Kunal Patni
In just a quick 17 heads up hands, India's Kunal Patni defeated Miyoung Cho to clinch the first GOP Main Event title in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. For his dominating performance, Patni shipped the $109,540 top prize and became the newest owner of the black-and-gold gauntlet.
Final 9 Payouts
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kunal Patni | $109,540 |
| 2nd | Miyoung Cho | $66,980 |
| 3rd | Feng Yang | $45,515 |
| 4th | Rohit | $33,135 |
| 5th | Murata Haruto | $25,330 |
| 6th | Peng Sen Wu | $20,080 |
| 7th | Wei Yan | $16,370 |
| 8th | Alen Bakovic | $13,650 |
| 9th | Le Ngoc Khanh | $11,595 |
Final Table Recap
The GOP Phnom Penh Main Event drew 289 entries for a prize pool of $500,000. Running from March 30 to April 4, 2026 at world-class NagaWorld Integrated Resorts, the money flowed at Day 2 starting at 41 players with the largest cuts claimed on the final day with nine players vying for the lone six-figure top prize and the black-and-gold gauntlet.
Bottom (L-R): Miyoung Cho, Feng Yang, Alen Bakovic, Peng Sen Wu; Top :L-R:: Le Ngoc Khanh, Wei Yan, Kunal Patni, Rohit, Murata Haruto
India's Kunal Patni led the chase with 79 bb while Vietnam's Le Ngoc Khanh brought up the rear with 8 bb. Le's hunt was cut short, falling to Patni in just the third hand of the day on a flip. Another all in showdown followed on the next hand with Wei Yan surviving by winning the flip against Peng Sen Wu.
Kunal Patni
Patni stayed in control, grinding to a commanding 91 bb, while Alen Bakovic met his end in 8th place when he shoved on the turn with top two pair only to be behind Miyoung Cho's set.
At seven-handed, Cho continued to climb and slid into the lead when Patni's mis-timed push resulted in a double up for Rohit. Patni recovered after denying Yan's river bluff to knock him out in 7th place.
Miyoung Cho
At six-handed, Cho surged again, on a cooler against Rohit with a straight on the flop.It didn't take long for Patni to recalim it, railing Wu in 6th place. The five-handed round saw chips move fast from player to player leading to the next all-in clash with Murata Haruto eliminated in 5th place by Feng Yang.
A rare moment in poker, Patni tabled a royal flush and got value off Yang. Both players met again with Yang getting lucky to avoid the rail.
At Hand #130, Rohit could not keep up and was eliminated in 4th place by Patni who dominated throughout. Down to the final three, Patni held a slim lead over Cho while Yang sat with half their stack size.
Feng Yang
Yang put up a strong effort against the big stacks and even landed a shocking lucky flush to keep his hopes alive, but by Hand #142, he was dealt his last hand. Yang was ousted in 3rd place by Patni on a cooler with pocket Queens falling to pocket Aces. This brought about heads up with Patni ahead 73 bb to Cho's 42 bb.
Despite the deep stacks, it only took 17 heads-up hands with Patni railroading Cho. Down to 18 bb, Cho called Patni's shove and was outdrawn in 2nd place.
Congratulations to the champ, Kunal Patni! This was his first ever Main Event live tournament win.