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

05-17-2025 14:28 UTC+9

Ma Four-Flushes for a Healthy Pot

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Xiao Zhu raised to 20,000 in early position and Pan Wang three-bet to 55,000 in the hijack. Haohui Ma stuck in a four-bet to 135,000 on the button and Zhu five-bet shoved all in for 408,000. Wang stepped aside and Ma asked for a count before making the call.

Xiao Zhu: A♦K♥ All in
Haohui Ma: A♣K♠

It was looking like a chopped pot between the two ace-king hands but the flop of 7♠5♥4♠ gave Ma the lone freeroll. The 2♠ landed on the turn and Ma picked up a flush draw which got a rise from the table.

"Spade!" Ma shouted as the J♠ hit the river and Zhu was left devastated as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haohui Ma	1,540,000 330,000	330,000

Pan Wang	635,000 390,000	390,000
Xiao Zhu	Busted

Tags: Haohui Ma Pan Wang Xiao Zhu

05-17-2025 14:23 UTC+9

Wang Doubles Off Nguyen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Haobin Wang was all-in for a mere 117,000 and earned a caller in Minh Quang Nguyen from the next seat, all other players behind opted to fold.

Haobin Wang: A♠Q♦ All in
Minh Quang Nguyen: A♥10♣

The A♣K♣5♥K♠4♦ board ensured that the kicker advantage for Wang held to collect the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minh Quang Nguyen	1,050,000 35,000	35,000
Haobin Wang	259,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Minh Quang Nguyen Haobin Wang

05-17-2025 14:19 UTC+9

Yuan Forces Out Ooi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A larger pot of more than 500,000 emerged to the J♠8♦6♥A♣J♣ river on which Sean Ooi in the small blind bet 250,000. Yilu Yuan was his only opponent on the button and eventually pulled the trigger with a shove, forcing an instant fold from Ooi who dropped all the way in the middle of the pack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilu Yuan	1,150,000 467,000	467,000
Sean Ooi	435,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Tags: Sean Ooi Yilu Yuan

05-17-2025 14:11 UTC+9

Lee Spikes the River to Double Off Zhang

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ivan Zhang raised it up from early position and Calvin Lee moved all in for just shy of 100,000 in the small blind. Zhang quickly called and the cards were face up.

Calvin Lee: A♠Q♠ All in
Ivan Zhang: 6♠6♦

The flop came 5♦4♥3♣ which boded well for Zhang with the over pair and the best draw. The 5♥ on the turn changed nothing but the Q♣ on the river got a reaction from the table as Lee spiked a pair of queens to double up.

"I f***ing hate flips!" Zhang shouted

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zhang	625,000 190,000	190,000
Calvin Lee	200,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Calvin Lee Ivan Zhang

05-17-2025 14:07 UTC+9

Gong Doubles Through Jia

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The chips went into the middle preflop and Xiangqian Gong had the best of it for his last 255,000 with A♦A♠, as William Jia only revealed the 7♠7♦. With both suits covered as well, there were no shenanigans on the Q♦6♦4♥J♠2♦ board and Jia was left on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pan Wang	1,025,000 123,000	123,000
Martin Sedlak	550,000 178,000	178,000
Xiangqian Gong	535,000 285,000	285,000
Xiao Zhu	500,000 500,000	500,000
Nevan Chang	350,000 167,000	167,000

William Jia	65,000 351,000	351,000

Tags: William Jia Xiangqian Gong

05-17-2025 14:00 UTC+9

Huang Loads Up the Barrels

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Minh Quang Nguyen raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and Jiawei Huang three-bet to 65,000 from the small blind. Nguyen called and they went heads-up to the Q♦10♠9♣ flop.

Huang led out with a bet of 45,000 and Nguyen called to see the K♦ on the turn. Huang fired out another bet of 55,000 and Nguyen still called. The K♠ paired the board on the river and Huang ripped all in for 255,000. Nguyen burned through one of his time banks but eventually laid his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minh Quang Nguyen	1,085,000 191,000	191,000
Jiawei Huang	580,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Minh Quang Nguyen Jiawei Huang

05-17-2025 13:59 UTC+9

Birizdo and Thompson Among the Chip Millionaires

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gary Thompson flopped with 8♣8♠ against the A♣Q♦ of Weijue Cai and came out on top to reach seven figures next to another large stack in Istvan Birizdo.

In the next hand, Charles Chao was all-in with J♥10♥ and declared "lucky hand" when he was up against the A♣4♥ of Jiaming Zhao in the bi blind. The Q♠10♦8♠A♠2♦ board gave both players a pair and that spelled the end for Chao.

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Birizdo	1,250,000 353,000	353,000
Gary Thompson	1,200,000 786,000	786,000
Jiaming Zhao	550,000 50,000	50,000
Christopher Park	250,000 250,000	250,000
Charles Chao	Busted
Weijue Cai	Busted

Tags: Charles Chao Gary Thompson Istvan Birizdo Jiaming Zhao Weijue Cai

Level: 12

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-17-2025 13:50 UTC+9

Recent Batch of Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Within the first level, the field size has increased from 122 to 141 entries and some 65 players currently remain. Both of these figures are however subject to frequent changes during the late registration period.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raffaele Sorrentino	250,000 124,000	124,000
Dian Shan	Busted
Supeng Pang	Busted
Yu Zhao	Busted
Christopher Park	Busted

05-17-2025 13:45 UTC+9

Jiang Felted by Demus

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Down to around 188,000, Yunpeng Jiang was all-in via flip with A♦Q♠ against the 9♠9♣ of Patrik Demus. The K♦8♣8♥4♥4♠ board delivered no help and Jiang was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Demus	800,000 339,000	339,000
Yunpeng Jiang	Busted

Tags: Patrik Demus Yunpeng Jiang