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

05-17-2025 16:13 UTC+9

Ooi Eliminated by Nitsche

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Several players have massive stacks over on table seven and among them is also Dominik Nitsche, who was almost as low as average but bounced back. He received a fresh boost to the stack when Sean Ooi jammed into his premium holding.

Sean Ooi: Q♣9♣ All in
Dominik Nitsche: K♥K♠

The 8♠8♦6♣A♠A♣ board sent Ooi to the rail for the time being.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minh Quang Nguyen	1,650,000 600,000	600,000
Dominik Nitsche	1,360,000 140,000	140,000

Dong Chen	1,200,000 275,000	275,000

Yilu Yuan	1,125,000 165,000	165,000
Lei Yu	1,100,000 489,000	489,000

Ivan Zhang	250,000 250,000	250,000
Xiangnan Meng	Busted
Sean Ooi	Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Sean Ooi

05-17-2025 15:59 UTC+9

Salazar Sanchez Continues His Hot Start

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action folded around to Mauricio Salazar Sanchez in the small blind who ripped all in as the bigger of the two stacks remaining. Guangcheng Chen was in the big blind with around 100,000 chips and called it off.

Guangcheng Chen: K♠Q♠ All in
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez: 10♦5♦

The flop came A♦10♠8♠ and Salazar Sanchez pulled ahead with a pair of tens. Chen picked up straight and flush draws but was unable to hit on the 7♣, 8♦ runout, sending more chips to Salazar Sanchez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	1,485,000 175,000	175,000
Guangcheng Chen	Busted

Tags: Mauricio Salazar Sanchez Guangcheng Chen

05-17-2025 15:56 UTC+9

Playing Blind Doesn't Result in Anything Different for Zhang

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ivan Zhang just returned to his previous seat and blindly raised to 25,000 from under the gun. Marius Gierse raised the minimum on the button and Zhang piled all in for 250,000. Gierse looked him up and the cards were tabled.

Ivan Zhang: 4♦2♥ All in
Marius Gierse: 10♣9♣

The flop of 9♠3♠3♣ put Gierse way out front with two pair. However, the 5♠ on the turn gave Zhang a straight draw but the 3♥ on the river only improved Gierse to a full house to send Zhang back to the registration desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	747,000 244,000	244,000

Ivan Zhang	Busted

Tags: Ivan Zhang Marius Gierse

05-17-2025 15:54 UTC+9

Gierse Takes Out Zhang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yunpeng Jiang was all-in with A♣J♣ against the 10♠4♠ of Ivan Zhang and the 9♣7♥3♦3♥5♠ board missed both players.

Zhang didn't bother to pull back the 110,000 chips he left over and was all-in blind the next hand, Marius Gierse called in the big blind.

Ivan Zhang: 6♠4♣ All in
Marius Gierse: K♠6♦

The K♣7♦4♥10♣5♦ board paired up both and Zhang vanished for a few moments.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	480,000 23,000	23,000

Yunpeng Jiang	370,000 120,000	120,000
Ivan Zhang	Busted

Tags: Ivan Zhang Marius Gierse Yunpeng Jiang

05-17-2025 15:50 UTC+9

Zhao Eliminated by Pang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jinlong Wu raised to 25,000 and Jiaming Zhao then jammed for 89,000. Supeng Pang called, as did Wu. On the 10♦10♠7♣ flop, Wu check-folded to a bet of Pang for 50,000 and the latter showed A♥10♣ for trips tens. Zhao was at risk with 6♠6♦ and drawing dead on the A♠ turn to make the 2♦ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendoza	1,075,000 191,000	191,000
Supeng Pang	1,025,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Jinlong Wu	390,000 10,000	10,000
Haitao Lei	250,000 250,000	250,000
Haobin Wang	120,000 139,000	139,000
Jiaming Zhao	Busted

Tags: Jiaming Zhao Jinlong Wu Supeng Pang

Level: 14

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

05-17-2025 15:46 UTC+9

Demus Doubles Through Zhang in Unlikely Spot

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action was folded around to Ivan Zhang on the button who raised it up. Patrik Demus made a three-bet from the small blind and in short order the two players managed to get all of their chips in the middle preflop with Demus being at risk for 687,000.

Patrik Demus: K♠K♥ All in
Ivan Zhang: 3♠3♥

Demus found himself as a huge favorite in a pot that quickly got inflated. The board ran out 7♦4♣2♦7♣8♦ and Demus held on for the double up and now sits among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Demus	1,380,000 700,000	700,000
Ivan Zhang	300,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Patrik Demus Ivan Zhang

05-17-2025 15:38 UTC+9

Two More KOs for Yuan

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Thanh Tung Nguyen was on the short stack and moved all in for around 100,000 in middle position. Stephen Song reshoved all in for nearly 200,000 in the cutoff and Yilu Yuan called on the button to put both players at risk.

Thanh Tung Nguyen: K♦J♥ All in
Stephen Song: A♣9♥ All in
Yilu Yuan: A♥Q♥

The flop came A♦3♣2♥ and Yuan took a commanding lead with a pair of aces and the better kicker over Song. The 8♠ on the turn and the 4♦ on the river changed nothing as both Nguyen and Song were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilu Yuan	1,290,000 335,000	335,000
Stephen Song	Busted

Thanh Tung Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Stephen Song Thanh Tung Nguyen Yilu Yuan

05-17-2025 15:29 UTC+9

Yuan Fills Up to Eliminate Chen

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yisha Chen was down to just 166,000 chips and pushed all in for the second time in just a few hands. Yilu Yuan just called on the button and the blinds got out of the way.

Yisha Chen: A♦6♣ All in
Yilu Yuan: K♠K♣

The flop came 9♠5♠5♦ and Chen was still looking to spike an ace to keep her tournament hopes alive. However, the K♥ on the turn have Yuan a full house and the 10♥ on the river was just a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilu Yuan	955,000 195,000	195,000
Yisha Chen	Busted

Tags: Yisha Chen Yilu Yuan

05-17-2025 15:22 UTC+9

She Runs Into Jin's Quads

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ami Barer raised to 26,000 in the hijack and Boxin Jin three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Jumiao She four-bet ripped all in for around 400,000 in the big blind which got Barer to fold but Jin quickly called.

Jumiao She: 9♥9♣ All in
Boxin Jin: A♠A♣

The flop came A♦10♦7♥ and She was left drawing slim after Jin flopped a set of aces. The A♥ hit the turn to give Jin quads and She was drawing dead to the 10♠ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boxin Jin	995,000 745,000	745,000
Jumiao She	Busted

Tags: Ami Barer Boxin Jin Jumiao She