TLPT Jeju 2025: Main Event Circuit Winner Weizheng Zhong Among Halfway Highlights
The inaugural The Lord Poker Tournament in Jeju Island, South Korea has reached the halfway point. The action has been in full swing since May 13 with games continuing through May 22 at the Landing Casino within the Jeju Shinhwa World Resort. With a jaw-dropping USD 8,000,000 guarantee announced, expectedly players flocked in to earn their share. Below are the early highlights.
TLPT Jeju - Halfway Highlights
The main attraction is currently underway, the USD 3,000,000 guaranteed TLPT Main Event 15K Super High Roller, and expectedly, the field is populated with some of the world's most decorated players. Out of the 115 that signed up at Day 1, only 58 players advanced to Day 2 led by Haohui Ma.
Others in the mix were TLPT Ambassadors Quan Zhou and Dan Cates, Nguyen Quang Minh, Amichai Barer, Sean Ooi, Renji Mao, James Mendoza, Dominik Nitsche, and Lei Yu. Registration is still open on May 17 with buy-in at USD 15,000. Read up on the action via the Live Updates.
About the Editor
Tricia David is Somuchpoker's Senior Journalist and Live Event Specialist, covering major poker festivals and tours across the Asia Pacific region. She has been reporting on the region's poker scene for more than a decade, starting with the Asian Poker Tour in 2010 and the Philippine Poker Tour in 2012, and has been a core contributor at Somuchpoker since 2014.
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