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Event #2: US$500 Circuit Main Event (US$700,000 GTD)
Day 2 Completed
2025 The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju
Event #2: US$500 Circuit Main Event (US$700,000 GTD)
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$700,000
Total Entries
505
Level
37
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
60
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 505
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Level 32
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 2 of the TLPT Circuit Main Event saw 60 players reconvene inside the fabulous Shinhwa World Hotel Jeju from across four starting flights to compete for a piece of the US$700,000 prize pool. After a brisk 10 levels to get down to a final table — it was Aussie and tournament grinder William Jia who found himself on top of the leaderboard after bagging up 2,575,000 in chips.
No one else managed to end with over two million, but Jia faces stiff competition heading into the finale as poker phenom Stephen Song currently sits second in chips with 1,945,000.
Song is no stranger to final tables and is inarguably the most accomplished player left with over $9 million in live-tournament earnings and several poker titles to his name.
"I fired six bullets in this one, but it finally paid off," Song explained shortly after bagging. "I had a rough trip in [EPT] Monte Carlo, so it's nice.... any final tables are always amazing."
Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huan Wen | China | 330,000 | 7 |
| 2 | Jiaming Zhao | China | 1,595,000 | 32 |
| 3 | Yiyu Zhou | China | 560,000 | 11 |
| 4 | Fangzhou Zhu | China | 1,850,000 | 37 |
| 5 | William Jia | Australia | 2,575,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Xuecong Wu | China | 1,820,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Weizheng Zhong | China | 1,350,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Jin Zeng | China | 605,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Stephen Song | United States | 1,945,000 | 39 |
Action of the Day
Just 60 players of the original 505 entrants sat down for Day 2, having already secured a min-cash worth twice the amount they bought in for (depending on which flight was entered). With the blinds being rolled back to 2,500/5,000/5,000 — there was plenty of opportunity for players to navigate their way to a deep run.
Italian pro Raffaele Sorrentino got off to a hot start and more than tripled his stack within the first couple of levels after winning a race against WSOP bracelet winner Dong Chen and then eliminating Zehao Li with a dominating ace.
Meanwhile, Season 22 WPT Player of the Year Yunkyu Song fared less well after losing to a runner-runner straight from Huan Wen. Song hung tough for a while longer, but was eventually sent to the rail after losing a race with ace-king against Xuecong Wu's pocket jacks.
The other Song in the field (Stephen), caught a critical double up after getting feisty with queen-six and immediately put his newfound chips to work. Following the double up, Song stayed active and seemingly had the best of it in most the big pots he played and was even the first player to breach the two million chip mark.
Song looked poised to run away with the lead, but Jia managed to halt Song's momentum by cracking Song's aces and getting paid off.
While Jia and Song continued to battle in pots that went Jia's way, a steady flow of eliminations saw several notables bust, including Calvin Lee (40th - $2,400), Dong Chen (29th - $2,900), Renji Mao (27th - $2,900), Martin Sedlak (20th - $4,300), and Sorrentino (19th - $4,300) — whose stellar run was ended after running pocket queens into Weizheng Zhong's aces.
With two tables remaining, Jia continued his winning ways and took a commanding chip lead after dramatically rivering a set of eights to eliminate Yang Liu.
Shortly after, Song reasserted himself by correctly calling down Nevan Chang with third pair while Chang was bluffing to send him out a few spots shy of the final table.
In the end, however; Jia maintained his lead and was responsible for bursting the final-table bubble after sucking out on TLPT founder Quan Zhou. Jia shoved from the small blind with five-four and Zhou called all in with queen-nine. Zhou was the favorite to double, but the runout paired Jia's four on the river to end play for the day.
The final table will get underway tomorrow (May 16) at noon local time and play down to a winner. The clock will resume with 36:16 minutes left at blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a big blind ante of 50,000. Each player will receive an additional five time bank cards and levels will continue to last 40 minutes each.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in US$) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 |
| 2 | $65,000 |
| 3 | $47,000 |
| 4 | $36,300 |
| 5 | $28,000 |
| 6 | $21,000 |
| 7 | $16,000 |
| 8 | $12,500 |
| 9 | $9,700 |
With the finish line now clearly in sight, each of remaining nine players is sure to bring their A-game as they battle for the trophy and $120,000 first-place prize. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action leading up until the first TLPT Circuit Main Event champion is crowned!
Level 32
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,575,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
1,945,000
945,000
|
945,000 |
|
||
|
1,850,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,820,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
1,595,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
1,350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
605,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
560,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
330,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Now that a final table has been reached, the remaining nine players are bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2.
Level 32
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
It was folded around to the blinds, where William Jia shoved from the small blind. Quan Zhou wasted no time putting his short stack of 300,000 into the middle and a showdown was held.
Quan Zhou: Q♠9♣
William Jia: 5♥4♠
Zhou found himself ahead and remained that way on the 10♠8♠2♥ flop and 3♠ turn; however, the 4♣ river paired Jia's four and Zhou was eliminated one shy of reaching the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,575,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 32
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jiaming Zhao opened to 90,000 in the hijack and Xuecong Wu three-bet all in for 660,000 in the cutoff. Zhanhui Zheng also pushed all in for 420,000 in the small blind and Zhao called off as the big stack to put both of his opponents at risk.
Zhanhui Zheng: A♣K♦
Xuecong Wu: 10♥10♦
Jiaming Zhao: J♥J♦
The flop came 9♠5♦4♠ and Zhao was still in the lead in hopes of a double elimination. The 7♦ on the turn changed nothing but it was the 10♣ on the river that gave Wu a set of tens. Zheng was eliminated in 11th place and Wu scooped a massive three-way pot as the end of the day neared.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 31
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
William Jia opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Fangzhou Zhu called. The action then reached Bin Wang in the big blind and he three-bet to 355,000 with a single T-5,000 chip behind. Jia folded while Zhu asked for a count on the wager, then called and was almost flipping over his cards before Stephen Song pointed out the chip behind.
On the 9♥8♦6♦ flop, the last chip went in for the following showdown.
Bin Wang: A♣Q♥
Fangzhou Zhu: 4♦4♠
Zhu was ahead with his low pocket pair and it remained that way throughout the 5♠ turn as well as the 8♥ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
2,025,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 31
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded around to the blinds, where Nevan Chang called from the small and Stephen Song checked his option from the big.
Song called a 40,000 bet from Chang on the A♦K♠6♣ flop and a 100,000 bet from Chang on the Q♦ turn.
The 8♠ completed the board and Chang annoucned he was all in for 420,000 total. Song sat back and thought a while before putting a stack of chips in to indicate a call.
Chang could only show 5♣4♣ for a stone bluff and Song revealed Q♣J♥ for a turned pair of queens to send Chang out in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,545,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 31
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Boxin Jin shoved all in for his last 215,000 chips in early position and Huan Wen burned through a couple of time banks in the big blind before eventually making the call as the other short stack.
Boxin Jin: K♦8♦
Huan Wen: Q♦J♣
Jin held the preflop lead which maintained through the A♣5♦3♣ flop. However, the Q♠ on the turn gave Wen a pair of queens, leaving Jin drawing to just three outs. The river was the 3♥ and Jin was ousted in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
Busted |
