Blind level
Level 21: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Entries
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Total Chips
1,725,000
Average
431,250

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SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 3:06:34 PM

Flight A Concludes With Xuanzhi Zhao Bagging The Lead

Level 21: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Xuanzhi Zhao

After 21 levels and beating a field of 69, the first four qualifiers of the $700,000 guaranteed Main Event CS are determined with Xuanzhi Zhao in the the lead for 666,000 and recent WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up Winner Martin Sedlak in a close 2nd with 625,000.


Making the qualifiers complete are Rui Sun with 286,000 to his name and Weiqiang Shan taking 154,000 to Day 2 at 12:00 on Thursday the 15th.


Live Updates will jump to Flight B now where the action is still in full swing.

Day 1A Qualifiers

PlayerChips
666,000(27 BB)
625,000(25 BB)
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
286,000(11 BB)
154,000(6 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 3:02:51 PM

Jing Sun Bubbles And Puts The Rest Of The Field Into The Money

Level 21: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Jing Sun

When the action folds to Jing Sun in the small blind, all-in for 53,000 is declared and Xuanzhi Zhao flings in the rest.

PlayerHandChips
JS
69
SB
busted
J8
BB
666,000(27 BB)

Sun misses completely on 5 4 Q A 3 to keep Zhao's jack-high ahead and ends Flight A with four players bagging their chips.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 3:01:11 PM

Xuanzhi Zhao Keeps The Pressure Up

Level 21: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

After just scooping a pot, Xuanzhi Zhao opens 60,000 from under the gun and finds no customers.

PlayerChips
613,000(25 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:49:47 PM

Jing Sun Stays Alive

Level 21: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Jing Sun

Small blind Jing Sun wants the all-in triangle for 69,000 and big blind Xuanzhi Zhao fills up.

PlayerHandChips
JS
AK
SB
163,000(7 BB)
J8
BB
463,000(19 BB)
Board:3572A

Level 21: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 5/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:47:59 PM

Weiqiang Shan Doubles Up On The Bubble

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

Cutoff Weiqiang Shan jams 62,000 and big blind Michael Sedlak defends.

PlayerHandChips
77
CO
154,000(8 BB)
22
BB
600,000(30 BB)

No miracle for chip leader Sedlak on Q A 5 7 5 , granting Shan a much needed double up.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:45:32 PM

Rui Sun Banks 2nd Pot In A Row

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Rui Sun

With bubble play underway, small blind Rui Sun jams and finds no caller.

PlayerChips
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
401,000(20 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:40:32 PM

Shaojie Yang Falls Next

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Shaojie Yang

Cutoff Xuanzhi Zhao limps and fills up after small blind Shaojie Yang wagered his last 41,000.

PlayerHandChips
A6
CO
527,000(26 BB)
QJ
SB
busted
Board:A2865
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:39:04 PM

From Riches To Rags For Qiheng Liu

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Qiheng Liu

After being in the lead for quite a while, Qiheng Liu is all-in for 115,000, defending his big blind against a 156,000 jam from hijack Rui Sun.

PlayerHandChips
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
JJ
HJ
301,000(15 BB)
QL
22
BB
busted

No help for Liu on 4 7 6 3 A , sending the former leader packing.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:30:02 PM

Lights Out For Weichen Wang

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

Weichen Wang shoves 83,000 from the hijack and Martin Sedlak fills up.

PlayerHandChips
KQ
HJ
busted
AT
SB
602,000(30 BB)
Board:8J28J

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

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 8/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:17:54 PM

Xuanzhi Zhao Adds Some More

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Weiqiang Shan leads 35,000 from +2, but lets it go after cutoff Xuanzhi Zhao pumped it to 100,000.

PlayerChips
495,000(31 BB)
169,000(11 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:15:33 PM

Martin Sedlak Wins Massive Flip To Take Over The Lead

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
Martin Michael Sedlak

Qiheng Liu makes it 40,000 from +2 and fills up after cutoff Martin Sedlak announced all-in for 261,000.

PlayerHandChips
QL
JJ
MP
101,000(6 BB)
AK
CO
566,000(35 BB)

Things are looking peachy for Liu when the dealer flips over 4 9 6 4 before going pear shaped on the river A , letting Sedlak take a deep breath before picking up the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 2:00:56 PM

All Gas No Breaks For Xuanzhi Zhao

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

After winning most of the hands in the current orbit, Xuanzhi Zhao raises to 36,000 from +2 once more and big blind Rui Sun defends to see the flop A 3 K where Zhao's 36,000 c-bet gets the job done yet again.

PlayerChips
405,000(25 BB)
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
203,000(13 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:57:20 PM

Flight B Has Two More Levels Of Late Registration

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

With 22 out of 34 left, Flight B is closing in on the late reg deadline.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:56:29 PM

Freeroll Down To 18 Players

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

20 minutes left in level 19 and nine more busts to go until the remaining players can bag their chips for tomorrow's final table.

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/69

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:51:09 PM

Final Table Chip Counts Going Into Level 19

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
219,000(18 BB)411
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
241,000(20 BB)412
223,000(19 BB)413
JS
193,000(16 BB)415
305,000(25 BB)416
102,000(9 BB)417
QL
321,000(27 BB)418
121,000(10 BB)419
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:49:13 PM

Qun Dang Bites The Dust

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Under the gun Qiheng Liu limps and takes two players to the flop T K 4 that gets checked to cutoff Qun Dang and 15,000 wander over the line. Only Liu pays up to see the turn Q where Dang jams 114,000 into the nuts.

PlayerHandChips
QL
AJ
UTG
321,000(27 BB)
QD
33
CO
busted

Drawing dead already, Dang doesn't need to wait for the river 2 to get out of his seat.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:40:32 PM

Xuanzhi Zhao Scoops Another Pot Preflop

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
Xuanzhi Zhao

Under the gun Xuanzhi Zhao limps, Qiheng Liu raises to 30,000, but lets it go after Zhao shoved his monster stack.

PlayerChips
330,000(28 BB)
QL
150,000(13 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:39:41 PM

Xuanzhi Zhao Adds Some More

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Xuanzhi Zhao opens 30,000 from +1 and big blind Qun Dang defends to see the flop 9 K 7 where Zhao's 30,000 c-bet goes unanswered.

PlayerChips
270,000(23 BB)
QD
129,000(11 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:34:49 PM

Rui Sun Double Up Against Chip Leader

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
Rui Sun

Rui Sun puts his last 117,000 to the test and finds a customer in chip leader Qiheng Liu out of the big blind.

PlayerHandChips
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
AJ
MP
242,000(20 BB)
QL
AT
BB
209,000(17 BB)
Board:95493
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:20:03 PM

Xuanzhi Zhao Puts The Hammer Down Pre

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Lojack Martin Sedlak wants 35,000, but decides to let it go when faced with a 172,000 jam from big blind Xuanzhi Zhao.

PlayerChips
242,000(24 BB)
209,000(21 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:15:15 PM

Final Table Chip Counts

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChips
QL
338,000(34 BB)
250,000(25 BB)
244,000(24 BB)
JS
202,000(20 BB)
172,000(17 BB)
QD
157,000(16 BB)
151,000(15 BB)
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
117,000(12 BB)
93,000(9 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:12:57 PM

Yu Liu Out And The Rest Goes To The Final Table

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Under the gun Yu Liu declares all-in for 43,000 and finds two customers. Both of them check it down to the river 9 A J 7 6 with Qiheng Liu tabling the winner A K against Rui Sun's 8 8 and Yu Liu's A 2 .

PlayerChips
QL
338,000(34 BB)
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
117,000(12 BB)
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
busted
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:08:25 PM

Former Chip Leader Yuan Xu Eliminated

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Under the gun Yuan Xu wants the all-in triangle for 100,000 and big blind Weiqiang Shan is ready for a spin.

PlayerHandChips
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
A8
UTG
busted
KQ
BB
248,000(25 BB)

Xu's odds keep increasing on J 2 4 3 before going to zero on the river K , sending him to the rail and Shan into a narrow overall lead.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:06:54 PM

Table 45 With German Martin Sedlak Hot On The Heels Of The Leader

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
103,000(10 BB)451
83,000(8 BB)453
220,000(22 BB)456
167,000(17 BB)457
145,000(15 BB)458
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 1:02:27 PM

Table 41 Update With Lady Jing Sun Showing The Guys Who's Boss

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
199,000(20 BB)412
166,000(17 BB)413
QD
177,000(18 BB)414
JS
243,000(24 BB)415
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
145,000(15 BB)416
QL
84,000(8 BB)418

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 11/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:59:07 PM

Yunkyu Song's Luck Runs Out

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 80,000
Yunkyu Song

Hijack Jing Sun leads 16,000 and has an easy call after small blind Yunkyu Song declared all-in for 84,000 once more.

PlayerHandChips
JS
AA
HJ
286,000(36 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
A9
SB
busted

The aces prevail again on 7 9 7 3 4 sending Song to the rail and Sun into the overall lead.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:55:20 PM

Martin Sedlak Immediately Bounces Back With Rockets

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 80,000
Martin Michael Sedlak

Small blind Yanghao Fu puts Martin Sedlak all-in who snaps.

PlayerHandChips
YF
AT
SB
41,000(5 BB)
AA
BB
182,000(23 BB)

No miracle for Fu on 9 9 K 4 Q , handing the German a huge double up that gets him back into the top spots of the leaderboard.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:53:01 PM

Three-way All-in Ends With Weiqiang Shan Triple Up And Jiaqi Zhao Elimination

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 80,000

Under the gun Martin Sedlak opens 16,000, hijack Weiqiang Shan flats and small blind Jiaqi Zhao jams 47,000. Sedlak tries to isolate, but Shan comes along for his last 51,000.

PlayerHandChips
QT
UTG
92,000(12 BB)
AJ
HJ
165,000(21 BB)
JZ
KT
SB
busted
Board:795A5
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:51:51 PM

Jing Sun Dominates And Catapults Up The Leaderboard

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 80,000
Jing Sun

After opening and folding a few times, Zida Chen open-shoves 79,000 from +1 and big blind Jing Sun puts her last 77,000 to the test.

PlayerHandChips
ZC
KQ
UTG+1
2,000(0 BB)
JS
AQ
BB
166,000(21 BB)

The dealer keeps it interesting until the end on 3 T 9 9 4 , but ultimately hands the pot to the preflop favorite. Chen busts right the next hand.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:50:39 PM

Qiheng Liu Triples Back Up

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 80,000
Qiheng Liu

Hijack Zida Chen raises 16,000, cutoff Qiheng Liu declares all-in for 25,000 and big blind Weichen Wang successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
ZC
HJ
79,000(10 BB)
QL
JJ
CO
78,000(10 BB)
AJ
BB
180,000(23 BB)
Board:QJ3T8
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:38:07 PM

Yunkyu Song's Roller Coaster Continues

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 80,000
Yunkyu Song

Small blind Qiheng Liu jams his small blind and Yunkyu Song fills up again for 41,000.

PlayerHandChips
QL
A3
SB
25,000(3 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
A6
BB
90,000(11 BB)

After losing the last two all-ins, Song bounces back when the dealer flips over 3 6 4 2 J .

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 80,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 16/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:28:51 PM

Last Two Tables With 16 Players Left

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
167,000(28 BB)402
QD
143,000(24 BB)404
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
66,000(11 BB)411
172,000(29 BB)413
JS
80,000(13 BB)415
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
159,000(27 BB)416
ZC
110,000(18 BB)417
QL
90,000(15 BB)418
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
171,000(29 BB)451
40,000(7 BB)452
94,000(16 BB)453
JZ
82,000(14 BB)454
YF
106,000(18 BB)455
128,000(21 BB)456
23,000(4 BB)457
76,000(13 BB)458
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:26:59 PM

Weichen Wang Doubles Up Again

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Weichen Wang

Cutoff Zida Chen leads 12,000, small blind Yunkyu Song declares all-in once more, Weichen Wang calls for his last 77,000 and Chen let's it go. Both all-in players put on their lucky jackets again before the dealer gets to work.

PlayerHandChips
ZC
AJ
CO
110,000(18 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
A4
SB
66,000(11 BB)
KK
BB
172,000(29 BB)
Board:8Q777
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:22:23 PM

Another Short Stack Stays Alive

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Yanghao Fu

Small blind Jiaqi Zhao open-jams and big blind Yanghao Fu wagers his last 44,000.

PlayerHandChips
JZ
AQ
SB
94,000(16 BB)
YF
K6
BB
94,000(16 BB)

Flopping a flush on the flop 2 7 5 , Fu stays ahead when the board completes 2 and K for a much needed double up.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:18:19 PM

Table 41 Update With Three Top Stacks Vying For Control

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
122,000(20 BB)411
73,000(12 BB)413
JS
82,000(14 BB)415
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
142,000(24 BB)416
ZC
122,000(20 BB)417
QL
73,000(12 BB)418

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 18/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:17:04 PM

Weichen Wang Claws Back Some

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Right after being all-in against each other, small blind Yunkyu Song jams and Weichen Wang calls.

PlayerHandChips
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
78
SB
122,000(24 BB)
9T
BB
73,000(15 BB)

This time Weichen Wang comes out on top after the board runs T 6 J K 7 taking some of his chips back from Song.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:09:32 PM

Yunkyu Song Bounces Back

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Yunkyu Song

Under the gun Weichen Wang opens 15,000 and snaps after big blind Yunkyu Song moved all-in for 74,000.

PlayerHandChips
AJ
UTG
39,000(8 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
66
BB
156,000(31 BB)
Board:3QQ56
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:08:07 PM

Table 45 Update With Yuan Xu Still In Control

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
141,000(28 BB)441
50,000(10 BB)452
JZ
92,000(18 BB)454
YF
78,000(16 BB)455
84,000(17 BB)456
83,000(17 BB)457
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:07:05 PM

Triple WSOP Ring Holder Stephen Song Doubles Up

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Stephen Song

Button Rui Sun leads 10,000 and fills up after big blind Stephen Song wagered his last 36,000.

PlayerHandChips
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
AT
D
47,000(9 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
AQ
BB
80,000(16 BB)

Song hits top two right away on A Q J and avoids a king when the board completes 5 and 9 for a much needed double up.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 12:01:22 PM

Zhu Wu Eliminated After Being Way Ahead Preflop

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Yunkyu Song, Weichen Wang and Zhu Wu

Button Yunkyu Song - fresh of a 1st and 2nd place finish in WPT events for a combined $400K at the end of last year - puts the blinds all in and both of them take the offer.

PlayerHandChips
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
A5
D
79,000(16 BB)
A7
SB
113,000(23 BB)
ZW
Zhu WuChina [CHN]China
JJ
BB
busted
Board:AQ863

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 19/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 11:49:26 AM

Weiqiang Shan's Ladies Hold

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Under the gun Weiqiang Shan opens 8,000 and snaps for his last 60,000 after big blind Shaojie Wang declared all-in.

PlayerHandChips
QQ
UTG
126,000(32 BB)
AK
BB
70,000(18 BB)

No help for Yang on 6 J 3 3 4 , losing the chips he just made by busting Kai Cui a few hands prior.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 11:45:34 AM

An Even Bigger Double Up For Yu Liu

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Yu Liu

Catching the action preflop with Hua Wei Lin - fresh from her APT Taipei Mystery Bounty final table two weeks ago - and Yu Liu all-in, with the former being at risk for 96,000, the dealer goes to work.

PlayerHandChips
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
99
BB
204,000(51 BB)
HW
77
HJ
busted
Board:52T4T
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 11:42:51 AM

Shaojie Yang Doubles Up Into 2nd Place

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Button Shaojie Yang declares all-in for 68,000 and small blind Kai Cui has an easy call for his last 62,000.

PlayerHandChips
QQ
D
138,000(35 BB)
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
KK
SB
busted

Everything is looking peachy for Cui on A 3 T J before going pear shaped on the river K , giving Yang the straight and a massive double up that catapults him into 2nd place just behind Yuan Xu.

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 25/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 11:09:21 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 13 With 25 Out Of 69 Remaining

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Flight A will end when the four ITM spots are determined that will bag their chips for Day 2 on Thursday the 15th.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
QD
109,000(44 BB)401
68,000(27 BB)402
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
70,000(28 BB)403
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
72,000(29 BB)405
KL
80,000(32 BB)406
BW
30,000(12 BB)407
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
61,000(24 BB)411
HW
86,000(34 BB)412
56,000(22 BB)413
ZW
Zhu WuChina [CHN]China
68,000(27 BB)414
JS
97,000(39 BB)415
YL
29,000(12 BB)417
QL
56,000(22 BB)418
59,000(24 BB)441
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
88,000(35 BB)443
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
32,000(13 BB)445
JZ
51,000(20 BB)446
81,000(32 BB)447
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
159,000(64 BB)448
47,000(19 BB)452
32,000(13 BB)453
YF
113,000(45 BB)455
7,000(3 BB)456
60,000(24 BB)457
ZC
83,000(33 BB)458
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 11:06:37 AM

Chenyin Yu Bubbles The $600,000 Freeroll

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Chenyin Yu

After a preflop all-in between Chenyin Yu with 3 3 and Ti Zhou with A A and the former at risk for 5,000 the board runs 6 7 8 Q Q and we have the final 75 ITM spots determined with everyone having at least $3,100 in the bank.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:51:58 AM

Table 41 Update

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
53,400(21 BB)411
HW
97,000(39 BB)412
59,800(24 BB)413
ZW
Zhu WuChina [CHN]China
57,500(23 BB)414
JS
91,000(36 BB)415
YL
42,000(17 BB)417
QL
79,000(32 BB)418
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:42:47 AM

Kaihua Liu Adds Some More

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Hijack Qun Dang opens 5,400 and takes a family of four to the flop 2 5 7 where big blind Kaihua Liu donks 7,000, showing the 7 after everyone folded.

PlayerChips
KL
98,700(39 BB)
QD
97,600(39 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:36:11 AM

Table 40 With Several Big Stacks

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QD
103,000(41 BB)401
82,800(33 BB)402
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
87,000(35 BB)403
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
38,400(15 BB)405
KL
81,000(32 BB)406
BW
54,200(22 BB)407

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 27/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:29:54 AM

Five Places Left To The Bubble In The Freeroll

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

With heavy hitters like recent bracelet winner for $6M Yinan Zhou, Christian Harder, Vanessa Zhang, Hongjun Zhao and TLPT Pro Quan Zhou still in the mix, the freeroll inches closer to the $3,100 money bubble.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:25:00 AM

Table 44 Update With Yuan Xu In The Driver's Seat

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Yuan Xu
PlayerChipsTableSeat
HM
26,000(13 BB)441
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
72,400(36 BB)443
CW
29,300(15 BB)444
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
64,200(32 BB)445
JZ
55,600(28 BB)446
75,800(38 BB)447
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
119,600(60 BB)448
SL
8,600(4 BB)452

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 32/69
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:23:33 AM

October's APT Taipei High Roller Champ Martin Sedlak Gets Caught Bluffing

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
Martin Michael Sedlak

With the action folded to small blind Martin Sedlak, a limp is declared, Yuan Xu makes it 5,000 and Sedlak pays up to see the flop A J 9 . Xu continues for 4,000 and Sedlak fills up again. The turn Q gets checked to the river 6 , Sedlak takes over the reins with an 11,000 lead holding 7 8 , but Xu snaps with two pair 6 9 .

PlayerChips
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
119,600(75 BB)
75,800(47 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:16:54 AM

Yuan Xu Propels Up The Leaderboard

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
Yuan Xu

Fresh from his RDPT Mini Main Event Final Table less than a week ago, Yuan Xu raises 3,200 from under the gun and takes hijack Qiao Heng to the flop 3 K T where his 4,000 c-bet gets called to the turn J . Firing another 6,000, Xu snaps after Heng requested the triangle for 17,800.

PlayerHandChips
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
KJ
UTG
99,600(62 BB)
QH
KT
HJ
busted

No miracle for Heng on the river A and we lose another player.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:11:03 AM

After Flight 1A Late Reg Just Closed Flight 1B Is Underway

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Six early birds were at the table when the clock started.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:08:50 AM

Double Up For April's APT Taipei High Roller Ultra Stack Runner Up Gary Thompson

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
Gary Thompson

Under the gun Weichen Wang limps and fills up once more after Gary Thompson wagered his last 15,100.

PlayerHandChips
A8
UTG
60,500(38 BB)
GT
AQ
CO
34,200(21 BB)
Board:TK5J5
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:05:18 AM

Table 41 Update With Several Big Stacks Vying For Control

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
70,000(44 BB)411
HW
56,800(36 BB)412
75,600(47 BB)413
ZW
Zhu WuChina [CHN]China
72,700(45 BB)414
GT
15,100(9 BB)416
YL
41,500(26 BB)417

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 40/68
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:02:29 AM

Hua Wei Lin Doubles Up

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Hua Wei Lin

Cutoff Hua Wei Lin wants 2,500 and button Weichen Wang obliges to see the flop 6 8 A where Wang bets 3,600 and snaps after Lin check-jammed 24,400.

PlayerHandChips
22
D
64,000(53 BB)
HW
AK
CO
56,800(47 BB)

None of Wang's 11 outs show up when the board completes T and 7 , granting Lin a double up.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 10:00:50 AM

Weinan Wang Exits With Just A Few Min Of Late Reg Remaining

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Weinan Wang

Under the gun +1 opens 2,500, hijack Weinan Wang ups it to 8,000 and small blind Shaojie Yang pumps it further to 20,000. The initial raiser gets out of the way, losing 2 time banks in the process, Wang jams 23,000 and Yang flicks in the last 3,000.

PlayerHandChips
AQ
HJ
busted
KK
SB
80,300(67 BB)

Yang evades the three outer on T 8 3 7 J to send Wang packing and moves up in the rankings.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:57:56 AM

Table 44 Update

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
HM
54,800(46 BB)441
XL
12,400(10 BB)442
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
68,900(57 BB)443
CW
16,700(14 BB)444
SS
2,300(2 BB)446
58,200(49 BB)447
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
39,600(33 BB)448
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:56:32 AM

Poker Dream 17 High Roller Champ Haohui Ma Doubles Up

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Still getting comfy after just sitting down at the table, Haohui Ma jams a pristine 25,000 from the small blind with a 2,400 raise and a call in front. Only hijack Selim Souissi fills up for a flip.

PlayerHandChips
SS
JT
HJ
2,300(2 BB)
HM
77
SB
54,800(46 BB)
Board:Q3548

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 43/63
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:55:27 AM

Kaihua Liu Rivers Trips

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Kaihua Liu

Qiao Heng leads 2,100 from +1 and big blind Kaihua Liu defends to see the flop K 2 5 where he check-calls a 2,000 c-bet. The turn 2 gets checked to the river 5 where Liu takes over the reins with a 4,200 bet holding 5 T and Heng calls before throwing his hand in the muck.

PlayerChips
KL
39,000(39 BB)
QH
14,600(15 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:31:30 AM

TLPT Opening Freeroll Numbers Are Tallied Up

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

With 101 out of 446 players left in the freeroll the final numbers were just announced. The top 75 are being paid and a whopping $100,000 going to the lucky winner.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:28:11 AM

Flight B Pushed Back By One Hour

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

After Flight A started over and hour late, we just got word that the beginning of Flight B is being pushed back to 19:00 in stead of 18:00.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:20:43 AM

Table 39 Update

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
32,500(33 BB)391
QQ
Quan QuChina [CHN]China
20,100(20 BB)393
JZ
20,500(21 BB)394
HL
45,600(46 BB)395
HW
12,000(12 BB)396
9,000(9 BB)397
XX
18,300(18 BB)398

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 43/57
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:17:36 AM

Kai Cui Scoops With A Cheeky Check-Raise

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Kai Cui

Under the gun Yunpeng Jiang wants 1,600 and two player oblige to see the flop 4 J 5 where Jiang continues for 2,600, button Qun Dang flats, but big blind Kai Cui picks up the pot with a check-raise to 9,500, showing 5 3 .

PlayerChips
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
46,200(58 BB)
39,200(49 BB)
QD
34,600(43 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:13:45 AM

Xiaoyue Liu Out And Qiheng Liu New Chip Leader

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Qiheng Liu

Hijack Xiaoyue Liu leads 1,600 and fills up after cutoff Qiheng Liu upped it to 3,500. The flop A K 6 has Xiaoyue continue for 1,500, Qiheng raises to 4,500 and snaps after Xiaoyue declared all-in for 18,600.

PlayerHandChips
QL
AK
CO
104,700(131 BB)
AQ
HJ
busted

The turn 3 gives Xiaoyue some outs for a chop, but none show up on the river T , sending him to the rail and Qiheng Liu to the top of the leaderboard.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 9:08:44 AM

Tunisian Selim Souissi Hero Calls

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Selim Souissi

With a 1,600 raise from the hijack and a call in front, Selim Souissi squeezes to 3,500 and watches both opponents fill up to see the flop 7 8 9 . Checked to button Stephen Song - fresh from his biggest cash of $1,4M for shipping the EPT Barcelona Main Event in August - 3,000 wander over the line and only Souissi calls for the turn J where the Tunisian check calls another 5,500 before the board completes J . With a last ditch effort to steal the pot, Song jams 13,000, but Souissi puts his cape on for a hero call with 6 6 , beating Song's A 6 .

PlayerChips
SS
56,100(70 BB)
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
52,400(66 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
busted

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 45/54
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:51:10 AM

Late Registration Over For The $600,000 GTD Freeroll

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Currently in level 11, the TLPT Opening Freeroll has 140 out of a total 446 entries left trying to make some free money. Play will conclude today when the Final 9 are reached.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:47:17 AM

Top Chip Counts With 41 Out Of 50 Players Left

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChips
QL
82,000(137 BB)
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
70,400(117 BB)
57,500(96 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
57,300(96 BB)
YF
54,700(91 BB)
43,100(72 BB)
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
40,500(68 BB)
34,800(58 BB)
BW
33,500(56 BB)
33,400(56 BB)
QD
33,000(55 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:45:29 AM

Recent Triton Casher Jieming Xu Needs Another Bullet

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Jieming Xu

Yuan Xu kicks off a preflop war with a 1,200 raise from under the gun and two players flat before Jieming Xu squeezes to 5,000 from the small blind. Yuan Xu fills up, cutoff Yu Liu declares all-in for 33,000, the button folds and Jieming Xu snaps for his last 30,000. Yuan Xu needs a time bank before finding the fold and the dealer gets ready to decide another preflop showdown.

PlayerHandChips
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
UTG
20,700(35 BB)
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
AK
CO
70,400(117 BB)
JX
AJ
SB
busted
Board:Q9583
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:39:22 AM

Chao Wang Leads A Very Even Table 44

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QH
17,500(29 BB)441
XL
20,000(33 BB)442
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
29,000(48 BB)443
CW
37,600(63 BB)444
JX
30,000(50 BB)445
SS
27,800(46 BB)446
YX
Yuan XuChina [CHN]China
25,700(43 BB)448
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:34:51 AM

Yunpeng Jiang Bounces Back

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Yunpeng Jiang

Weijue Cai three-bets Yunpeng Jiang's 1,300 open to 3,200 and goes in the tank when Jiang responds with an 8,300 four-bet. Cai finds the call after handing a time bank to the dealer, but has to let it go when faced with a 5,500 c-bet on the flop 7 8 8 .

PlayerChips
41,100(69 BB)
WC
12,900(22 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:31:40 AM

Table 40 Update

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QD
54,400(91 BB)401
QL
20,800(35 BB)402
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
42,000(70 BB)403
31,300(52 BB)404
WC
21,200(35 BB)405
25,200(42 BB)406
YF
Yan FuChina [CHN]China
25,000(42 BB)407
BJ
29,000(48 BB)408
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:30:48 AM

Kai Cui Versus Two

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Kai Cui

The cutoff slides 1,200 over the line and both blinds defend to see the flop Q 3 7 that gets checked to the turn J . Small blind Kai Cui leads 1,300 and only big blind Yunpeng Jiang takes the offer for the board to complete 4 . Cui bets another 3,200, Jiang calls, but throws it in the muck after Cui flipped over K J .

PlayerChips
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
42,000(70 BB)
31,300(52 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:27:17 AM

Jieming Xu Shows Bluff

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Cutoff Yu Liu raises 1,200, the button flats and small blind Jieming Xu squeezes to 4,000. Only Liu sticks around to the flop 2 A 5 where Xu fires 8,000 and shows 9 7 after Liu let it go.

PlayerChips
JX
30,800(51 BB)
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
24,800(41 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 40/45
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:16:57 AM

Qiheng Liu Banks Another Big Pot With Big Slick

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Qiheng Liu

Hijack Qiheng Liu opens 1,200 and fills up after cutoff Changdong Ren upped it to 3,500. Ren's 2,500 c-bet gets called on the flop A 8 5 before he separates another 8,100 from his stack on the turn 5 . Qiheng Liu check-raises to 40,000 and shows A K after Ren threw it in the muck.

PlayerChips
QL
74,100(148 BB)
10,000(20 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:13:43 AM

Table 45 Update

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QL
58,700(117 BB)451
25,800(52 BB)453
8,500(17 BB)454
YF
52,600(105 BB)455
QJ
Qi JieChina [CHN]China
21,000(42 BB)456
23,500(47 BB)457
22,700(45 BB)458
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:12:37 AM

Yu Liu Leads The Turn

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Jeju Regular Jieming Xu leads the way with a 1,100 raise from +1 and finds two callers before the flop 2 A 5 hits the felt. Xu's 1,700 continuation gets called by both before big blind Yu Liu switches to a 2,100 lead on the turn 4 and scoops the pot.

PlayerChips
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
30,300(61 BB)
JX
28,300(57 BB)
QH
21,500(43 BB)

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 38/41
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 8:01:44 AM

Jieming Xu Chips Up With Delayed C-Bet

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Jieming Xu

An 800 raise and a flat in front has button Jieming Xu squeeze to 2,700 and both opponents fill up to see the flop 4 6 J . Checked around to the turn A , Xu forks out a 3,500 delayed c-bet that gets the job done.

PlayerChips
JX
29,700(74 BB)
XL
26,000(65 BB)
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
24,700(62 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:59:11 AM

Table 41 Update With November's WPT Championship Runner-Up Junkyu Song Just Sitting Down

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
25,000(63 BB)411
KL
20,000(50 BB)412
53,600(134 BB)413
ZW
Zhu WuChina [CHN]China
26,400(66 BB)414
25,200(63 BB)416
BW
24,000(60 BB)417
27,500(69 BB)418
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:55:05 AM

Another New Table Created

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZC
25,000(63 BB)391
QQ
Quan QuChina [CHN]China
25,005(63 BB)393
JZ
25,000(63 BB)394
HW
25,000(63 BB)396
25,000(63 BB)397
HL
25,000(63 BB)398
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:52:53 AM

Yunlong Jin Back Up To Starting Stack

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Yunlong Jin

Jianghao Chu lays out 800 from the hijack and finds to takers to share the flop 8 Q 7 with. His 1,200 c-bet gets called by both before the turn T gets rejected for a free river 9 . Big blind Kaihua Liu takes over the reins with a 1,100 lead, Chu folds and Yunlong Jin picks up the pot after raising to 3,200.

PlayerChips
27,500(69 BB)
25,200(63 BB)
KL
20,000(50 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:46:52 AM

Song Yang's C-bet Gets The Job Done

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Song Yang

Under the gun Song Yang raises 800 and takes three interested parties to the flop K A 3 where his medium sized 1,800 c-bet ends the hand.

PlayerChips
22,600(57 BB)
21,400(54 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 31/33
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:45:54 AM

Boxin Jin Ascends The Leaderboard

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Boxin Jin

Hijack Boxin Jin opens 500 and both blinds defend to see the flop J J 3 that gets rejected for a free turn Q . Small blind Kai Cui leads 1,600 and goes to the river 2 heads-up with Jin. Cui fires another 3,500, Jin pumps it to 11,500 with A 9 flush which sends Cui in the tank. After the aid of two time banks, Cui finds the call, but throws it in the muck.

PlayerChips
BJ
39,900(133 BB)
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
10,000(33 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:40:44 AM

Two More Tables Start Dealing

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QD
25,000(83 BB)401
QL
25,000(83 BB)402
KC
Kai CuiChina [CHN]China
25,000(83 BB)403
25,000(83 BB)404
YH
Yang HuChina [CHN]China
25,000(83 BB)405
JZ
25,000(83 BB)407
BJ
25,000(83 BB)408
QH
25,000(83 BB)441
XL
25,000(83 BB)442
YL
Yu LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
25,000(83 BB)443
CW
25,000(83 BB)444
JX
25,000(83 BB)445
25,000(83 BB)446
25,000(83 BB)447
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:36:59 AM

Qun Liang Banks The Flop

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Qun Liang

The player in the cutoff takes three players to the flop A 8 7 for 500, the action gets checked to Qun Dang on the button who makes it 1,800, but small blind Qun Liang's 5,000 raise is enough to get rid of any opposition.

PlayerChips
QD
56,800(189 BB)
QL
23,000(77 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:35:37 AM

Qun Dang Catapults Into The Lead

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Qun Dang

Right after busting Hao Li, Song Yang defends his big blind against a 600 open from under the gun Qun Dang to see the flop 6 A 2 . Yang donks 1,200 and pays Dang's 3,600 raise to see the turn fall 3 . Yang check-calls another 7,000 and the board completes 5 . Checked to him again, Dang jams 18,100 with a straight 4 4 and Yang snaps with 6 3 before surrendering the pot, handing over his lead to Qun Dang in the process.

PlayerChips
QD
59,100(197 BB)
19,000(63 BB)

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 28/30
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:22:25 AM

Another Double For Jingwen Zhou

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Button Changdong Ren leads 500 and fills up after Jingwen Zhou jams 6,800 from the small blind.

PlayerHandChips
55
D
20,400(102 BB)
AQ
SB
17,000(85 BB)
Board:9A888
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:21:07 AM

Jingwen Zhou Survives All-in

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Jingwen Zhou

With a 500 raise and a call in front, short stack Jingwen Zhou wagers her last 2,200 from the big blind and takes her two opponents to the flop 6 8 6 . Cutoff Jinnan Zhao bets 1,500 to go heads-up with Zhou.

PlayerHandChips
57
CO
19,300(97 BB)
SB
27,200(136 BB)
JT
BB
6,800(34 BB)

Hitting a straight on the river when the board completes 7 9 , Zhou triples up.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:16:19 AM

Yunlong Jin Versus Two

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Yunlong Jin

Under the gun Qun Liang opens 400, Song Yang flats the cutoff and big blind Yunlong Jin squeezes 900. Both opponents call to the flop T 7 J where Jin's 1,200 gets called by only Song Yang. The turn A has Jin scoop the pot after laying out another 3,500.

PlayerChips
28,100(141 BB)
QL
24,100(121 BB)
22,900(115 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:09:01 AM

New Entries With Table 41 Dealing Its First Hand

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QL
25,000(125 BB)412
25,000(125 BB)413
ZW
Zhu WuChina [CHN]China
25,000(125 BB)414
25,000(125 BB)415
25,000(125 BB)416
XL
25,000(125 BB)417
25,000(125 BB)418
QL
25,000(125 BB)451
25,000(125 BB)453
25,000(125 BB)454
YF
25,000(125 BB)455
SL
25,000(125 BB)456
25,000(125 BB)457
HL
25,000(125 BB)458

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 15/15
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:06:11 AM

Qiheng Liu Doubles Up

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Qiheng Liu

Hijack Qiheng Liu leads 300 and takes two customers to the flop 7 5 T where Liu's 700 c-bet gets check-called by only small blind Jingwen Zhou and we see the turn K hit the felt. Liu fires another 2,000, Zhou ups it to 5,000 before calling Liu's 20,000 snap shove.

PlayerHandChips
QL
AK
HJ
42,500(425 BB)
QJ
SB
4,500(45 BB)

The J river keeps Liu ahead and jumps into the overall lead.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 7:00:05 AM

Jingwen Zhou Stays Active

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

With a 300 open in front, Jingwen Zhou re-raises her button to 1,000 and Changdong Ren fills up before folding to a 3,000 continuation on the flop K T 3 .

PlayerChips
26,700(267 BB)
23,900(239 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 6:59:07 AM

Jingwen Zhou Chips Up

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Jingwen Zhou

After gathering some more chips, Xiutong Li opens 300 from under the gun and small blind Jingwen Zhou defends to the flop Q 2 3 where he check-calls a 300 c-bet. The turn T gets checked for a free river A before Zhou's 1,000 bet ends the hand.

PlayerChips
XL
29,200(292 BB)
25,400(254 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 6:58:13 AM

Xiutong Li Picks Up First Pot Of The Day

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Xiutong Li

Under the gun Qiheng Liu gets us going with a 300 raise and takes button Xiutong Li to the flop 5 9 T where Li starts a triple barrel sequence of 500, 700 and 1,500, all check-called by Liu to the river 9 and 7 . Li flips over the winner A 9 against Liu's Q T to scoop the first pot of the day.

PlayerChips
XL
28,300(283 BB)
QL
22,000(220 BB)
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 6:57:23 AM

Blinds Reset To Level 1 With Six Players Starting To Play

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

After six players were finally able to take their seat, they talked to the organizer to reset the blinds to level 1 and officially start playing.

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 6:37:09 AM

Flight A Early Birds

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JZ
25,000(250 BB)411
HL
25,000(250 BB)417
25,000(250 BB)451
QL
25,000(250 BB)453
XL
25,000(250 BB)454
25,000(250 BB)456
Qiheng Liu
Xiutong Li
Jingwen Zhou
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 6:31:05 AM

Backlog Of The Freeroll Has Only Three Players Seated At The Main Event Flight A

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

We have three players on the Flight A tables so far, waiting for more to start dealing, but the clock is running.

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

20 minutes
SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 6:05:33 AM

The TLPT Flight A Is Underway

Flop well everyone!

SMPSMP
5/13/2025, 5:07:39 AM

The Start Of The Main Event Flight A Has Been Moved To 3pm Local

With the registration lines for the $600,000 TLPT Opening Freeroll still stretching throughout the casino, the organizers just announces that the start of Flight A will be moved to 3pm.

The line for the Freeroll registration was probably 100 players deep since before the official start at 11am this morning. The lucky 224 remaining out of 270 players that already got a seat are currently on break.

TriciaTricia
5/12/2025, 7:53:31 PM

The CS Main Event And A $600,000 Freeroll Kick Off The TLPT 2025 Jeju

With tournaments in Australia and China under their belt, The Lord Poker Tournament commences their standalone journey with the inaugural TLPT 2025 Jeju from May 13 to May 22, offering a mix of affordable buy-in tournaments - Circuit Series - ranging from a massive $600,000 guaranteed FREEROLL at 11:00 on the 13th to kick things off, up to a $2,000 CS Main Event Flight D at 18:00 on the 14th.


The second part of the series are High Roller events starting at $5,000 up to the nose bleed buy-ins of the $25,000 NLH Super High Roller and the $50,000 Short Deck Super High Roller that will close out the series from the 20th to the 22nd of May for a total of $8,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools.


Today's focus will be the first two of four opening flights to the $700,000 guaranteed CS Main Event 8-Handed starting with Flight A at 14:00 that has the most affordable buy-in of $500, 25,000 starting stacks worth 250 times the opening blinds, 20 minute intervals and late registration open until the end of level 9. The game will run until 5% of the field reach the money.


Tonight at 18:00 we have Flight B on the menu for a $1,000 buy-in, 25,000 starting stacks worth 250 times the opening blinds, a more relaxed 30 minute intervals and late registration open until the end of level 9.


We will sprinkle in some updates about the TLPT Opening with no entry fee and a $600,000 guaranteed prize pool - making it one of the biggest poker freerolls to ever take place - a few times while players try to reach the Final 9 tomorrow at 13:00.


Flight C and D are happening tomorrow on the 14th with the $750 buy-in Flight C at 14:00 and the final $2,000 buy-in Flight D - offering the longest intervals of the event with 40 minutes compared to Flight C's 20 minutes.


You can follow the action right here starting at 14:00 up until the end via the SMP Live Updates.