It was a mountain to climb - perhaps even the Olympus itself – to reach the NT$ 17 Million guarantee in the flagship Gods of Poker Taipei II Main Event as only 145 entries has been recorded prior to the final day of flights. Nearly 600 were needed for the NT$ 33,000 buy-in to cover the ambitious goal and it turned out to be too tall of a task despite very respectable numbers in the final two flights at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City.
Flight D became the largest of all five with a staggering 208 entries of which 29 players made it through, whereas the turbo Flight 1E added another 167 entries to the equation. In the end, the field was set with an attendance of 520 entries to provide more extra value to all participants at Taiwan's number one venue for live poker events.
A new overall chip leader was crowned today as Singapore's Ravn Teo ran hot during the bubble period in Flight D to amass a staggering 2,735,000 in chips. The local king of trash talk Chia Hsiang Ko (2,044,000) had about as many chips as well but lost a late all-in to drop to second place, just ahead of Thailand's Chanyoot Ruangsakul (1,974,000) and Tsai Yu You Ci (1,900,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | BB Day 2 |
| 1 | Ravn Teo | Singapore | 2,735,000 | 171 |
| 2 | Chyan Pu Huang | Taiwan | 2,117,000 | 132 |
| 3 | Kristof Segers | Belgium | 2,085,000 | 130 |
| 4 | Chia Hsiang Ko | Taiwan | 2,044,000 | 128 |
| 5 | Chanyoot Ruangsakul | Thailand | 1,974,000 | 123 |
| 6 | King Lun Alan Lau | Hong Kong | 1,953,000 | 122 |
| 7 | Tsai Yu You Ci | Taiwan | 1,900,000 | 119 |
| 8 | Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 1,600,000 | 100 |
| 9 | Daeyoung Park | South Korea | 1,559,000 | 97 |
| 10 | Masaki Saito | Japan | 1,521,000 | 95 |
The blinds will resume at 8,000-16,000 with a big blind ante of 16,000 and the level duration increases to 60 minutes each from now on until the final table has been determined, after the tournament switches to 30 hands per level.
All players have locked up NT$ 63,800 for surviving their respective opening flight and reaching the nine-handed final table - if that shall be the case today - would secure at least NT$ 342,900 for the efforts. The winner is slated to take home the top prize of NT$ 3,424,400 and gorgeous GOP Main Event gauntlet trophy.
Today's action will also be broadcast with cards-up coverage and commentary on a 30-minute delay on the Gods of Poker YouTube and CTP Club Twitch channel.