Event #9: US$15,000 Main Event (US$3,000,000 GTD) Day 1 | 2025 The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju

05-16-2025 15:44 UTC+9

Zhu Four-Bets Song

Christian Zetzsche

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

Xiao Zhu raised to 2,500 and Stephen Song bumped it up to 16,000 out of the big blind. Zhu reraised and Dong Chen played the translator as the sizing was declared in Chinese - it was 40,000 to go. Song called and checked the 9♥9♦5♣ flop, then check-folded when Zhu made it 15,000 to go.

Zhu collected the pot and flashed the 6♦, several players at the table smirked including Song.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiao Zhu	290,000 40,000	40,000
Stephen Song	210,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dong Chen Stephen Song Xiao Zhu

05-16-2025 15:41 UTC+9

Sedlak Fires Three Barrels

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Adam Lamers

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

Lei Yu limped in from the small blind and Martin Sedlak checked his option. The flop fell 6♠6♥5♣ and Yu check-called a bet of 1,500 from Sedlak.

The 10♣ rolled off on the turn and Yu checked again. Sedlak sized up a bet of 7,500 this time and Yu stuck around for the 8♥ on the river. Yu checked for the third time and Sedlak announced a bet of 16,000. Yu instantly mucked his cards and Sedlak collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	245,000 5,000	5,000

Martin Sedlak	237,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Martin Sedlak Lei Yu

05-16-2025 15:37 UTC+9

More Notable Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The field size has doubled to 26 entries within the first level of the day and among the international entries, Stephen Song, Sean Ooi and Minh Quang Nguyen entered the fray.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunpeng Jiang	250,000
Kaihua Liu	250,000
Haohui Ma	250,000

Minh Quang Nguyen	250,000
Sean Ooi	250,000
Stephen Song	250,000

Lei Yu	250,000

Xiao Zhu	250,000

Tags: Minh Quang Nguyen Sean Ooi Stephen Song

05-16-2025 15:30 UTC+9

Barer Beats Gierse in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the tail end of a 8♥4♣2♠J♠A♣ board, Marius Gierse bet 30,000 and Ami Barer called. Gierse tabled 10♦9♦ for a busted straight draw and then asked "ace with a spade?" to Barer, who indeed showed the A♠K♦.

"You play like an Italian, always call call call with nothing," Raffaele Sorrentino joked to Barer,

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	275,000 275,000	275,000

Marius Gierse	252,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Ami Barer Marius Gierse Raffaele Sorrentino

05-16-2025 15:24 UTC+9

Aces for Gierse to Start

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Adam Lamers

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

On the first hand of the day, Raffaele Sorrentino opened to 3,000 from under the gun and Marius Gierse three-bet to 14,000 from the small blind. Sorrentino called and they went heads-up to a flop of 10♠8♦6♥.

Gierse started with a check and Sorrentino checked it back to the J♥ on the turn. Gierse checked again and Sorrentino tossed in a pot-sized bet of 30,000. Gierse called and the 9♦ completed the board. Gierse checked for the third time and Sorrentino checked it back. Gierse turned over A♠A♦ and Sorrentino was unable to beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	296,000 46,000	46,000

Raffaele Sorrentino	206,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Marius Gierse Raffaele Sorrentino

05-16-2025 15:23 UTC+9

Some New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Raffaele Sorrentino	250,000
Dong Chen	250,000

Christopher Park	250,000

05-16-2025 15:22 UTC+9

Decent Pot in the Very First Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Yang Wang raised to 2,000 and then called a three-bet to 7,500 by Zhengpeng Liu in the small blind on a four-handed table. Liu bet the J♠6♠4♠ flop for 16,000 to earn a call and fired another bet of 20,000 on the A♣ turn, Wang called.

After the J♥ river, both players checked and Liu tabled the 9♦9♥. Wang had that beat with A♦Q♠ to win the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Wang (CN)	295,000 295,000	295,000
Zhengpeng Liu	205,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Yang Wang (CN)Zhengpeng Liu

05-16-2025 15:19 UTC+9

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Christian Zetzsche

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

There are 14 players registered and most of them have already taken a seat near the live stream feature stage setup. Cards are now in the air and the field is expected to grow significantly throughout the day.

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

05-16-2025 15:09 UTC+9

Delayed Start

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Adam Lamers

There are currently nine players registered for the Main Event and the staff are just waiting for the players to take their seats before the action gets underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Sedlak	250,000
Taylor Black	250,000

Marius Gierse	250,000

Gavin	250,000
Dian Shan	250,000
Jumiao She	250,000
Chenghui Song	250,000
Qian Xiong	250,000
Yinan Zhou	250,000