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

06-02-2025 18:32 UTC-7

Gluszko Goes for Thin Value

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

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06-02-2025 18:24 UTC-7

Vereschagin Climbing Back

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Frank Visser

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

Tomas Szwarcberg opened to 35,000 under the gun and called when cutoff Oliver Vereschagin three-bet to 85,000 in the cutoff.

Swarzcberg took one card before Vereschagin stood pat. Swarzcberg checked over to Vereschagin, who fired 125,000 into the pot.

Swarzcberg quickly relinquished his cards, and Vereschagin tabled 8x6x5x3x2x for a pat eight-low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Vereschagin	745,000 200,000	200,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	266,000 114,000	114,000

Tags: Oliver Vereschagin Tomas Szwarcberg

06-02-2025 18:18 UTC-7

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 18:11 UTC-7

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

06-02-2025 18:00 UTC-7

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 17:52 UTC-7

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 17:45 UTC-7

Vereschagin Jams on Borenstein

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Frank Visser

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

Oliver Vereschagin raised to 40,000 in the hijack. Jonathan Borenstein made it 140,000 to go in the cutoff, which Vereschagin called once the action folded back to him.

Vereschagin drew one before Borenstein stood pat. Vereschagin then led all in, covering the 290,000 chips of Borenstein.

Borenstein spent a few minutes in the tank before letting his hand go, claiming to fold a nine-low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Vereschagin	950,000 301,000	301,000
Jonathan Borenstein	290,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Jonathan Borenstein Oliver Vereschagin

06-02-2025 17:36 UTC-7

Life Outside Poker: Sam Greenwood Talks Battling Gambledore & High-Stakes Online Poker Cheating

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Connor Richards

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

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 28th episode, Connor talks with Canadian high-stakes pro Sam Greenwood about getting into poker with his two brothers Lucas Greenwood and Max Greenwood, running up a bankroll in high school, traveling the world playing high-stakes tournaments, climbing Canada's all-time money list and battling with Vladimir "Gambledore" Korzinin at Triton.

Greenwood also talked about the state of online poker, how to deal with cheaters, being a dad and his new "Punt of the Day" blog where he breaks down key hands from high-stakes tournaments.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Sam Greenwood by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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06-02-2025 17:33 UTC-7

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	1,270,000 5,000	5,000

Jun Weng	1,110,000 40,000	40,000
Tyler Phillips	1,084,000 74,000	74,000
Brad Ruben	878,000 288,000	288,000

Sean Yu	855,000 25,000	25,000
Stephen Hubbard	853,000 3,000	3,000
Thomas Eychenne	851,000 56,000	56,000
J Austin Hijar	823,000 193,000	193,000
Brian Yoon	701,000 101,000	101,000

Oliver Vereschagin	649,000 144,000	144,000
Eric Moum	600,000 85,000	85,000
Kevin Xu	556,000 6,000	6,000
Tomasz Gluszko	506,000 10,000	10,000
James Chen	505,000 125,000	125,000

Huck Seed	437,000 158,000	158,000

Jonathan Borenstein	435,000 285,000	285,000
Yueqi Zhu	398,000 32,000	32,000

Bhargav Kakani	303,000 67,000	67,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	297,000 71,000	71,000
Alessandro Ponzio	238,000 38,000	38,000
Ray Henson	175,000 120,000	120,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 24,000