Event #2: US$500 Circuit Main Event (US$700,000 GTD) Day 1ab | 2025 The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju

05-13-2025 19:09 UTC+9

Xu Has the Superior Two Pair

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a heads-up turn of K♦10♠3♦J♥, Qiao Heng as one of the latest re-entries on Day 1a got it in with K♥10♥ for flopped kings and tens. He was up against Yuan Xu with the K♠J♣ for turned kings and jacks, now suddenly needing a ten to survive.

The river was the A♦ and that spelled the end for Heng, who may jump into Day 1b which just kicked off a few minutes ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuan Xu	95,000 30,000	30,000
Qiao Heng	Busted

Tags: Qiao Heng Yuan Xu

05-13-2025 19:02 UTC+9

Roller Coaster Double for Zhao

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Changdong Ren in the small blind clashed with Xuanzhi Zhao in middle position and the latter was the player at risk but ahead preflop.

Xuanzhi Zhao: A♠K♦ All in
Changdong Ren: A♣Q♠

Ren took the lead with the Q♦J♣2♠ flop and retained it on the A♥ turn. Zhao needed a ten or king and caught the latter with the K♠ river to double for 33,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xuanzhi Zhao	68,000 29,000	29,000

Changdong Ren	15,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Changdong Ren Xuanzhi Zhao

05-13-2025 19:00 UTC+9

Another Knockout for Sedlak

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Yunpeng Jiang got his stack in preflop with the 10♦10♥ only to find himself dominated by Martin Sedlak in the next seat with the Q♣Q♥.

The A♣9♣6♦9♥5♥ board changed nothing and Sedlak earned the next knockout to move up to an even healthier stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Sedlak	90,000 20,000	20,000
Yunpeng Jiang	Busted

Tags: Martin Sedlak Yunpeng Jiang

05-13-2025 18:58 UTC+9

Late Registration for Day 1a Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With level ten now underway, an unofficial 69 entries have emerged with some 40 players remaining. Only four of them will advance as the top 5% of the Day 1a field are set to reach the money.

05-13-2025 18:54 UTC+9

Li Eliminated by Xu

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Yuan Xu raised to 2,400 in the last hand before the blinds moved up and he then instantly called the preflop shove by Xiotong Li, the latter of who revealed A♠6♠ in showdown. Xu was ahead with the A♥K♦ and held despite many black cards on the 4♦4♣2♣4♠7♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuan Xu	65,000 40,000	40,000
Xiotong Li	Busted

Tags: Yuan Xu Xiotong Li

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

05-13-2025 18:51 UTC+9

Heng Eliminated for Second Time

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Changdong Ren called the preflop shove by Qiao Heng for the last 9,100 and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Qiao Heng: 9♣9♥ All in
Changdong Ren: J♦J♥

The dominated pair found no help on the Q♠8♦2♠3♦A♣ runout and yet another player busted very close to the end of the late registration period.

Player	Chips	Progress
Changdong Ren	55,000 36,500	36,500
Qiao Heng	Busted
Yan Fu	Busted
Weinan Wang	Busted

Tags: Changdong Ren Qiao Heng

05-13-2025 18:45 UTC+9

Recent Eliminations

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Selim Souissi	Busted
Dong Fei	Busted
Yan Xie	Busted
Quan Qu	Busted
Huan Wen	Busted
Gehua An	Busted

05-13-2025 18:40 UTC+9

Sedlak Chips Up in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Martin Sedlak bet the 10♦9♠5♠3♥ turn for 4,500 in the big blind and Haohui Ma called from an early position. They both checked the J♥ on the river and the K♣9♣ for a pair of nines by Sedlak won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Sedlak	70,000 45,000	45,000
Yu Liu	63,000 30,000	30,000
Haohui Ma	55,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Haohui Ma Martin Sedlak

05-13-2025 18:34 UTC+9

Jiang Eliminated by Yang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a duel small blind versus cutoff, the turn showed 8♥5♣2♥A♥ and that's when the chips went into the middle between Yunpeng Jiang and Shaojie Yang.

Yunpeng Jiang: A♠5♠ All in
Shaojie Yang: 8♠8♣

Jiang had turned two pair with the ace-five suited but was up against a flopped set. No ace came on the river, which was the 7♣, and both stacks were counted. Yang's 24,000 covered to reduce the field by one. The open seat was filled with Lei Yu shortly thereafter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaojie Yang	63,000 38,000	38,000
Lei Yu	25,000

Yunpeng Jiang	Busted

Tags: Yunpeng Jiang Lei Yu Shaojie Yang