Name: 20K (SHR) - 8 HANDED
Start: 2025-05-19T13:00
End: 2025-05-20

The Lord Poker Tour Jeju 2025

Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #11

2025.05.19 - 2025.05.20

The Lord Poker Tour

James Mendoza

United States of America

Place

4th

Prize

$75,000

Blind level

Level 18: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

1/32

Total Chips

6,400,000

Average

6,400,000

Day 2

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 9:43:42 AM

SHR Main Event Runner-Up James Mendoza Out In 4th For $75,000

Level 17: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

James Mendoza - 4th Place

After just losing a chunk of his stack against 2nd in chips Calvin Lee, Stephen Song is at it again with an 80,000 lead from under the gun, small blind James Mendoza declares all-in for 560,000 and big blind Calvin Lee successfully isolates with a jam of his own.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	3♦3♥ UTG	2,800,000(70 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	K♥J♣ SB	busted
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	A♥K♣ BB	2,600,000(65 BB)

Digging for three outs, Mendoza can't find any of them on the board 8♦ 5♣ Q♦ 7♦ 6♠ that sends him home in 4th and adds another $75,000 to his $450,000 biggest cash ever that he banked for finishing the SHR Main Event as runner-up two days ago.

The remaining three have a six-figure payout guaranteed.

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 9:42:43 AM

Chip Counts Update

Level 17: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	1,200,000(30 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	640,000(16 BB)	2	5
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	1,400,000(35 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	3,200,000(80 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 8:51:37 AM

Chip Counts At The Start Of Level 17 With Stephen Song Dominating

Level 17: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LY Lei YuChina	555,000(14 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	335,000(8 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	860,000(22 BB)	2	5
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	1,400,000(35 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	3,000,000(75 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	300,000(8 BB)	2	9

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 8:21:41 AM

Chip Counts Update

Level 16: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
G GavinChina	440,000(15 BB)	2	1
LY Lei YuChina	325,000(11 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	175,000(6 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	980,000(33 BB)	2	5
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	350,000(12 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	1,400,000(47 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	2,200,000(73 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	515,000(17 BB)	2	9

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 7:53:27 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 16

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
G GavinChina	515,000(21 BB)	2	1
LY Lei YuChina	460,000(18 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	250,000(10 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	950,000(38 BB)	2	5
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	345,000(14 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	675,000(27 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	2,100,000(84 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,200,000(48 BB)	2	9

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 7:33:47 AM

James Mendoza Back To 1M

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

James Mendoza

With the day starting slow for him, James Mendoza puts out 50,000 from +2 and takes two customers to the flop Q♦ 5♣ K♠ and scoops the pot after a 75,000 c-bet.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	A♥8♠ MP	1,000,000(40 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	T♠9♠ D	1,700,000(68 BB)
G GavinChina	T♥9♦ BB	350,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 7:21:29 AM

Chip Counts With Yisha Chen Using Her Position Well

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

After taking down two single raised pots in the three hands before, Yisha Chen cements her second place on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
G GavinChina	415,000(17 BB)	2	1
LY Lei YuChina	545,000(22 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	310,000(12 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	925,000(37 BB)	2	5
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	160,000(6 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	805,000(32 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	1,900,000(76 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,400,000(56 BB)	2	9

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 6:36:47 AM

Chip Counts After We Lost Hungarian Istvan Birizdo

Level 14: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
G GavinChina	450,000(23 BB)	2	1
LY Lei YuChina	460,000(23 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	695,000(35 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	1,100,000(55 BB)	2	5
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	220,000(11 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	1,000,000(50 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	1,500,000(75 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,000,000(50 BB)	2	9

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 6:29:48 AM

Istvan Birizdo Out In 9th And Gavin Triples

Level 14: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Istvan Birizdo - 9th Place

After Taylor Black went to the river with James Mendoza to collect a small pot we have some serious action on our hands. Hijack Gavin declares all-in for 140,000, Istvan Birizdo shoves over the top for a total of 295,000 from the cutoff and big blind James Mendoza fills up to put both of them at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
G GavinChina	T♥T♣ HJ	450,000(23 BB)
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	K♣Q♥ CO	busted
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	A♣Q♣ BB	1,100,000(55 BB)

Board:T♠5♥3♣2♥J♥

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 6:21:22 AM

Chip Counts After Some Movement For The Short Stacks

Level 14: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Cates picked up the blinds and Gavin lost a small pot against Istvan Birizdo that leaves him with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
G GavinChina	140,000(7 BB)	2	1
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	295,000(15 BB)	2	2
LY Lei YuChina	470,000(24 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	620,000(31 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	1,100,000(55 BB)	2	5
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	220,000(11 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	1,000,000(50 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	1,500,000(75 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,000,000(50 BB)	2	9

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 6:11:54 AM

Chip Counts Update

Level 13: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
G GavinChina	240,000(16 BB)	2	1
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	285,000(19 BB)	2	2
LY Lei YuChina	510,000(34 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	620,000(41 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	1,100,000(73 BB)	2	5
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	50,000(3 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	1,000,000(67 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	1,500,000(100 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,100,000(73 BB)	2	9

SMPSMP

5/20/2025, 4:42:45 AM

The Final Table Is About To Begin

Level 13: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

TLPT 20K SHR Final Table

With a few minutes of break left for the live stream production, the players are getting ready for their formal walk in.

Stephen Song extended his lead already, but Yisha Chen drew a good seat in position of him to maybe challenge the American bracelet holder.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
G GavinChina	240,000(16 BB)	2	1
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	215,000(14 BB)	2	2
LY Lei YuChina	450,000(30 BB)	2	3
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	580,000(39 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	1,120,000(75 BB)	2	5
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	585,000(39 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	540,000(36 BB)	2	7
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	1,615,000(108 BB)	2	8
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,060,000(71 BB)	2	9

Chip Count

Player	Chips
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	1,315,000(88 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	1,180,000(79 BB)
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,100,000(73 BB)
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	680,000(45 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	595,000(40 BB)
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	470,000(31 BB)
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	400,000(27 BB)
G GavinChina	205,000(14 BB)
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	185,000(12 BB)
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	155,000(10 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	120,000(8 BB)

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	1,315,000(88 BB)	2	1
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	470,000(31 BB)	2	3
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	120,000(8 BB)	2	4
LY Lei YuChina	595,000(40 BB)	2	5
YC Yisha ChenChina	1,100,000(73 BB)	2	7
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	1,180,000(79 BB)	3	1
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	680,000(45 BB)	3	3
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	400,000(27 BB)	3	4
G GavinChina	205,000(14 BB)	3	5
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	185,000(12 BB)	3	6
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	155,000(10 BB)	3	8

Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$242,000
2	$162,000
3	$101,000
4	$75,000
5	$60,000