South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #2

2025.05.13 - 2025.05.16Add to Calendar

The Lord Poker Tour

Blind level

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

Entries

4/69

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

Player	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	666,000(27 BB)
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	625,000(25 BB)
RS Rui SunChina	286,000(11 BB)
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jing SunChina	6♥9♠ SB	busted
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	J♦8♥ 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.

Player	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jing SunChina	A♦K♦ SB	163,000(7 BB)
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	J♦8♣ BB	463,000(19 BB)

Board:3♠5♦7♠2♦A♥

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	7♥7♣ CO	154,000(8 BB)
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	2♦2♠ 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.

Player	Chips
RS Rui SunChina	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	A♣6♦ CO	527,000(26 BB)
SY Shaojie YangChina	Q♦J♦ SB	busted

Board:A♦2♦8♥6♥5♥

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
RS Rui SunChina	J♥J♠ HJ	301,000(15 BB)
QL Qiheng LiuChina	2♦2♣ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
WW Weichen WangChina	K♠Q♠ HJ	busted
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	A♣T♦ SB	602,000(30 BB)

Board:8♣J♠2♥8♠J♠

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.

Player	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	495,000(31 BB)
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	J♥J♠ MP	101,000(6 BB)
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	A♣K♥ 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.

Player	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	405,000(25 BB)
RS Rui SunChina	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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	219,000(18 BB)	41	1
RS Rui SunChina	241,000(20 BB)	41	2
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	223,000(19 BB)	41	3
JS Jing SunChina	193,000(16 BB)	41	5
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	305,000(25 BB)	41	6
WW Weichen WangChina	102,000(9 BB)	41	7
QL Qiheng LiuChina	321,000(27 BB)	41	8
SY Shaojie YangChina	121,000(10 BB)	41	9

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	A♠J♠ UTG	321,000(27 BB)
QD Qun DangChina	3♠3♣ 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.

Player	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	330,000(28 BB)
QL Qiheng LiuChina	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.

Player	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	270,000(23 BB)
QD Qun DangChina	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
RS Rui SunChina	A♥J♣ MP	242,000(20 BB)
QL Qiheng LiuChina	A♠T♦ BB	209,000(17 BB)

Board:9♥5♠4♥9♦3♠

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.

Player	Chips
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	242,000(24 BB)
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	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

Player	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	338,000(34 BB)
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	250,000(25 BB)
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	244,000(24 BB)
JS Jing SunChina	202,000(20 BB)
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	172,000(17 BB)
QD Qun DangChina	157,000(16 BB)
SY Shaojie YangChina	151,000(15 BB)
RS Rui SunChina	117,000(12 BB)
WW Weichen WangChina	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♣ .

Player	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	338,000(34 BB)
RS Rui SunChina	117,000(12 BB)
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
YX Yuan XuChina	A♥8♠ UTG	busted
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	K♥Q♥ 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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YX Yuan XuChina	103,000(10 BB)	45	1
SY Shaojie YangChina	83,000(8 BB)	45	3
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	220,000(22 BB)	45	6
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	167,000(17 BB)	45	7
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	145,000(15 BB)	45	8

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
RS Rui SunChina	199,000(20 BB)	41	2
WW Weichen WangChina	166,000(17 BB)	41	3
QD Qun DangChina	177,000(18 BB)	41	4
JS Jing SunChina	243,000(24 BB)	41	5
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	145,000(15 BB)	41	6
QL Qiheng LiuChina	84,000(8 BB)	41	8

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jing SunChina	A♣A♠ HJ	286,000(36 BB)
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	A♦9♠ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
YF Yanghao FuChina	A♣T♠ SB	41,000(5 BB)
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	A♠A♦ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	Q♥T♥ UTG	92,000(12 BB)
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	A♦J♦ HJ	165,000(21 BB)
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	K♠T♠ SB	busted

Board:7♥9♠5♥A♠5♣

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZC Zida ChenChina	K♠Q♦ UTG+1	2,000(0 BB)
JS Jing SunChina	A♣Q♥ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZC Zida ChenChina	HJ	79,000(10 BB)
QL Qiheng LiuChina	J♥J♠ CO	78,000(10 BB)
WW Weichen WangChina	A♥J♣ BB	180,000(23 BB)

Board:Q♥J♦3♥T♥8♠

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	A♣3♥ SB	25,000(3 BB)
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	A♠6♠ 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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
RS Rui SunChina	167,000(28 BB)	40	2
QD Qun DangChina	143,000(24 BB)	40	4
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	66,000(11 BB)	41	1
WW Weichen WangChina	172,000(29 BB)	41	3
JS Jing SunChina	80,000(13 BB)	41	5
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	159,000(27 BB)	41	6
ZC Zida ChenChina	110,000(18 BB)	41	7
QL Qiheng LiuChina	90,000(15 BB)	41	8
YX Yuan XuChina	171,000(29 BB)	45	1
SP Supeng PangChina	40,000(7 BB)	45	2
SY Shaojie YangChina	94,000(16 BB)	45	3
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	82,000(14 BB)	45	4
YF Yanghao FuChina	106,000(18 BB)	45	5
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	128,000(21 BB)	45	6
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	23,000(4 BB)	45	7
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	76,000(13 BB)	45	8

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZC Zida ChenChina	A♣J♥ CO	110,000(18 BB)
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	A♠4♠ SB	66,000(11 BB)
WW Weichen WangChina	K♠K♦ BB	172,000(29 BB)

Board:8♣Q♦7♦7♣7♠

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	A♣Q♣ SB	94,000(16 BB)
YF Yanghao FuChina	K♥6♥ 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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	122,000(20 BB)	41	1
WW Weichen WangChina	73,000(12 BB)	41	3
JS Jing SunChina	82,000(14 BB)	41	5
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	142,000(24 BB)	41	6
ZC Zida ChenChina	122,000(20 BB)	41	7
QL Qiheng LiuChina	73,000(12 BB)	41	8

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	7♠8♠ SB	122,000(24 BB)
WW Weichen WangChina	9♣T♠ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
WW Weichen WangChina	A♦J♦ UTG	39,000(8 BB)
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	6♥6♣ BB	156,000(31 BB)

Board:3♠Q♣Q♥5♣6♦

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YX Yuan XuChina	141,000(28 BB)	44	1
SP Supeng PangChina	50,000(10 BB)	45	2
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	92,000(18 BB)	45	4
YF Yanghao FuChina	78,000(16 BB)	45	5
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	84,000(17 BB)	45	6
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	83,000(17 BB)	45	7

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
RS Rui SunChina	A♠T♥ D	47,000(9 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	A♦Q♠ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	A♠5♠ D	79,000(16 BB)
WW Weichen WangChina	A♦7♦ SB	113,000(23 BB)
ZW Zhu WuChina	J♥J♦ BB	busted

Board:A♣Q♠8♥6♠3♥

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	Q♥Q♣ UTG	126,000(32 BB)
SY Shaojie YangChina	A♥K♦ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	9♠9♥ BB	204,000(51 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	7♦7♥ HJ	busted

Board:5♣2♣T♣4♦T♠

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
SY Shaojie YangChina	Q♣Q♥ D	138,000(35 BB)
KC Kai CuiChina	K♥K♦ 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.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QD Qun DangChina	109,000(44 BB)	40	1
SY Shaojie YangChina	68,000(27 BB)	40	2
KC Kai CuiChina	70,000(28 BB)	40	3
RS Rui SunChina	72,000(29 BB)	40	5
KL Kaihua LiuChina	80,000(32 BB)	40	6
BW Bin WangChina	30,000(12 BB)	40	7
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	61,000(24 BB)	41	1
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	86,000(34 BB)	41	2
WW Weichen WangChina	56,000(22 BB)	41	3
ZW Zhu WuChina	68,000(27 BB)	41	4
JS Jing SunChina	97,000(39 BB)	41	5
YL Yinju LiChina	29,000(12 BB)	41	7
QL Qiheng LiuChina	56,000(22 BB)	41	8
WS Weiqiang ShanChina	59,000(24 BB)	44	1
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	88,000(35 BB)	44	3
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	32,000(13 BB)	44	5
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	51,000(20 BB)	44	6
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	81,000(32 BB)	44	7
YX Yuan XuChina	159,000(64 BB)	44	8
SP Supeng PangChina	47,000(19 BB)	45	2
ZZ Zhiyin ZhouChina	32,000(13 BB)	45	3
YF Yanghao FuChina	113,000(45 BB)	45	5
YW Yongbin WangChina	7,000(3 BB)	45	6
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	60,000(24 BB)	45	7
ZC Zida ChenChina	83,000(33 BB)	45	8

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	53,400(21 BB)	41	1
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	97,000(39 BB)	41	2
WW Weichen WangChina	59,800(24 BB)	41	3
ZW Zhu WuChina	57,500(23 BB)	41	4
JS Jing SunChina	91,000(36 BB)	41	5
YL Yinju LiChina	42,000(17 BB)	41	7
QL Qiheng LiuChina	79,000(32 BB)	41	8

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.

Player	Chips
KL Kaihua LiuChina	98,700(39 BB)
QD Qun DangChina	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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QD Qun DangChina	103,000(41 BB)	40	1
SY Shaojie YangChina	82,800(33 BB)	40	2
KC Kai CuiChina	87,000(35 BB)	40	3
RS Rui SunChina	38,400(15 BB)	40	5
KL Kaihua LiuChina	81,000(32 BB)	40	6
BW Bin WangChina	54,200(22 BB)	40	7

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HM Haohui MaChina	26,000(13 BB)	44	1
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	72,400(36 BB)	44	3
CW Chao WangChina	29,300(15 BB)	44	4
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	64,200(32 BB)	44	5
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	55,600(28 BB)	44	6
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	75,800(38 BB)	44	7
YX Yuan XuChina	119,600(60 BB)	44	8
SL Shijia LiChina	8,600(4 BB)	45	2

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♦ .

Player	Chips
YX Yuan XuChina	119,600(75 BB)
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
YX Yuan XuChina	K♠J♣ UTG	99,600(62 BB)
QH Qiao HengChina	K♥T♥ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
WW Weichen WangChina	A♠8♥ UTG	60,500(38 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	A♣Q♠ CO	34,200(21 BB)

Board:T♥K♣5♦J♦5♣

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	70,000(44 BB)	41	1
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	56,800(36 BB)	41	2
WW Weichen WangChina	75,600(47 BB)	41	3
ZW Zhu WuChina	72,700(45 BB)	41	4
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	15,100(9 BB)	41	6
YL Yinju LiChina	41,500(26 BB)	41	7

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
WW Weichen WangChina	2♦2♥ D	64,000(53 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	A♦K♣ 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.

Player	Hand	Chips
WW Weinan WangChina	A♥Q♥ HJ	busted
SY Shaojie YangChina	K♦K♥ 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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HM Haohui MaChina	54,800(46 BB)	44	1
XL Xiutong LiChina	12,400(10 BB)	44	2
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	68,900(57 BB)	44	3
CW Chao WangChina	16,700(14 BB)	44	4
SS Selim SouissiTunisia	2,300(2 BB)	44	6
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	58,200(49 BB)	44	7
YX Yuan XuChina	39,600(33 BB)	44	8

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Selim SouissiTunisia	J♠T♠ HJ	2,300(2 BB)
HM Haohui MaChina	7♣7♥ SB	54,800(46 BB)

Board:Q♠3♣5♠4♥8♦

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.

Player	Chips
KL Kaihua LiuChina	39,000(39 BB)
QH Qiao HengChina	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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZZ Zhiyin ZhouChina	32,500(33 BB)	39	1
QQ Quan QuChina	20,100(20 BB)	39	3
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	20,500(21 BB)	39	4
HL Hao Li (2)China	45,600(46 BB)	39	5
HW Huan WenChina	12,000(12 BB)	39	6
SP Supeng PangChina	9,000(9 BB)	39	7
XX Xian XiaoChina	18,300(18 BB)	39	8

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♦ .

Player	Chips
KC Kai CuiChina	46,200(58 BB)
YJ Yunpeng JiangChina	39,200(49 BB)
QD Qun DangChina	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	A♠K♠ CO	104,700(131 BB)
XL Xiaoyue LiuChina	A♦Q♠ 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♠ .

Player	Chips
SS Selim SouissiTunisia	56,100(70 BB)
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	52,400(66 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited 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

Player	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	82,000(137 BB)
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	70,400(117 BB)
WW Weichen WangChina	57,500(96 BB)
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	57,300(96 BB)
YF Yanghao FuChina	54,700(91 BB)
YJ Yunpeng JiangChina	43,100(72 BB)
KC Kai CuiChina	40,500(68 BB)
WW Weinan WangChina	34,800(58 BB)
BW Bin WangChina	33,500(56 BB)
CR Changdong RenChina	33,400(56 BB)
QD Qun DangChina	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
YX Yuan XuChina	UTG	20,700(35 BB)
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	A♣K♣ CO	70,400(117 BB)
JX Jieming XuChina	A♠J♥ SB	busted

Board:Q♠9♣5♠8♠3♥

SMPSMP

5/13/2025, 8:39:22 AM

Chao Wang Leads A Very Even Table 44

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QH Qiao HengChina	17,500(29 BB)	44	1
XL Xiutong LiChina	20,000(33 BB)	44	2
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	29,000(48 BB)	44	3
CW Chao WangChina	37,600(63 BB)	44	4
JX Jieming XuChina	30,000(50 BB)	44	5
SS Selim SouissiTunisia	27,800(46 BB)	44	6
YX Yuan XuChina	25,700(43 BB)	44	8

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♦ .

Player	Chips
YJ Yunpeng JiangChina	41,100(69 BB)
WC Weijue CaiChina	12,900(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/13/2025, 8:31:40 AM

Table 40 Update

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QD Qun DangChina	54,400(91 BB)	40	1
QL Qun LiangChina	20,800(35 BB)	40	2
KC Kai CuiChina	42,000(70 BB)	40	3
YJ Yunpeng JiangChina	31,300(52 BB)	40	4
WC Weijue CaiChina	21,200(35 BB)	40	5
WW Weinan WangChina	25,200(42 BB)	40	6
YF Yan FuChina	25,000(42 BB)	40	7
BJ Boxin JinChina	29,000(48 BB)	40	8

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♥ .

Player	Chips
KC Kai CuiChina	42,000(70 BB)
YJ Yunpeng JiangChina	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.

Player	Chips
JX Jieming XuChina	30,800(51 BB)
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	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.

Player	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	74,100(148 BB)
CR Changdong RenChina	10,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

5/13/2025, 8:13:43 AM

Table 45 Update

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QL Qiheng LiuChina	58,700(117 BB)	45	1
CR Changdong RenChina	25,800(52 BB)	45	3
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	8,500(17 BB)	45	4
YF Yanghao FuChina	52,600(105 BB)	45	5
QJ Qi JieChina	21,000(42 BB)	45	6
XZ Xuanzhi ZhaoChina	23,500(47 BB)	45	7
HW Hanlin WangChina	22,700(45 BB)	45	8

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.

Player	Chips
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	30,300(61 BB)
JX Jieming XuChina	28,300(57 BB)
QH Qiao HengChina	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.

Player	Chips
JX Jieming XuChina	29,700(74 BB)
XL Xiutong LiChina	26,000(65 BB)
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	25,000(63 BB)	41	1
KL Kaihua LiuChina	20,000(50 BB)	41	2
WW Weichen WangChina	53,600(134 BB)	41	3
ZW Zhu WuChina	26,400(66 BB)	41	4
JC Jianghao ChuChina	25,200(63 BB)	41	6
BW Bin WangChina	24,000(60 BB)	41	7
YJ Yunlong JinChina	27,500(69 BB)	41	8

SMPSMP

5/13/2025, 7:55:05 AM

Another New Table Created

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZC Zida ChenChina	25,000(63 BB)	39	1
QQ Quan QuChina	25,005(63 BB)	39	3
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	25,000(63 BB)	39	4
HW Huan WenChina	25,000(63 BB)	39	6
SP Supeng PangChina	25,000(63 BB)	39	7
HL Hao Li (2)China	25,000(63 BB)	39	8

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.

Player	Chips
YJ Yunlong JinChina	27,500(69 BB)
JC Jianghao ChuChina	25,200(63 BB)
KL Kaihua LiuChina	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.

Player	Chips
SP Supeng PangChina	22,600(57 BB)
SY Song Yang (2)China	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.

Player	Chips
BJ Boxin JinChina	39,900(133 BB)
KC Kai CuiChina	10,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

5/13/2025, 7:40:44 AM

Two More Tables Start Dealing

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QD Qun DangChina	25,000(83 BB)	40	1
QL Qun LiangChina	25,000(83 BB)	40	2
KC Kai CuiChina	25,000(83 BB)	40	3
YJ Yunpeng JiangChina	25,000(83 BB)	40	4
YH Yang HuChina	25,000(83 BB)	40	5
JZ Jiaqi ZhaoChina	25,000(83 BB)	40	7
BJ Boxin JinChina	25,000(83 BB)	40	8
QH Qiao HengChina	25,000(83 BB)	44	1
XL Xiutong LiChina	25,000(83 BB)	44	2
YL Yu LiuTaiwan	25,000(83 BB)	44	3
CW Chao WangChina	25,000(83 BB)	44	4
JX Jieming XuChina	25,000(83 BB)	44	5
SP Supeng PangChina	25,000(83 BB)	44	6
SY Song Yang (2)China	25,000(83 BB)	44	7

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.

Player	Chips
QD Qun DangChina	56,800(189 BB)
QL Qun LiangChina	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.

Player	Chips
QD Qun DangChina	59,100(197 BB)
SY Song Yang (2)China	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.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Changdong RenChina	5♣5♥ D	20,400(102 BB)
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	A♥Q♦ SB	17,000(85 BB)

Board:9♦A♣8♣8♦8♥

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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.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jinnan ZhaoChina	5♦7♦ CO	19,300(97 BB)
CR Changdong RenChina	SB	27,200(136 BB)
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	J♠T♦ BB	6,800(34 BB)

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

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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.

Player	Chips
YJ Yunlong JinChina	28,100(141 BB)
QL Qun LiangChina	24,100(121 BB)
SY Song Yang (2)China	22,900(115 BB)

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5/13/2025, 7:09:01 AM

New Entries With Table 41 Dealing Its First Hand

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QL Qun LiangChina	25,000(125 BB)	41	2
WW Weichen WangChina	25,000(125 BB)	41	3
ZW Zhu WuChina	25,000(125 BB)	41	4
SY Song Yang (2)China	25,000(125 BB)	41	5
JC Jianghao ChuChina	25,000(125 BB)	41	6
XL Xiutong LiChina	25,000(125 BB)	41	7
YJ Yunlong JinChina	25,000(125 BB)	41	8
QL Qiheng LiuChina	25,000(125 BB)	45	1
CR Changdong RenChina	25,000(125 BB)	45	3
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	25,000(125 BB)	45	4
YF Yanghao FuChina	25,000(125 BB)	45	5
SL Shijia LiChina	25,000(125 BB)	45	6
JZ Jinnan ZhaoChina	25,000(125 BB)	45	7
HL Hao Li (2)China	25,000(125 BB)	45	8

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 15/15

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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.

Player	Hand	Chips
QL Qiheng LiuChina	A♥K♥ HJ	42,500(425 BB)
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	Q♥J♥ SB	4,500(45 BB)

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

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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♥ .

Player	Chips
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	26,700(267 BB)
CR Changdong RenChina	23,900(239 BB)

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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.

Player	Chips
XL Xiutong LiChina	29,200(292 BB)
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	25,400(254 BB)

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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.

Player	Chips
XL Xiutong LiChina	28,300(283 BB)
QL Qiheng LiuChina	22,000(220 BB)

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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.

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

Flight A Early Birds

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JZ Jiqi ZhaoChina	25,000(250 BB)	41	1
HL Hao Li (2)China	25,000(250 BB)	41	7
JZ Jingwen ZhouChina	25,000(250 BB)	45	1
QL Qiheng LiuChina	25,000(250 BB)	45	3
XL Xiutong LiChina	25,000(250 BB)	45	4
CR Changdong RenChina	25,000(250 BB)	45	6

Qiheng Liu

Xiutong Li

Jingwen Zhou

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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

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5/13/2025, 6:05:33 AM

The TLPT Flight A Is Underway

Flop well everyone!

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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.

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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.