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

06-02-2025 14:02 UTC-7

Henson Wins Multiway Hand

Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Ray Henson opened to 16,000 from middle position, Jacob Ikuma three-bet to 50,000 from the cutoff, Oliver Vereschagin called from the button and Henson called. Henson and Ikuma each drew one while Vereschagin stood pat.

All three players checked after the draw. Vereschagin had stood pat with a ten-seven but Henson had drawn into a ninety-seven with 9x7x4x3x2x to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Ikuma	430,000 253,000	253,000
Yueqi Zhu	330,000 32,000	32,000

Ray Henson	328,000 77,000	77,000
Bhargav Kakani	265,000 87,000	87,000
Ismael Bojang	205,000 62,000	62,000

Oliver Vereschagin	185,000 135,000	135,000
Barry Greenstein	168,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Jacob Ikuma Oliver Vereschagin Ray Henson

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 12,000

06-02-2025 13:58 UTC-7

Phillips Draws Best Three-Way

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Tyler Phillips raised to 16,000 in the hijack. Lok Chan and Joshua Adcock called in the cutoff and big blind, respectively, after which each player drew one card.

They then checked it to showdown, where Phillips' Qx8x6x5x2x proved to be the best hand as the remaining ten cards were added to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Phillips	555,000 405,000	405,000
Joshua Adcock	265,000 174,000	174,000
Lok Chan	130,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Joshua Adcock Lok Chan Tyler Phillips

06-02-2025 13:49 UTC-7

Liu KOs Kassela

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Han Liu opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Frank Kassela shoved for 155,000 from the small blind. Liu called with a covering stack to put Kassela at risk and both players drew one.

Frank Kassela: 8x6x5x3x All in
Han Liu: 10x7x5x2x

Kassela had the better draw but he made a pair after catching an 8x while Liu drew a Jx to send Kassela to the rail and claim the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Liu	725,000 14,000	14,000

Adam Owen	660,000 5,000	5,000
Yilong Wang	415,000 297,000	297,000

Iman Alsaden	150,000 190,000	190,000
Yegor Tsurikov	62,000 21,000	21,000
Frank Kassela	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Han Liu

06-02-2025 13:48 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Alcorn	Busted
Jason Froelich	Busted
Lawrence Brandt	Busted

Joshua Cummings	Busted
Joel Deutsch	Busted
Paul Holder	Busted
Daniel Coen	Busted
Robert Gussoni	Busted

06-02-2025 13:44 UTC-7

Szwarcberg Draws Well in Big Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

J Austin Hijar opened to 16,000 in middle position. Alan Emerson called on the button, as did Tomas Szwarcberg in the small blind. Stephen Hubbard then made it 55,000 to go in the big blind, which only Szwarcberg called.

Szwarcberg changed one card, prompting Hubbard to stand pat. Szwarcberg led out for 115,000 after the draw, which Hubbard swiftly called. Szwarcberg exposed his 8x7x6x4x3x and won the pot when Hubbard added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Szwarcberg	466,000 103,000	103,000
J Austin Hijar	440,000 10,000	10,000
Alessandro Ponzio	143,000 47,000	47,000
Alan Emerson	115,000 60,000	60,000
Steve Zolotow	90,000 35,000	35,000
Stephen Hubbard	55,000 94,000	94,000
Oliver Tot	5,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Alan Emerson J Austin Hijar Stephen Hubbard Tomas Szwarcberg

06-02-2025 13:37 UTC-7

Yoon Over One Million After Knocking Out Aldridge

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Ken Aldridge opened to 15,000 from the hijack and was called by Brian Yoon in the cutoff and Jonathan Borenstein in the big blind. Borenstein drew two, Aldridge stood pat and Yoon took one.

After the draw Borenstein checked and Aldridge shoved for 59,000. Yoon called while Borenstein folded.

Aldridge had stood pat with 8x7x6x5x2x but Yoon had made 8x5x4x3x2x for eight-perfect to send Aldridge to the rail and become the first player to pass one million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	1,085,000 195,000	195,000

Jonathan Borenstein	390,000 245,000	245,000
Huck Seed	240,000 45,000	45,000

John Monnette	110,000 29,000	29,000

Will Berry	85,000 14,000	14,000
Ken Aldridge	Busted

Tags: Brian Yoon Jonathan Borenstein Ken Aldridge

06-02-2025 13:35 UTC-7

Ruben Puts Tejada Into Tank

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Brad Ruben put in 16,000 chips from the hijack. Gerald Tejada was the only caller, on the button, and each player drew one card.

Ruben fired a bet of 36,000 after the draw. Tejada needed a minute or so before he relinquished his cards and sent the pot to Ruben.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	335,000 148,000	148,000

Zhun Wang	330,000 16,000	16,000
Thomas Eychenne	310,000 18,000	18,000
Gerald Tejada	215,000 15,000	15,000

Eric Moum	146,000 35,000	35,000
Charles Odenz	95,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Gerald Tejada

06-02-2025 13:29 UTC-7

Hellmuth Departs in Hellmuth Fashion

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Brian Yoon made it 13,000 to go in the hijack. It folded to Phil Hellmuth in the small blind, who moved his stack of 101,000 in the middle. Yoon asked for a count, after which he decided to call.

Hellmuth stood pat, Yoon drew one card, and the holdings were revealed.

Phil Hellmuth: 10x8x7x6x2x All in
Brian Yoon: 9x6x4♥3x

"Two-sider," said Yoon as he looked at his new card. "Heart," he claimed, which meant he could only have drawn the 5♥. He turned it over, officially eliminating Hellmuth from the tournament.

Hellmuth let out some expletives as he headed to the exit; "Fucking nine-six," were the last words heard from the 17-time bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	890,000 302,000	302,000

Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Brian Yoon Phil Hellmuth

06-02-2025 13:27 UTC-7

Depaulo Puts Bae to the Test

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Matthew Bae opened to 18,000 from the hijack and Ryan Depaulo called from the button. Both players drew one.

After the draw Bae checked. Depaulo shoved for around 55,000 and Bae opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bae	275,000 46,000	46,000
Michael Manis	209,000 18,000	18,000
Nick Polydoros	153,000 99,000	99,000
Vasu Amarapu	108,000 83,000	83,000
Stephen Moreschi	107,000 41,000	41,000
Ryan Depaulo	103,000 44,000	44,000

Jason Froelich	80,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Matthew Bae Ryan Depaulo