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

05-19-2025 22:05 UTC+9

Small Pot for Big Stack Black

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 25,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Patrik Demus opened to 10,000 with the A♥2♥ and Taylor Black defended the big blind with the A♣Q♠. Both players had a piece of the Q♣8♠2♠ flop and Black check-called for 9,000 with his top pair and top kicker. They checked the 10♣ turn and the 6♠ river saw Black bet for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	843,000 165,000	165,000

Patrik Demus	299,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Patrik Demus Taylor Black

05-19-2025 21:59 UTC+9

Zhou Forces a Fold From Park

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 25,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Christopher Park opened to 10,000 first to act and was called by Quan Zhou in the hijack for a heads-up pot.

Both players checked on the A♠J♦J♠ flop and then Park check-called a 15,000 bet from Zhou on the 8♦ turn.

The 8♥ paired the board on the river and Park checked once more. Zhou put 45,000 into the middle and Park laid his hand down after a bit of thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Park	550,000 25,000	25,000
Quan Zhou	220,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Christopher Park Quan Zhou

05-19-2025 21:49 UTC+9

Cates Sends Chang to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 25,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Having previously tripled up his severe short stack, Nevan Chang jammed the button for 38,000 and was called by Dan Cates in the big blind.

Nevan Chang: 10♦9♦ All in
Dan Cates: 6♠6♥

Chang picked up an additional gutshot with the J♠7♦5♥ flop, but the 4♠ turn and 3♣ river brought no help to the online streamer. Right after his exit, the table broke as the field was down to the final 14 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Cates	410,000

Nevan Chang	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Nevan Chang

05-19-2025 21:45 UTC+9

Chen Earns Pot Off Leng

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 25,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Yisha Chen raised from under the gun to get called by Christopher Park in the next seat and Bin Leng in the big blind. Following the 10♠9♥2♣ flop, Leng checked and Chen bet 15,000 to earn two callers.

The trio checked the 6♦ on the turn and the 3♦ fell on the river. Leng checked once more, Chen bet 50,000. Park folded while Leng reluctantly called and then mucked to the K♣10♥ for top pair by Chen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Park	575,000 60,000	60,000
Yisha Chen	370,000 70,000	70,000
Bin Leng	100,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Bin Leng Christopher Park Yisha Chen

05-19-2025 21:45 UTC+9

Thompson Turns Trips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 25,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche limped under the gun with 3♥3♦ and Gary Thompson limped behind on the button with J♠10♠. Taylor Black called in the small blind with Q♥9♥ and Istvan Birizdo checked his option in the big blind with 7♦2♠ for a four-way pot.

The flop came J♥9♣4♦ and it was checked to Nitsche, who bet 13,000. Thompson called and everyone else folded.

The J♣ fell on the turn and Nitsche check-called a 16,000 bet from Thompson.

Nitsche checked a final time on the 7♣ river and Thompson shoved, which got a quick fold from Nitsche to send the pot Thompson's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	678,000 15,000	15,000

Gary Thompson	287,000 61,000	61,000
Istvan Birizdo	195,000 10,000	10,000
Dominik Nitsche	86,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Taylor Black Istvan Birizdo Gary Thompson Dominik Nitsche

05-19-2025 21:43 UTC+9

Chang Triples up

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 25,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Cates opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and was called by Quan Zhou on the button and Nevan Chang in the big blind.

Chang checked to Cates, who continued for 10,000 on the 6♦J♠2♣ flop. Zhou called and Chang called all in for his last 2,000.

Zhou called a 16,000 bet from Cates on the 3♠ turn, but folded facing an 80,000 bet from Cates on the 8♦ river.

Chang turned over 9♠8♠ for a rivered pair of eights, which were best against Cates' A♦2♥ for a pair of deuces — meaning Chang tripled up and Cates took the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Cates	375,000 33,000	33,000

Quan Zhou	200,000 500	500
Nevan Chang	40,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Daniel Cates Nevan Chang Quan Zhou

05-19-2025 21:35 UTC+9

Updated Counts on Feature Table

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 25,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	693,000 9,000	9,000

James Mendoza	589,000 10,000	10,000
Gary Thompson	226,000
Istvan Birizdo	205,000 27,000	27,000
Dominik Nitsche	120,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 25,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-19-2025 21:29 UTC+9

Cates Earns Full Double Through Chang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a three-bet pot with 32,000 each to the A♥9♠6♣ flop, Nevan Chang check-called for 25,000 against Dan Cates and did so again on the 7♥ turn when Cates glanced up from his phone for a second to bet another 50,000.

Heads-up to the A♣ river, Chang checked and Cates jammed for his last 94,000. Three time banks later, Chang called for most of his stack and was shown the bad news, as Cates revealed the A♠K♥ to beat his A♦5♦ with the superior kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Cates	408,000 196,000	196,000

Nevan Chang	26,000 174,000	174,000

Tags: Dan Cates Nevan Chang

05-19-2025 21:25 UTC+9

Mendoza Bad Beats Nielsen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Martin Nielsen opened the action with a raise to 9,000 first to act and James Mendoza called on the button only for Gary Thompson to three-bet big to 40,000 in the small blind with the Q♦9♦. Nielsen only flat-called and Mendoza used a time bank extension and then declared all-in, Thompson folded and Nielsen snap-called for his last 199,000.

Martin Nielsen: A♥A♦ All in
James Mendoza: 8♠8♣

The K♥J♣8♦9♣10♦ board gave Mendoza a set and short deck specialist Nielsen was knocked out with a bad beat story to tell.