Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)Shuixiang Lai Crushes Flight C
By Tricia David
Shuixiang Lai
Flight C is in the bag with the final four players advancing out of the 27 entries. Shuixiang Lai went on a tear at the final table, knocking out two players just before the bubble round to bag up 1,274,000 (51 bb). This placed him second in the current Day 2 pecking order.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Shuixiang Lai | 1,274,000 |
| Murata Haruto | 853,000 |
| Isaac Hechanova | 725,000 |
| Wei Yan | 388,000 |
The survivors are all guaranteed a piece of the $500,000 prize pool. For the moment, they can enjoy a couple of days off before returning to the arena for Day 2 which takes place on Friday, April 3, 2026.
They await the results of the final two flights with Flight D taking place on Wednesday, April 1 at 12:30PM and Flight E on Thursday at 6:00PM.
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)Yao Liu Bubbles Flight C
By Tricia David
Isaac Hechanova and Yao Liu
Isaac Hechanova opened then called Yao Liu's shove with a covering stack.
Yao Liu: A ♥️ 2 ♥️
Isaac Hechanova; A ♣️ 10 ♦️
Liu needed help to avoid busting on the bubble however none arrived to fall on a board of 3 ♣️ J ♠️ J ♣️ K ♦️ 10 ♥️.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Isaac Hechanova | 725,000 |
| Yao Liu | 0 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Shuixiang Lai Denies Wenhai Li's Overcards
By Tricia David
Wenhai Li
Wenhai Li shoved his last 193,000 holding Q ♥️ 10 ♥️ and Shuixiang Liu called with 8 ♦️ 8 ♣️ to put him in danger of elimination.
Elimination is what followed when the board offered no gems for Li, instead running J ♣️ K ♣️ K ♥️ 4 ♠️ 2 ♥️.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Shuixiang Lai | 1,325,000 |
| Wenhai Li | 0 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Shuixiang Liu Rails Eike Strub
By Tricia David
Eike Strub
Eike Strub went all in for his last 150,000 and got called by Shuixiang Lai. Upon revealing, Lai was ahead though Strub's cards were live.
Eike Strub: Q ♦️ J ♣️
Shuixiang Lai: A ♠️ 10 ♦️
As soon as an ace landed on the board, 4 ♦️ A ♣️ 3 ♦️, Strub's chances were very slim. The turn 3 ♠️ sealed his fate, and the river 3 ♣️ was just for formality.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Shuixiang Lai | 1,100,000 |
| Eike Strub | 0 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Shuixiang Lai vs Yao Liu
By Tricia David
Shuixiang Lai
Yao Liu raised 40,000 on the button and Shuixiang Lai defended his big blind. On the flop and turn K ♥️ 8 ♥️ J ♣️ 4 ♠️, Liu fired 30,000 and 100,000, both were check-called to complete the board with the 7 ♦️ river.
Lai checked, Liu slowed down and checked back. Lai was first to show K ♦️ 9 ♦️ and tabled top pair to claim the pot.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Shuixiang Lai | 950,000 |
| Yao Liu | 210,000 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Wei Yan Lucks Out On Three-Way Cooler
By Tricia David
Wei Yan and Wenhai Li
Three-way action preflop!
Wei Yan: K ♥️ K ♠️
Wenhai Li: A ♦️ A ♥️
Long Chen: 8 ♦️ 8 ♣️
Li has both players covered however the board denied him the sweep running J ♠️ 4 ♠️ 9 ♦️ K ♦️ K ♣️.
Yan tripled up and Li won the side pot. Chen was eliminated.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Wei Yan | 360,000 |
| Wenhai Li | 204,000 |
| Long Chen | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Dakota Anderson Runs Smack Intp Aces
By Tricia David
Dakota Anderson and Murata Haruto
After several uncalled shoves around the felt, Dakota Anderson was joined by Murata Haruto to isolate the action.
Dakota Anderson: 2 ♠️ 2 ♦️
Murata Haruto; A ♣️ A ♠️
The board was 6 ♣️ 8 ♦️ 3 ♠️ Q ♣️ 9 ♣️. After the count, Anderson was covered by a hair.
Only 4 busts needed before Flight C ends.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Murata Haruto | 782,000 |
| Dakota Anderson | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Final 9 Players of Flight C; Race to ITM
By Tricia David
From a field of 27 entries, only four out of the final 9 players will advance to the ITM round.
| SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
| 1 | Shuixiang Lai | 749,000 |
| 2 | Dakota Anderson | 315,000 |
| 3 | Murata Haruto | 366,000 |
| 4 | Wei Yan | 103,000 |
| 5 | Wenhai Li | 335,000 |
| 6 | Isaac Hechanova | 560,000 |
| 7 | Long Chen | 164,000 |
| 8 | Yao Liu | 436,000 |
| 9 | Eike Strub | 162,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Flight C Closes With 27 Entries
By Tricia David
The third flight to the GOP Main Event drew 27 entries across the two levels of registration to bring the cumulative tally to 117 entries. Flight C will bag up once the field is down to 4 players.
Live updates will start at the final 9.
GOP Main Event Flight C Kicks Off At 6:00PM
By Tricia David
Good news to all! The Gods Of Poker Main Event takes the floor today, Tuesday, March 31 with not one but two flights. Taking place at NagaWorld Phnom Penh, the first is Flight B at 12:30PM followed by Flight C at 6:00PM.
These flights offer the fastest structure with late registration running a total of 180 minutes - 60 minutes for Level 1 and 120 minutes for Level 2. Once reg closes, Flight B levels increase every 30 minutes and Flight C levels increase faster, every 20 minutes.
- Buy-In: $1,540
- Guarantee: $500,000
- Trophy: Black-and-Gold Gauntlet
- Starting stack: 120,000 (120 bb at opening level)
Be sure to check the schedule for all the details.
For All About the GOP Main Event, click here.
At yesterday's Flight A, Brazil's Gustavo Silva Campos set the bar at 1,225,000 in chips with closing blinds of 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000. A total of 48 turned up and 7 players advanced to Day 2 / ITM stage.
For the Flight A live reports and survivors list, click here.