The 2025 World Series of Poker is packed with 100 different bracelet events, offering players a mix of formats to choose from daily—some with unlimited re-entries, others strictly limited. On Friday, Allan Le registered for the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, which ended abruptly for him after firing the maximum of three bullets. Looking for another opportunity to compete, Le decided to jump into the day’s other non-hold’em option—the $1,500 Razz tournament.
“I only entered it because I busted out of the $1,000 PLO for three bullets,” said Le. “And that’s the maximum you could register for.”
That twist of fate sent him down an unexpected three-day path to his second career WSOP bracelet. Le emerged victorious from a 472-entry field, claiming the $126,363 top prize and, in a dramatic finish, besting six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb heads-up.
Even more remarkable? It was his first time ever playing a standalone razz tournament.
“It’s my first time entering a razz event,” Le admitted. “I’ve only played it in mixed games like dealer’s choice or the eight-game. Winning it against someone like Shaun Deeb? That made it even sweeter.”
Staying On Track
While some events at this year’s WSOP have gone into unscheduled fourth days, the $1,500 Razz event stayed on track. The final nine returned Sunday for the conclusion, with Le entering Day 3 as the chip leader and eventually knocking out Jackson Spencer to set the official final table.
Deeb, sitting in third at the start of the day, was gunning for his seventh career bracelet. He had stiff competition for that milestone, as Benny Glaser and Nick Schulman both reached the same mark earlier in the series. Also at the table was mixed game specialist and 2022 bracelet winner Maxx Coleman.
Coleman sent MengQi Chen to the rail in eighth after a multi-way pot, while Deeb chipped up by outdrawing Le in a few hands with seven-lows.
Le regained momentum by eliminating Gabriel Ramos in seventh place, even after Ramos surprisingly made a full house with jacks full of aces—officially just a pair of aces for low—against Le’s trip sevens and king-low.
Jason Lipiner (6th) and Jeanne David (5th) followed in quick succession.
Wild Swings Down the Stretch
During four-handed play, Clint Wolcyn took the chip lead after chipping away at Coleman, eventually eliminating him in fourth place.
The remaining three players saw big swings in chip stacks, and despite briefly leading, Wolcyn quickly slipped to the shortest stack. Le finished him off after catching a 9-7 low on sixth street, while Wolcyn’s board deteriorated with a paired jack and a final brick.
Heads-up, Deeb held a narrow lead and quickly stretched it to nearly 3-to-1. But like Wolcyn before him, his edge collapsed. In under 30 minutes, Le reversed the momentum and seized control.
One critical pot saw Deeb with a board of 5-7-7-7, and after a check on seventh street, Le revealed a queen-nine low to scoop the massive pot. Deeb showed a five for a full house but still lost, as low hands prevail in razz.
The final hand saw Le make a nine-low on fifth street and then improve to an unbeatable seven-six on sixth, locking up the title.
Back on Top After Nearly a Decade
Le’s last WSOP bracelet win came in 2016, in a mixed Omaha eight-or-better event. Since then, he’s remained a consistent force in the tournament world, including a victory in a $5,300 PLO event on the PokerGO Tour in 2024.
“My first bracelet was so long ago I forgot who was at the final table,” Le joked.
That win in 2016 was no fluke—he defeated a loaded final table that included the late Gavin Smith, Yuval Bronshtein, and David Bach.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Le | $126,363 |
| 2 | Shaun Deeb | $84,221 |
| 3 | Clint Wolcyn | $57,296 |
| 4 | Maxx Coleman | $39,787 |
| 5 | Jeanne David | $28,213 |
From busting out of PLO to winning his first-ever razz tournament, Allan Le’s weekend was a classic case of poker redemption—unexpected, challenging, and ultimately, golden.
