Han Liu Bags Massive Lead on Day 1 of $1,500 2-7 Lowball Draw
The first draw event of the 2025 World Series of Poker was a big success here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, attracting 532 entries to surpass last year’s attendance of 453. After fifteen 40-minute levels, only 78 players managed to find a bag and advance to Day 2 of Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw.
Han Liu finished the night with the chip lead after bagging 711,000. Liu is most closely followed by Brian Yoon who bagged 588,000, while Oliver Vereschagin rounds out the top three with 435,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Han Liu | United States | 711,000 | 142 |
| 2 | Brian Yoon | United States | 588,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 453,000 | 91 |
| 4 | Joshua Adcock | United States | 439,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Ray Henson | United States | 424,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Oliver Vereschagin | United States | 394,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Tomas Szwarcberg | Mexico | 363,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Iman Alsaden | United States | 340,000 | 68 |
| 9 | Zhun Wang | China | 314,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Christopher Leslie | United States | 309,000 | 62 |
The event attracted a star-studded field of both mixed game players and big bet specialists. Scott Seiver, Huck Seed and Chance Kornuth all shared a table during the early parts of the day and weren’t shy getting the chips in. Although all three players had momentum early on, only Seed managed to advance to Day 2 with 180,000, just outside the top ten chip stacks.
After 45 minutes of hand-for-hand play John Capitano was the unfortunate soul to be eliminated on the stone bubble at the very end of the night. Captiano was forced all in from the big blind and was sent to the rail after drawing into a pair of eights against Grant Oen’s ten-low.
More notable players to find a bag and advance to Day 2 include Phil Hellmuth (166,000), Ryan Depaulo (150,000), Barry Greenstein (126,000), and John Monnette (23,000). Others who played today but weren’t fortunate enough to bag include Greg Raymer, Jennifer Harman, John Hennigan, Mike Gorodinsky, Ryan Leng, Max Pescatori, Chance Kornuth, Shaun Deeb, Patrick Leonard, and defending champion David Funkhouser.
Play picks up tomorrow, June 2, at 1:00 p.m. local time at Level 16, featuring blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 9,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play until five players remain.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the exciting action for this event leading to the crowning of a winner on June 3.