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

05-20-2025 00:39 UTC+9

Park Doubles Through Chen

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yisha Chen opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Park shoved for hist last 97,000 on the button. Action folded back to Chen, who called to put Park at risk.

Christopher Park: 7♠7♥ All in
Yisha Chen: Q♠10♠

It was a race, but the Q♣2♣10♣4♦7♦ runout gave Park a winning set on the river for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yisha Chen	958,000 58,000	58,000
Christopher Park	219,000 142,000	142,000

Tags: Yisha Chen Christopher Park

05-20-2025 00:36 UTC+9

Nitsche Doubles Through Mendoza

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The cards were on their backs in a preflop clash and Dominik Nitsche was the at-risk player for 172,000 with the A♥Q♥. James Mendoza had two live cards with the K♦7♠ but couldn't get there on the Q♣10♠3♦9♥6♦ board for Nitsche to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendoza	530,000 170,000	170,000
Dominik Nitsche	354,000 179,000	179,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche James Mendoza

05-20-2025 00:35 UTC+9

Yu Doubles Through Park

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Lei Yu opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Park shoved from the big blind, which was enough to put Yu all in for his last 295,000. Yu quickly called and a showdown was held.

Lei Yu: A♣K♣ All in
Christopher Park: J♠10♠

The board ran out 10♦A♦8♥J♦Q♦ — leaving Yu best with a straight for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	605,000 265,000	265,000

Christopher Park	77,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Christopher Park Lei Yu

05-20-2025 00:34 UTC+9

Black Takes From Mendoza

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

James Mendoza raised to 20,000 and was called by Taylor Black from two seats over as well as Dominik Nitsche in the big blind. On the Q♣J♣9♥ flop, all three players checked to the 10♠ turn on which Nitsche checked again. Mendoza now bet 40,000 and Black was the only caller.

The 10♦ river paired the board and Mendoza checked over to Black, who bet 120,000 to win the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	961,000 105,000	105,000

James Mendoza	700,000 118,000	118,000
Dominik Nitsche	175,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche James Mendoza Taylor Black

05-20-2025 00:31 UTC+9

Prize Pool Announced

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The TLPT $20,000 8 Handed event drew 32 entrants — generating a $640,000 prize pool.

A total of five players will make the money, with a min-cash worth $60,000 and the eventual winner taking home $242,000.

TLPT $20,000 8 Handed Payouts

Place	Prize ($USD)
1	$242,000
2	$162,000
3	$101,000
4	$75,000
5	$60,000

05-20-2025 00:26 UTC+9

Mao Chops With Cates; Shoves After

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Renji Mao defended his big blind against a min-raise by Dan Cates and then checked the 8♥4♠2♣ flop. Cates bet 30,000 and was check-raised to 85,000. "How much you got?" Cates asked and then started talking mostly to himself, concluding with "I don't believe you" before he reraised.

Mao called all-in and exposed his A♣8♦.

"No good," Cates replied and revealed his ... A♥8♣. They chopped it up on the 4♣ turn and 6♣ river.

Gavin then raised to 20,000 and folded when Mao jammed from the small blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	238,000 38,000	38,000

Gavin	160,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dan Cates Gavin Renji Mao

05-20-2025 00:18 UTC+9

Updated Counts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Six players max late-regged to bring the final field up to 32 entrants.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yisha Chen	900,000 50,000	50,000
Taylor Black	856,000 344,000	344,000

James Mendoza	818,000 257,000	257,000
Stephen Song	805,000 25,000	25,000

Christopher Park	477,000 22,000	22,000
Daniel Cates	429,000 5,000	5,000

Lei Yu	340,000 55,000	55,000

Dominik Nitsche	217,000 39,000	39,000

Martin Nielsen	200,000 200,000	200,000

Marius Gierse	200,000 200,000	200,000
Renji Mao	200,000 200,000	200,000

Gavin	200,000 200,000	200,000
Istvan Birizdo	200,000 200,000	200,000
Ami Barer	200,000 200,000	200,000

Gary Thompson	169,000 20,000	20,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-20-2025 00:00 UTC+9

Players on Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Players have been sent on a 15-mintue break.

Late registration will close at the end of the break.

05-19-2025 23:56 UTC+9

Thompson Gets Song to Fold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a limped pot to the Q♠6♥5♥ flop, Stephen Song in the small blind checked and then called a bet worth 16,000 by Gary Thompson in the big blind. That led them to the 7♣ turn on which Song check-called another 29,000 to then check the 7♠ on the river.

Thompson used one time bank and fired a bet of 74,000, forcing a reluctant fold by Song.