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

06-02-2025 19:54 UTC-8

Alessandro Ponzio Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,006)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante

Brad Ruben opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Alessandro Ponzio three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind, leaving 200,000 back. Ruben called and both players stood pat.

After the draw Ponzio shoved and Ruben called. Ponzo had ninety-eight with 9x8x7x4x3x but Ruben had him beat with 9x7x5x3x2x to eliminate Ponzio and take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	1,650,000 580,000	580,000

Alessandro Ponzio	Busted

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06-02-2025 19:46 UTC-8

Tomas Szwarcberg Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,146)

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante

On the first hand back from dinner break, Tomas Szwarcberg moved all in for 400,000 from the cutoff. Brian Yoon made the call in the small blind and stood pat/ Szwarcberg took a few moments before breaking his hand and drawing one card.

Tomas Szwarcberg: 8x6x5x4x All in
Brian Yoon: 8x6x5x4x2x

Szwarcberg was drawing to a chop at best, but the 10x he received left him with nothing instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	1,400,000 395,000	395,000

Tomas Szwarcberg	Busted

Tags: Brian Yoon Tomas Szwarcberg

06-02-2025 19:39 UTC-8

Updated Counts of Final 12

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	2,685,000 135,000	135,000

Jun Weng	2,340,000 292,000	292,000
Tyler Phillips	1,680,000 10,000	10,000
Brad Ruben	1,070,000 130,000	130,000

Stephen Hubbard	1,070,000 390,000	390,000
Brian Yoon	1,005,000 13,000	13,000

Yueqi Zhu	950,000 55,000	55,000

Sean Yu	645,000 250,000	250,000
Tomasz Gluszko	625,000 206,000	206,000
Alessandro Ponzio	490,000 105,000	105,000
Eric Moum	415,000 5,000	5,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	400,000 25,000	25,000

06-02-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Two-Table Redraw

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Frank Visser

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

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
633	1	Kevin Xu	United States	395,000	20
633	2	Brian Yoon	United States	992,000	50
633	3	Tomasz Gluszko	Poland	831,000	42
633	4	Han Liu	United States	2,125,000	106
633	5	Yueqi Zhu	China	895,000	45
633	6	Tomas Szwarcberg	Mexico	425,000	21
633	7	Jun Weng	China	2,048,000	102

641	1	Sean Yu	United States	902,000	45
641	2	Tyler Phillips	United States	1,009,000	50
641	3	Brad Ruben	United States	1,200,000	60
641	4	Eric Moum	United States	420,000	21
641	5	Alessandro Ponzio	United States	595,000	30
641	6	Oliver Vereschagin	United States	450,000	23
641	7	Stephen Hubbard	United States	680,000	34

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	2,125,000 140,000	140,000

Jun Weng	2,048,000 2,000	2,000
Brad Ruben	1,200,000 50,000	50,000

Tyler Phillips	1,009,000 75,000	75,000
Brian Yoon	992,000 2,000	2,000

Sean Yu	902,000 53,000	53,000
Yueqi Zhu	895,000 165,000	165,000

Tomasz Gluszko	831,000 41,000	41,000
Stephen Hubbard	680,000 173,000	173,000
Alessandro Ponzio	595,000 40,000	40,000
Oliver Vereschagin	450,000 295,000	295,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	425,000 142,000	142,000
Eric Moum	420,000 180,000	180,000
Kevin Xu	395,000 91,000	91,000

06-02-2025 18:08 UTC-8

Liu Gets Value from Zhu

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Han Liu opened to 60,000 from the hijack, Yueqi Zhu three-bet to 170,000 from the button and Liu called, drawing one while Zhu stood pat.

After the draw Liu led out with a 200,000 bet. After about 30 seconds of contemplation Zhu called.

Liu turned over an eighty-six with 8x6x5x4x2x to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	2,185,000 335,000	335,000

Sean Yu	955,000 75,000	75,000
Yueqi Zhu	730,000 38,000	38,000

Alessandro Ponzio	635,000 80,000	80,000
Thomas Eychenne	240,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Han Liu Yueqi Zhu

06-02-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Zhu Zooms Up the Rankings

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Frank Visser

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

Yueqi Zhu opened to 80,000 as first to act. Thomas Eychenne then three-bet to 200,000 on the button, and Zhu moved all in for 354,000 when it had folded back to him.

Eychenne put in a quick call. Zhu stood pat, prompting Eychenne to draw one card.

Yueqi Zhu: 9x8x7x6x4x All in
Thomas Eychenne: 7x6x5x2x

Eychenne drew a Jx, which was not low enough to beat Zhu's nine-low, doubling him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	768,000 418,000	418,000

Thomas Eychenne	320,000 765,000	765,000

Tags: Thomas Eychenne Yueqi Zhu

06-02-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Xu Doubles Through Yoon

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Frank Visser

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

Kevin Xu was down to 132,000, which he got in from the hijack. It folded to Brian Yoon in the big blind, who asked for a count, called, and drew two cards. Xu only needed one, and the players tabled their hands.

Kevin Xu: 7x5x4x2x All in
Brian Yoon: 6x3x2x

Yoon made a ten-low by drawing 10x7x, but Xu's 9x awarded him a better hand and thus the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	990,000 110,000	110,000

Kevin Xu	304,000 169,000	169,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Kevin Xu

06-02-2025 17:42 UTC-8

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

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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 17:32 UTC-8

Gluszko Goes for Thin Value

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Frank Visser

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

Kevin Xu opened the action with a raise to 37,000 in the cutoff. Tomasz Gluszko bumped it up to 133,000 in the small blind, which Xu called after some thought.

Both players stood pat, and Gluszko put in a small bet of 45,000 after the hand. Xu debated for a bit but eventually decided to call.

Gluszko tabled 10x8x7x4x3x and won the pot when Xu's hand disappeared into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	790,000 284,000	284,000
Kevin Xu	355,000 201,000	201,000

Tags: Kevin Xu Tomasz Gluszko

06-02-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Weng Shoves Pat Seven

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Frank Visser

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

Jun Weng made a raise to 40,000 under the gun. J Austin Hijar called in the small blind, and Oliver Vereschagin defended his big blind.

Hijar took one card, Vereschagin drew two, and Weng stood pat. Hijar then checked to Vereschagin, who fired a bet of 110,000. Weng did not waste much time before shoving in his seven-figure stack, covering both opponents.

Hijar immediately mucked, but Vereschaging went into the tank. After a few agonizing minutes, he also laid his hand down, claiming to fold 8x6x5x4x2x.

Weng was kind enough to table 7x6x4x3x2x for the second nuts as he raked in the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	1,400,000 275,000	275,000

Jun Weng	1,346,000 236,000	236,000
J Austin Hijar	555,000 268,000	268,000
Oliver Vereschagin	545,000 405,000	405,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	380,000 83,000	83,000
Bhargav Kakani	265,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: J Austin Hijar Jun Weng Oliver Vereschagin