Name: Day 1
Start: 2025-05-19T15:00
End: 2025-05-19

The Lord Poker Tour Jeju 2025

Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #11

2025.05.19 - 2025.05.20

The Lord Poker Tour

Amichai Barer

Canada

Blind level

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

Entries

11/32

Total Chips

6,400,000

Average

581,818

Day 1

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 4:39:02 PM

Ami Barer Hits The Rail

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

Amichai Barer

Under the gun James Mendoza raises to 25,000 and calls after big blind Ami Barer upped it to 81,000. Barer 37,000 continuation gets called on the flop J♥ J♦ 5♥ before the action turn 3♥ hits the felt. Barer fires another 88,000 and snaps for a total of 253,000 when Mendoza puts him all-in.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	K♥Q♥ UTG	1,100,000(92 BB)
AB Amichai BarerCanada	A♦A♣ BB	busted

None of Barer's four outs show up on the 3♦ river and we lose another player.

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 4:26:27 PM

Table 3 With The Big Stack Next To Each Other

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	717,000(60 BB)	3	1
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	967,000(81 BB)	3	3
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	237,000(20 BB)	3	4
G GavinChina	285,000(24 BB)	3	5
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	184,000(15 BB)	3	6
AB Amichai BarerCanada	299,000(25 BB)	3	7
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	415,000(35 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 4:23:58 PM

Gavin Dominates And Doubles

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

Gavin jams 130,000 from under the gun and Ami Barer fills up from the hijack.

Player	Hand	Chips
G GavinChina	A♠Q♥ UTG	285,000(29 BB)
AB Amichai BarerCanada	A♣J♠ HJ	299,000(30 BB)

Board:T♣9♦Q♦7♦9♣

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 4:07:07 PM

Ami Barer Doubles Up

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

Amichai Barer

With a 21,000 open and a flat in front, small blind Dan Cates squeezes 90,000 and says to Barer 'before you go all-in, think about it. Why do you always raise my blinds'. While spending three time banks, Barer responds with 'hey, you always mess with my blinds, too' using some expletives before he jams for 181,000 in +1. Taylor Black gets out of the way and Cates snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Amichai BarerCanada	A♠Q♣ UTG+1	403,000(40 BB)
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	D	1,014,000(101 BB)
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	K♠K♦ SB	196,000(20 BB)

An ace from space for Barer on 5♣ Q♦ 6♦ A♥ J♣ grants him a double up and leaves Cates with a starting stack.

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 3:57:13 PM

Taylor Black Back Over 1M

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

Taylor Black

Ami Barer lays out 22,000 and takes small blind Taylor Black to the flop J♦ K♥ 6♥ where Black check-calls a 17,000 c-bet. The turn 9♥ gets checked before Black leads the river 7♠ for 50,000 which gets the job done.

Player	Chips
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	1,028,000(103 BB)
AB Amichai BarerCanada	181,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 3:09:15 PM

Chip Stacks Going Into Level 11

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

With the guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 breached to $640,000 we have 16 out of 32 entries still in the running and late registration is closed. Play will conclude at the end of level 12 today.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	704,500(88 BB)	2	1
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	228,000(29 BB)	2	2
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	200,000(25 BB)	2	3
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	200,000(25 BB)	2	4
LY Lei YuChina	340,000(43 BB)	2	5
MG Marius GierseGermany	200,000(25 BB)	2	6
YC Yisha ChenChina	900,000(113 BB)	2	7
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	477,000(60 BB)	2	8
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	843,000(105 BB)	3	1
RM Renji MaoChina	200,000(25 BB)	3	2
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	835,000(104 BB)	3	3
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	428,000(54 BB)	3	4
G GavinChina	200,000(25 BB)	3	5
BI Birizdó IstvánHungary	200,000(25 BB)	3	6
AB Amichai BarerCanada	200,000(25 BB)	3	7
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	207,000(26 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 10:21:18 AM

Ami Barer Dominated And Out

Level 5: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ami Barer

Bracelet holder Ami Barer kicks off the action with a 5,500 raise from the cutoff, James Mendoza increases to 15,500 in the big blind and snaps after Barer requested the triangle for 67,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Amichai BarerCanada	9♣9♥ CO	busted
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	Q♥Q♣ BB	191,000(76 BB)

Board:A♠Q♦J♦7♥2♣

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 9:23:02 AM

Chip Stacks Going Into Level 5

Level 4: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Player	Chips
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	704,500(352 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	452,000(226 BB)
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	355,500(178 BB)
YC Yisha ChenChina	294,500(147 BB)
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	275,000(138 BB)
MG Marius GierseGermany	273,500(137 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	251,500(126 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	216,500(108 BB)
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	186,000(93 BB)
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	164,500(82 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	151,500(76 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	147,000(74 BB)
AB Amichai BarerCanada	58,000(29 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	704,500(352 BB)	2	1
PD Patrik DemusHungary	216,500(108 BB)	2	3
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	355,500(178 BB)	2	4
LY Lei YuChina	452,000(226 BB)	2	5
YC Yisha ChenChina	294,500(147 BB)	2	7
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	186,000(93 BB)	2	8
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	147,000(74 BB)	3	1
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	251,500(126 BB)	3	2
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	275,000(138 BB)	3	3
MG Marius GierseGermany	273,500(137 BB)	3	5
AB Amichai BarerCanada	58,000(29 BB)	3	6
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	151,500(76 BB)	3	7
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	164,500(82 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 8:39:21 AM

Table 3 Update With Marius Gierse In The Lead

Level 3: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
MG Marius GierseGermany	287,000(191 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	260,000(173 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	239,000(159 BB)
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	220,000(147 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	138,000(92 BB)
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	130,000(87 BB)
AB Amichai BarerCanada	110,000(73 BB)

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 7:50:03 AM

Canadian Bracelet Winner Ami Barer Adds Some

Level 3: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Last night's SHR Main Event runner-up James Mendoza min-raises K♥ T♠ and big blind Ami Barer defends J♠ 9♠ to the flop 9♣ 6♥ T♣ . Mendoza's 5,000 continuation gets check-called before he folds to an 8,500 lead from Barer on the 7♠ turn.

Player	Chips
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	146,000(97 BB)
AB Amichai BarerCanada	126,000(84 BB)

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 7:39:41 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 3

Level 2: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	464,000(464 BB)	2	1
DC Dong ChenHong Kong	205,500(206 BB)	2	3
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	361,000(361 BB)	2	4
LY Lei YuChina	415,500(416 BB)	2	5
QZ Quan ZhouChina	84,500(85 BB)	2	6
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	218,000(218 BB)	2	8
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	154,000(154 BB)	3	1
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	254,000(254 BB)	3	2
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	209,500(210 BB)	3	3
YC Yisha ChenChina	212,000(212 BB)	3	4
MG Marius GierseGermany	262,000(262 BB)	3	5
AB Amichai BarerCanada	117,000(117 BB)	3	6
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	186,500(187 BB)	3	7

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 7:33:14 AM

Bracelet Holder Ami Barer Chips Up

Level 2: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Amichai Barer

Yisha Chen raises to 2,500 from the cutoff and fills up after small blind Ami Barer upped it to 11,000. Barer continues for 6,500 on the flop 6♦ 5♠ J♠ with Chen coming along before she folds to a 25,500 second barrel on the 9♦ turn.

Player	Chips
YC Yisha ChenChina	170,500(171 BB)
AB Amichai BarerCanada	119,000(119 BB)

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 7:24:57 AM

Nevan Chang Doubles Up

Level 2: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Nevan Chang

Catching the action on the turn K♥ 8♥ K♠ 5♣ with 40,500 up for grabs, Nevan Chang leads 25,000 from the small blind and calls for a total of 63,500 after button Ami Barer put him all-in.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Amichai BarerCanada	6♥7♥ D	130,500(131 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	K♦9♦ SB	167,500(168 BB)

Too many outs for Barer on the river J♣ lets Chang collect his double up.

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 7:06:41 AM

WPT Main Event Winner Taylor Black In A Narrow Lead On Table 3

Level 2: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Taylor Black

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	161,000(161 BB)	3	1
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	272,000(272 BB)	3	2
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	302,000(302 BB)	3	3
YC Yisha ChenChina	157,500(158 BB)	3	4
MG Marius GierseGermany	216,000(216 BB)	3	5
AB Amichai BarerCanada	208,000(208 BB)	3	6
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	96,000(96 BB)	3	7

SMPSMP

5/19/2025, 6:10:30 AM

Early Birds

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	200,000	2	1
RM Renji MaoChina	200,000	2	2
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	200,000	2	3
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	200,000	2	4
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	200,000	2	7
CS Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America	200,000	2	8
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	200,000	3	2
TB Taylor BlackUnited States of America	200,000	3	3
MG Marius GierseGermany	200,000	3	5
AB Amichai BarerCanada	200,000	3	6
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	200,000	3	7