Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$706,230
Entries
532
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
90,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
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Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante
Winning a WSOP Gold bracelet is a dream that most poker players share but very few achieve. Winning five is significantly rarer — before today, only 41 players had accomplished this feat since the inaugural World Series of Poker in 1970.
Brad Ruben became the 42nd player to capture a fifth bracelet today at the 2025 World Series of Poker hosted at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Ruben overcame a 532-entrant field in Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw to win the top prize of $138,080 alongside bracelet #5. In doing so, he joins an even smaller, more elite group of poker players to have won five bracelets within a five-year span — a list that includes legends such as Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, and Doyle Brunson. Ruben is only the eleventh player to achieve this impressive feat.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Ruben | United States | $130,080 |
| 2 | Han Liu | United States | $90,569 |
| 3 | Yueqi Zhu | China | $60,738 |
| 4 | Jun Weng | China | $41,654 |
| 5 | Brian Yoon | United States | $29,228 |
| 6 | Tyler Phillips | United States | $20,994 |
| 7 | Eric Moum | United States | $15,446 |
Winner's Reaction
"I'm very blessed" an emotional Ruben said following the victory. "I mean, i love all the mixed games so to win another bracelet in another variant is a blessing. I'm honored, and I have a lot of people to thank. First, God, just having a strong connection with him has helped me through some difficult times. And also my girlfriend Sunny, we've been together for a little over two and a half years. She's been very supportive of me and I love her very much."
"Another thing is this sweater is important to me. It's been very lucky for me, but also it's the color of mental health awareness. I'm very passionate about that and want to get a message out: Whatever people are going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and I'm happy to talk to anyone, at anytime, about whatever."
When asked what contributed the most to his success at the WSOP over the years, Ruben pointed to his edge in less commonly played formats.
"My wins are in variants where players don't have much experience, so I feel that me being a more experienced player helps. I obviously ran well, I'm 5-0 heads-up so there's obviously some favorable card distribution there."
"I want to compete for the most bracelets this decade" Ruben continued. I think Ausmus has five and a bunch of people have four. So that's a goal of mine that keeps me going. I've loved the WSOP ever since I was a teenager and I'm very passionate about it."
Final Day Action
The third and final day began with just five returning players competing for the lion's share of the $706,230 prize pool. Eventual runner up Han Liu began the day with the largest stack but Ruben made a hero call in the first level—correctly calling with a pair of fours—to bring himself close to even with Liu for the chip lead. Five-time bracelet winner Brian Yoon had the opposite trajectory, beginning the day with the short stack and dwindling down from the start. Yoon managed to double up after getting short but was out in fifth soon after Jun Weng drew into a nine-low leaving Yoon drawing dead to a ten.
Following Yoon's elimination the pace of play slowed considerably with no clear short stacks and a chip average worth well over 100 big blinds. Liu and Ruben swapped the chip lead on several occasions while Yueqi Zhu and Weng saw their stacks trend downwards. Liu was putting relentless pressure on all three opponents with well-timed aggression and by the time Weng bowed out in fourth Liu had a sizable lead with over half the chips in play. Ruben managed to hold with a pat-ten to eliminate Zhu in third but still had a tall order in front of him as Liu held nearly a 2:1 chip advantage over Ruben going into heads-up play.
A series of small pots were exchanged in the early parts of the heads-up duel, with the majority going Ruben's way. As Ruben began to inch closer to Liu, he got paid off two times in quick succession—once with a jack-low and once with a ten-low—to take the chip lead. Liu quickly took the lead back after getting value with a jack-low of his own shortly before the pivotal hand of the tournament.
In a four-bet pot that saw Ruben stand pat and Liu draw one, Ruben picked off a massive all-in bluff from Liu, who had drawn into a pair of sixes. Ruben quickly called with a pat eighty-six in a hand that left Liu with just over ten big blinds. Liu never recovered and soon after was eliminated after getting the rest of his chips in with a ten-low only for Ruben to show down a nine-low. The two players, who Ruben mentioned have a ton of history with each other playing in mixed cash games in Texas, shook hands in a show of respect before Ruben went on to celebrate the victory with his rail.
That concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event but be sure to stay tuned for more exciting action from the 2025 WSOP.
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante
Han Liu had won a few pots without showdown when he called button Brad Ruben's raise to 180,000 from the big blind. They both took one card, after which Liu led out for 400,000, about a third of his remaining chips.
Ruben then put him all-in for 1,225,000, which sent Liu into the tank.
"Do you really have that good of a hand?" he pondered, mostly to himself. "GG," he eventually stated as he slammed in his last chips.
Ruben turned over 9x7x6x3x2x, which was enough to beat the 10x9x7x6x5x of Liu. The two players shook hands before Liu departed to pick up the cash awarded for his runner-up finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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13,300,000
830,000
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830,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante
Brad Ruben raised his button to 200,000, Han Liu three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind, and Ruben four-bet to 1,900,000. Liu then spent some time in the tank before calling and drawing one card, with Ruben staying pat behind him.
After the draw, Liu put Ruben all-in for 4,290,000. Ruben snap-called and tabled 8x6x5x3x2x for an eight-low.
Liu was forced to show 10x6x6x5x3x for a bluffed pair as he was left with less than 15 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,470,000
6,070,000
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6,070,000 |
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830,000
6,070,000
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6,070,000 |
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Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante
Han Liu opened to 200,000 from the button and Brad Ruben defended from the big blind, drawing two while Liu drew one.
After the draw Ruben checked and Liu bet 450,000. Ruben called and Liu turned over a jack-low with Jx9x7x3x2x.
"Nice hand, good bet." Ruben told his opponent before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,900,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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6,400,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante
Brad Ruben raised his button to 200,000, which Han Liu three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind. Ruben flat-called, after which both players stood pat.
Liu checked to Ruben, who fired 675,000. Liu threw in a reluctant call, seeing Ruben win the pot with 10x9x7x6x3x for a ten-nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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5,800,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante
Brad Ruben opened to 175,000 from the button and Han Liu defended from the big blind, drawing one while Ruben drew two.
After the draw Liu bet 150,000. Ruben raised to 550,000 and Liu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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6,200,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 90,000
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 75,000 ante
Brad Ruben made it 175,000 to go on the button, and Han Liu called in the big blind before drawing two cards. Ruben only drew one card and bet 300,000 once Liu had checked.
Liu spent some time in thought before he tossed in a call. Ruben showed down Jx8x7x4x3x and won the pot with his jack-low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,200,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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6,100,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 75,000 ante
Brad Ruben opened to 175,000 from the button and Han Liu defended from the big blind, drawing one while Ruben drew two.
After the draw Liu bet 150,000. Ruben raised to 550,000 and Liu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,600,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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5,700,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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