Jiawen Xue Wins TLPT Main Event for KRW 330,000,000; David Peters Wins High Roller Bounty

The The Lord Poker Tournament Circuits Main Event at TLPT Jeju 2026 has crowned its champion, with China’s Jiawen Xue overcoming a 968-entry field inside LES A Casino to capture the title and KRW 330,000,000 (~USD 224,085) top prize.

Xue entered the final day second in chips and as the last remaining female player in the field, before producing a dominant run through the final table to secure the biggest victory of her career so far.

Jiawen Xue Wins TLPT Circuits Main Event

The tournament generated a prize pool of KRW 2,100,000,000 (~USD 1,400,000), with Xue defeating fellow Chinese player Haiyang Wang heads-up after entering the duel with a commanding chip advantage.

Xue’s final day included several pivotal moments, including eliminating Yang Yi on the final table bubble before later knocking out Songlin Li, Di Jin, and eventually Shi Kai in one of the biggest pots of the tournament.

Shi had entered the day as chip leader and eventually finished third for KRW 160,000,000 after his suited connector failed to improve against Xue’s ace-king in a massive preflop confrontation three-handed.

The heads-up battle briefly tightened after Wang picked off a bluff holding flopped two pair, but Xue quickly regained control. In the final hand, Wang committed his stack with pocket nines against Xue’s trip sevens and could not find one of the remaining two outs needed to survive.

#4 Circuits Main Event (1,750,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$1,425,985

Total Prize

₩2,100,000,000

Entries

968

ITM

144

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩330,000,000 $224,085	JX Jiawen Xue China	3,540.12
2	₩230,000,000 $156,180	HW Haiyang Wang China	2,503.24
3	₩160,000,000 $108,645	KS Kai Shi China	2,043.89
4	₩114,000,000 $77,410	DJ Di Jin China	1,770.06
5	₩82,000,000 $55,680	YS Yinchao Shen China	1,583.19
6	₩60,000,000 $40,740	SL Songlin Li China	1,445.25
7	₩45,000,000 $30,555	ZL Zongxin Liu China	1,338.04
8	₩34,000,000 $23,085	ZZ Zhihui Zhang China	1,251.62
9	₩26,000,000 $17,655	QL Qin Li China	1,180.04

Check the 144 Payouts & Results ...

David Peters Wins TLPT High Roller Bounty Day 1

The TLPT High Roller Bounty kicked off on Thursday with a USD 5,350 buy-in and attracted 20 entries during the opening day.

American high stakes star David Peters finished the day on top after collecting USD 23,000 in prize money along with an additional USD 12,500 in bounty rewards thanks to five knockouts.

China’s Shuang Li finished second on the payout list with USD 16,280 plus USD 7,500 in bounties, while Vietnam’s Le Nguyen Khoi Nguyen rounded out the top three.

The event also featured appearances from Daniel “Jungleman” Cates , Dylan Destefano, Ranno Sootla , Rafael Navas, and Joshua Gebissa as the high roller portion of the TLPT Jeju schedule continued to heat up.

Zhang Zhihui Wins Mini Deepstack Turbo

The TLPT Mini Deepstack Turbo attracted 67 entries on Thursday, generating a KRW 34,974,000 prize pool as players jumped into the fast-paced side event following the Main Event action.

Zhihui Zhang added another strong result to his week after taking down the tournament for KRW 10,600,000, just hours after making the Main Event final table.

Yanchao Li finished runner-up for KRW 6,520,000, while Estonia’s Kert Hallik continued his impressive series with another podium finish in third place. Main Event finalist Xingyu Liu also made another deep run, finishing fourth.

#19 Mini Deepstack Turbo (600,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$23,755

Total Prize

₩34,980,000

Entries

67

ITM

10

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩10,600,000 $7,200	ZZ Zhihui Zhang China	579.34
2	₩6,520,000 $4,425	YL Yanchao Li China	409.65
3	₩4,490,000 $3,050	KH Kert Hallik Estonia	334.48
4	₩3,230,000 $2,195	XL Xingyu Liu China	289.67
5	₩2,440,000 $1,655	WZ Wei Zhang Canada	259.09
6	₩1,940,000 $1,315	YL Yongliang Li China	236.51
7	₩1,620,000 $1,100	YS Yong Shen China	218.97
8	₩1,440,000 $980	BJ Boxin Jin China	204.83
9	₩1,350,000 $915	TW Tao Wei Chang Taiwan	193.11

Check the 10 Payouts & Results ...

Sun Shuo Wins Win the Button

The latest edition of the TLPT Win the Button side event drew 15 entries and generated a KRW 7,830,000 prize pool.

China’s Shuo Sun emerged victorious for KRW 3,690,000 after defeating Chen Xiaoxiao heads-up. Hangyu Guo rounded out the podium in third place.

Xiaoxiao’s second-place finish added yet another cash to an already consistent series that has included multiple final table appearances across several events.

#20 Win The Button (600,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$5,315

Total Prize

₩7,830,000

Entries

15

ITM

3

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩3,690,000 $2,505	SS Shuo Sun China	274.06
2	₩2,460,000 $1,670	XC Xiaoxiao Chen China	193.79
3	₩1,680,000 $1,140	HG Hangyu Guo China	158.23

What’s Coming Up on Friday

Attention now shifts further toward the high roller schedule at TLPT Jeju, with the TLPT High Roller Main Event kicking off at 4 p.m.

Several more side events are also set to take place throughout Friday as the series moves toward its closing weekend in Jeju.