South Korea, LES A CasinoEVENT #HR2

2026.05.22 - 2026.05.24Add to Calendar

The Lord Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 4: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Entries

11/21

Total Chips

5,250,000

Average

477,273

Somuchpoker is not offering live coverage of this TLPT HR Day1 Event , but we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more. For the latest videos, check out our Instagram or Facebook.

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 4:56:37 PM

Daniel Cates Leads the TLPT High Roller Main Event After Day 1

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Daniel Cates

Day 1 of the TLPT High Roller Main Event attracted 21 entries, with 11 players making it safely through to Day 2. The United States’ Daniel Cates finished at the top of the counts with 895,000 chips. The second spot was taken up by Joshua Gebissa of Australia with 870,000, while China's Quan Zhou rounds out the podium positions in third with 805,000, making these three the only players above the 800,000-chip region.

A few of the other notable players making it through today include Quang Minh Nguyen (604,000), Nguyen Le (359,000), despite being on his third bullet. Fresh off his win in the high roller bounty last night, David Peters survived with 339,000, although Canada's Xuan Liu returns at the bottom of the pack with 111,000.

Xuan Liu

Cards get back in the air at 1 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 23, on Level 11, where blinds are 5,000/10,000/ with a 10,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 50 minutes in length, and late registration stays open until the beginning of the first shuffle, giving new players and reentrants an opportunity at running up a stack.

Stay tuned to the Somuchpoker blog for more live updates from the LES A Casino, Jeju, for continued coverage of the high roller Main Event.

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 4:44:32 PM

Play Concludes; End of Day 1 Chip Counts

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Progress
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	895,000(112 BB)	665,000
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	870,000(109 BB)	682,000
QZ Quan ZhouChina	805,000(101 BB)	80,000
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	604,000(76 BB)	354,000
YZ Yue ZhangChina	507,000(63 BB)	291,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	359,000(45 BB)	109,000
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	340,000(43 BB)	90,000
DP David PetersUnited States of America	339,000(42 BB)	89,000
DC Dong ChenChina	232,000(29 BB)	-311,000
HS Haruhiko ShinoharaJapan	175,000(22 BB)	-124,000
XL Xuan LiuCanada	110,000(14 BB)	-247,500
JB Jin BoxinChina	busted	-250,000

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 4:38:04 PM

Final Five Hands

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

The floor staff has announced that there will be five more hands before play concludes for Day 1 of TLPT High Roller Main Event

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 4:14:00 PM

Final Level of the Day

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Martin Sedlak in the Black Hoody & Ranno Sootla in the White Shirt

The high roller Main Event has just entered its last level of the day. Jesse Wigan, Rannon Sootla, and Martin Sedlak are the most recent casualties, but they still have until the start of play tomorrow to try their luck again.

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	busted	-71,000
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	busted	-277,000
MS Martin SedlakGermany	busted

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 3:30:41 PM

Boxin Jumps in the Ring

Level 9: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Jin Boxin has decided to enter the tournament and has been placed directly to the right of Dan 'Jungleman' Cates.

With Boxin's arrival, there have been 21 entries, and only 15 remain. Play will continue until the end of Level 10, after which players will bag up for the night and return for Day 2 on Saturday, May 23.

Late registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2, which kicks off at 1 p.m.

Player	Chips
JB Jin BoxinChina	250,000(42 BB)

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 2:36:53 PM

Le, Sasaki, and Nguyen Have Another Go

Level 8: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	250,000(50 BB)	250,000
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	250,000(50 BB)
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	250,000(50 BB)

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 2:00:00 PM

Some of the Exits

Level 8: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

David Peters

David Peters, Quang Minh Nguyen, and Nguyen Le all busted recently, but Peters has since reentered and is sitting with a fresh 250,000 stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
DP David PetersUnited States of America	250,000(50 BB)
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	busted	-325,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	busted	-447,000

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 1:06:23 PM

A Round of Counts; Zhou Leads

Break

Quan Zhou

The players have gone a short break, here are some of the chip counts heading to the feature table with Quan Zhou currently holding the tournament chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
QZ Quan ZhouChina	725,000	125,000
DC Dong ChenChina	543,000	43,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	447,000	197,000
XL Xuan LiuCanada	357,500	32,500
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	325,000
HS Haruhiko ShinoharaJapan	299,000
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	277,000
MS Martin SedlakGermany	261,000
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	230,000
YZ Yue ZhangChina	216,000
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	188,000	-62,000
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	71,000
DP David PetersUnited States of America	66,500	-53,500
JW Jiahao WangChina	busted	-200,000

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 12:15:51 PM

One Out, Two In

Level 6: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	250,000(83 BB)	250,000
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	250,000(83 BB)
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	busted	-210,000

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 11:20:00 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 5: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips	Progress
QZ Quan ZhouChina	600,000(240 BB)	59,000
DC Dong ChenChina	500,000(200 BB)	250,000
XL Xuan LiuCanada	325,000(130 BB)	75,000
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	317,000(127 BB)	67,000
YZ Yue ZhangChina	295,000(118 BB)	45,000
MS Martin SedlakGermany	264,000(106 BB)	14,000
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	250,000(100 BB)
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	250,000(100 BB)
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	210,000(84 BB)	-33,000
JW Jiahao WangChina	200,000(80 BB)	-50,000
HS Haruhiko ShinoharaJapan	200,000(80 BB)	-47,500
DP David PetersUnited States of America	120,000(48 BB)	-161,000
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	101,000(40 BB)	-86,500

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 10:41:27 AM

Dinner Break; Cates and Liu Enter

Dinner Break

The players are now going on a 40-minute dinner break. Prior to the break, Daniel Cates and Xuan Liu took their seats at the tables.

Player	Chips
DC Daniel CatesUnited States of America	250,000
XL Xuan LiuCanada	250,000

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 9:53:00 AM

The Field Grows

Level 4: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Player	Chips
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	250,000(125 BB)
YZ Yue ZhangUnited States of America	250,000(125 BB)

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 9:47:00 AM

Peters Hunting Another TLPT Title

Level 4: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

David Peters

In the field today is David Peters, one of the world's most accomplished high-stakes tournament players. The American has amassed just shy of $50 million in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob, placing him inside the top 15 on poker’s all-time money list. Peters also owns four WSOP bracelets and has recorded 12 seven-figure scores across his career.

A familiar face in some of the biggest tournaments in the world, Peters has enjoyed success on both the live and online felt for more than a decade. His largest recorded live score came back in 2016, when he finished third in the Super High Roller Bowl for over $2.6 million.

Peters starts the high roller Main Event fresh from taking down TLPT High Roller Bounty just yesterday. He earned $23,000 for the win and added another $12,500 in bounty prizes after knocking out five opponents from the 20-entry field. He will now be looking to carry that form into today’s event and put together another deep run.

Level 4: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

50 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/9

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 9:25:54 AM

Chen & Wang Join the Table

Level 3: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
DC Dong ChenChina	250,000(167 BB)
JW Jiahao WangChina	250,000(167 BB)

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 8:55:00 AM

Action Moved to the Stream Table

Level 3: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

TLPT Jeju 2026

The TLPT High Roller Main Event is now moving to the featured stream table.

Fans across the globe can catch all the action on a 30-minute delay via the TLPT YouTube channel with expert commentary throughout.

Level 3: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

50 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/7

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Updated Chip Counts

Break

Player	Chips	Progress
QZ Quan ZhouChina	541,000	291,000
DP David PetersUnited States of America	281,000	31,000
MS Martin SedlakGermany	250,000
HS Haruhiko ShinoharaJapan	247,500	-2,500
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	243,000	-7,000
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	187,500	-62,500

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/7

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 8:38:36 AM

A Few New Entries

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

Player	Chips
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	250,000(250 BB)
HS Haruhiko ShinoharaJapan	250,000(250 BB)

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 8:00:37 AM

Le is the First to Bust

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

Nguyen Le

Nguyen Le has been the first casualty of TLPT High Roller Main Event. Le still has the chance to try again, as registration remains open throughout the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	busted	-250,000

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 7:42:32 AM

The First to Arrive

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

Player	Chips
QZ Quan ZhouChina	250,000(250 BB)
DP David PetersUnited States of America	250,000(250 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	250,000(250 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	250,000(250 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	250,000(250 BB)

Tim BakerTim Baker

5/22/2026, 7:04:00 AM

The Clock Has Started

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

TLPT Jeju 2026

The clock has started in the TLPT High Roller Main Event, but as expected, many players are expected to late register.

Somuchpoker will be here for chip count updates and highlights, as soon as the tables get started.

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

50 minutes