GOP Main Event - Final Day - KRW 700M GTD

Chien Te Lee

On the seventh heads-up hand. Chien Te Lee raised to 650,000 on the button and Kyung Min Lee moved all in. Chien Te Lee called, putting his tournament life on the line.

Chien Te Lee: K ♥️ 10 ♠️

Kyung Min Lee: A ♦️ K ♣️

Kyung Min Lee was ahead and the confetti was already waiting in the wings when the flop landed K ♦️ 8 ♦️ 7 ♦️ for top pair and a flush draw. The turn 5 ♦️ completed the flush and it was all over. Chien Te Lee was eliminated in 2nd place and the Main Event found its champion.

The Black-and-Gold Gauntlet is on the felt and heads up is underway between Kyung Min Lee and Chien Te Lee! The GOP Incheon Main Event title is just one elimination away.

Kyung Min Lee leads with 36,000,000 to Chien Te Lee's 6,700,000, that's a 6:1 advantage.

Good luck to both!

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Yi Cheng Lo stunned

Painful did not even begin to describe Yi Cheng Lo’s exit from the GOP Incheon Main Event. Throughout the final table Lo maintained one of the biggest stacks until a brutal cooler brought his run to an end in 3rd place.

The hand opened with a limp from Lo out of the small blind, Kyung Min Lee raised to 735,000 out of the big blind, then Lo called.

Both players headed to a flop of 8 ♥️ 3 ♦️ 2 ♥️ where Lee continued for 555,000 and Lo check-called to bring the 9 ♥️ on the turn.

No more checking from Lo as he led out for 850,000. Lee answered with a raise to 2,000,000 and Lo called, inflating the pot to a massive 8,300,000 (34 big blinds).

As soon as the river fell 5 ♦️, Lo checked once more. Lee sized up Lo’s remaining stack before moving all in.

Covered by Lee, Lo tossed forward all of his time banks and went deep into the tank. It didn't take him long to decide to call for his tournament life only to be shown A ♣️ 4 ♣️ for a rivered straight - a sick two-outer caught on the river.

In disbelief, Lo flicked his A ♥️ 8 ♣️ to the middle and walk away wobbly and stunned.

Hiroki Karatsu

After multiple shoves that got paid, Hiroki Karatsu still could not reach the heights of the leaders to be any kind of threat. On his last shove, he was called by the leader who dominated with an ace.

Hiroki Karatsu: K ♦️ 9 ♣️

Kyung Min Lee: A ♦️ J ♣️

As soon as the flop landed A ♣️ 3 ♣️ J ♦️, Lee further improved to two pair and Karatsu was nearly dead in the water. By the turn 4 ♠️, that was it. Karatsu's hunt for the title fell short in 4th place.

Yi Cheng Lo raised to 500,000 on the button with 8 ♣️ 8 ♠️ on hand. Small blind Kyung Min Lee K ♥️ 10 ♥️ and big blind Chien Te Lee A ♥️ 3 ♦️ both called.

Three-way down the streets with everyone checking to the river 4 ♠️ 7 ♠️ 6 ♦️ K ♠️ 4 ♥️. Kyung Min Lee led out 1,000,000, only Yi Cheng Lo paid to see his hand, then mucked when shown a higher pair.

Small blind Kyung Min Lee jammed and like previous, Chien Te Lee risked his tournament life.

Chien Te Lee: A ♠️ 10 ♥️

Kyung Min Lee: 8 ♥️ 7 ♥️

After the board ran 10 ♦️ 7 ♦️ J ♠️ 2 ♠️ Q ♠️, it was another double up for Chien Te Lee.

Chien Te Lee

Chien Te Lee was all in with A ♣️ K ♣️ and on the small blind Yi Cheng Lo had him dominated in hand K ♥️ K ♦️ and in chips.

Only four outs to help Lee stay in the game, more outs fell on the flop 10 ♦️ 10 ♣️ 7 ♣️ for a possible flush. The turn 3 ♥️ was no help to Lee however the river 3 ♣️ changed it all with a club turning up for the winning flush and a double up.

Hiroki Karatsu continued to put up a strong fight against the big stacks with yet another double up. During the hand, he was all in on the button and Kyung Min Lee called to give him a sweat with his ace.

Hiroki Karatsu Q ♥️ Q ♠️

Kyung Min Lee: A ♦️ 9 ♠️

The board ran out K ♥️ K ♦️ 8 ♥️ K ♣️ 4 ♠️ for Karatsu's ladies to hold and double up with a full house.

Kyung Min Lee

After paying out a losing showdown, Yi Cheng Lo raised 500,000 with A ♣️ 5 ♠️ on hand, Kyung Min Lee three-bet to 2,100,000, Chien Te Lee frustratingly folded A ♠️ J ♦️, then action back on Lo who four-bet to 5,300,000. Kyung Miin Lee answered with a five-bet jam to win the pot then and there.

Hiroki Karatsu

With just 4 big blinds, Hiroki Karatsu shoved on the button and got called by Yi Cheng Lo.

Karatsu was in dire need of some luck with A ♠️ 4 ♠️ behind Lo's A ♣️ Q ♠️.

Luck found the window in the form of the 4 ♣️ 8 ♠️ 3 ♦️ flop. The turn J ♣️ and river K ♥️ kept Karatsu's small pair ahead to happily double up.

Kyung Min Lee shoved out of the small blind seat and short Chien Te Lee peeked at a pair on the big blind to call for his tournament life.

Chien Te Lee: 5 ♣️ 5 ♠️

Kyung Min Lee: 7 ♣️ 3 ♠️

The board 9 ♥️ 3 ♦️ 10 ♣️ 8 ♣️ 8 ♥️ kept Chien Te Lee ahead to celebrate his double up and rub the sweat off his brow.

Woo Hyon Shin

On the small blind, Woo Hyon Shin raised to 800,000 but still wasn't able to get big blind Yi Cheng Lo to fold.

The flop 7 ♠️ A ♦️ 3 ♠️ drew a 1,000,000 c-bet from Shin and Lo called. Heavier action followed on the turn 6 ♥️ as Shin jammed from 6,600,000 and Lo snap-called to put Shin on the ropes for his tournament life.

Woo Hyon Shin: A ♠️ K ♦️

Yi Cheng Lo: 7 ♥️ 6 ♠️

Shin needed to find one of his eight outs but it was not to be with the J ♠️ on the river to end his run in 5th place.

With that takedown, Lo catapulted to the top of the counts and sits on over half of the chips in play.

Hiroki Karatsu doubles up

With no action before him, Chien Te Lee jammed out of the small blind and Hiroki Karatsu snap-called while risking his tournament life.

Hiroki Karatsu: A ♥️ A ♣️

Chien Te Lee: 3 ♣️ A ♦️ Q ♦️

Karatsu was in prime shape for a double up with the nuts hole cards. The board ensured it running A ♦️ Q ♦️ 3 ♣️ :8s; 4 ♥️.

Yi Cheng Lo

Yi Cheng Lo min-raised on the button with A ♥️ 9 ♣️ and got action from the small blind Kyung Min Lee A ♠️ 6 ♣️ who three-bet 1,500,000. Lo called to bring the pot to 3,800,000.

More chips went in on the flop 2 ♦️ 9 ♥️ K ♦️ with Lee betting 1,100,000 and Lo called to take it to the turn 3 ♠️.

Lee put the brakes on and checked, Lo took the chance to fire 1,900,000 and won the pot with Lee folding.

Chien Te Lee

Chien Te Lee was down to just 9 big blinds and three-bet jammed. Chip leader Kyung Min Lee called to put him at risk of elimination.

Chien Te Lee: A ♠️ 8 ♥️

Kyung Min Lee: K ♣️ 8 ♠️

The board ran out 2 ♦️ 4 ♣️ J ♣️ 7 ♥️ 2 ♥️ for Lee to pick up a clean double.

Haisheng Qiu

After losing a chunk of his stack, Haisheng Qiu jammed and his nemesis Kyung Min Lee made the call for 1,700,000.

Haisheng Qiu: Q ♣️ J ♥️

Kyung Min Lee: 10 ♥️ 10 ♣️

With overcards , Qiu had a fifty-fifth chance however no hits on the flop :4c; 6 ♥️ 8 ♠️ diminished his percentage. The turn 4 ♦️ was also a blank, and with the river K ♣️, Qiu's run ended in 6th place.

Kyung Min Lee

Kyung Min Lee just won a couple of pots and landed a larger one in this hand against Haisheng Qiu.

With A ♣️ 8 ♣️ on hand at under the gun, Lee made it 325,000 to go and got a game going when Haisheng Qiu called on the button with 10 ♦️ 9 ♦️

The flop J ♣️ 5 ♥️ 9 ♣️ drew a 200,000 bet from Lee and Qiu quickly tossed in the call. The turn 9 ♥️ gave Qiu trips and after Lee checked, Qiu bet 800,000. Lee called to take it to the final street where the 7 ♣️ appeared on the river.

Lee improved to a flush and resumed control with a 2,900,000 bet, Qiu tank-called then flicked open the 9 ♦️ trips after Lee revealed the rivered flush.

Lee is now well in the driver's seat with 17,000,000.

Evgenii Chzhen

With no action before him, Yi Cheng Lo Q ♦️ 9 ♦️ opened on the button and had to work for the blinds and ante with big blind Evgenii Chzhen defending with A ♦️ 7 ♥️.

The flop landed 2 ♦️ 10 ♦️ A ♣️ giving Chzhen top pair which he checked while Lo continued with a 200,000 bet. Chzhen called for the turn K ♣️.

Lo picked up chips again and fired a larger 800,000 bet. Repeat action from Chzhen who check-called to complete the runout with the 6 ♦️ river.

One more open-check from Chzhen while Lo assessed the board then jammed. Chzhen snap-called only to see the bad news.

Chzhen exited in 7th place while Lo zoomed to the top of the counts.

Yi Cheng Lo

Kyung Min Lee got dealt A ♠️ Q ♥️ and opened 325,000. He was called by Chien Te Lee 10 ♣️ 10 ♠️ at hijack and big blind Yi Cheng Lo J ♠️ 9 ♣️ topped up.

A low flop landed 8 ♣️ 7 ♦️ 4 ♠️ inducing a bet from Chien Te Lee for 325,000. Lo check-raised to 1,000,000, Kyung Min Lee got out of the heat, and Chien Te Lee called.

Set up card on the turn 10 ♥️ with Lo making his straight while Chien Te Lee improved to a set. Lo jammed and was snap-called.

Chien Te Lee had outs to burn the straight but it did not arrive on the river 2 ♣️ to pay the double up.

Dong Yan

Following a raise by Dong Yan at middle position, small blind Kyung Min Lee fired a three-bet to 1,400,000. Action swung back to Yan who counted out his stack then four-bet jammed. Lee snap-called with a covering stack and gave Yan the bad news.

Dong Yan: 8 ♦️ 8 ♥️

Kyung Min Lee: 10 ♥️ 10 ♦️

The board bricked for Yan, running out 5 ♠️ Q ♦️ 5 ♣️ 6 ♣️ 10 ♣️ for a full house to Lee. Yan packed to collect his 8th place winnings.

With that takedown, Lee catapulted to the top of the counts.

Woo Hyon Shin

Following a raise from chip leader Haisheng Qiu, button player Woo Hyon Shin jammed 2,800,000 and Qiu called to put Shin's tournament life on the line.

Woo Hyon Shin: A ♦️ J ♦️

Haisheng Qiu: A ♠️ Q ♦️

A jack quickly arrived on the flop 5 ♥️ J ♣️ 2 ♣️ to improve Shin. The turn 7 ♠️ kept him ahead, and with the river 8 ♣️, Shin doubled up to stay in contention for the title.

Haisheng Qiu

Dong Yan opened at cutoff with 4 ♠️ 4 ♦️ on hand, Haisheng Qiu called on the button with A ♦️ 8 ♦️, and small blind Woo Hyon Shin topped up with K ♣️ 5 ♣️.

Everyone checked the flop A ♠️ 9 ♣️ 9 ♦️ with Qiu improving. The turn J ♣️ saw Yan take a stab with for 225,000 for his flush draw which drew calls from Qiu and Shin to reach the river 10 ♠️.

A pot of 2,000,000 was now up for grabs but no one bet. Qiu's higher two pair was best to take down the pot and widen his lead from the pack.

Yi Cheng Lo

First to act Yi Cheng Lo peeked at K ♦️ K ♣️ and raised to 320,000. Action folded around to the big blind Woo Hyon Shin who defended with J ♥️ 5 ♥️.

The flop A ♠️ 3 ♥️ 9 ♥️ was checked by Shin while Lo continued for 280,000. With his flush draw, Shin called then landed the J ♦️ on the turn.

Both players checked for the river 10 ♠️. Shin checked again, Lo resumed with a 400,000 bet. Shin quickly called then mucked to the better pair.

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Chien Te Lee

Bullets for Chien Te Lee A ♦️ A ♣️ at under the gun was min-raised and found one customer in Woo Hyon Shin at cutoff.

The flop 2 ♠️ 7 ♠️ 4 ♥️ induced more action with Lee fueling the pot another 180,000 and Shin testing with a 400,000 raise. Lee called to take them to the turn 5 ♠️.

Lee checked to the aggressor Shin who dipped in then fired 600,000. Lee tanked then flat-called to complete the runout with the 4 ♣️ river.

No brakes for Shin who fired 1,500,000. Lee tanked again until he used up one time chip then called.

Shin was bluffing for Lee to ship a pot worth 25 big blinds.

Kyung Min Lee

Pocket pairs in the house! From middle position, Woo Hyon Shin was dealt 6 ♣️ 6 ♦️ and raised to 240,000. At cutoff, Kyung Min Lee called with 10 ♥️ 10 ♠️, and on the big blind, Hiroki Karatsu topped up with 8 ♦️ 8 ♥️.

Already ahead, Lee landed a set on the flop 9 ♦️ 10 ♦️ Q ♥️ and fired 380,000, which was enough to take down the pot.

Dong Yan got dealt premium A ♠️ K ♣️ at early position and gave it the minimum bump. Kyung Min Lee called with Q ♠️ J ♥️ and small blind Evgenii Chzhen joined as well with Q ♥️ 4 ♥️ for a three-way pot of 960,000 (8 big blinds).

The flop Q ♣️ 8 ♣️ 3 ♠️ was checked to Lee on the button, he bet 375,000 and only Chzhen continued to the turn 9 ♦️.

Lee ramped up the bet to 680,000 and still Chzhen didn't believe and paid up to buy a river card of 2 ♦️.

Chzhen checked once more, Lee tanked then checked back and won the pot with top pair.

Haisheng Qiu

Haisheng Qiu opens at hijack with A ♣️ 10 ♥️ on hand and Evgenii Chzhen defends his big blind.

Both players improved at the flop of 10 ♦️ Q ♠️ 5 ♥️ and Qiu c-bet 210,000. With the pot now at 1,100,000, Chzhen check-called to the turn 2 ♦️ where both checked and checked as well on the river 8 ♦️. With his higher pair, Qiu claimed the pot.

Looking down at 4 ♥️ 3 ♥️. Evgenii Chzhen liked his suited connectors and min-raised from early position. Small blind Woo Hyon Shin called with K ♣️ Q ♥️ then checked the flop A ♦️ 5 ♥️ 8 ♥️.

Chzhen c-bet 135,000 and Shin called, buying the turn card 7 ♥️. Chzhen landed his flush and bet 275,000. Again Shin called to take them to the river where the 5 ♣️ completed the runout.

Again Chzhen fired, making it 925,000 to go. Shin folded.

Haisheng Qiu hasn't been moving much an now found a hand to enter the arena. From under the gun, he opened with A ♣️ 3 ♣️ on hand and got calls from Woo Hyon Shin 7 ♣️ 7 ♦️ and Dong Yan A ♠️ 9 ♥️.

Yan checked to Shin who took the reins with a 900,000 bet for his set. Yan got out of the way and Qiu let go as well having missed completely.

Hiroki Karatsu

Yi Cheng Lo looked down at A ♦️ 9 ♦️ and raised to 240,000 out of the hijack seat. Hiroki Karatsu had 5 ♥️ 4 ♦️ connectors and defended on the big blind.

Money flop for Karatsu who open-fired 21,000 at the flop 6 ♥️ 7 ♦️ 3 ♣️ for his made straight. Lo tested with a pop to 560,000, and Karatsu called to head to the turn where the Q ♥️ appeared.

Karatsu backed down and checked sending the decision to Lo who fired again for 340,000. Karatsku punched back with a check-raise to 800,000 and that was good enough to claim the pot.

Evgenii Chzhen

Evgenii Chzhen woke up with A ♠️ A ♥️ and gave it a bump to 250,000 out of the cutoff seat. No takers until Dong Yan on the big blind defended with Q ♠️ 5 ♠️.

The flop 10 ♦️ 7 ♥️ 4 ♠️ drew more action with Lee pumping the pot another 225,000. Yan answered with a check-raise to 635,000 which didn't push out Chzhen who defended his aces.

Yan switched up on the turn :2 ♥️ continuing his aggression with a 750,000 bet. Chzhen called and they took it to the last street where the Q ♥️ found the river.

Yan triple barreled with a shove that well covered Chzhen's stack who tanked until he found the guts to hero-call and ship a double up.

Dong Yan

Out of the hijack seat, Dong Yan 9 ♥️ 7 ♥️ min-raised, small blind Yi Cheng A ♠️ J ♠️ called, and big blind Kyung Min Lee 6 ♦️ 4 ♦️ was getting good value to top up for three-way to the flop.

After the dealer fanned A ♥️ K ♥️ 4 ♥️, it was checked to Yan who flopped a flush and bet out 315,000. Only Lo called to the turn 5 ♥️ where both players checked leading to the river 2 ♦️.

Lo checked once more, Yan tapped back and claimed the pot.

Woo Hyon Shin

Kyung Min Lee 9 ♦️ 9 ♣️ min-raised from early position, and Woo Hyon Shin A ♦️ :7h defended on the big blind. Lee continued at the flop Q ♣️ 8 ♦️ 7 ♣️ for 350,000 and with his pair spiked, Shin called again.

No slowing down fro Lee who barreled the turn 3 ♠️ for 380,000 and Shin still stuck around to boost the pot to 25 big blinds.

Shin's call paid off with the river A ♠️ giving him two pair. He checked, Lee couldn't find a third barrel and checked back to award Shin the pot.

Hiroki Karatsu

Hiroki Karatsu entered the day second to the bottom with 15 big blinds and after an orbit, he three-bet jammed out of the big blind seat. Initial raiser, Kyung Min Lee called to put Karatsu at in danger of elimination.

Hiroki Karatsu: 2 ♥️ 2 ♣️

Kyung Min Lee: A ♦️ 4 ♠️

Karatsu was flipping with his ducks holding a slight advantage. The flop J ♠️ 8 ♠️ K ♥️ kept him ahead, and through to the turn 8 ♣️ with the board pairing up. The river 5 ♦️ ended the sweat to pull in a double to 30 big blinds.

Ryoma Yamamoto all in

After several big hands dealt with no action, the first all in showdown happened on just the fourth hand of the final table with Dong Yan raising 200,000 then calling Ryoma Yamamoto's shove of just eight big blinds.

Ryoma Yamamoto: Q ♠️ Q ♦️

Dong Yan: A ♦️ 9 ♦️

With Yamamoto's tournament life on the line, he needed only to fade an ace. However, the board was all Yan A ♣️ 3 ♦️ 2 ♦️ 5 ♠️ 5 ♦️ with a top pair on the flop and nut flush on the river.

Yamamoto has had a fantastic run at the series with a title at the GOP Olympians, title at the Hyper Turbo High Roller, and now a deep run at the Main Event in 9th place. Congratulations on his strong run!

After all the introductions, cards are now flying at the GOP Incheon Main Event! Good luck to all!

For players on the rail, there are still plenty of events to conquer with the Kraken Stack running three flights - buy in is KRW 1,100,000, and for the big guns, the last gauntlet is on the line at the GOP High Roller with two flights running - buy in is KRW 6,600,000.

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GOP Incheon Main Event final 9 contenders

The wait is over. After days of grinding, the GOP Incheon Main Event comes down to its final day with 9 players remaining out of a field of 356 runners.

One of them will walk away owning the coveted Black-and-Gold Gauntlet and join the exclusive club of GOP title-holders.

Three players have worn it before. Tian Zhi Kong. Chih Wei Fan. Kunal Patni. Today, the fourth name joins that list.

Taking place at Paradise City Casino, the blinds resume at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante for 13 hands. The livestream is broadcasted on the GOP YouTube channel starting. at 1:00pm.

Live updates will also be running as the event unfolds.