Name: TLPT MAIN EVENT 15K (SHR) - 8 HANDED
Start: 2025-05-16T13:00
End: 2025-05-18

The Lord Poker Tour Jeju 2025

Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #9

2025.05.16 - 2025.05.18

The Lord Poker Tour

Jiaming Zhao

China

Place

8th

Prize

$76,000

Blind level

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Entries

1/191

Total Chips

47,750,000

Average

47,750,000

Day 3

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 10:03:06 AM

Jiaming Zhao Ends Second Final Table Appearance Of The Series In 8th For $76,000

Level 27: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Jiaming Zhao - 8th Place

James Mendoza

Down to his last 2,700,000, Jiaming Zhao puts all of them in front from the hijack and small blind James Mendoza - who just doubled up against Zhao a few hands ago - wakes up with a monster and calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	Q♣J♥ HJ	busted
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	A♦K♦ SB	7,800,000(31 BB)

Zhao's live cards can't hit on 4♥ 9♥ 4♠ 2♥ 8♣ ending his second final table after finishing 6th in the Circuit Main Event just a few days ago.

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 9:58:35 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	11,000,000(55 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	8,100,000(41 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	7,600,000(38 BB)
MG Marius GierseGermany	5,700,000(29 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	5,100,000(26 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	4,500,000(23 BB)
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	3,500,000(18 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	2,700,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 9:47:22 AM

James Mendoza's Heater Continues

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Jiaming Zhao min-raises from +2 and fills up after cutoff James Mendoza requested the triangle again for 2,300,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	A♠Q♥ MP	3,200,000(16 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	J♠J♥ CO	5,100,000(26 BB)

The dealer keeps it interesting until the end by flipping over 4♥ 3♠ 5♠ J♣ A♣ and grants Mendoza his third double up in a row.

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 9:44:10 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Player	Chips
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	8,600,000(43 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	7,000,000(35 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	7,000,000(35 BB)
MG Marius GierseGermany	6,200,000(31 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	5,500,000(28 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	5,400,000(27 BB)
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	4,000,000(20 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	2,300,000(12 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	1,900,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 9:39:12 AM

Martin Nielsen Triples Up

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Martin Nielsen

Martin Nielsen min-opens from +2 and takes two interested parties to the action flop Q♣ 9♥ 6♣ where he continues for 450,000, cutoff Jiaming Zhao flats and big blind James Mendoza declares all-in for 2,500,000. Nielsen fills up for a total of 2,350,000 and Zhao calls to put both opponents at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	A♦A♣ MP	8,600,000(43 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	J♥T♥ CO	5,500,000(28 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	K♦Q♠ BB	350,000(2 BB)

Nielsen's rockets stay ahead on T♣ 3♥ and Mendoza picks up the tiny side pot to stay alive.

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 9:28:38 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Player	Chips
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	8,900,000(45 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	7,100,000(36 BB)
MG Marius GierseGermany	7,100,000(36 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	6,900,000(35 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	5,900,000(30 BB)
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	4,100,000(21 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	3,100,000(16 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	2,400,000(12 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	2,300,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 9:26:53 AM

Jiaming Zhao Keeps Up The Pressure

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Right the next hand, first to act Jiaming Zhao raises to 450,000 again and finds two customers to share the 9♦ 2♦ 5♣ flop with. He continues for 500,000 and only big blind Stephen Song pays up for the turn 7♠ to be revealed where two checks complete the board J♥ . Zhao fires another 1,100,000 which gets Song to lay it down.

Player	Chips
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	8,900,000(45 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	7,100,000(36 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	2,400,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 9:19:10 AM

Jiaming Zhao Puts His Foot Down On The Flop

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Jiaming Zhao

Jiaming Zhao lays out 450,000 from +1 and takes two customers to the flop 7♦ J♣ T♠ that gets checked to button Patrik Demus who tests the waters with a 450,000 bet, Marius Gierse folds his big blind before Zhao check-raises to 1,300,000. Demus needs a time bank and decides to let it go.

Player	Chips
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	7,200,000(36 BB)
MG Marius GierseGermany	7,200,000(36 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	6,900,000(35 BB)

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 8:56:52 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Player	Chips
MG Marius GierseGermany	9,800,000(49 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	7,800,000(39 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	5,900,000(30 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	5,700,000(29 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	5,600,000(28 BB)
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	4,200,000(21 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	3,100,000(16 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	3,000,000(15 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	2,800,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 8:43:38 AM

Biggest Pot Of The Tournament Ends With A Chop

Level 25: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Jiaming Zhao

Stephen Song opens 300,000 from +2, lojack Jiaming Zhao ups it to 1,000,000 and Song declares all-in for 6,700,000. Zhao doesn't lose much time an fills up for a total of 5,300,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	A♣K♥ MP	6,900,000(46 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	A♠K♠ MP	5,600,000(37 BB)

Board:3♣J♦T♥9♥5♣

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 8:30:35 AM

Final Table

Level 25: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

TLPT Main Event 15K Final Table

Player	Chips
MG Marius GierseGermany	9,875,000(66 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	6,700,000(45 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	5,750,000(38 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	5,375,000(36 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	5,125,000(34 BB)
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	4,325,000(29 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	3,825,000(26 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	3,425,000(23 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	3,350,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 6:14:56 AM

Bin Leng Doubles Up But Is Still Short

Level 24: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Bin Leng

Under the gun Jiaming Zhao leads 275,000 and big blind Bin Leng defends to see the flop Q♠ J♣ T♥ where Leng check calls his last 290,000 with a straight.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	Q♥Q♦ UTG	4,700,000(38 BB)
BL Bin LengChina	K♥9♣ BB	1,300,000(10 BB)

Leng stays ahead on 9♠ 2♥ for a double up, but is still on life support.

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 6:12:44 AM

Stephen Song And Marius Gierse Dominate Their Tables On The FT Bubble

Level 24: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Player	Chips
MG Marius GierseGermany	10,325,000(83 BB)
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	8,250,000(66 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	5,525,000(44 BB)
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	4,800,000(38 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	4,675,000(37 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	4,450,000(36 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	3,575,000(29 BB)
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	2,475,000(20 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	2,100,000(17 BB)
BL Bin LengChina	1,575,000(13 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	8,250,000(66 BB)	2	2
PD Patrik DemusHungary	4,675,000(37 BB)	2	4
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	4,800,000(38 BB)	2	6
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	2,475,000(20 BB)	2	7
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	5,525,000(44 BB)	2	8
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	2,100,000(17 BB)	3	1
HL Haitao LeiChina	3,575,000(29 BB)	3	3
MG Marius GierseGermany	10,325,000(83 BB)	3	5
BL Bin LengChina	1,575,000(13 BB)	3	7
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	4,450,000(36 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 6:02:03 AM

Mauricio Sanches Bites The Dust In 12th For $52,000

Level 24: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Mauricio Sanches - 12th Place

Jiaming Zhao

Mauricio Sanches leads the way for 250,000 out of the hijack, button Jiaming Zhao increases to 675,000 and snaps after Sanches wagered his last 2,000,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
MS Mauricio SanchesColombia	A♦Q♣ HJ	busted
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	9♥9♦ D	5,300,000(42 BB)

Sanches misses on J♣ 8♥ 7♥ 4♠ 7♦ and another deep run of his comes to an end.

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 5:00:34 AM

Haitao Lei Gets Much Needed Double Up

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Haitao Lei

Hijack Jiaming Zhao leads 200,000 and fills up after button Haitao Lei wagered his last 730,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	A♦6♦ HJ	4,300,000(43 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	K♠Q♠ D	1,700,000(17 BB)

Digging for six outs, Lei finds one on J♦ 8♠ K♣ 5♣ 9♦ to jump ahead and stay in the tournament.

SMPSMP

5/18/2025, 4:43:30 AM

Table 1 Update With Marius Gierse Still Firmly In Control

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips
MG Marius GierseGermany	7,500,000(75 BB)
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	4,800,000(48 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	3,900,000(39 BB)
MS Mauricio SanchesColombia	2,500,000(25 BB)
BL Bin LengChina	1,500,000(15 BB)
HL Haitao LeiChina	980,000(10 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	850,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

5/17/2025, 5:13:53 PM

Day 3 Chip Count

Player	Chips
MG Marius GierseGermany	7,545,000
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	4,755,000
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	4,685,000
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	4,265,000
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	4,085,000
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	3,550,000
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	3,505,000
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	3,330,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,250,000
QZ Quan ZhouChina	2,140,000
MS Mauricio SanchesColombia	1,920,000
BL Bin LengChina	1,915,000
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,460,000
JQ Junbo QuChina	1,370,000
HL Haitao LeiChina	985,000

SMPSMP

5/17/2025, 5:10:53 PM

Day 3 Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QZ Quan ZhouChina	2,140,000	2	1
SS Stephen SongUnited States of America	3,330,000	2	2
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,250,000	2	4
JQ Junbo QuChina	1,370,000	2	5
JM James MendozaUnited States of America	4,085,000	2	6
IZ Ivan ZhangChina	3,550,000	2	7
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	4,265,000	2	8
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	3,505,000	3	1
HL Haitao LeiChina	985,000	3	3
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	4,755,000	3	3
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,460,000	3	4
MG Marius GierseGermany	7,545,000	3	5
MS Mauricio SanchesColombia	1,920,000	3	6
BL Bin LengChina	1,915,000	3	7
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	4,685,000	3	8