Event #11: US$20,000 8 Handed (US$500,000 GTD) Day 1 | 2025 The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju

05-19-2025 15:10 UTC+9

Song's Tens are Best Despite 'Terrible Runout'

Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ivan Zhang was back up to his old shenanigans and raised blind to 2,000 from under the gun without looking. Action then folded to Stephen Song, who made it 10,000 to go from the small blind. Renji Mao called cold and Zhang folded.

"Uh oh, what have you done!?" Song joked towards Zhang.

"That's what you get for trying to steal!" Zhang replied.

Song and Mao proceeded to check down on the K♦A♥9♦ flop, 5♥ turn, and J♥ river.

"Terrible runout!" Song said as he turned over 10♣10♦.

It was good, however, as Mao sent his hand into the muck to award Song the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	214,000 14,000	14,000

Ivan Zhang	198,000 2,000	2,000
Renji Mao	190,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Ivan Zhang Renji Mao Stephen Song

05-19-2025 15:06 UTC+9

First Pot to Gierse

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Taylor Black opened to 2,500 and then called a three-bet to 8,000 by Marius Gierse on a five-handed table, which saw them head to a K♣10♣5♦ flop. Black check-called for 5,000 and they checked the 4♣ on the turn. The 8♠ followed on the river and Black checked again, prompting a bet of 10,000 by Gierse to win the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	215,500 15,500	15,500
Taylor Black	187,000 13,000	13,000

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05-19-2025 15:03 UTC+9

Early Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zhang	200,000 200,000	200,000
Ami Barer	200,000 200,000	200,000

Stephen Song	200,000 200,000	200,000

Gary Thompson	200,000 200,000	200,000
Martin Sedlak	200,000 200,000	200,000
Christopher Park	200,000 200,000	200,000
Nevan Chang	200,000 200,000	200,000

Renji Mao	200,000 200,000	200,000

Taylor Black	200,000 200,000	200,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

05-19-2025 15:01 UTC+9

Cards in the Air

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Dan O'Hair

With 11 players to start things off — Day 1 of the TLPT $20,000 8 Handed is now underway!

05-19-2025 14:15 UTC+9

Welcome to the 2025 TLPT Jeju Super High Roller Series Event #11 $20,000 NLHE

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Christian Zetzsche

The second half of the inaugural standalone The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju festival is underway and a champion has been crowned yesterday in the $15,000 Main Event with Stephen Song roaring to victory at the Jeju Shinhwa World Hotel on Jeju Island. One can certainly expect that Song will try to win even more titles during the remainder of the series and further boost his confidence for the fast approaching World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and he has several opportunities to do so.

One of them comes in Event #11 TLPT $20,000 8-Handed, which is set to kick off at 3 p.m. local time inside of the Landing Casino and the two-day tournament comes with a guarantee of US$500,000. It is one of several high-stakes contests still scheduled until the end of the series on May 22, 2025, and there will be live stream action every day until a champion is crowned.

This particular event comes with a buy-in of $20,000 and unlimited re-entries for the entire first day, while the late registration will be open at least until the start of Day 2. All players start their journey with 200,000 in chips, which puts them 200 big blinds deep for the first two levels featuring repeat blinds of 500-1,000 and a big blind ante of 1,000.

There will be a break every two levels and a 45-minute dinner break after the end of level four at approximately 6.15 p.m. local time. However, things might shift slightly later if the tournament doesn't kick off on time. The PokerNews reporting team will be on the floor from the first card dealt so stay tuned for more of the exciting live poker action from South Korea.

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Event #11: US$20,000 8 Handed (US$500,000 GTD)

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