Who Will Reach the Final Table in the 2025 TLPT Jeju Circuit Series Main Event?
Day three of the inaugural The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju standalone festival on Jeju Island has arrived and one of the key events will go one stop closer to determining a champion. After four flights in the previous day, a total of 60 players out of 505 entries advanced to the money stages in Event #2 TLPT Jeju Circuit Series Main Event and they will be battling for the lion's share of the US$700,000 guaranteed prize pool as of noon local time.
All those in the money already locked up a reward equalling two times their buy-in in the respective Day 1 heats and bigger cash prizes await today as well on tomorrow's Grand Finale at the luxurious five-star Jeju Shinhwa World Hotel in South Korea. Two players bagged up chips twice and combined their stacks to increase the odds of an even deeper run, both of which came in the final heat 1d.
However, Bin Wang still leads the way with his huge stack of 877,000 and the overall top three remains unchanged with Xuanzhi Zhao (666,000) and Martin Sedlak (625,000) following suit. The two American pros Stephen Song (492,000) and Yunkyu Song (374,000) also return in the overall top ten, as does Australia's William Jia (369,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bin Wang | China | 877,000 | 174 |
| 2 | Xuanzhi Zhao | China | 666,000 | 133 |
| 3 | Martin Sedlak | Germany | 625,000 | 125 |
| 4 | Yang Liu | China | 620,000 | 124 |
| 5 | Pingfeng Wu | China | 592,000 | 118 |
| 6 | Jiaming Zhao | China | 589,000 | 118 |
| 7 | Stephen Song | United States | 492,000 | 98 |
| 8 | Boxin Jin | China | 412,000 | 82 |
| 9 | Yunkyu Song | United States | 374,000 | 75 |
| 10 | William Jia | Australia | 369,000 | 74 |
Sedlak finished second in chips in the opening heat and had a productive day at the poker tables thereafter. He opted not to enter any of the remaining three flights to try and build an even bigger stack, but instead jumped into the US$7,500 Single-Day High Roller and finished second to Yuzhu Wang while Taiwanese poker pro Nevan Chang bubbled.
Other notables in contention for Day 2 include two-time EPT Main Event finalist Raffaele Sorrentino (217,000), as well as a trio of WSOP bracelet winners in Calvin Lee (193,000), Renji Mao (152,000) and Dong Chen (148,000). TLPT founder Quan Zhou also advanced with a stack of 185,000 as well.
Day 1 Overview
| Flight | Buy-In | Level Duration | In the Money | Entries | Qualified | Cash Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | $500 | 20 minutes | Top 5% | 69 | 4 | US$1,000 each |
| Day 1b | $1,000 | 30 minutes | Top 10% | 45 | 5 | US$2,000 each |
| Day 1c | $750 | 20 minutes | Top 7.5% | 210 | 16 | US$1,500 each |
| Day 1d | $2,000 | 40 minutes | Top 20% | 181 | 37 | US$4,000 each* |
*two players bagged up chips in two flights and combine their stacks
The multi-layered structure featured four different buy-in levels and "in the money" thresholds while everyone started with the same 25,000 in chips. All those advancing from their respective flights locked up a cash reward and the 60 hopefuls on Day 2 also benefit from a roll back to blinds of 3,000-5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000.
Furthermore, the level duration will increase to 40 minutes each with a break every three levels. The penultimate tournament day will play down to the nine-handed final table and it's pretty much certain that today's action will also be streamed on the TLPT social media channels including Facebook and YouTube.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to follow all of the action from the first ever TLPT standalone live poker festival with US$8 million in overall guarantees until May 22, 2025.