Home Victory for Yu Jui Chen in the 2026 Gods of Poker Taipei II Main Event
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen - GOP Taipei II Main Event Champion
On the final day of the Trials of Wisdom, the sixth edition of the Gods of Poker live poker tour has wrapped up at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City and all eyes were set on the conclusion of the NT$ 17 Million guaranteed Main Event.
Out of a field of 520 entries, only nine players returned to their seats of the live stream table and seven players from Taiwan were trying to keep the trophy on home soil. However, the first six eliminations were all from local players and suddenly it seemed quite unlikely.
That's when Yu Jui Chen stepped up to the challenge and rose from shortest stack to chip leader when the biggest cash prizes were up for grabs in the NT$ 33,000 buy-in. The final three players actually cut an ICM deal in which Chen secured the biggest slice and he knocked out Singapore's Ravn Teo in the very first hand thereafter.
What may have appeared to be over soon turned into a gruelling heads-up encounter with South Korea's Daeyoung Park, who already had a trademark victory to his name at this very venue.
During the second heads-up break after more than three hours, Chen said “I try so hard” when describing his efforts to take down the tournament as the last local Taiwanese player still in contention. He also mentioned that he has only been playing for two years. “This year I went to Las Vegas for the first time and everyone there is so different, it is much easier than here.”
Park had doubled twice after getting short prior to that and earned a third double after they returned to play to retake the lead. He then needed an ace to crack the pocket kings of Chen, who held for the vast majority of the chips in play and finally secured the home victory in the very next hand.
In July 2027, Park came out on top of the NT$ 9,000 Main Event as part of the homegrown Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT) brand by the hosting CTP Club. In a huge field of 9,094 entries, Park cut a heads-up deal with Cheng Jing Lim from Malaysia and won the trophy as well as NT$ 6,120,000 ($189,309) for his efforts then - the largest of his live poker career so far. This time, he had to settle for the runner-up spot and NT$ 2,209,000 ($69,539).
Chen's largest reported cash according to The Hendon Mob so far was for a fraction of what he walked away with today, as he earned the top prize of NT$ 2,761,600 ($86,935). He even worried that the Gods of Poker gauntlet trophy was too heavy to carry home today, if it wasn't for the rolling carry-on case that came with it.
Final Table Result
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in NT$) | Prize (in USD) |
| 1 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 2,761,600* | $86,935 |
| 2 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 2,209,000* | $69,539 |
| 3 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 1,937,000* | $60,977 |
| 4 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 1,014,600 | $31,940 |
| 5 | Sheng Hung Kao | Taiwan | 770,100 | $24,243 |
| 6 | Tsu Yun Yang | Taiwan | 606,400 | $19,089 |
| 7 | Sin Ren Chen | Taiwan | 491,000 | $15,457 |
| 8 | Chieh Wei Lee | Taiwan | 406,600 | $12,800 |
| 9 | Yu You Ci Tsai | Taiwan | 342,900 | $10,794 |
*the final three players agreed to an ICM deal and played for an additional NT$ 268,600 for the winner
The final table started somewhat timid as no player busted in the opening half an hour. Several double-ups then followed most notably including a clash between Daeyoung Park and early frontrunner Tsu Yun Yang. The latter floated a flop to turn a flush draw and check-shove, trying to force out Park with two pair nines and eights. After burning through all of his time banks, Park called and doubled thanks to a blank river.
This monstrous pot kind of opened the flood gates as half an hour later, three of the hopefuls had been sent to the payout desk. Yu You Ci Tsai was down to fumes and in the big blind to call a shove by Ravn Teo with ace-king, finding himself flipping with pocket treys. Another trey on the turn left Tsai drawing dead.
Right after that, Chieh Wei Lee pushed pocket fours into the pocket jacks of chip leader Park and the field lost the second player in as many hands. Sin Ren Chen had lattered twice as a result and then bowed out in a single-raised pot when his king-queen flopped top pair. Hung Te Lee had set the trap with slow-played pocket aces behind and soared back into the middle of the pack.
Tsu Yun Yang
What may have almost always been a preflop all-in saw Park get away from pocket kings when Yu Jui Chen only called his three-bet with pocket aces following a timid restart after the first break until. Then, the seemingly inevitable happened. Soon after, Park got the chips into the middle against Yang with the latter at risk holding ace-trey. His foe from South Korea had pocket tens and held, even spiking a set on the river to score the knockout in style to further grow his lead.
Sheng Hung Kao suffered an unfortunate blow when he put his hopes on pocket tens and Teo looked him up with the inferior pocket fours. Two jacks and as many spades on the flop were not a threat, but another two spades followed thereafter to complete the four-card flush for Teo.
Four-handed play was a very deep-stacked affair and the players traded blows back and forth with very volatile chip movements. Lee had the chance to knock out Chen with ace-queen versus ace-jack but a jack on the river was a disastrous setback. It didn't take long thereafter until Lee made a move at the wrong time with queen-high and jammed right into a full house.
Hung Te Lee
A few hands later, the three remaining players inquired about a possible ICM deal and indeed shook hands upon agreeing to the numbers. Right after play resumed, Teo was all-in with ace-ten against the ace-queen of Chen and couldn't escape despite both remaining aces appearing on the flop. For heads-up play, the average showed a staggering 104 big blinds
Chen could have maybe won it in the first hand of heads-up play when his king-queen turned broadway and Park had flopped two pair with ace-deuce. However, the Taiwanese just called and the river paired the jack for Park to check-fold. In the first all-in and call of the duel, Park flipped with 10 ♣️ 10 ♠️ versus A ♣️ J ♣️ and had to dodge an additional flush draw on the turn to stay in contention.
It was just the start of a tense duel in the trenches and Park became short after a hand that could have ended it all in his favour. Chen jammed the river of an ace-high board with just a pair of fives and the king-high flush blocker, smacking down his semi-bluff on the felt after Park had folded his wheel. During the entire heads-up duel and most of the final table, the South Korean had to act without time banks after he used them all very early on in a crucial spot and that may have contributed to the fold.
The fold represented a significant setback for sure but Park managed to double once more with ace-king versus king-eight. When the stacks were almost even thereafter, both players agreed to cut down the number of hands per level in half to fifteen each. The came rinse and repeat when Chen had pulled away and had Park at risk with ace-nine versus ace-trey only for a trey in the window to essentially level things for the third time.
The fourth all-in showdown of heads-up play had Chen at risk with pocket kings against ace-deuce and this time, he prevailed to gain an overwhelming lead. Park was all-in blind the very next hand and couldn't escape this time to be denied a second major victory at this very venue.
Ultimately, it took more than three and a half hours of heads-up play and a total of 179 hands on the final table in this incredibly deep-stacked conclusion. The trophy stays on home soil here in Taiwan in the sixth edition of Gods of Poker.
Level 27:
400K/800K (800K BBA)Jaeyoung Park Eliminated in 2nd Place for NT$ 2,209,000 ($69,539)
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park - 2nd Place
After several hands without even a flop, Daeyoung Park raised the button to 2,000,000 and Yu Jui Chen three-bet to 4,800,000. Park four-bet jammed and Chen snap-called for 29,375,000 to be the player at risk this time. Both stacks were verified before the showdown proceeded.
Yu Jui Chen: K ♦️ K ♣️
Daeyoung Park: A ♣️ 2 ♥️
No dreadful ace came on the Q ♠️ 9 ♣️ 5 ♦️ 10 ♦️ 2 ♣️ and Chen doubled into a commanding lead.
One hand later, Park was all-in blind for the remaining two big blinds while in the big blind.
Daeyoung Park: 8 ♦️ 5 ♦️
Yu Jui Chen: J ♠️ 8 ♣️
Chen flopped the nut straight on 10 ♥️ 9 ♦️ 7 ♣️ and avoided a chop on the K ♠️ turn as well as A ♣️ river runout to seal the victory after hand number 179 on the final table.
According to the deal agreement of the final three players, runner-up Park takes home a consolation prize of NT$ 2,209,000 ($69,539) while Chen earns his very first trophy. The victory on home soil is sweetened with a payday of NT$ 2,761,600 ($86,935) and the quite unique Gods of Poker Main Event gauntlet trophy.
Level 27:
400K/800K (800K BBA)Park Doubles for a Third Time
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
The action resumed after a ten-minute break with new blinds of 400,000-800,000/800,000 and Daeyoung Park was down to 20 big blinds when he limped the button and called all-in to a shove by Yu Jui Chen.
Daeyoung Park: A ♦️ 3 ♣️
Yu Jui Chen: A ♣️ 9 ♥️
The inferior kicker got there on the 6 ♣️ 5 ♣️ 3 ♦️ 6 ♦️ J ♠️ board and Park regained the lead once again.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 33,000,000 |
| Yu Jui Chen | 29,000,000 |
Level 26:
300K/600K (600K BBA)Chen Pulls Ahead Again
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Daeyoung Park raised the button to 1,250,000 with the 9 ♣️ 5 ♦️ and Yu Jui Chen defended his J ♥️ 4 ♥️ to a flop of K ♣️ 4 ♣️ 2 ♣️ . Chen check-called for 1,300,000 and the J ♠️ turn gave him two pair, Park checked behind to see the 3 ♥️ river for free.
Chen bet 3,000,000 and Park folded. After the hand, both players were separated by a single big blind only with at least 62 big blinds each.
Park then limp-called a raise to 1,500,000 with the K ♥️ 8 ♠️ when Chen bumped it up with the Q ♣️ J ♦️ . The A ♠️ Q ♦️ 10 ♠️ flop gave Chen middle pair and a gutshot, while Park called a bet of 1,000,000 to chase the other gutshot.
No change came with the 4 ♦️ turn and they checked to the 8 ♦️ river. Both checked again and Chen claimed the pot.
Both players had agreed to cut the level duration in half with 15 instead of 30 hands per level and the first hand at the new blinds saw Chen open to 1,800,000 with the 9 ♦️ 9 ♣️ . Park three-bet to 4,600,000 with A ♣️ 4 ♥️ and folded to a shove.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 39,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 23,000,000 |
Level 25:
250K/500K (500K BBA)Park Doubles for a Second Time in Heads-Up
By Christian Zetzsche
Jaeyoung Park
Jaeyoung Park limped the button with the A ♠️ 3 ♦️ and Yu Jui Chen checked back the 6 ♣️ 5 ♠️ to a flop of A ♥️ 3 ♥️ 2 ♥️ on which Chen bet 600,000 with his gutshot. Park raised to 2,200,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Park then raised the button to 1,250,000 with the K ♥️ 7 ♦️ but folded when Chen three-bet his K ♣️ 3 ♦️ to 3,000,000.
The next collision was however about to unfold soon after and this time, the chips went into the middle. Park limped in and then snap-called for 16,800,000 when Chen moved all-in.
Daeyoung Park: A ♣️ K ♠️
Yu Jui Chen: K ♣️ 8 ♥️
Park was all-in and at risk for the second time in this heads-up duel and had a commanding lead on the A ♦️ J ♥️ 5 ♠️ flop. The Q ♣️ turn made a split pot possible but the Q ♥️ river awarded the full double.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 34,000,000 |
| Yu Jui Chen | 28,000,000 |
Level 25:
250K/500K (500K BBA)All In and No Call
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park limped the button with the 9 ♥️ 4 ♣️ and Yu Jui Chen checked his option with the Q ♥️ 7 ♥️ .
Once they checked to the K ♣️ 5 ♠️ 3 ♠️ 6 ♦️ turn, Chen bet 500,000 and folded when Park raised to 2,500,000.
When Park then limped the button with the A ♣️ 6 ♠️ and 18 million behind, Chen pushed all-in from the big blind with the 3 ♦️ 3 ♣️ . No call followed.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 43,975,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 18,000,000 |
Level 25:
250K/500K (500K BBA)Chen Rivers the Straight for Profit
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen limped the button with the 9 ♦️ 7 ♠️ and Daeyoung Park checked the J ♠️ 10 ♦️ to the 10 ♣️ 8 ♥️ 5 ♦️ flop. Park check-raised from 500,000 to 1,500,000 and Chen stuck around with his open-ended straight draw.
That brought them to the 5 ♠️ turn on which both checked and headed to the 6 ♥️ on the river. Chen made his straight and Park checked to him.
After looking visibly confused, Chen used a time bank extension and then bet 3,500,000 to get quickly called by Park.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 49,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 13,000,000 |
Level 25:
250K/500K (500K BBA)Good Start for Chen After the Break
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Yu Jui Chen limped the button with the 10 ♣️ 8 ♠️ and Daeyoung Park checked his J ♣️ 3 ♦️ to the K ♦️ 9 ♥️ 8 ♣️ 10 ♦️ turn on which he check-called for 800,000.
The straight draw didn't get there on the 5 ♠️ river and Park check-folded to a bet.
Park's next button raise for 1,200,000 came with the 7 ♠️ 3 ♣️ and Chen called with his Q ♥️ J ♣️ to see both with a piece of the Q ♣️ 3 ♥️ 2 ♦️ flop. Chen check-called 900,000 and the 2 ♠️ followed on the turn which Park checked behind.
The 5 ♠️ river saw Chen bet for 1,500,000 and Park called to get shown the superior two pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 45,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 18,000,000 |
Level 24:
200K/400K (400K BBA)Back to Square One
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park raised to 1,000,000 with A ♠️ 7 ♠️ on the button and Yu Jui Chen flatted the K ♠️ 8 ♣️ to check the Q ♠️ 5 ♠️ 3 ♣️ flop. Park bet 800,000 with his nut flush draw and Chen let go.
The next interesting scenario unfolded from a button raise to 1,200,000 with the 8 ♠️ 8 ♣️ by Chen and the big blind defend by Park with the K ♥️ Q ♣️ . They checked to the J ♦️ 8 ♥️ 7 ♣️ 9 ♣️ A ♥️ on which Chen checked behind with his set on the four card straight board.
Chen smashed more flops in the next few minutes and then found the A ♠️ J ♥️ to limp in, Park knuckled back the K ♠️ 9 ♥️ to the 10 ♦️ 7 ♥️ 2 ♦️ flop.
Park raised the button with the J ♥️ 9 ♥️ for a smooth million and Chen defended the K ♠️ 6 ♠️ to the 10 ♠️ 9 ♠️ 4 ♦️ flop that both players elected to check. On the 3 ♥️ turn, Chen bet 1,500,000 with his flush draw and Park called with the second pair.
The board paired with the 4 ♥️ river and they checked it down for Park to regain some chips. Overall, all of these hands basically went back to where it was before and they headed into the first break of heads-up.
When the action resumes, the blinds will be 250,000-500,000/500,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 40,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 22,000,000 |
Level 24:
200K/400K (400K BBA)No Major Collision in Sight
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park limped in with his K ♣️ 9 ♥️ and Yu Jui Chen raised to 1,400,000 with the A ♣️ Q ♣️ for Park to call. Chen checked the 9 ♦️ 7 ♠️ 2 ♦️ flop and Park made it 1,500,000 with his top pair.
After tossing in one of his precious time banks, Chen reluctantly opted to fold.
He became tricky by limping the A ♥️ Q ♥️ up next and Park checked the K ♠️ 7 ♦️ to flop a pair and flush draw on 10 ♠️ 9 ♠️ 7 ♠️ . Both checked to the Q ♦️ turn on which Park checked again, Chen bet 800,000 and Park called.
The river brought the 8 ♣️ on which Chen checked behind to win the pot with his superior two pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 41,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 21,000,000 |
Level 24:
200K/400K (400K BBA)Chen Rivers the Nuts
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
With the action checked all the way to the 10 ♦️ 4 ♠️ 2 ♥️ A ♠️ 9 ♠️ river, Daeyoung Park checked the J ♥️ 3 ♥️ . Yu Jui Chen bet the J ♠️ 6 ♠️ for 1,500,000 and was not getting any value out of his flush.
Chen then opened to 1,200,000 with the A ♣️ 3 ♠️ on the button but folded when Park bumped it up to 4,400,000 with the K ♥️ J ♥️ behind.
A few hands later, Chen raised his A ♣️ Q ♥️ to 1,200,000 and Park called with the 10 ♦️ 9 ♠️ to a flop of K ♠️ 10 ♣️ 3 ♣️ .
Park elected for a check-call worth 1,000,000 and checked his cards again on the 8 ♦️ turn before he checked. Chen fired a bet of 4,500,000 and was called to then spike the J ♠️ on the river for the nuts.
Park checked with some 20 million behind and Chen pushed all-in for 27,825,000 total.
No call followed and Chen increased his lead once again.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 41,625,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 20,000,000 |
Level 24:
200K/400K (400K BBA)Park Is Probably Wheely Unhappy About This Fold
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
Daeyoung Park limped in with the K ♣️ 9 ♣️ and then called a raise to 1,200,000 by Yu Jui Chen with the J ♥️ J ♦️ to see a flop of A ♠️ 10 ♦️ 6 ♠️ .
Chen made it 1,500,000 to go and Park folded.
The next limped pot saw Park with the Q ♥️ 3 ♣️ in the big blind and Chen with the K ♥️ 5 ♣️ on the button.
Park check-called for 500,000 on the 9 ♦️ 4 ♣️ 2 ♥️ flop and checked the 5 ♥️ turn with Chen checking back.
The A ♥️ river then gave Park the wheel and he made it 5,000,000 to go. Chen played one of his remaining time bank extensions (of which Park had none anymore) before he moved all-in with the essentially same stack.
Park had 30 seconds to act to eventually call for 30,125,000, which would have created a pot for almost all of the chips in play. He tossed his cards into the muck was shown the semi-bluff by Chen in the face, after which the Korean tapped the felt albeit seemingly somewhat in shock.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 37,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 25,000,000 |
Level 24:
200K/400K (400K BBA)Park Takes Over the Lead
By Christian Zetzsche
Limped preflop to the A ♠️ 5 ♣️ 4 ♥️ flop, Daeyoung Park in the big blind checked the 10 ♣️ 3 ♠️ and then called a bet of 500,000 by Yu Jui Chen with the 9 ♥️ 5 ♥️ on the button.
The 10 ♥️ came on the turn and Park checked again, Chen bet 1,800,000 and received a call.
That led them to the 7 ♦️ river on which Park checked the third street in a row. Chen checked behind to lose the pot and the chip lead for the first time in a while.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 32,000,000 |
| Yu Jui Chen | 30,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)One for Chen; One for Park
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen opened it up to 900,000 on the button with the 6 ♦️ 6 ♥️ and Daeyoung Park called holding the A ♠️ 4 ♣️ in the big blind.
Both checked the K ♥️ 9 ♦️ 7 ♥️ flop to the A ♥️ turn which gave Park the lead. Both checked again, as they did for the 10 ♦️ river and the Korean claimed the pot.
Park raised to 800,000 with K ♦️ J ♦️ next and Chen came along holding the K ♠️ 2 ♣️ to improve on the A ♣️ A ♠️ 2 ♥️ flop. Chen check-called 425,000 and the J ♣️ turn gave Park the lead.
Both checked to the 4 ♦️ river and checked it down again, Park won some chips back.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 34,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 28,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Superior Kicker for Chen
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park limped the 9 ♣️ 6 ♦️ on the button and Yu Jui Chen checked his 10 ♣️ 9 ♥️ to the K ♥️ 8 ♦️ 7 ♦️ flop.
Chen now led for 450,000,000 and Park stuck around with the very similar straight draw.
After the 2 ♦️ turn, Park picked up a flush draw on top and called Chen's second bet worth 1,100,000 before both made a pair of nines with the 9 ♠️ river.
Chen checked and Park quickly checked back to see his kicker no good.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 37,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 25,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Park Wins Flip to Double
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
Yu Jui Chen limped the button and Daeyoung Park raised to 900,000 from the big blind. The limp-raise to 2,000,000 by Chen followed and Park then jammed for 13,425,000 for Chen to call.
Daeyoung Park: 10 ♠️ 10 ♣️
Yu Jui Chen: A ♣️ J ♣️
The classic flip received some flavour until the: 6 ♣️ 5 ♠️ 3 ♦️ 7 ♣️ turn with chop and flush outs, but the 5 ♦️ river gave Park the double to nearly even out the stack sizes.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 35,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 27,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Chen Gets No Value From a Flush
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Daeyoung Park raised to 800,000 on the button with the K ♠️ 9 ♠️ and Yu Jui Chen defended his K ♣️ 9 ♣️ to see both with middle pair on the A ♦️ K ♦️ 5 ♣️ flop.
Chen check-called for 650,000 and picked up the flush draw on the 6 ♣️ turn to check again. Park checked behind and did so as well on the 4 ♣️ river to save a lot of chips once more.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 49,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 13,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Small Chip Movements Only
By Christian Zetzsche
The limped flop of 8 ♦️ 7 ♣️ 4 ♣️ saw Daeyoung Park bet 450,000 with J ♣️ 6 ♥️ for a gutshot and jack high, Yu Jui Chen called with the K ♠️ 5 ♣️ on the button.
Park bet the 4 ♦️ turn for another 1,050,000 and that was enough to force out Chen.
Several smaller pots were traded back and forth thereafter with Park hovering around the same 50 big blinds.
In a limped pot to the J ♣️ 10 ♥️ 7 ♠️ 2 ♥️ turn, Park had some ideas and bet 475,000 with the 5 ♦️ 3 ♦️ from the big blind. Chen on the button raised to 1,400,000 with 9 ♥️ 3 ♥️ and got it through.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 48,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 14,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)River Value for Park
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen limped the button with the J ♠️ 6 ♥️ and Daeyoung Park checked the Q ♥️ 10 ♣️ to then also check top pair on Q ♣️ 7 ♣️ 5 ♣️ flop.
Park's bet of 450,000 on the J ♦️ turn was called, and he bet the 9 ♥️ river for 1,200,000. After some thought, Chen called and took another small hit.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 44,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 18,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Park Gets Some Chips Back
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
Daeyoung Park raised to 750,000 with the K ♠️ K ♣️ and Yu Jui Chen defended his J ♦️ 4 ♠️ to a flop of 7 ♥️ 6 ♠️ 3 ♠️ which gave him a gutshot. Chen checked and Park bet 900,000.
Chen check-raised for the minimum to 1,800,000 only for Park to three-bet to 4,000,000. Chen came along to the A ♦️ turn and checked.
Park pulled the trigger and moved all-in for 6,600,000 to force a fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 46,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 16,400,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Chen's Broadway Increases Lead
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Yu Jui Chen raised to 900,000 on the button with the K ♠️ Q ♥️ and Daeyoung Park called with the A ♠️ 2 ♣️ in the big blind.
The A ♣️ J ♦️ 2 ♠️ flop gave Park two pair which he checked. Chen bet 700,000 only to get check-raised to 2,200,000 and Chen called.
What followed was the gin 10 ♠️ turn on which Chen made broadway. Park bet 4,700,000 and Chen only flat-called for the J ♥️ river to then check the board.
Park checked with around 11 million behind and Chen then moved all-in.
The Korean counted his stack and ultimately got away from it.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 50,625,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 11,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Ravn Teo Eliminated in 3rd Place for NT$ 1,937,000 ($60,977)
By Christian Zetzsche
Ravn Teo - 3rd Place
In the very first hand after coming back from the deal agreement, Yu Jui Chen raised to 600,000 from the small blind. Ravn Teo three-bet to 2,200,000 in the big blind and Chen moved all-in, Teo called.
Ravn Teo: A ♣️ 10 ♠️
Yu Jui Chen: A ♥️ Q ♠️
Both players hit trips on the A ♦️ A ♠️ J ♠️ flop, but there would be no chop on the 9 ♥️ turn and 8 ♣️ river to send Teo out in third place.
According to the ICM deal, he takes home NT$ 1,937,000 ($60,977) for his efforts and Chen will enter heads-up with a commanding lead.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 43,000,000 |
| Ravn Teo | 0 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Action Continues With Deal in Place
By Christian Zetzsche
The deal negotiations have been successful and the final three players have locked up the following cash prizes.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Prize (in NT$) | Prize (in USD) |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | 12,200,000 | 1,937,000 | $60,977 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | 19,450,000 | 2,209,000 | $69,539 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | 30,525,000 | 2,493,000 | $78,480 |
| To First Place | 268,600 | $8,456 |
They will be playing for another NT$ 268,600 for the eventual champion, who also gets to take home the stunning GOP Main Event gauntlet trophy as well.
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Three-Handed Play Commences
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park raised to 600,000 with the A ♠️ 7 ♦️ and Yu Jui Chen three-bet the A ♣️ K ♣️ in the big blind to 1,800,000. Out of time banks, Park pondered about it for a few seconds and folded.
Chen made it 600,000 to go with the K ♥️ 7 ♥️ on the button after and Ravn Teo called with his K ♦️ J ♣️ in the small blind. Both had a piece of the A ♠️ K ♠️ J ♠️ flop but checked the 9 ♦️ turn and 8 ♠️ river for Teo to win the pot.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 12,000,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 19,000,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 31,000,000 | 103 |
After the hand, the players asked for a short break to discuss possible ICM deal numbers.
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Hung Te Lee Eliminated in 4th Place for NT$ 1,014,600 ($31,940)
By Christian Zetzsche
Hung Te Lee - 4th Place
Hung Te Lee limped in with the Q ♠️ 9 ♠️ first to act and all three players behind came along as Yu Jui Chen on the button with the K ♥️ 6 ♥️ , Ravn Teo with the Q ♣️ 2 ♥️ in the small blind and Deayoung Park with his ;Ad: 4 ♠️ flatted.
On the K ♦️ 5 ♦️ 4 ♣️ flop, Lee bet 425,000 and was called by Chen as well as Park.
The 5 ♣️ turn was checked through to the 8 ♣️ river on which Lee moved all-in for his last 2,800,000.
Chen quickly asked for a count and called, Park folded. Lee was out of his chair by the time the cards were flipped over and had to settle for fourth place.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 33,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 17,000,000 |
| Ravn Teo | 12,000,000 |
| Hung Te Lee | 0 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Park Calls Down Teo
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
Daeyoung Park raised to 600,000 with the A ♠️ 9 ♠️ and Daeyoung Park called on the button with the A ♦️ 2 ♦️ to the Q ♥️ 6 ♥️ 2 ♣️ flop.
On the 3 ♦️ turn, Teo made it 1,075,000 to go and Park came along with his bottom pair.
Teo didn't shut down but also fired the 4 ♥️ river for 1,900,000 only for Park to call and win a very solid pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 18,000,000 |
| Ravn Teo | 13,000,000 |
Level 23:
150K/300K (300K BBA)Chen Extends Lead Against Lee
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen put the new chips to use and raised to 500,000 with the A ♠️ 4 ♠️ , Daeyoung Park in the small blind with J ♣️ 9 ♣️ and Hung Te Lee in the big blind with 7 ♠️ 6 ♠️ both called.
They checked to the 8 ♦️ 5 ♠️ 2 ♦️ 3 ♠️ turn on which Lee bet 1,200,000 with his double draw.
Chen raised to 2,500,000 with his wheel and superior flush draw to force out Park while Lee used one time bank and called.
The A ♥️ came on the river and Lee made it 1,700,000 to go. Chen seemed frustrated but called to win the next big pot, inflicting further damage on Lee.
After the hand, the blinds went up to 150,000-300,000/300,000.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 17,000,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 14,000,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 3,300,000 | 11 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 28,000,000 | 93 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Big Double for Chen Against Lee
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Hung Te Lee opened the A ♣️ Q ♣️ on the button for 500,000 and Ravn Teo three-bet his 9 ♦️ 5 ♥️ to 1,700,000 from the big blind, Lee opted to flat-call.
On the Q ♦️ 10 ♥️ 10 ♠️ flop, Teo check-folded to a bet of 900,000.
Shortly thereafter, Yu Jui Chen was on the button and Lee had opened to 500,000 first to act. Chen three-bet to 1,500,000 only for Lee to four-bet to 3,300,000.
Chen wasted little time before he pushed all-in for 11,200,000 total and Chen called to put his table neighbour at risk albeit with considerable time to mull it over.
Yu Jui Chen: A ♠️ J ♦️
Hung Te Lee: A ♦️ Q ♣️
The 10 ♣️ 3 ♣️ 2 ♠️ flop and 3 ♥️ turn made a split pot possible. Instead, the J ♠️ hit on the river for Chen to double in fortunate fashion and take the lead in four-handed play.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 23,025,000 |
| Hung Te Lee | 8,200,000 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Lucky River Propels Chen
By Christian Zetzsche
Ravn Teo opened to 500,000 with the A ♣️ 4 ♣️ first to act and was called by Daeyoung Park on the button with the A ♠️ 10 ♠️ and Yu Jui Chen in the big blind who had the 7 ♣️ 3 ♣️ .
They checked the 8 ♣️ 2 ♣️ 2 ♦️ flop to the Q ♥️ turn. Chen checked and Teo bet 750,000 for Park to flat-call. Chen then check-raised to 2,100,000 with the inferior flush draw and Teo called, Park folded.
The 7 ♦️ on the river indeed improved Chen and both players checked it down for him to drag in the pot.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 19,000,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 15,000,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 17,000,000 | 68 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 11,000,000 | 44 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Park and Teo Trade Blows
By Christian Zetzsche
A limped battle of the blinds that was checked to the A ♦️ 8 ♦️ 4 ♣️ 9 ♦️ turn saw Ravn Teo bet 400,000 with the 9 ♥️ 7 ♣️ and Daeyoung Park called with the 9 ♠️ 8 ♥️ .
Teo needed an ace to chop but instead, Park improved to a full house with the 8 ♠️ river. Teo's check triggered a bet of 1,600,000 and Teo used two time bank extensions before he paid it off to get shown the bad news.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 21,000,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 16,000,000 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Park Gets Some Back From Chen
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
Daeyoung Park made it 500,000 to go with the A ♥️ 5 ♥️ and Yu Jui Chen out of the small three-bet to 1,625,000 with the A ♥️ 5 ♥️ . After Ravn Teo had folded in the big blind, Park called and they headed to the Q ♠️ 6 ♣️ 6 ♦️ flop.
Chen continued for 800,000, picking up a call by Park. The 7 ♠️ turn failed to improve either player and Chen slowed down to cheeck. Park made use of it and stabbed with a bet of 2,200,000 to force out Chen eventually.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 23,000,000 | 92 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 13,000,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 18,000,000 | 72 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 7,400,000 | 30 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Just a Casual Five-Bet Jam
By Christian Zetzsche
Ravn Teo
Yu Jui Chen opened the action with a button raise to 500,000 with the A ♥️ 2 ♠️ and Ravn Teo in the small blind three-bet to 1,500,000 with the K ♠️ K ♣️ .
Daeyoung Park in the big blind had other plans and four-bet to 3,500,000 with the A ♦️ 3 ♣️ to force out Chen.
Teo studied the board after some agony and then jammed for 19.7 million, Park folded after quickly checking his cards once.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 23,950,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 11,000,000 |
| Yu Jui Chen | 10000000 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Lee Gets Teo to Fold Best Hand
By Christian Zetzsche
Hung Te Lee
Hung Te Lee made it 500,000 to go from the button with the 9 ♣️ 8 ♥️ and was defended by Ravn Teo with the J ♥️ 10 ♦️ for them to see a flop of Q ♣️ 10 ♠️ 3 ♥️ .
Teo check-called for 450,000 and then checked the 5 ♣️ turn for Lee to fire a second barrel worth 1,600,000. After some consideration, the Singaporean folded the second pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 20,000,000 |
| Hung Te Lee | 17,000,000 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Chen Takes From Park Once More
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Yu Jui Chen made it 500,000 to go from the button with the A ♠️ 8 ♦️ and Daeyoung Park flat-called the 6 ♣️ 5 ♥️ out of the big blind.
They checked the J ♣️ 10 ♥️ 9 ♠️ flop to the 4 ♥️ turn on which Park bet 825,000 and Chen called.
Park missed to improve on the K ♦️ river and checked, Chen turned his ace-high into a bluff and bet 2,250,000 with the best hand.
His opponent didn't snap fold but Park didn't pull the trigger on a gutsy move either to let go.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 22,000,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 15,000,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 15,000,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 11,000,000 | 44 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Sheng Hung Kao Eliminated in 5th Place for NT$ 770,100 ($24,243)
By Christian Zetzsche
Sheng Hung Kao - 5th Place
Sheng Hung Kao made it 500,000 to go from the cutoff and Ravn Teo then jammed the covering stack out of the big blind for Kao to call for his last 6,575,000.
Sheng Hung Kao: 10 ♥️ 10 ♦️
Ravn Teo: 4 ♠️ 4 ♦️
The J ♦️ J ♠️ 5 ♠️ flop was no danger yet but Teo picked up a flush draw with the K ♠️ turn. What followed was the dreadful Q ♠️ on the river and even the winner winced upon dashing out the runner-runner bad beat.
Sheng Hung Kao ultimately came up short in fifth Place for NT$ 770,100 ($24,243).
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 22,000,000 |
| Sheng Hung Kao | 0 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Kao Takes Small Pot Off Lee
By Christian Zetzsche
Sheng Hung Kao raised the button to 500,000 with the 10 ♣️ 8 ♠️ and was called by Hung Te Lee in the big blind holding the J ♦️ 9 ♥️ .
Lee check-called for 250,000 on the K ♠️ 9 ♠️ 5 ♠️ flop and the 8 ♥️ turn was checked. On the 10 ♠️ river, Lee checked again and Kao checked behind to win the pot with his flush.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hung Te Lee | 14,000,000 |
| Sheng Hung Kao | 6,600,000 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Tsu Yun Yang Eliminated in 6th Place for NT$ 606,400 ($19,089)
By Christian Zetzsche
Tsu Yun Yang - 6th Place
Daeyoung Park raised to 500,000 on the button and Tsu Yun Yang in the big blind three-bet for most of his chips before he called all-in for 4,550,000 total.
Tsu Yun Yang: A ♦️ 3 ♥️
Daeyoung Park: 10 ♠️ 10 ♦️
The 8 ♣️ 6 ♦️ 5 ♠️ Q ♣️ 10 ♥️ board provided no help, instead Park even improved to a set of tens to regain the lead with now five players remaining.
Yang's wild ride ended in sixth place for NT$ 606,400 ($19,089).
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 17,000,000 |
| Tsu Yun Yang | 0 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Aces Versus Kings Without a Full Double
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Yu Jui Chen raised to 500,000 with the A ♠️ A ♥️ and Daeyoung Park three-bet to 1,450,000 holding the K ♦️ K ♣️ in the small blind, which Chen elected to just call.
The A ♣️ 8 ♥️ 7 ♥️ flop saw Park bet for 950,000 and Chen only flat-called with his top set.
The board got worse with the 6 ♥️ turn and Park now checked, Chen played a time bank extension before he wagered all of his remaining 5,025,000 chips.
Park smirked and folded to get shown the aces.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 12,000,000 |
| Yu Jui Chen | 10,325,000 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Park Loses the Lead
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen opened to 500,000 in the cutoff with the A ♣️ 8 ♣️ and then folded when Ravn Teo on the button three-bet to 1,250,000 with the A ♠️ K ♠️ .
In the next single-raised pot, Yu Jui Chen flopped the nuts with A ♠️ J ♠️ and Tsu Yun Yang check-folded 3 ♦️ 3 ♣️ on the K ♥️ Q ♣️ 10 ♣️ flop.
Daeyoung Park raised the A ♦️ 7 ♦️ next and was called by Hung Te Lee in the small blind with the A ♣️ 10 ♣️ and Chen with the 10 ♦️ 6 ♦️ in the big blind. They checked the J ♣️ 10 ♠️ 4 ♥️ flop to the 3 ♣️ turn and Chen bet 750,000 with his pair of tens.
Park folded and Lee flat-called. They checked the 8 ♣️ river and Lee won the pot with his ace-high flush.
Park opened the A ♦️ 9 ♠️ first to act and Lee flatted the J ♥️ J ♥️ behind once more. Ravn Teo joined the party with the Q ♥️ 2 ♥️ in the big blind and checked on 6 ♠️ 3 ♠️ 3 ♥️ . Park continued for 650,000 and Lee called, Teo folded.
Lee locked it up with the J ♠️ turn and flatted another bet of 1,350,000 by the chip leader. That led them to the 3 ♦️ river on which Park saved chips with a check, Lee bet 1,400,000 and received a quick fold.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 15,000,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 13,000,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Sheng Hung Kao | Taiwan | 7,100,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Tsu Yun Yang | Taiwan | 4,800,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 15,000,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 7,400,000 | 30 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Continuation Bet Works for Lee
By Christian Zetzsche
Hung Te Lee
Daeyoung Park opened to 500,000 with the J ♣️ 7 ♣️ and Tsu Yun Yang in the small blind jammed for 4,050,000 with the A ♥️ J ♥️ in the small blind.
Park was without time banks and mulled it over for the thirty seconds he had to act before folding.
A few hands later, Hung Te Lee opened the button with the 9 ♣️ 8 ♣️ to 500,000 and Ravn Teo called with Q ♦️ 9 ♥️ to whiff the A ♠️ K ♠️ 4 ♣️ flop. Teo checked and Lee bet to win the pot right there.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 14,000,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 17,000,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Sheng Hung Kao | Taiwan | 7,800,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Tsu Yun Yang | Taiwan | 5,100,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 9,800,000 | 39 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 8,700,000 | 35 |
Level 22:
125K/250K (250K BBA)Kao Turns Best Hand Against Lee
By Christian Zetzsche
Sheng Hung Kao
Hung Te Lee raised to 500,000 with the A ♥️ 9 ♠️ and Sheng Hung Kao defended the J ♣️ 10 ♦️ in the big blind.
Both players checked the 5 ♦️ 4 ♥️ 3 ♦️ flop and J ♦️ turn to the 3 ♣️ river. Kao now bet 1,500,000 into 1,375,000 and Lee folded to see both players nearly even in chips.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hung Te Lee | 8,400,000 |
| Sheng Hung Kao | 8,400,000 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Updated Counts for the Final Six Players
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park raised to 400,000 with the Q ♦️ 3 ♦️ and Sheng Hung Kao in the hijack three-bet to 1,000,000 with the A ♠️ A ♦️ . It folded back to Park and he pondered about it before folding.
Sheng Hung Kao then got a four-bet shove through and the final six players then went on their first 15-minute break. When they return, the action switches to hand-based format with 30 hands per level to be played.
Below are the updated counts for the next blinds of 125,000-250,000/250,000.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 15,000,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 18,000,000 | 72 |
| 5 | Sheng Hung Kao | Taiwan | 7,400,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Tsu Yun Yang | Taiwan | 4,300,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 8,900,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 8,700,000 | 35 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Sin Ren Chen Eliminated in 7th Place for NT$ 491,000 ($15,457)
By Christian Zetzsche
Sin Ren Chen - 7th Place
Sin Ren Chen raised to 400,000 from an early position with the K ♠️ Q ♦️ and Hung Te Lee flat-called with the A ♠️ A ♦️ in the next seat, whereas all other players folded.
The K ♣️ 10 ♦️ 3 ♠️ flop spelled disaster for Chen who made top pair. He bet 400,000 and Lee continued with just calling behind.
After the 9 ♠️ turn, Chen picked up a gutshot and bet 1,100,000. Lee called the second street in a row and that led them to the 10 ♣️ on the river.
Chen had 2,060,000 behind and double-checked his cards before he moved all-in, Lee instantly called. Both stacks were verified and Chen departed in seventh place.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hung Te Lee | 10,285,000 |
| Sin Ren Chen | 0 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Chieh Wei Lee Eliminated in 8th Place for NT$ 406,600 ($12,800)
By Christian Zetzsche
Chieh Wei Lee - 8th Place
With the first pay jump secured, Chieh Wei Lee pushed all-in for the last 2,050,000 from the cutoff and Daeyoung Park had an easy call in the big blind.
Chieh Wei Lee: 4 ♦️ 4 ♣️
Daeyoung Park: J ♥️ J ♣️
No help came on the A ♠️ 10 ♣️ 5 ♦️ Q ♦️ A ♦️ board and the field was reduced to the final seven hopefuls. Lee collected NT$ 406,600 ($12,800) for his efforts and all players now have NT$ 491,000 ($15,457) locked up.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 18,680,000 |
| Chieh Wei Lee | 0 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Eliminated in 9th Place for NT$ 342,900 ($10,794)
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu You Ci Tsai - 9th Place
Ravn Teo pushed all-in out of the small blind and the table short stack Yu You Ci Tsai called all-in for fewer than five big blinds.
Yu You Ci Tsai: A ♠️ K ♥️
Ravn Teo: 3 ♠️ 3 ♦️
The classic flip went to Teo on the 9 ♣️ 6 ♥️ 4 ♠️ 3 ♥️ 10 ♠️ board and the first player was sent to the rail in the 21st hand of the final table.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 15,585,000 |
| Yu You Ci Tsai | 0 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Lee Jams Into Lee
By Christian Zetzsche
Hung Te Lee raised the button to 400,000 with the 8 ♠️ 8 ♣️ and Chieh Wei Lee in the big blind looked down on the 2 ♥️ 2 ♦️ . He used a time bank extension before three-betting to 1,000,000 and Lee then moved all-in.
The other Lee only had just shy of eleven blinds behind and folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hung Te Lee | 5,825,000 |
| Chieh Wei Lee | 2,150,000 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)The Double Up Galore Continues
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
The action folded to Hung Te Lee in the small blind and he pushed all-in only for Yu Jui Chen to instantly call for the last 4,285,000.
Yu Jui Chen: A ♥️ A ♦️
Hung Te Lee: 10 ♥️ 8 ♥️
The 9 ♦️ 3 ♦️ 3 ♥️ 3 ♣️ 5 ♣️ runout was no threat for the aces and Chen doubled.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Yu Jui Chen | 8,770,000 |
| Hung Te Lee | 4,525,000 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Chen Double Dents Yang Further
By Christian Zetzsche
Sin Ren Chen
Shortly after losing a big portion of his stack, Tsu Yun Yang
Sin Ren Chen: A ♣️ 10 ♦️
Tsu Yun Yang: J ♦️ 7 ♦️
The A ♥️ 3 ♦️ 2 ♦️ Q ♣️ 4 ♣️ runout awarded the double to Chen for 1,930,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Tsu Yun Yang | 4,770,000 |
| Sin Ren Chen | 4,060,000 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Park Doubles Into the Lead Against Yang
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
Daeyoung Park raised to 400,000 on the button with the 9 ♥️ 8 ♠️ and was called by Tsu Yun Yang in the big blind with the 10 ♥️ 5 ♥️ .
On the A ♠️ 9 ♠️ 3 ♥️ flop, Yang checked and Park continued for 325,000 with his second pair. Yang had other plans and check-raised to 1,100,000 for Park to call.
The 8 ♥️ followed on the turn to promise fireworks, as Yang found a flush draw against the two pair of Park. Yang now checked and Park bet 1,500,000. What followed was the quick shove by Yang and that sent Park deep into the tank.
He had received new time banks to start the final table and used all of them before making the call in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
The river was the 4 ♦️ and Park dougled into the lead.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 16,130,000 |
| Tsu Yun Yang | 6,700,000 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Yang and Lee Chop It Up
By Christian Zetzsche
Tsu Yun Yang raised to 400,000 from under the gun with the A ♣️ K ♥️ and then called the three-bet shove by Chieh Wei Lee, who flipped over the A ♠️ K ♦️ .
There was no upset on the 10 ♣️ 3 ♥️ 2 ♠️ Q ♠️ 7 ♥️ runout and they chopped up some profit.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Tsu Yun Yang | 14,815,000 |
| Chieh Wei Lee | 3,350,000 |
Level 21:
100K/200K (200K BBA)Teo Jams Into Park
By Christian Zetzsche
Ravn Teo
Daeyoung Park raised to 400,000 in the first hand of the new level with the A ♦️ 10 ♥️ and Sheng Hung Kao three-bet to 1,100,000 in the next seat holding the J ♠️ J ♥️ .
Sin Ren Chen folded the A ♥️ Q ♦️ behind and all other players got out of the way as well. After short consideration, Park tossed his cards into the muck.
Down to fewer than 11 big blinds and in middle position, Chen also folded the A ♥️ 6 ♥️ whereas Ravn Teo opened the button to 400,000 with the A ♠️ 7 ♣️ .
Park three-bet big to 1,500,000 with the K ♦️ 4 ♠️ only for Teo to pull the trigger and four-bet shove. Park didn't snap fold but ended up sending the cards into the muck.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 14,385,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 8,015,000 |
Level 20:
100K/150K (150K BBA)Teo Turns a Full House Against Parkl
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park raised to 300,000 with the A ♦️ J ♣️ and was claled by Ravn Teo in the big blind with the 7 ♦️ 7 ♣️ for a flop of 5 ♥️ 5 ♣️ 2 ♦️ .
Teo check-called for 200,000 and then hit gin with the 7 ♠️ turn to check again. Park fired a bet of 650,000 into the oblivion and Teo opted to only flat call.
On the 8 ♣️ river, Teo led for only 450,000 and Park fell for it to call and get shown the full house.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 12,685,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 10,115,000 |
Level 20:
100K/150K (150K BBA)Lee Doubles Through Kao
By Christian Zetzsche
Hung Te Lee
Sheng Hung Kao raised to 300,000 from middle position and Hung Te Lee then pushed all-in from the button for 4,405,000. It folded back to Kao who asked for a count and reluctantly called after using a time bank.
Hung Te Lee: A ♠️ K ♥️
Sheng Hung Kao: A ♣️ Q ♦️
The kicker played on the 10 ♦️ 10 ♥️ 4 ♣️ 9 ♥️ 3 ♥️ board and both players essentially swapped stacks.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hung Te Lee | 9,210,000 |
| Sheng Hung Kao | 4,345,000 |
Level 20:
100K/150K (150K BBA)Teo Doesn't Bluff the River
By Christian Zetzsche
Ravn Teo
Ravn Teo opened to 300,000 with the 10 ♥️ 8 ♥️ and Sheng Hung Kao called in the hijack with the 10 ♠️ 10 ♣️ .
Teo check-raised the :7de: 6 ♥️ 4 ♣️ flop from 350,000 to 950,000 and Kao came along to the 3 ♣️ turn.
Both players checked to the Q ♣️ on the river on which Teo opted not to bluff and forfeit the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 10,985,000 |
| Sheng Hung Kao | 8,750,000 |
Level 20:
100K/150K (150K BBA)Park Jams With Kings
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park
Ravn Teo raised to 300,000 from an early position with the Q ♥️ J ♦️ and Daeyoung Park in the hijack three-bet to 850,000 with the K ♥️ K ♣️ .
Sheng Hung Kao in the cutoff then four-bet small to 1,600,000 and Teo folded right away.
Park then piled it in for 9,415,000 total and Kao immediately grimaced while asking the next count.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 12,235,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 11,715,000 |
| Sheng Hung Kao | 7,100,000 |
Level 20:
100K/150K (150K BBA)Four-Bet Shove Without a Call
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen raised to 300,000 from an early position with the K ♥️ K ♦️ and Sheng Hung Kao on the button three-bet to 750,000 with the K ♠️ Q ♣️ . It folded back to Chen who gave it some thought before declaring all-in for 3,735,000 total.
Kao asked for a count, checked his cards again and folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sheng Hung Kao | 8,700,000 |
| Yu Jui Chen | 4,885,000 |
Level 20:
100K/150K (150K BBA)Yang Gets Value From Lee
By Christian Zetzsche
Tsu Yun Yang
Tsu Yun Yang made it 300,000 to go first to act holding the J ♠️ 10 ♠️ and picked up a single caller in Chieh Wei Lee with the 6 ♠️ 6 ♣️ in the hijack. Despite missing the K ♦️ 5 ♠️ 2 ♣️ flop, Yang bet 225,000 and Lee stuck around.
The 10 ♣️ turn improved Yang and he checked this time, Lee checked back to the 2 ♥️ river.
Yang now made it 350,000 to go and Lee called to get shown the bad news.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Tsu Yun Yang | 14,690,000 |
| Chieh Wei Lee | 3,500,000 |
Another Premium Shove Without Call
By Christian Zetzsche
Yu Jui Chen
Tsu Yun Yang raised to 300,000 with the A ♥️ 5 ♦️ and Yu Jui Chen moved all-in for 3,055,000 with the K ♥️ K ♣️ in the cutoff.
Ravn Teo in the small blind glanced at the 8 ♠️ 8 ♣️ and asked for a count. No call followed, as Teo and Yang both opted to get out of the way.
Ravn Teo made it 300,000 from the small blind with the Q ♦️ 5 ♦️ and Daeyoung Park defended J ♠️ 2 ♦️ from the big blind. Neither player hit the A ♠️ A ♥️ 8 ♥️ flop and Park checked, Teo bet the minimum and it was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ravn Teo | 12,535,000 |
| Daeyoung Park | 9,515,000 |
| Yu Jui Chen | 3,735,000 |
Level 20:
100K/150K (150K BBA)Final Table Action Underway
By Christian Zetzsche
Daeyoung Park raised to 300,000 with the 2 ♠️ 2 ♦️ in the first hand of the final table and won the blinds.
Yu You Ci Tsai then picked up the A ♦️ A ♥️ from under the gun and pushed all-in for 1,600,000. Tsu Yun Yang gave it some thought with the K ♣️ J ♦️ and folded, no other player made the call either.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Daeyoung Park | 9,965,000 |
| Yu You Ci Tsai | 2,000,000 |
Winner to be Crowned in the 2026 Gods of Poker Taipei II Main Event
By Christian Zetzsche
At half past noon local time, the final nine players out of 520 entries in the 2026 Gods of Poker Taipei II Main Event will return to their seats on the live stream table inside of the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan.
The crown jewel of The Trials of Wisdom held in cooperation with Taiwan's CTP Club will determine who takes home the biggest slices of the NT$ 17 Million guaranteed prize pool with all of those still in contention enjoying a healthy overlay.
Leading the way is the hyper aggressive Tsu Yun Yang with a stack of 13,715,000 after taking over the lead in the final hand of Day 2 against Daeyoung Park (9,565,000). Both players were responsible for numerous exhilarating pots during the business end of yesterday evening and more fireworks can be expected today.
Second in chips is Singapore's start of Day 2 chip leader Ravn Teo (12,385,000) whereas bubble burster Sheng Hung Kao is in third place holding a stack of 9,850,000.
Seven of the nine finalists are hailing from Taiwan and will aim to keep the trophy on home soil. Second shortest stack is Sin Ren Chen, who came back from just over three big blinds on the final table bubble to reach the final nine.
Sin Ren Chen
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
| 1 | Chieh Wei Lee | Taiwan | 4,775,000 | 32 |
| 2 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 12,385,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Yu You Ci Tsai | Taiwan | 1,600,000 | 11 |
| 4 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 9,565,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Sheng Hung Kao | Taiwan | 9,850,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Tsu Yun Yang | Taiwan | 13,715,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Sin Ren Chen | Taiwan | 2,530,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 4,680,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Yu Jui Chen | Taiwan | 3,135,000 | 21 |
The action will resume in level 20 with blinds of 100,000-150,000/150,000.. During each blind level, a total of 30 hands will be played all the way until a champion has been crowned.
All players have locked up a cash prize of at least NT$ 342,900 ($10,794) for their efforts but the winner can look forward to a payday of NT$ 3,424,400 ($107,800) and the stunning GOP Main Event gauntlet trophy.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize (in NT$) | Prize (in USD) |
| 1 | 3,424,400 | $107,800 |
| 2 | 2,079,800 | $65,472 |
| 3 | 1,403,400 | $44,179 |
| 4 | 1,014,600 | $31,940 |
| 5 | 770,100 | $24,243 |
| 6 | 606,400 | $19,089 |
| 7 | 491,000 | $15,457 |
| 8 | 406,600 | $12,800 |
| 9 | 342,900 | $10,794 |
The conclusion of the Main Event will be streamed with cards-up coverage and commentary in Chinese on the Gods of Poker YouTube channel. All live updates for the final day will be published according to the 30-minute security delay in order to not spoil any of the action.