One hand later, Liu made it 150,000 to go in the small blind, which Ruben called in the big blind. After they drew two cards each, Liu fired a bet of 325,000, which received a quick fold from Ruben.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	8,775,000 625,000	625,000

Brad Ruben	3,135,000 515,000	515,000

Yueqi Zhu	1,390,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Yueqi Zhu Han Liu

06-03-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Liu Keeps Winning Pots

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Frank Visser

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

Han Liu raised his button to 150,000, which Yueqi Zhu called in the big blind. They both took one card, and Zhu checked to Liu after the draw.

The chipleader then bet 250,000, receiving a quick call from his opponent. Liu showed 10x8x7x6x4x for a ten-low, being awarded the chips as Zhu nodded and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	8,150,000 950,000	950,000

Brad Ruben	3,650,000 50,000	50,000

Yueqi Zhu	1,500,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: 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 13:47 UTC-8

Zhu Finds Rough Jack to Double

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Frank Visser

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

Yueqi Zhu quickly jammed in his 590,000 chips on the button. Brad Ruben asked for a count in the big blind, making the call shortly after. Ruben needed one new card while Zhu elected to stay pat.

Yueqi Zhu: Jx10x9x8x6x All in
Brad Ruben: 9x8x4x2x