Daniel Cates Leads TLPT Jeju $15K High Roller Main Event

Excessive stakes motion took middle stage on Friday at

TLPT Jeju 2026

, with the USD 15,000 TLPT Excessive Curler Most important Occasion kicking off inside

LES A On line casino

in Jeju Shinhwa World.

The opening day attracted a number of acquainted excessive curler names from across the area and past, with late registration remaining open till the beginning of Day 2 as gamers proceed chasing one of many greatest titles on the schedule.

Daniel Cates Leads TLPT Jeju Excessive Curler Most important Occasion

American poker star

Daniel “Jungleman” Cates

completed Day 1 on prime of the counts after bagging 895,000 chips, narrowly forward of Australia’s

Joshua Gebissa

, who closed with 870,000.

China’s

Quan Zhou

rounds out the highest three with 805,000, whereas Vietnam’s

Quang Minh Nguyen

, China’s Zhang Yue, and reigning Excessive Curler Bounty winner

David Peters

additionally superior to Day 2.

Among the many different notable names to take their shot throughout Day 1 have been

Ranno Sootla

,

Martin Sedlak

, Jiahao Wang, Yoko Sasaki, and

Le Nguyen Khoi Nguyen

, with a number of gamers anticipated to re-enter earlier than registration formally closes firstly of Day 2.

One of many notable names to sit down within the TLPT Excessive Curler Most important Occasion was Canadian poker star

Xuan Liu

, one of the crucial recognizable feminine gamers within the sport and a long-time presence on the worldwide high-stakes circuit.

Liu, who has recorded main outcomes throughout each stay and televised poker over the previous decade, added much more worldwide firepower to an already stacked Day 1 area in Jeju. She was additionally the

first-ever girl to win a Triton Poker occasion

.

TLPT Jeju Excessive Curler Most important Occasion Day 1 Chip Counts

Myagmardorj Batsukh Wins PLO Turbo

The TLPT PLO Turbo additionally performed out on Friday, drawing a small however aggressive nine-entry area and producing a KRW 9,004,500 prize pool.

Mongolia’s Myagmardorj Batsukh captured the title and KRW 5,410,000 prime prize after defeating Taiwan’s

Chao Ting Cheng

heads-up.

TLPT Circuit Closure Right down to Last Seven

The TLPT Circuit Closure additionally moved nearer to crowning a winner after two opening flights mixed into Day 2 motion on Friday.

A complete of 35 entries have been recorded within the occasion, making a KRW 28,927,500 prize pool, with seven gamers advancing to the ultimate day.

China’s Fu Honggang leads the remaining area with 303,500 chips, forward of Yu Jingyang and Yao Yao. Estonia’s Kert Hallik and Mongolia’s Enkhbold Khangai additionally stay in competition heading into the finale.

What’s Coming Up on Saturday, Could 23

Consideration now turns again to the USD 15,000 TLPT Excessive Curler Most important Occasion, the place Day 2 will get underway on Saturday with late registration formally closing firstly of play.

Followers also can observe the motion from the TLPT Excessive Curler Most important Occasion on the official TLPT YouTube channel, the place streamed characteristic desk protection from Jeju continues all through the competition.

The TLPT Circuit Closure may also play all the way down to a winner, whereas the USD 10,000 Celebrity Problem kicks off at 4 p.m. native time as one other marquee excessive stakes occasion joins the schedule inside LES A On line casino.