Event #12: US$25,000 8 Handed Day 1 | 2025 The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju

05-20-2025 22:06 UTC+9

Barer Goes Back-to-Back

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lei Yu opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Ami Barer was the lone caller on the button. The flop came A♠7♣3♠ and Yu led out with a bet of 8,000. Barer raised to 21,000 and Yu quickly folded.

On the next hand, four players headed to the flop after Marius Gierse raised to 10,000. The flop came Q♥8♣3♣ and Gierse continued with a bet of 11,000. Ivan Zhang raised to 30,000 on his left and Barer ripped all in for just over 100,000 next to act. The entire table instantly mucked their cards and Barer collected another one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	310,000 75,000	75,000

Ivan Zhang	258,000 20,000	20,000
Ami Barer	215,000 5,000	5,000

Marius Gierse	156,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Marius Gierse Lei Yu Ivan Zhang Ami Barer

05-20-2025 21:56 UTC+9

Nitsche Gets Tricky

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche opted to limp in from middle position which allowed Quan Zhou and Marius Gierse to come along from the blinds cheaply. The flop came 8♣8♦7♥ and the action checked around to the 8♥ on the turn.

Zhou led out with a bet of 7,000 which got Gierse to fold but Nitsche called. The river was the 8♠, putting quads on the board. Zhou checked this time and Nitsche made a bet of 10,000. Zhou looked him up and Nitsche tabled A♠A♦ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	548,000 81,000	81,000
Dominik Nitsche	318,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Marius Gierse Dominik Nitsche

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-20-2025 21:38 UTC+9

Thompson Pressures Yu

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Adam Lamers

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

Lei Yu opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Gary Thompson called from the big blind. The flop fell Q♠4♠3♥ and Thompson checked to Yu who bet 6,000. Thompson check-raised to 25,000 and Yu called.

The 6♣ landed on the turn and Thompson put together a bet of 37,000. Yu still called and the 10♥ completed the board. Thompson reached for a bet of 129,000, leaving just a few chips behind. Yu used one of his time banks but then eventually gave in to the pressure by folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	385,000 45,000	45,000

Gary Thompson	315,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Lei Yu Gary Thompson

05-20-2025 21:25 UTC+9

Yu Gets Sticky

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Adam Lamers

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

Ivan Zhang opened to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Lei Yu on the button and Marius Gierse in the big blind. The flop came J♠4♣3♥ and Zhang continued with a bet of 9,000. Yu called and Gierse check-raised to 31,000. Zhang mucked his cards but Yu still called.

The turn brought the 9♥ and Gierse checked again. Yu counted out a bet of 18,000 and that was enough to force Gierse to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	430,000 49,000	49,000

Ivan Zhang	238,000 37,000	37,000
Marius Gierse	137,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Marius Gierse Lei Yu Ivan Zhang

05-20-2025 21:12 UTC+9

Yu Hits and Shuts Down

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Adam Lamers

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

Dominik Nitsche opened to 8,000 in early position and Lei Yu three-bet to 23,000 in the cutoff. Nitsche called and they went heads-up to a flop of J♣7♠4♠. Nitsche checked to Yu who continued with a bet of 17,000 and Nitsche called.

The turn brought the A♣ and both players checked to the Q♣ on the river. Nitsche checked once more and Yu opted to check it back. Nitsche tabled 9♠9♥ but Yu held A♥K♥ for top pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	381,000 76,000	76,000

Dominik Nitsche	242,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Lei Yu Dominik Nitsche

05-20-2025 21:05 UTC+9

Two Pots for Zhang

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Adam Lamers

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

Lei Yu raised to 8,000 from the hijack and was called by Ivan Zhang and Ami Barer in the blinds. The flop came Q♥Q♣10♦ and Yu continued with a bet of 4,000. Zhang check-raised to 20,000 and Barer quickly folded along with Yu.

A couple of hands later, Zhang made it 8,000 to go in the cutoff and Gary Thompson defended from the big blind. The flop fell Q♠6♥4♣ and both players checked to the 4♦ on the turn.

Thompson led out with a bet of 9,000 and Zhang called to see the 2♠ on the river. Thompson checked this time and Zhang sized up a bet of 52,000. Thompson folded and Zhang dragged in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	305,000 10,000	10,000

Ivan Zhang	275,000 113,000	113,000
Gary Thompson	263,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Lei Yu Ivan Zhang Gary Thompson Ami Barer

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-20-2025 20:37 UTC+9

Break Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Marius Gierse hopped back in the field to bring the total entries up to 11 with just seven players remaining. Gierse was unable to play a hand before the players were sent on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	200,000 200,000	200,000

05-20-2025 20:26 UTC+9

Gierse Runs Into a Bigger Flush

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Lei Yu raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and Marius Gierse called from the small blind. The flop fell A♠9♠6♠ and Gierse check-called a bet of 15,000 from Yu.

The turn was the 7♣ and Gierse led out with a bet of 30,000 this time. Yu called and the 6♦ paired the board on the river. Gierse jammed all in for around 65,000 and Yu snapped him off. Gierse tabled J♠8♠ for a flush but Yu held K♠5♠ for a better flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	315,000 115,000	115,000

Marius Gierse	Busted

Tags: Lei Yu Marius Gierse