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Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$706,230
Total Entries
532
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
90,000
Entries
78
Players Left
5
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
At the start of Day 2 of Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw of the 2025 World Series of Poker, Han Liu returned to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with the most chips. He maintained his position at the upper region of the leadboard throughout the day, and by eliminating Tyler Phillips during the last hand of the night, he once again secured the chip lead with only five contenders remaining.
The five players left standing have outlasted a field of 532 entries and will be battling for the biggest part of the $706,230 prize pool. Whoever gets crowned the champion on Day 3 will walk away with $138,080, the only six-figure prize to be awarded in this event, and a WSOP bracelet.
Liu's 4,050,000 chips will be worth a staggering 162 big blinds when Day 3 commences. Four-time bracelet winner Brad Ruben is second on the leaderboard with 3,520,000, while Jun Weng and Yueqi Zhu ended Day 2 with 2,280,000 and 1,915,000 on their quest to capture China's first bracelet of 2025. The final player to make it through to Day 3 is Brian Yoon, who will have to navigate the absurdly deep-stacked finale as the shortest stack with 1,425,000, 57 big blinds, to try and capture his sixth bracelet.
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 |
Day 2 Action
It took less than seven levels to reduce the 78 players who started the day to the five who bagged at the end of the night. The bubble had burst late on Day 1, resulting in many short stacks at the start of the day and a rapid pace of eliminations. 25K Fantasy picks Philip Sternheimer and Lawrence Brandt brought their teams some precious points by picking up the min-cash of $3,045. Phil Hellmuth received the same amount as his quest for an 18th bracelet came to an early end due to being outdrawn by Yoon.
Hellmuth's fellow Hall of Famers Barry Greenstein (47th -$3,397) and Huck Seed (18th - $5,823) had also made it to Day 2 and added another WSOP cash to their ever-growing legacies. Eventually, a double elimination on the final table bubble left seven players standing, who were moved to one of the feature tables in the Horshoe Event Center.
Eric Moum started the final table as the shortest stack, and swiftly lost his 27 big blinds to Liu. With the average nearing 90 big blinds and no one having fewer than 50 of them with six remaining, it looked like it might take a while before the final five players could bag up. However, Phillips, who had reached his second final table of the summer, got caught snowing by Ruben, which left him relatively short.
Not much later, Phillips committed his final chips to the middle and became the final elimination of the night when he broke a better hand against Liu's pat jack.
The players have already secured a payday of $29,228. That alone will be enough to double Liu's lifetime earnings, but his eyes, along with all the others', will be on the big bucks that come with being crowned a WSOP 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 players will return for the final day Tuesday, June 3, at noon local time. There will be four minutes and 22 seconds left to play with the blinds at 10,000/25,000 (35,000) before they will increase to 15,000/30,000 with a 45,000 big blind ante. All levels will remain 60 minutes in length, with a break after every two of them, and the day will end only when a winner has been declared.
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
With five players remaining, Day 2 has reached its end.
The finalists will return for Day 3 Tuesday, June 3, at noon local time.
The official chip counts can be found below, a recap of Day 2 is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,050,000 | |
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3,520,000 | |
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2,280,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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1,915,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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1,425,000 | |
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Brad Ruben raised to 60,000 under the gun. Brian Yoon called in the hijack before Tyler Phillips pushed in his remaining 570,000 chips from the cutoff.
Han Liu asked for a count from the big blind for four-betting to 1,300,000, which folded out Ruben and Yoon. He then stood pat, prompting Phillips to draw one card.
Tyler Phillips: 7x4x3x2x 
Han Liu: Jx8x7x3x2x
Phillips immediately regretted his decision when he saw Liu's hand, claiming to have broken better. He turned over a Kx as his final card. Unable to beat Liu's jack-low, he finished his second final table of the summer in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,050,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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3,520,000
330,000
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330,000 |
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1,425,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Han Liu opened to 80,000 from the hijack and Tyler Phillips called from the small blind. Both players drew one.
After the draw Phillips bet 85,000. Liu raised to 500,000 and Phillips mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,540,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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575,000
225,000
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225,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Brad Ruben raised to 60,000 in the hijack, and Brian Yoon called in the cutoff. Tyler Phillips came along on the button and drew two cards after Ruben had also taken two and Yoon had changed one.
It then checked to Phillips, who moved all in for 530,000. Ruben made a quick fold, and Yoon eventually followed suit, prompting Phillips to show his 7x6x6x5x2x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,850,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,375,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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800,000
190,000
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190,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Han Liu raised to 80,000 from the hijack, and Brad Ruben called in the cutoff. Tyler Phillips then three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind, which only Ruben called.
Phillips remained pat, while Ruben drew one card. Phillips then piled in 600,000 chips, sending Ruben into the tank.
"Why so much?" Ruben asked before the dealer told him he could not ask that question.
After several minutes, Ruben slammed in a call.
"Good call," Phillips told Ruben. In response, Ruben tabled Kx7x6x4x2x for a king-low, and Phillips tossed his cards into the muck.
"I just go with my instinct, it's what I do," Ruben explained as he raked in the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,900,000
960,000
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960,000 |
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3,040,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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2,385,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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2,050,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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1,430,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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610,000
1,015,000
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1,015,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Tyler Phillips opened to 60,000 from the hijack and Han Liu called from the small blind. Both players drew one.
After the draw Liu bet 150,000 and Phillips called. Liu showed ninety-eight with 9x8x5x3x2x and Phillips mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,100,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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2,940,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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1,975,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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1,625,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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1,425,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Jun Weng opened to 50,000 from middle position, Han Liu three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind and Eric Moum shoved for around 600,000 from the big blind. Weng folded and Liu called with a covering stack to put him at risk. Liu stood pat while Moum drew one.
Eric Moum: 9x7x3x2x
Han Liu: 9x7x6x4x2x
Moum needed a four or a five to preserve his tournament life but he caught a Jx instead and was the first to fall from the final table while Liu scooped another decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
660,000
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660,000 |
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2,300,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Yueqi Zhu opened to 60,000 from middle position and Han Liu three-bet to 225,000 from the hijack. Zhu called and stood pat while Liu drew one.
Both players checked after the draw. Zhu tabled 9x8x7x5x4x and Liu mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,240,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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2,100,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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