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

06-02-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Huck Seed Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,823)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

Huck Seed opened to 40,000 from the cutoff, Han Liu three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind, Seed shoved for just under 300,000 and Liu called with a covering stack to put him at risk. Liu drew one while Seed stood pat.

Huck Seed: 10x9x8x4x3x All in
Han Liu: 9x6x4x2x

Liu drew an 8x, giving him a nine-low to eliminate the Poker Hall of Famer and win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	1,850,000 50,000	50,000

Thomas Eychenne	1,085,000 149,000	149,000
Sean Yu	880,000 25,000	25,000
Alessandro Ponzio	555,000 125,000	125,000
Yueqi Zhu	350,000 48,000	48,000

Huck Seed	Busted

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06-02-2025 17:18 UTC-8

James Chen Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,823)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Han Liu opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and James Chen shoved for just over 200,000 from the button. Liu called with a covering stack to put Chen at risk and both players drew one.

James Chen: 10x6x5x3x All in
Han Liu 9x8x4x3x

Things were looking good for Chen when Liu caught a 4x to pair but Chen drew a 10x for a bigger pair and was sent to the rail while Liu won the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	1,800,000 325,000	325,000

James Chen	Busted

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06-02-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Ray Henson Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,823)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Ray Henson open-raised to 150,000 under the gun, leaving only 17,000 back. Han Liu in the cutoff took some time before the clock was called on him. Not long into his countdown, he called.

Both Henson and Liu stood pat and checked it down. Henson tabled Jx9x6x4x3x for a jack-nine low, which Liu beat with Jx6x4x3x2x for a jack-six.

Henson's final chips were automatically put all in in the big blind two hands later. Thomas Eychenne then limped in under the gun, and Alessandro Ponzio completed his small blind.

Ponzio took two cards, Henson exchanged no fewer than four, and Eychenne drew one. Ponzio and Eychenne checked the empty side pot down, revealing all hands.

Ponzio had made a king-low with Kx9x8x6x2x. Hensen had made a pair of tens with 10x10x5x4x2x, and Eychenne also paired up with Jx5x3x2x2x, shipping the pot to Ponzio and eliminating Henson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	1,475,000 205,000	205,000

Thomas Eychenne	936,000 85,000	85,000
Alessandro Ponzio	430,000 192,000	192,000
Ray Henson	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Ponzio Han Liu Ray Henson Thomas Eychenne

06-02-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Jonathan Borenstein Eliminated in 21st Place ($4,875)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Jonathan Borenstein opened from the hijack, Brad Ruben three-bet to 115,000 from the button, Borenstein four-bet shoved for 281,000 and Ruben called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Borenstein stood pat and Ruben stood pat behind. Borenstein had a ten with 10x6x5x4x2x but Ruben had him beat with 8x7x6x4x2x to win the hand while Borenstein was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	1,125,000 247,000	247,000

Jonathan Borenstein	Busted

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06-02-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Flurry of Eliminations Leaves Three Tables

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/120,000, 18,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Ikuma	Busted
Matthew Bae	Busted
Stephen Moreschi	Busted

06-02-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Amarapu Runs into Number Three

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/120,000, 18,000 ante

Vasu Amarapu shoved for 190,000 from under the gun and Sean Yu called from the small blind with a covering stack. Yu stood pat while Amarapu took one.

Vasu Amarapu: 9x8x5x3x All in
Sean Yu: 7x6x5x3x2x

Yu had been dealt pat number three leaving Amarapu drawing dead. After Amarapu received an inconsequential Qx he exited the tournament area while Yu took the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	975,000 245,000	245,000
Vasu Amarapu	Busted

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06-02-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Hoenig Heads Home

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/120,000, 18,000 ante

Ryan Hoenig was all in from the cutoff, committing his stack of 98,000. Thomas Eychenne asked for a count in the big blind before making the call and drawing one card.

Hoenig also drew one card, after which the players showed down.

Ryan Hoenig: Jx7x4x2x All in
Thomas Eychenne: Jx9x5x2x

Hoenig peeled first and turned over a Qx, which was not enough when Eychenne made a jack-low with a 10x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Weng	1,200,000 405,000	405,000
James Chen	820,000 592,000	592,000

Thomas Eychenne	635,000 135,000	135,000
Brian Yoon	627,000 105,000	105,000

Huck Seed	620,000 35,000	35,000

Ryan Hoenig	Busted

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06-02-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Leslie Left With Nothing

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/120,000, 18,000 ante

Christopher Leslie open-jammed for 122,000 from middle position. Jun Weng made the call on the button, while the rest of the table got out of the way. Leslie drew one card, with Weng standing pat behind.

Christopher Leslie: 9x7x6x3x All in
Jun Weng: Jx9x8x6x4x