Blind level
Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Entries
15/191
Total Chips
47,750,000
Average
3,183,333

Day 2

SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 5:04:20 PM

Day 2 Of The Lord Poker Tournament SHR Main Event Concludes With Marius Gierse In A Commanding Lead

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Marius Gierse - Day 2 Chip Leader

The Lord Poker Tournament SHR Main Event with a prize pool of a whopping $3,000,000 has attracted a total of 191 players that all ponied up the $15,000 buy-in and now has 15 hopefuls left standing that will compete for the $750,000 top prize, the trophy and bragging rights for making history as the inaugural champion.


All of the remaining players had to go through a star studded field with bracelet winners Daniel "Jungleman" Cates, Dominik Nitsche, Yinan Zhou, Mao Renji, Lei Yu, Calvin Lee, Ami Barer, Dong Chen and a flurry of high stakes players from all around the globe.


Topping the leaderboard with a huge gap to the rest of the field is German Marius Gierse who is famous for his online accomplishments, but racked up several million dollars in live earnings over the past decade as well. He was one of the people that took a starting stack from Ivan Zhang when he tried to spin up a stack during the closing levels of late registration that got him to a 62BB stack at the end of level 14. From then on he consistently chipped up, becoming chip leader of his table and then took the overall lead during level 20 and never looked back. Busting Raffaele Sorrentino in 17th on the buzzer to put a 20BB cherry on top of his 7,545,000 (94BB) stack.


Second in chips is Martin Sedlak - another German who has several final tables to his name in 2025 already - who came back from the brink in level 20 and finished the day with the elimination of Calvin Lee for 20BB and shortly after Yunkyu Song in 16th for another 7BB that concluded Day 2. He will unbag 4,755,000 (59BB) tomorrow.


AAPoker Ambassadors Ivan Zhang - 3,550,000 (44BB) and Quan Zhou - 2,140,000 (27BB) are also still in the stacked Top 15.


Day 3 will start at 13:00 local on Sunday the 18th with 16 minutes left in level 22 and finish when a champion is determined.


The SMP Live Updates will cover the action from start to finish.

Chip Count

PlayerChips
MG
7,545,000(94 BB)
4,755,000(59 BB)
4,685,000(59 BB)
HW
4,265,000(53 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
4,085,000(51 BB)
IZ
3,550,000(44 BB)
3,505,000(44 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,330,000(42 BB)
PD
2,250,000(28 BB)
QZ
2,140,000(27 BB)
1,920,000(24 BB)
BL
1,915,000(24 BB)
GT
1,460,000(18 BB)
JQ
1,370,000(17 BB)
HL
985,000(12 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 4:30:44 PM

WPT Crusher Yunkyu Song Eliminated In 16th For $38,000

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Yunkyu Song - 16th Place

First to act Yunkyu Song puts a large 400,000 raise over the line and finds a customer in Martin Sedlak on the button. Sedlak puts him all-in on the flop 5 Q K and Song fills up for his last 170,000.

PlayerHandChips
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
TT
UTG
busted
AQ
D
4,755,000(59 BB)

Digging for two outs, Song can't find any of them when the board completes A 2 , sending the American home in 16th, because Raffaele Sorrentino busted in 17th on the feature table just a few seconds earlier.

SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 3:50:12 PM

Bracelet Winner Calvin Lee Gets Axed

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Calvin Sungwon Lee

With a 160,000 open from Martin Sedlak in +1 and a call from the small blind in front, Calvin Lee puts all of his 1,515,000 chips to the test and only Sedlak comes along for the ride.

PlayerHandChips
AK
UTG+1
4,100,000(51 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
AJ
BB
busted
Board:6T72Q
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 3:14:08 PM

Table 2 Update With Jiaming Zhao On The Rise

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QZ
2,320,000(39 BB)21
485,000(8 BB)22
JQ
1,400,000(23 BB)23
2,370,000(40 BB)24
4,100,000(68 BB)25
710,000(12 BB)27
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,000,000(17 BB)28
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 2:39:04 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 21

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

With 26 players left and everyone a min cash of $28,000 secured already we have German Marius Gierse in a commanding lead.


Day 2 will conclude when we reach the last two tables with 16 players bagging their chips for tomorrow.

PlayerChips
MG
5,255,000(105 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,645,000(73 BB)
QZ
3,350,000(67 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,800,000(56 BB)
PD
2,710,000(54 BB)
BL
2,700,000(54 BB)
2,600,000(52 BB)
2,500,000(50 BB)
2,460,000(49 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,455,000(49 BB)
1,755,000(35 BB)
1,645,000(33 BB)
BJ
1,500,000(30 BB)
SL
1,145,000(23 BB)
GT
1,100,000(22 BB)
940,000(19 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 12:21:10 PM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 19

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
PlayerChips
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,900,000(130 BB)
BL
3,200,000(107 BB)
PD
2,700,000(90 BB)
BJ
2,280,000(76 BB)
MG
2,260,000(75 BB)
2,200,000(73 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,200,000(73 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,140,000(71 BB)
HL
2,050,000(68 BB)
JQ
1,820,000(61 BB)
1,770,000(59 BB)
1,700,000(57 BB)
IZ
1,700,000(57 BB)
QZ
1,430,000(48 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,405,000(47 BB)
1,400,000(47 BB)
1,300,000(43 BB)
1,130,000(38 BB)
895,000(30 BB)
830,000(28 BB)
YZ
445,000(15 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 11:52:40 AM

Yunkyu Song In Control Of Table 2

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QZ
1,410,000(47 BB)21
730,000(24 BB)22
JQ
980,000(33 BB)23
830,000(28 BB)24
415,000(14 BB)25
705,000(24 BB)26
YZ
470,000(16 BB)27
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,300,000(77 BB)28
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 11:26:07 AM

Martin Sedlak Spins It back Up

Level 17: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Martin Michael Sedlak

Yunkyu Song leads 50,000 and quickly calls after small blind Martin Sedlak announced all-in for 435,000.

PlayerHandChips
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
99
HJ
1,900,000(76 BB)
AJ
SB
920,000(37 BB)
Board:2A823
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 7:50:13 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 15 With Late Reg Over

Level 14: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChips
2,000,000(167 BB)
BL
1,740,000(145 BB)
1,600,000(133 BB)
1,440,000(120 BB)
PD
1,345,000(112 BB)
HM
1,300,000(108 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,270,000(106 BB)
1,245,000(104 BB)
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,245,000(104 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
1,220,000(102 BB)
1,200,000(100 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,145,000(95 BB)
RM
1,000,000(83 BB)
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
985,000(82 BB)
QZ
945,000(79 BB)
GT
945,000(79 BB)
920,000(77 BB)
YW
875,000(73 BB)
865,000(72 BB)
PW
830,000(69 BB)
785,000(65 BB)
YY
780,000(65 BB)
BJ
730,000(61 BB)
715,000(60 BB)
710,000(59 BB)
707,000(59 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 4:40:58 AM

Table 3 Update With Haohui Ma Dipping A Bit

Level 11: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
610,000(61 BB)31
HM
1,167,000(117 BB)32
260,000(26 BB)33
NC
256,000(26 BB)34
YW
532,000(53 BB)35
XZ
360,000(36 BB)36
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
418,000(42 BB)37
PW
910,000(91 BB)38
SMPSMP
5/16/2025, 5:06:17 PM

Day 2 Seat Draw And Chip Count

Seat Draw

PlayerChipsTableSeat
393,00011
486,00012
644,00013
AL
Anton LuAustralia [AUS]Australia
410,00015
JX
211,00017
542,00018
118,00021
JS
473,00022
297,00024
646,00025
YZ
142,00027
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,115,00028
372,00031
HM
1,363,00032
NC
183,00034
YW
462,00035
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
416,00037
PW
1,114,00038
142,00041
817,00042
HW
322,00044
777,00045
KL
677,00046
385,00048
JW
400,00051
LC
Liang ChenAustralia [AUS]Australia
837,00052
270,00053
212,00055
1,276,00056
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
884,00057
435,00058
RM
927,00061
HK
Hyunyeong KangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
719,00062
BS
852,00064
126,00065
1,054,00066
564,00067
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
343,00068
YY
683,00071
1,041,00072
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
611,00073
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
129,00075
140,00076
YC
176,00077
QZ
964,00081
IZ
435,00082
PD
461,00083
BL
570,00084
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
419,00085
300,00086
MG
503,00087
WC
522,00091
DS
249,00092
226,00093
167,00094
897,00095
GT
414,00096
204,00098

Chip Count

PlayerChips
HM
1,363,000
1,276,000
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,115,000
PW
1,114,000
1,054,000
1,041,000
QZ
964,000
RM
927,000
897,000
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
884,000
BS
852,000
LC
Liang ChenAustralia [AUS]Australia
837,000
817,000
777,000
HK
Hyunyeong KangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
719,000
YY
683,000
KL
677,000
646,000
644,000
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
611,000
BL
570,000
564,000
542,000
WC
522,000
MG
503,000
486,000
JS
473,000
YW
462,000
PD
461,000
IZ
435,000
435,000
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
419,000
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
416,000
GT
414,000
AL
Anton LuAustralia [AUS]Australia
410,000
JW
400,000
393,000
385,000
372,000
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
343,000
HW
322,000
300,000
297,000
270,000
DS
249,000
226,000
212,000
JX
211,000
204,000
NC
183,000
YC
176,000
167,000
142,000
YZ
142,000
140,000
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
129,000
126,000
118,000