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

05-20-2025 20:24 UTC+9

Thompson Kicks Chen to the Rail

Adam Lamers

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

Gary Thompson raised to 6,000 in the hijack and Dong Chen three-bet to 15,000 in the cutoff. It folded back to Thompson who announced all in and Chen called off his stack of under 100,000.

Dong Chen: A♥J♠ All in
Gary Thompson: A♠K♣

The flop came Q♠9♠6♠ and Thompson maintained his edge even with the best flush draw. Chen was unable to find any help on the turn or river and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	277,000 77,000	77,000
Dong Chen	Busted

05-20-2025 20:18 UTC+9

Chen Can't Shake Barer

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Adam Lamers

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

Dong Chen raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Ami Barer called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of 5♥5♣2♦ where Chen started with a check. Bared tossed in a bet of 10,500 and Chen check-raised to 35,000 which Barer called.

The turn brought the 7♠ and Chen checked again. Barer counted out a bet of 16,500 and Chen gave up as he ditched his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	210,000 17,000	17,000

Dong Chen	99,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Dong Chen Ami Barer

05-20-2025 20:05 UTC+9

Barer Rivers a Pair, Not Good Enough

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Adam Lamers

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

Ami Barer opened to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Quan Zhou on the button and Ivan Zhang in the big blind. The flop came A♠9♣5♦ and the action checked around to the 6♣ on the turn.

Barer fired out a delayed bet of 11,000 and Zhou raised to 26,000 which got Zhang out. Barer still called and the K♦ hit the river. Barer checked this time and Zhou knuckled the table as well. Barer turned over K♣8♣ for a pair of kings but Zhou held A♣10♥ for a pair of aces to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	629,000 27,000	27,000
Ami Barer	193,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Ivan Zhang Ami Barer

05-20-2025 19:56 UTC+9

Nitsche Takes a Bite Out of Zhou

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Adam Lamers

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

Quan Zhou raised to 6,000 in middle position and Dominik Nitsche reraised to 28,000 in the small blind. Zhou called and the dealer spread the flop of A♥8♣7♠.

Nitsche led out with a bet of 21,000 and Zhou opted to send his cards to the muck, pushing Nitsche over starting stack for the first time this tournament, albeit on his second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	602,000 23,000	23,000
Dominik Nitsche	220,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Dominik Nitsche

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

05-20-2025 19:42 UTC+9

Gierse Unloads the Clip

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marius Gierse opened to 5,500 from under the gun and was called by Ami Barer in middle position and Quan Zhou in the big blind. The flop came J♦8♦5♠ and Gierse continued with a bet of 8,000 which both Barer and Zhou called.

The 5♦ paired the board on the turn and Gierse announced another bet of 22,000. Barer still called but Zhou stepped aside. The 5♥ completed the board and Gierse slung in a bet of 100,000. Barer wasted little time before folding and Gierse raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	240,000 15,000	15,000
Ami Barer	240,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Marius Gierse Ami Barer

05-20-2025 19:25 UTC+9

One New, Two Old

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	200,000 200,000	200,000

Gary Thompson	200,000 200,000	200,000
Lei Yu	200,000

05-20-2025 19:23 UTC+9

Two Pickups for Barer on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ivan Zhang raised to 5,500 on the button and was called by Ami Barer and Dong Chen in the blinds. The flop came 8♠5♣4♣ and the action checked to Zhang who continued with a bet of 16,000. Barer called and Chen got out of the way.

The turn brought the 9♦ and both players checked to the 4♥ on the river. Barer led out with a bet of 22,000 and Zhang quickly folded.

A few hands later, Marius Gierse made it 5,500 on the button and Barer called from the big blind. The flop fell A♦J♠3♣ and Barer check-called a bet of 4,000 from Gierse.

The A♥ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 7♦ on the river. Barer fired out a bet of 4,500 and Gierse let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	245,000 49,000	49,000

Marius Gierse	225,000 25,000	25,000
Ivan Zhang	162,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Marius Gierse Ivan Zhang Dong Chen Ami Barer

05-20-2025 19:06 UTC+9

Gierse Joins In

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marius Gierse just took his seat between Quan Zhou and Ivan Zhang with a fresh stack of 200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	200,000

05-20-2025 19:05 UTC+9

Nitsche and Thompson Out

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Just prior to the dinner break, Dominik Nitsche was seen leaving his seat with his short stack being passed to Ami Barer on his right.

Coming back from the break, only Ivan Zhang and Gary Thompson were in their seats when the cards were dealt. Zhang raised to 5,500 and Thompson three-bet to 18,000 from the small blind. Zhang four-bet shoved all in and Thompson called off his stack of around 80,000.

Gary Thompson: Q♥J♥ All in
Ivan Zhang: A♣6♥

Zhang was currently out front but Thompson had two suited connectors with live cards. The board ran out 5♥5♣4♣8♣8♥ and Zhang's ace-high was enough to eliminate Thompson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	196,000 17,000	17,000

Ivan Zhang	190,000 86,000	86,000
Dominik Nitsche	Busted

Gary Thompson	Busted

Tags: Ivan Zhang Gary Thompson Dominik Nitsche Ami Barer