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

06-03-2025 12:52 UTC-8

Pat Number Two for Weng

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 60,000 ante

Han Liu opened to 90,000 from the cutoff, Jun Weng three-bet to 310,000 from the small blind and Liu called, drawing one while Weng stood pat.

After the draw Weng bet 100,000 and Liu called. Weng turned over 7x6x4x3x2x and Liu mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	5,050,000 500,000	500,000

Jun Weng	2,400,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Han Liu Jun Weng

06-03-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Liu Retakes Sizable Lead

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 60,000 ante

Brad Ruben raised to 110,000 under the gun. Yueqi Zhu called in the small blind before big blind Han Liu piled in a three-bet to 550,000. Ruben quickly folded, but Zhu stuck around and made the call.

Zhu then changed one card, while Liu did not need any new ones. Zhu led out for 610,000 after the draw, seeing Liu put in a reluctant but quick call.

"You're probably good," Zhu claimed as he tabled 9x8x6x5x2x. Liu had a better nine-low with 9x7x5x4x2x and won the big pot, reclaiming the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	5,550,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Brad Ruben	3,700,000 590,000	590,000

Jun Weng	2,075,000 225,000	225,000
Yueqi Zhu	1,950,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu Yueqi Zhu

06-03-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Liu Closes Gap Further

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 60,000 ante

Han Liu made it 105,000 on the button and saw Brad Ruben call in the small blind. Ruben drew two cards while Liu only needed one.

Liu bet 250,000 after Ruben had checked, and a quick call followed. Liu tabled 9x7x5x4x2x for a nine-seven, taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	4,290,000 210,000	210,000

Han Liu	4,100,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu

06-03-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Liu Gets Some Back from Ruben

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 60,000 ante

Han Liu opened to 120,000 from the small blind and Brad Ruben defended from the big blind, drawing two while Liu drew one.

Liu bet 250,000 after the draw and Ruben called. Liu showed a jack with Jx8x7x5x2x and Ruben's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	4,500,000 415,000	415,000

Han Liu	3,790,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Han Liu

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 60,000

06-03-2025 12:26 UTC-8

Zhu Draws Two to an Eight

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Frank Visser

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

Jun Weng was in the small blind and raised to 85,000 when it folded to him. Yueqi Zhu called in the big blind and drew two cards after Weng had stood pat.

Weng then placed a small wager of 50,000, which Zhu raised to 260,000. After some thought, Weng put in the call.

Zhu tabled 8x7x6x4x3x for an eight-low, which won him the pot when Weng added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	4,915,000 185,000	185,000

Han Liu	3,400,000 75,000	75,000

Yueqi Zhu	2,450,000 240,000	240,000

Jun Weng	2,300,000 400,000	400,000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	5,100,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Han Liu	3,325,000 915,000	915,000

Brian Yoon	375,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Brian Yoon Han Liu

06-03-2025 12:07 UTC-8

Yoon Draws to Double-Up

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Frank Visser

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

Brad Ruben had opened under the gun when Brian Yoon committed his stack of 305,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Ruben, who immediately called and drew one card.

Yoon also required one fresh card from the deck, and the players revealed their cards.

Brian Yoon: 9x8x6x4x All in
Brad Ruben: 8x5x3x2x

Ruben paired up with a 2x, making Yoon a favorite to win the hand. He squeezed a 7x, making a nine-low and doubling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	4,025,000 375,000	375,000

Brian Yoon	700,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Brian Yoon

06-03-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Ruben Takes Three-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

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

Han Liu raised his button to 75,000. Brad Ruben and Brian Yoon called in the blinds and drew one and two cards, respectively, before Liu stood pat.

Ruben then led out for 270,000, garnering two folds and taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	4,400,000 175,000	175,000

Han Liu	4,240,000 10,000	10,000

Jun Weng	2,325,000 85,000	85,000
Yueqi Zhu	2,210,000 235,000	235,000

Brian Yoon	470,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Brian Yoon Han Liu