TLPT AAPOKER (SHR) FINAL ($25,000)

The Lord Poker Tournament $25,000 Super High Roller has currently 6 out of 14 entries remaining with the prize pool sitting at $350,000, but late registration will still be open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow at 13:00 local.

Ivan Zhang - back to back high roller runner-up at the KPC Jeju last November - started level 9 with 271,000 in chips and spun it up to 1,066,000 (133 BB) in the last 90 minutes with his usual aggressive play, adding 21BBs last minute by pressuring two opponents out of a multi raised pot on the turn.

Quan Zhou - fresh from a $1,193,000 cash for 2nd place at the $25,000 Triton Super High Roller Event #3 here in Jeju just over two months ago - already had a big stack when we started live coverage, chipping up slightly in the last level to finish the day in second with 743,000 (93 BB).

Dominik Nitsche - four-time bracelet winner with over $20M in live earnings to his name - came in third with 526,000 (66 BB) after a roller coaster finish to the day.

The game will resume tomorrow at 13:00 with late registration still open until the cards start flying. SMP Live Updates will cover the action until a champion is crowned.

Gary Thompson opens 16,000 and takes both blinds to the flop 2♥ J♣ K♦ where he continues for 18,000, small blind Ivan Zhang check-raises to 56,000, Ami Barer gets out of the way and Thompson pays up. On the turn T♦ Zhang is back to a check, Thompson slides 70,000 over the line, but lets it go after Zhang jammed his humongous stack.

Under the gun Lei Yu rets the ball rolling for 8,000 and big blind Gary Thomson defends to see the flop Q♠ 4♠ 3♥ . Yu continues for 8,000 and pays up after Thompson check-raised to 25,000. Thompson fires another 37,000 on the 6♣ turn that gets met before his 129,000 on the river T♥ goes unanswered. Both players needed a time bank before making their decisions on the river.