Event #9: US$15,000 Main Event (US$3,000,000 GTD) Day 2 | 2025 The Lord Poker Tournament Jeju

05-18-2025 01:10 UTC+9

Yunkyu Song Eliminated in 16th Place ($38,000)

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yunkyu Song had been grinding the short stack for the better part of the last few levels. On the last hand of the night, he finally picked up a hand he was willing go with and got the last of his 400,000 chips in the middle against Martin Sedlak.

Yunkyu Song: 10♠10♣ All in
Martin Sedlak: A♦Q♦

The flop came ace-high and Sedlak took the lead with a pair of aces. A queen on the turn improved Sedlak to two pair and Song was unable to hit the river, bowing out in 16th place. The remaining 15 players will now bag up their chips and return for the final day tomorrow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Sedlak	4,850,000 2,575,000	2,575,000
Yunkyu Song	Busted

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05-18-2025 01:06 UTC+9

Raffaele Sorrentino Eliminated in 17th Place ($33,000)

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

On the feature table, a couple of preflop raises led to Raffaele Sorrentino being all in and in dire straits against Marius Gierse.

Raffaele Sorrentino: Q♣J♣ All in
Marius Gierse: A♠A♥

The flop came K♥5♦3♠ and Gierse was way out front with his pair of aces. The 7♦ on the turn left Sorrentino drawing dead to the 6♦ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	7,550,000 880,000	880,000

Raffaele Sorrentino	Busted

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05-18-2025 01:03 UTC+9

Pan Wang Eliminated in 18th Place (US$30,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stephen Song raised to 160,000 and instantly called the shove by table short stack Pan Wang from two seats over in the small blind.

Pan Wang: 9♦9♣ All in
Stephen Song: J♣J♠

The board ran out A♠7♦5♦10♥3♦ and the dominated pocket pair found no escape to send Wang out in 18th place for US$30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	3,000,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Pan Wang	Busted

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05-18-2025 00:47 UTC+9

Calvin Lee Eliminated in 19th Place (US$33,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Martin Sedlak opened to 160,000 and Quan Zhou defended the big blind to see the J♦8♣2♥ flop, on which Zhou check-called for 150,000. That led them to the 5♠ turn on which Zhou checked again. Sedlak bet 480,000 and won the pot uncontested.

In the very next hand, Sedlak made it 160,000 to go once more and Zhou opted to call in the small blind. Calvin Lee in the big blind jammed for 1,315,000 and Sedlak went all-in over the top to isolate successfully.

Calvin Lee: A♦J♥ All in
Martin Sedlak: A♥K♦

The 10♠7♥6♥ flop and 2♥ turn left Lee on very thin ice as Sedlak had the superior heart redraw. Neither player had hit anything until then and it remained that way on the Q♦ river as well to send Lee to the rail in 19th place for US$33,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junbo Qu	4,300,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Quan Zhou	2,190,000 710,000	710,000
Calvin Lee	Busted

Tags: Calvin Lee Martin Sedlak Quan Zhou

05-18-2025 00:39 UTC+9

Istvan Birizdo Eliminated in 20th Place ($33,000)

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ivan Zhang opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Istvan Birizdo moved all in for around 1,000,000 in the big blind. Zhang quickly called and a crowd gathered around the table.

Istvan Birizdo: 8♠8♥ All in
Ivan Zhang: K♠K♦

The flop came A♠J♥10♦ and Zhang continued shouting for a king despite being in the lead. Birizdo was down to just two outs but was unable to catch up on the 5♦ and J♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zhang	2,900,000 1,770,000	1,770,000
Istvan Birizdo	Busted

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05-18-2025 00:23 UTC+9

Shuang Li Eliminated in 21st Place (US$30,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

German poker pro Marius Gierse remains in cruise control and added another knockout to his resume for the day, further cementing his status as the chip leader. He opened from under the gun and then called the button shove by Shuang Li to unleash the following classic flip.

Shuang Li: 10♠10♥ All in
Marius Gierse: A♥Q♣

As if there had ever been any doubt, Gierse connected right away with the A♦8♣7♠ flop. The 3♠ turn was a blank, as was the 4♣ river, and Li had to settle for 21st place and US$30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	5,800,000 975,000	975,000

Shuang Li	Busted

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05-18-2025 00:17 UTC+9

Boxin Jin Eliminated in 22nd Place ($30,000)

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

James Mendoza raised to 120,000 on the button and Boxin Jin called from the small blind. The flop fell A♥Q♥3♠ and Jin checked to Mendoza who continued with a bet. Jin check-raised all in for his last 550,000 and Mendoza quickly called.

Boxin Jin: K♥10♥ All in
James Mendoza: A♣A♦

Jin flopped a royal flush draw but was in tough against the set of aces from Mendoza. The 6♠ on the turn was a brick and the 6♥ on the river gave Jin his flush but Mendoza filled up to eliminate Jin.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendoza	4,400,000 480,000	480,000
Boxin Jin	Busted

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05-18-2025 00:11 UTC+9

Zhengpeng Liu Eliminated in 23rd Place (US$30,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jiaming Zhao won two larger pots in a row off Quan Zhou, who then jammed from the small blind into the big blind of Zhengpeng Liu. The latter called for 425,000 and the cards were on their backs.

Zhengpeng Liu: 10♣9♠ All in
Quan Zhou: K♥2♦

Neither player connected with the J♠3♣3♠6♥A♣ board and the king was enough to reduce the field to the final 22 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiaming Zhao	4,000,000 2,070,000	2,070,000
Quan Zhou	2,900,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Zhengpeng Liu	Busted

Tags: Jiaming Zhao Quan Zhou Zhengpeng Liu

05-18-2025 00:07 UTC+9

Taylor Black Eliminated in 24th Place ($30,000)

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ivan Zhang raised to 120,000 from under the gun and Taylor Black shoved all in for 770,000 on his left. Huawei Lin reshoved all in from the big blind and Zhang was forced to let his hand go.

Taylor Black: A♠J♠ All in
Huawei Lin: A♦K♦

The flop of 8♥4♥4♦ gave Black some chop outs but the 3♠ and 6♦ runout was no help, sending him home in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huawei Lin	2,200,000 695,000	695,000

Taylor Black	Busted

Tags: Taylor Black Ivan Zhang Huawei Lin

05-18-2025 00:04 UTC+9

Meng's Set Gets Straightened Out

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On the feature table, Xiangnan Meng raised it up from the hijack and Martin Nielsen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♦J♥5♠ and Nielsen check-called a bet from Meng.

The turn was the K♥ and the two players got all of their chips in the middle with Meng being the player at risk for around 800,000. Meng turned over K♠K♣ for a set of kings but Nielsen turned a straight with 10♦9♣. The river was the 4♥ and Nielsen's straight eliminated Meng.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Nielsen	2,500,000 800,000	800,000

Xiangnan Meng	Busted

Tags: Xiangnan Meng Martin Nielsen