
Day 2
The Final 9 Of The Circuit Main Event Is Set With William Jia In The Lead

The Lord Poker Tournament Circuit Main Event with a prize pool of $700,000 has reached the Final 9 down from 60 hopefuls that started Day 2 ten levels ago.
Chip leader William Jia - a young Australian pro who came close to a bracelet at the WSOP last year, finishing 9th out of 965 in the $10k Mystery Bounty for $80K - was 10th in chips this morning, but 2nd on his table with a great position and applied pressure from the get-go. A pivotal hand came in level 22 when he took on then chip leader Stephen Song, defending his big blind with K♠ 2♠ against a button min-raise. He called a 3BB c-bet on the flop K♦ 7♣ 8♦ and switched to a 2BB lead on the turn K♥ that got called by Song and the board completed J♦ . Jia checked, Song forked out 5,5BB and called Jia's 16BB check-raise with A♠ A♣ . Close to the end he knocked out Yang Liu after winning a flip with eights against ace-king and ended the day by eliminating AAPoker Ambassador Quan Zhou on the final table bubble, open-jamming the small blind with 4♠ 5♥ against Zhou's Q♠ 9♣ and the board ran 8♠ T♣ 2♥ 3♠ 4♣ . He brings 2,575,000 (51BB) to the final table.
Second in chips and the most experienced player at the final table is American Stephen Song who has a bracelet and six rings to his name and won the EPT Barcelona $5K Main Event last September for a whopping $1,425,651. He started Day 2 seventh in chips, but had some heavy hitters on his table with overall chip leader Bin Wang to his immediate left. His break came in level 18 when he four-bet jammed Q♠ 6♠ for 35BB and doubled up against Xuanzhi Zhao with A♥ K♦ when the board ran 7♠ 9♦ 8♥ 5♦ Q♣ and went on a tear after that. Still on the most stacked table of the tournament he knocked out Rui Sun with aces against kings and won massive pots against other greats like Martin Sedlak and Nevan Chang that took him into a massive lead during level 20 before he lost with A♠ A♣ against Jia's K♠ 2♠ in the previously mentioned hand. After a roller coaster ending to his day, he bagged 1,945,000 (39BB).
Everyone has $9,700 secure for 9th place, but all of them will be gunning for the first prize of $120,000 and the trophy along with it.
The Final 9 will start at 12:00 on Friday the 16th of May and the SMP Live Updates will be there to cover the action from start to finish.
Final Table Chip Count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WJ William Jia | 2,575,000(52 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 1,945,000(39 BB) |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 1,850,000(37 BB) |
XW Xuecong Wu | 1,820,000(36 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 1,595,000(32 BB) |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 1,350,000(27 BB) |
JZ Jin Zeng | 605,000(12 BB) |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 560,000(11 BB) |
HW Huan Wen | 330,000(7 BB) |
Final Table Seat Draw
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
HW Huan Wen | 330,000(7 BB) | 1 | 1 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 1,595,000(32 BB) | 1 | 2 |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 560,000(11 BB) | 1 | 3 |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 1,850,000(37 BB) | 1 | 4 |
WJ William Jia | 2,575,000(52 BB) | 1 | 5 |
XW Xuecong Wu | 1,820,000(36 BB) | 1 | 6 |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 1,350,000(27 BB) | 1 | 7 |
JZ Jin Zeng | 605,000(12 BB) | 1 | 8 |
SS Stephen Song | 1,945,000(39 BB) | 1 | 9 |
Place | Payout (USD) |
---|---|
1 | $124,000 |
2 | $67,000 |
3 | $48,500 |
4 | $40,300 |
5 | $29,500 |
6 | $22,500 |
7 | $17,500 |
8 | $16,500 |
9 | $13,700 |
Yiyu Zhou Dominates And Doubles Up
Chip Counts Going Into Dinner Break
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang | 775,000(26 BB) | 1 | 1 |
SS Stephen Song | 1,170,000(39 BB) | 1 | 2 |
BW Bin Wang | 300,000(10 BB) | 1 | 3 |
WJ William Jia | 1,815,000(61 BB) | 1 | 4 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 480,000(16 BB) | 1 | 5 |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 415,000(14 BB) | 1 | 6 |
460,000(15 BB) | 1 | 7 | |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 1,650,000(55 BB) | 1 | 8 |
XW Xuecong Wu | 800,000(27 BB) | 2 | 1 |
HW Huan Wen | 255,000(9 BB) | 2 | 2 |
ZZ Zhanhui Zheng | 480,000(16 BB) | 2 | 3 |
BJ Boxin Jin | 385,000(13 BB) | 2 | 4 |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 1,470,000(49 BB) | 2 | 5 |
JZ Jin Zeng | 650,000(22 BB) | 2 | 6 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 1,660,000(55 BB) | 2 | 7 |
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WJ William Jia | 1,815,000(61 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 1,660,000(55 BB) |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 1,650,000(55 BB) |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 1,470,000(49 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 1,170,000(39 BB) |
XW Xuecong Wu | 800,000(27 BB) |
NC Nevan Chang | 775,000(26 BB) |
JZ Jin Zeng | 650,000(22 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 480,000(16 BB) |
ZZ Zhanhui Zheng | 480,000(16 BB) |
460,000(15 BB) | |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 415,000(14 BB) |
BJ Boxin Jin | 385,000(13 BB) |
BW Bin Wang | 300,000(10 BB) |
HW Huan Wen | 255,000(9 BB) |
We Have Reached The Last Two Tables With 16 Players Left
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang | 1,080,000(54 BB) | 1 | 1 |
SS Stephen Song | 2,200,000(110 BB) | 1 | 2 |
BW Bin Wang | 380,000(19 BB) | 1 | 3 |
WJ William Jia | 585,000(29 BB) | 1 | 4 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 470,000(24 BB) | 1 | 5 |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 550,000(28 BB) | 1 | 6 |
1,030,000(52 BB) | 1 | 7 | |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 455,000(23 BB) | 1 | 8 |
XW Xuecong Wu | 525,000(26 BB) | 2 | 1 |
HW Huan Wen | 470,000(24 BB) | 2 | 2 |
ZZ Zhanhui Zheng | 310,000(16 BB) | 2 | 3 |
BJ Boxin Jin | 640,000(32 BB) | 2 | 4 |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 1,300,000(65 BB) | 2 | 5 |
JZ Jin Zeng | 325,000(16 BB) | 2 | 6 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 1,380,000(69 BB) | 2 | 7 |
PW Pingfeng Wu | 625,000(31 BB) | 2 | 8 |
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 2,200,000(110 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 1,380,000(69 BB) |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 1,300,000(65 BB) |
NC Nevan Chang | 1,080,000(54 BB) |
1,030,000(52 BB) | |
BJ Boxin Jin | 640,000(32 BB) |
PW Pingfeng Wu | 625,000(31 BB) |
WJ William Jia | 585,000(29 BB) |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 550,000(28 BB) |
XW Xuecong Wu | 525,000(26 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 470,000(24 BB) |
HW Huan Wen | 470,000(24 BB) |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 455,000(23 BB) |
BW Bin Wang | 380,000(19 BB) |
JZ Jin Zeng | 325,000(16 BB) |
ZZ Zhanhui Zheng | 310,000(16 BB) |
Yiyu Zhou More Than Doubles

With a 55,000 raise from under the gun Yiyu Zhou and a 110,000 three-bet from cutoff Jiaming Zhao in front, small blind Xuecong Wu cold four-bet shoves 505,000 and only Zhou fills up for her last 240,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YZ Yiyu Zhou | J♣J♥ UTG | 630,000(32 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | CO | 1,515,000(76 BB) |
XW Xuecong Wu | A♦Q♦ SB | 365,000(18 BB) |

Chip Counts With 21 Players Left In The Hunt
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 2,285,000(143 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 1,495,000(93 BB) |
XW Xuecong Wu | 800,000(50 BB) |
PW Pingfeng Wu | 731,000(46 BB) |
725,000(45 BB) | |
BW Bin Wang | 700,000(44 BB) |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 665,000(42 BB) |
ZZ Zhanhui Zheng | 655,000(41 BB) |
BJ Boxin Jin | 650,000(41 BB) |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 600,000(38 BB) |
HW Huan Wen | 510,000(32 BB) |
WJ William Jia | 460,000(29 BB) |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 420,000(26 BB) |
JJ Jin Jiangpu | 350,000(22 BB) |
NC Nevan Chang | 335,000(21 BB) |
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao | 300,000(19 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 285,000(18 BB) |
YZ Yang Zhang | 265,000(17 BB) |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 265,000(17 BB) |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 230,000(14 BB) |
JZ Jin Zeng | 165,000(10 BB) |
New Feature Table With Lady Boss Yiyu Zhou In Control
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
XW Xuecong Wu | 158,000(20 BB) | 2 | 1 |
HW Huan Wen | 359,000(45 BB) | 2 | 2 |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 510,000(64 BB) | 2 | 3 |
JD Jincheng Du | 210,000(26 BB) | 2 | 4 |
YS Yunkyu Song | 214,000(27 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Dong Chen | 211,000(26 BB) | 2 | 8 |
Yiyu Zhou Continues Her Ascent

Under the gun Yiyu Zhou min-raises and fills up after hijack Jincheng Du upped the fee to 43,000. Zhou check-calls 18,000 on the flop 5♣ 2♦ A♣ before she check-raises 100,000 into a second barrel of 42,000 on the turn 6♠ . Du gives it some thought, but decides to preserve the rest of his chips.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 512,000(64 BB) |
JD Jincheng Du | 210,000(26 BB) |
Table 2 With Fairly Even Stacks
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
XW Xuecong Wu | 177,000(22 BB) | 2 | 1 |
HW Huan Wen | 107,000(13 BB) | 2 | 2 |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 219,000(27 BB) | 2 | 3 |
JD Jincheng Du | 238,000(30 BB) | 2 | 4 |
YS Yunkyu Song | 423,000(53 BB) | 2 | 5 |
TC Tingjia Cao | 496,000(62 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CL Chuan Luo | 309,000(39 BB) | 2 | 7 |
DC Dong Chen | 253,000(32 BB) | 2 | 8 |
Last Week's RDPT Hyper Turbo Runner-Up Yiyu Zhou Out-Flops Aces

Hijack Yiyu Zhou limps and then fills up an 18,000 raise from cutoff Kaihua Liu to see the flop 3♣ 6♣ J♥ where Liu's 15,000 c-bet gets called to the turn 4♣ . Liu puts Zhou all-in and she quickly calls for her last 84,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 3♠3♦ HJ | 249,000(42 BB) |
KL Kaihua Liu | A♦A♣ CO | 120,000(20 BB) |
Yiyu Zhou stays ahead on the river 8♥ and banks quite a substantial double up.
November's WPT Jacksonville Runner-Up Yunkyu Song Adds Some
Yiyu Zhou stays active with a min-open from the button and fills up after big blind Yunkyu Song countered with a 40,000 three-bet. Song continues for 45,000 on the flop 5♦ 6♦ 8♠ which ends the hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YS Yunkyu Song | 438,000(88 BB) |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 158,000(32 BB) |
Chenxin Yu Eliminated

Hijack Chenxin Yu declares all-in for 78,000 and runs into Yiyu Zhou's monster, who fills up her small blind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CY Chenxin Yu | T♦T♥ HJ | busted |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | Q♠Q♣ SB | 198,000(40 BB) |
Last Week's RDPT Shot Clock Champ Chuan Luo Chips Up
Day 2 Seat Draw
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang | 240,000 | 1 | 1 |
SS Stephen Song | 492,000 | 1 | 2 |
BW Bin Wang | 877,000 | 1 | 3 |
WW Wen Wen Chen | 235,000 | 1 | 4 |
WS Weiqiang Shan | 154,000 | 1 | 5 |
GC Gailiang Chen | 235,000 | 1 | 6 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 625,000 | 1 | 7 |
RS Rui Sun | 286,000 | 1 | 8 |
HM Haohui Ma | 48,000 | 2 | 1 |
HW Huan Wen | 110,000 | 2 | 2 |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 134,000 | 2 | 3 |
KL Kaihua Liu | 338,600 | 2 | 4 |
YS Yunkyu Song | 374,000 | 2 | 5 |
DJ Di Jin | 44,000 | 2 | 6 |
CL Chuan Luo | 93,000 | 2 | 7 |
CY Chenxin Yu | 91,000 | 2 | 8 |
YY Ye Yi | 84,000 | 3 | 1 |
CY Chen Yu | 121,000 | 3 | 2 |
YY Yi Yang (4) | 148,000 | 3 | 3 |
CR Changdong Ren | 157,000 | 3 | 4 |
CH Christian Harder | 24,000 | 3 | 5 |
620,000 | 3 | 6 | |
ZZ Zhanhui Zheng | 125,000 | 3 | 7 |
PW Pingfeng Wu | 592,000 | 3 | 8 |
LT Lili Tang | 153,000 | 4 | 1 |
YZ Yang Zhang | 110,000 | 4 | 2 |
SP Supeng Pang | 63,000 | 4 | 3 |
YL Yi Liu | 117,000 | 4 | 4 |
CG Chen Guangcheng | 103,000 | 4 | 5 |
JJ Jin Jiangpu | 153,000 | 4 | 6 |
XG Xiangqian Gong | 157,000 | 4 | 7 |
JX Jinhao Xu | 102,000 | 4 | 8 |
GT Gary Thompson | 137,000 | 5 | 1 |
BJ Boxin Jin | 412,000 | 5 | 2 |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 78,000 | 5 | 3 |
JZ Jin Zeng | 72,000 | 5 | 4 |
JX Jieming Xu | 241,000 | 5 | 5 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 589,000 | 5 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 193,000 | 5 | 8 |
DC Dong Chen | 148,000 | 6 | 2 |
XX Xian Xiao | 180,000 | 6 | 3 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 185,000 | 6 | 4 |
JD Jincheng Du | 88,000 | 6 | 5 |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 217,000 | 6 | 6 |
HZ Hongjia Zhang | 137,000 | 6 | 7 |
HH Haoyu Huang | 95,000 | 6 | 8 |
GL Gao Luo | 35,000 | 7 | 1 |
RM Renji Mao | 152,000 | 7 | 2 |
WJ William Jia | 369,000 | 7 | 4 |
SY Song Yang (2) | 126,000 | 7 | 5 |
XW Xuesong Wu | 144,000 | 7 | 6 |
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao | 666,000 | 7 | 7 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 31,000 | 7 | 8 |
TC Tingjia Cao | 77,000 | 8 | 1 |
YZ Yu Zheng | 300,000 | 8 | 2 |
ZL Zehao Li | 142,000 | 8 | 3 |
JL Jun Liu | 197,000 | 8 | 5 |
ZJ Zhang Jingjie | 61,000 | 8 | 6 |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 204,000 | 8 | 7 |
CS Chen Shen | 141,000 | 8 | 8 |
Chip Count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BW Bin Wang | 877,000 |
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao | 666,000 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 625,000 |
620,000 | |
PW Pingfeng Wu | 592,000 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 589,000 |
SS Stephen Song | 492,000 |
BJ Boxin Jin | 412,000 |
YS Yunkyu Song | 374,000 |
WJ William Jia | 369,000 |
KL Kaihua Liu | 338,600 |
YZ Yu Zheng | 300,000 |
RS Rui Sun | 286,000 |
JX Jieming Xu | 241,000 |
NC Nevan Chang | 240,000 |
GC Gailiang Chen | 235,000 |
WW Wen Wen Chen | 235,000 |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 217,000 |
FZ Fangzhou Zhu | 204,000 |
JL Jun Liu | 197,000 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 193,000 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 185,000 |
XX Xian Xiao | 180,000 |
CR Changdong Ren | 157,000 |
XG Xiangqian Gong | 157,000 |
WS Weiqiang Shan | 154,000 |
JJ Jin Jiangpu | 153,000 |
LT Lili Tang | 153,000 |
RM Renji Mao | 152,000 |
YY Yi Yang (4) | 148,000 |
DC Dong Chen | 148,000 |
XW Xuesong Wu | 144,000 |
ZL Zehao Li | 142,000 |
CS Chen Shen | 141,000 |
HZ Hongjia Zhang | 137,000 |
GT Gary Thompson | 137,000 |
YZ Yiyu Zhou | 134,000 |
SY Song Yang (2) | 126,000 |
ZZ Zhanhui Zheng | 125,000 |
CY Chen Yu | 121,000 |
YL Yi Liu | 117,000 |
HW Huan Wen | 110,000 |
YZ Yang Zhang | 110,000 |
CG Chen Guangcheng | 103,000 |
JX Jinhao Xu | 102,000 |
HH Haoyu Huang | 95,000 |
CL Chuan Luo | 93,000 |
CY Chenxin Yu | 91,000 |
JD Jincheng Du | 88,000 |
YY Ye Yi | 84,000 |
WZ Weizheng Zhong | 78,000 |
TC Tingjia Cao | 77,000 |
JZ Jin Zeng | 72,000 |
SP Supeng Pang | 63,000 |
ZJ Zhang Jingjie | 61,000 |
HM Haohui Ma | 48,000 |
DJ Di Jin | 44,000 |
GL Gao Luo | 35,000 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 31,000 |
CH Christian Harder | 24,000 |