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Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$706,230
Total Entries
532
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
90,000
Entries
532
Players Left
78
Players Left 1 / 532
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
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.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
711,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
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588,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
||
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453,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
439,000
439,000
|
439,000 |
|
424,000
245,500
|
245,500 |
|
394,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
363,000
272,500
|
272,500 |
|
340,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
314,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
309,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
298,000
197,500
|
197,500 |
|
||
|
292,000
141,500
|
141,500 |
|
285,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
270,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
267,000
125,500
|
125,500 |
|
|
||
|
252,000
179,500
|
179,500 |
|
251,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
|
229,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
227,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
212,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
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200,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
|
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191,000
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
190,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
187,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
After the bubble, each table played one more hand before Day 1 concluded.
Two players lost their stacks during this hand, leaving 78 players to bag up for Day 2. Full chip counts and a recap of the day are to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
John Capitano was automatically all in from the big blind for 3,500. Grant Oen then limped in on the button, and Stephen Moreschi completed his small blind. Moreschi drew three cards, Capitano drew two, and Oen stood pat.
Once it was time for showdown, Moreschi quickly flashed ace-king low before Oen tabled 10x8x6x5x3x for a ten-low. Capitano had 8x3x2x, but turned over an 8x as his first drawn card, leaving him drawing dead.
He said his goodbyes in 81st place as he turned over his remaining 7x, with the 80 remaining players all being in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,500
28,500
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28,500 |
|
61,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
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Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
Lok Chan opened to 12,500 from under the gun and was called by Veerachai Vongxaiburana on the button and Sean Yu in the big blind. All three players drew one.
Chan shoved with a covering stack after the draw. Vongxaiburana had around 95,000 and called. Sean Yu, who had 77,500, went deep into the tank before calling as well.
Chan was bluffing with Qx10x8x5x3x. Yu had an eighty-six with 8x6x5x3x2x for the best hand to secure a massive triple up on the stone bubble. Vongxaiburana was good with 9x7x6x3x2x to take the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
274,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
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77,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
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17,000
108,000
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108,000 |
|
|
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
Grant Oen raised to 13,000 in middle position. It folded to Oliver Vereschagin in the small blind, who put his opponent all-in for around 85,000.
Oen spent several minutes in the tank but eventually settled on a fold as the bubble continued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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435,000
269,500
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269,500 |
|
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71,000
52,000
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52,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
Ryan Hoenig opened to 12,000 from middle position and Brian Yoon three-bet to 80,000 from the hijack. Hoenig shoved, covering Yoon who had started the hand with 212,000. Yoon went deep into the tank for a few minutes before calling off for his tournament life. Both players stood pat.
Hoenig had eighty-seven with 8x7x5x3x2x but Yoon had him beat with 8x6x5x4x2x to score a colossal double up on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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442,000
353,500
|
353,500 |
|
|
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76,000
184,000
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184,000 |
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante
With 81 players remaining and 80 spots paid the tournament staff have announced the start of hand for hand play.
