GOP Main Event - Flight A - RAKE FREE!! - (40 Mins Plays to ITM) - KRW 600,000,000 GTD

Zongxin Liu and Kilian Loffler

While massive stacked Yun Yao Hung was bullying with his big stack at Table 6, on the other felt, table leader Kilian Loffler was doing the same, scooping pot after pot as his raises went unchallenged.

That changed when Zongxin Liu decided to defend his big blind.

Both players then checked through the turn, completing the board to J ♠️ Q ♦️ 7 ♦️ K ♥️ Q ♠️. Liu checked once more then Loffler sized him up, betting 200,000 that put Liu all in.

Liu went into the tank, then announced,

"Okay!" as he pushed his remaining chips forward.

Unfortunately for Liu, Loffler had the goods. He turned over Q ♥️ 9 ♣️ trips, crushing Liu's K ♠️ 2 ♠️ two pair to deliver the bubble.

With that, the final 16 players was determined and they bagged up to end Flight A.

Level 13 is underway with 17 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. It is bubble time with bagging time at ITM of 16 players. Blinds are now 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000.

Yun Yao Hung

Yun Yao Hung became the first player to cross the two-million chip mark, and Yang Tsu Yun paid the price.

Just a few hands earlier, Yun paid Yuma Endo a double up, but the loss barely dented his stack until he faced Hung.

The hand opened with a raise from Yun at cutoff and Hung defended his big blind. Hung then checked his way to the river on a board of 2 ♥️ A ♦️ 3 ♣️ J ♥️ 9 ♣️. Yun took a stab for 175,000, only to face a sizable check-raise to 450,000.

Yun wasn't convinced and went into the tank before calling. Hung flipped over A ♣️ J ♠️ for top two pair to collect another massive pot.

Yuma Endo

Yohn Paredes has been eliminated to bring the field down to 17 players. The tables are now hand-for-hand until the bubble bursts.

The first all in came shortly after with Yuma Endo raising 100,000 then pushed by Yang Tsu Yun to commit his last 10,000 behind.

Endo was flipping with A ♣️ K ♣️ against Yun's 10 ♦️ 10 ♥️.

The board was kind to Endo, running 3 ♥️ 3 ♠️ A ♦️ 7 ♦️ K ♥️, to avoid falling on the bubble.

Level 12 is underway with 18 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. They are now at soft bubble with ITM at 16 players. Blinds are 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000.

Ikko Yoshimuta tried to muscle Yun Yao Hung out of the pot, but he couldn't have picked a worse time.

On a board of A ♦️ 10 ♠️ 5 ♣️ 10 ♣️, Yoshimuta fired a pot-sized bet of 200,000. Hung refused to budge, and called to head to the river J ♣️.

Yoshimuta tried again, this time shoving his remaining 395,000. Hung was stunned and stood from his seat. After reviewing the board for several seconds, Hung made the call.

Yoshimuta was caught red-handed, revealing a stone cold bluff of 2 ♣️ 4 ♦️. Hung turned over 5 ♠️ 5 ♦️ full house to ship the enormous pot and send Yoshimuta to the rail.

Yun Yao Huang

After Oki Nishizaki ended the hopes of short stack Otas Eidrigevicius, his plans to send another one home was foiled.

It was all in preflop with Nishizaki's A ♠️ J ♠️ flipping against Yun Yao Hung's 9 ♣️ 9 ♥️. The board favored the made hand as it ran out 6 ♥️ 3 ♦️ 8 ♠️ Q ♦️ 4 ♠️ for Hung to pull in a full reload.

Level 11 is underway with 22 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. They play down to ITM of 16 players. Blinds are now 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000. Average stack is 31 bb.

Kilian Loffler and Å Irak Oganisian

From under the gun, Å Irak Oganisian opened and next door, Ravn Teo called. Action folded around to the big blind Kilian Loffler who squeezed for 145,000 however it didn't faze Oganisian who fired a four-bet to 290,000.

Teo quickly got out of the way leaving Loffler to act. Loffler folded.

You Xuan Luo

You Xuan Luo kicked off the hand with a min-raise from middle position and on the big blind, Jen-Yue Chiang defended.

More chips found the pot after the flop came Q ♦️ Q ♥️ 9 ♥️ when Luo's c-bet of 20,000 was called. Both players then passed up the 3 ♣️ turn to bring the K ♥️ on the river.

No more passiveness from Chiang who led for 55,000. Luo called. Chiang thought he had it when he revealed J ♦️ 10 ♦️ straight but Luo flipped over 10 ♥️ 8 ♥️ flush to deny him the pot.

The new level has been brutal for Matas Kaä Inskas, who saw his stack plummet from 74 big blinds to just 20 big blinds after two costly hands.

Yang Tsu Yun struck first, taking around 200,000 off Inskas, then Yan delivered an even bigger blow.

The action was picked up on a board of Q ♣️ J ♦️ Q ♦️ 7 ♣️ with 125,000 already in the pot. Inskas bet 65,000 only to face a check-raise to 150,000 from Yan. After a lengthy tank, Inskas called.

The river 6 ♥️ brought no hesitation from Yan who quickly shoved for 410,000. Inskas went deep into the tank once again, staring down Yan before finally making the hero-call.

However, it was bad news for Inskas. Yan tabled Q ♥️ 8 ♥️ for trip queens, crushing Inskas's A ♦️ 10 ♣️ ace-high bluff catcher. The massive pot sent Yan soaring past the one-million mark.

Level 10 is underway with 25 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. They play down to ITM of 16 players. Blinds are now 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000. Average stack is 37 bb.

Currently leading the pack are these players below:

Jing Gu Huang

As players were enjoying the break, Jing Gu Huang and Zongxin Liu were deep into a hand on a board showing 5 ♦️ 2 ♠️ Q ♠️ 8 ♦️ 10 ♦️.

A splashy pot amounting to 366,000 weighed down the middle and Huang poured on the heat with a shove for 552,000.

Liu had less behind yet proceeded to tank. As the crowd grew, Liu burned through three time chips before letting go of his hand without a face up showdown.

Not long after losing a large portion of his stack, Jiaqi Teng three-bet all in with K ♥️ Q ♣️ and proceeded to fall to Zongjun Yan who held A ♦️ J ♣️. Unlike his previous showdown, the board was a ten-high spread.

Ikko Yoshimuta was in trouble after getting his chips in preflop with K ♥️ Q ♦️ against Jiaqi Teng, who had him covered in both chips and hand strength with A ♠️ K ♠️.

The flop 10 ♦️ 2 ♦️ 4 ♦️ gave Yoshimuta hope with a flush draw, and the turn helped out, giving him a pair with the Q ♥️ to take the lead.

The river K ♦️ made things even sweeter, completing Yoshimuta's flush to score the double up and catapult to one of the biggest stacks.

As for Teng, once a big stack, he plunged to 12 big blinds in one fell swoop.

Go Saito

Shortly after Go Saito eliminated short stacked Augustas Bareiå¡A, he picked up another pot while defending his big blind.

Catching the action on the river 7 ♠️ Q ♦️ 2 ♥️ Q ♥️ A ♣️, Saito checked to Ravn Teo on the cutoff who bet 25,000 into a pot of 148,000. Saito tossed in a fast call.

Teo thought he had it with A ♠️ 7 ♥️ but not so fast as Saito turned over Q ♣️ 8 ♥️ trips to claim the pot.

Level 9 is underway with 31 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. They play down to ITM of 16 players. Blinds are now 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000. Still a long way to go with average stack at 37 bb.

Kilian Loffler

Otas Eidrigevicius opened then faced a three-bet from Kilian Loffler for 55,000. Eidrigevicius fired back a four-bet to 135,000 and still couldn't get the big stack Loffler to let go.

After Loffler called, Eidrigevicius tried again at the flop 6 ♣️ 4 ♠️ 2 ♣️ with a bet of 45,000. Loffler answered with a shove. Eidrigevicius snap-folded.

Joseph Magnotti

Kwan Chun Kit open-jammed and Jia Chi Li called only to have to commit the rest when Joseph Magnotti three-bet all in with a covering stack.

Kwan Chun Kit: A 6

Jia Chi Li: A ♣️ K ♣️

Joseph Magnotti: K ♦️ K ♥️

After the board ran out Q ♠️ K ♠️ 8 ♣️ 8 ♥️ 5 ♠️ Magnotti swept, delivering a double takedown.

Level 8 is underway with 42 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. They play down to ITM of 16 players. Blinds are now 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000.

Currently leading the pack are these players below:

Joseph Magnotti landed quads and though we missed it, he was kind enough to give us the rundown. He went all in for 98,000 and big blind player called. Magnotti had 3 ♠️ 3 ♦️ against K ♠️ 9 ♠️. The board ran 3 4 3 3 and river boost Magnotti to 25 big blinds.

A wild preflop betting war saw Hyung Soo Lim risk his tournament life and chip leader Kilian Loffler flex his stack, only for both players to split it up!

Matas Kaä Inskas opened the action, followed by a three bet to 28,000 from Jing Gu Huang. Next to act, Lim unleashed a four bet shove for 279,000.

Action not done. Sitting in the big blind, Loffler peeked at his cards then went into the tank. He came out firing a massive five bet to 600,000. This was enough to chase away both Inskas and Huang with Huang open-folding J ♦️ J ♠️.

Their hole cards were then exposed for a classic collision as Lim tabled A ♦️ K ♦️ against Loffler's A ♣️ K ♣️. Neither player improved on the rainbow runout for a split pot after all that preflop drama.

They did get a small boost due to the preflop raisers.

Kilian Loffler

Level 7 is underway with 50 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. They play down to ITM of 16 players. Blinds are now 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000.

Currently leading the pack are these players below:

Zongxin Liu

Following a raise from Zongxin Liu, big stacked Kojima Takamasa three-bet to 60,000 on the button. Action swung back to Liu who jammed 209,500. Takamasa didn't like the repop and made the call while announcing,

"Okay gamble!"

Liu flipped open J ♥️ J ♦️ which was far ahead of Takamasa's 10 ♥️ 9 ♥️ and had blockers.

The board J ♣️ 3 ♠️ 5 ♦️ 2 ♠️ A ♠️ ensured Liu's win for a double up.

Kohei Suzuki

Kohei Suzuki three-bet all in for 93,000 to send the action back to initial raiser Zongjun Yan. After using up two time chips, Yan couldn't find a fold for the showdown.

Suzuki dominated with J ♥️ J ♣️ over Yan's 8 ♦️ 8 ♣️. The board bricked for Suzuki to secure a happy double up.

Level 6 is underway with 56 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. The goal is to play down to ITM of 16 players. Blinds are now 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000.

Augustas Bareišas couldn't have asked for a better river against Jing Gu Huang. Catching the action on the turn with three players staring down a board of J ♥️ A ♥️ J ♦️ 7 ♣️ and 71,000 in the middle.

Bareišas laid out 55,000 that drew a check-call from Huang while Hyung Soo Lim stepped aside.

The river Q ♠️ saw Huang quickly announce all in, and just as fast, Bareišas called.

Huang turned over K ♥️ J ♣️ for trip-jacks only to shake his head in disgust when Bareišas tabled Q ♥️ J ♠️ for a rivered full house.

Oki Nishizaki

A tense river showdown took place between Oki Nishizaki and Kevin Moon on a board of 2 ♣️ K ♥️ 4 ♠️ 6 ♥️ 2 ♥️ with 190,500 already in the pot.

Nishizaki was all in for 76,500 and Moon was tanking but had enough behind to call.

Kevin Moon

Moon struggled to make a decision leading to nine time chips burned figure before he folded in frustration.

"You have it?" Moon asked.

Nishizaki shrugged.

"I had queens," Moon added, hoping to get a reaction.

Still, Nishizaki gave nothing away as he collected the pot.

Level 5 is underway with 60 players remaining from a field of 115 entries. They play down to ITM of 16 players which is 13.5% of the field. Blinds are now 2,000-5,000 ante 5,000.

Currently sitting on the biggest stacks are the players listed below:

Kota Hirano

Randy Oh was sitting on a big stack when he got involved with Kota Hirano in a hand that turned into a battle of nerves.

Oh opened preflop then called Hirano's three-bet to see a flop of 6 ♠️ 4 ♦️ 8 ♣️. Hirano continued for 16,000, and Oh called.

The turn 5 ♣️ saw Hirano slow down to a check, opening the door for Oh to steal. Oh fired 29,000 and Hirano tank-called.

On the river 4 ♠️, with the board pairing and all low cards, Hirano grabbed the reins again and led out for 35,000. Oh put him to the test with a raise to 145,000. Hirano tanked while assessing the board then found the reason to call.

Oh immediately tapped the felt to acknowledging the good call. Hirano turned over J ♣️ J ♦️ and shipped the pot with Oh mucking.

That's it! Level 4 is underway which means registration for the rake-free Flight A has closed. A total of 115 entered with 72 players remaining. They now play down to ITM of 13.5% of the field which is 16 players.

For those that missed the chance to enter today's flight, there's still four more across the next three days. For those that are in the field, good luck!

The players are now on a break which means railbirds and fence-sitters only have until the end of the 15 minutes to jump in the rake-free flight! Registration closes at 6:15 PM.

We will be right back.

It's been a frustrating series for Yohn Paredes, who has been in action since opening day but has yet to find his rhythm. Hoping the Main Event turns it around, Paredes once again found himself fighting for survival.

On a board of K ♣️ 6 ♣️ 8 ♠️ 4 ♠️, Paredes shoved his last 46,000 and was snap-called by Juhyun Lee. Big-stacked Zongjun Yan was also in the hand and tanked-folded after using up two time chips.

Yohn Paredes

Paredes revealed 10 ♠️ 7 ♠️ and declared, "I have too many outs!"

Lee showed 8 ♣️ 5 ♣️ for a pair of eights and a flush draw.

Sure enough, the river 9 ♦️ completed Paredes' straight, giving him the much-needed double up and more. Perhaps the tide is finally turning for Paredes!

Matas Sketerskas

Matas Sketerskas defended his big blind against a preflop raise from Brian Green to head to the flop. After the dealer fanned K ♠️ 7 ♦️ 4 ♦️, Green continued for 9,000 only to face a check-raise to 18,000. Green squirmed a bit in his seat then made the call.

When the 8 ♦️ found the turn, Sketerskas kept his foot on the gas, firing 25,000. Again, Green gave it some thought before deciding to flick his hand to the muck.

You Xuan Luo

One of Taiwan's fiercest female players, You Xuan Luo, aka Jia Lin Luo, wasted no time making her presence felt! Just minutes after taking her seat, she sent a player to dust.

The action was picked up on a board of J ♥️ 7 ♠️ 2 ♣️ 7 ♦️ with three players checking to see the river 6 ♣️. With 38,500 in the pot, Zhen-Hao Lee shoved his last 52,000 which induced a fold from Otas Eldrigevicius while Luo snap-called.

Lee confidently opened A ♣️ 7 ♠️ for trip sevens but Luo had him crushed with 6 ♥️ 7 ♥️ for a rivered full house! Just like that, Luo claimed her first knockout of the day. We wouldn't be surprised if there's more to follow.

If you haven't made your way to Paradise City Incheon yet, now's the time to do so. The rake-free Flight A is running and is on its last level of late registration. Players have until 6:15 PM to jump in.

Yun Yao Hung

After firing the flop and turn, Yun Yao Hung maintained aggression against Yoichi Hayashi who check-called to swell the pot to 165,000.

On the river 8 ♠️ Q ♠️ 4 ♥️ J ♠️ 2 ♠️ Hung unleashed a third barrel of 150,000. This time, Hayashi wasn't willing to pay the price for Hung to ship in the big pot.

Zhijie Ma and Luke Dainton

A preflop four-bet between Zhijie Ma and Luke Dainton sent the pot to 69,500. Action continued on the flop K ♦️ Q ♥️ 6 ♥️ with Ma firing a 26,000 continuation bet that Dainton called.

When the 6 ♦️ found the turn, Ma pushed only to be met with a snap-call from Dainton.

Bad move for Ma who turned over 4 ♣️ 5 ♣️ stone-cold bluff and was already drawing dead against Dainton's K ♣️ 10 ♣️.

After the river A ♦️ completed the board, Ma packed up thinking his tournament was over however he still had 4,000 left. He sat back down only to bust right after.

Matas Marä Iukonis

Re-entry player Matas Marä Iukonis commented after banking a double up thru Chung Yi Ho,

"Why does it have to be so hard?" Then taps his heart while dragging in his winnings.

The hand saw him three-bet shove on Ho who called to put him at risk.

Matas Marä Iukonis: Q ♥️ Q ♠️

Chung Yi Ho: A ♣️ Q ♦️

The board ran K ♣️ 7 ♣️ 6 ♥️ 3 ♠️ Q ♣️.

Ho plunged to 3 bb and was eliminated immediately after.

Level 3 is now underway with 60 seated out of 75 entries so far. This is the last level to enter this flight and avail of the free rake! Blinds are now 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000 which is 40 bb for entering players. Registration closes at the start of the next level at 6:15 PM.

Among those that pulled up seats at the previous level is Wei Kai Lin who finished 4th at the GOP Taipei I Main Event back in January. Also in the mix is Haisheng Qiu who has been at the series since opening day. He came in 6th at the GOP Incheon I Main Event and is looking to improve on it.

Second break of the day with registration wide open. Listed below are the current big stacks.

Matas Kaä Inskas

Matas Kaä Inskas opened for 5,000 then called a three-bet to 15,000 from Man Sum Jung to see an all-diamond flop of 9 ♦️ K ♦️ 7 ♦️.

Jung continued for 7,500, and Inskas called. A fourth diamond arrived on the turn 10 ♦️, slowing down the action as both players checked.

The river 4 ♠️ brought checks again. Inskas showed 8 ♥️ 6 ♥️ for a straight which was good enough to take down the pot as Jung mucked.

What appeared to be a tough river decision for Kota Hirano turned into a sweet payoff.

Hirano and Matas Marä Iukonis stared down a pot of 43,000 by the time the board showed 5 ♦️ K ♣️ 4 ♠️ 9 ♣️ J ♣️. Hirano fired a pot bet only for Iukonis to move all in, sending Hirano deep into the tank.

Hirano was covered but eventually decided his hand was too strong to fold and called for his tournament.

True enough, it was. Iukonis had A ♣️ 9 ♦️ pair, Hirano had 8 ♣️ 6 ♣️ for the flush. After the chips were counted, Iukonis was eliminated.

Yuma Endo ships it

Just a few hands after cashing in on Jen-Yue Chiang's failed bluff, Yuma Endo found himself facing an even bigger decision, this time against Xiaohuang Chen.

The board showed 7 ♦️ 3 ♦️ A ♠️ 6 ♠️ 5 ♣️ with around 137,000 already in the pot when Chen shoved, sending Endo deep into the tank.

After burning through a couple of time extensions, Endo made the hero call for his tournament life, and got it right. Chen opened 10 ♣️ 7 ♣️ while Endo tabled A ♦️ 3 ♠️ for higher two pair to scoop a well deserved pot.

Chen dropped to just 4,000 and went all in on the next two hands to rise to 45,000 however on his third push, he was eliminated.

Yuma Endo and Jen-Yue Chiang

Jen-Yue Chiang and Yuma Endo reached the river on a board of Q ♠️ 9 ♣️ 7 ♠️ 8 ♣️ 4 ♣️ with 63,000 already in the pot.

Endo checked to aggressor Chiang who fired another 44,000. Endo snap-called. Chiang turned over K ♠️ J ♠️ for a busted flush draw bluff while Endo opened Q ♣️ J ♣️ for a rivered flush to scoop the hefty pot.

Yi Hsiang Chiu

Yi Hsiang Chiu delivered the first elimination of the Main Event with Vladialav An getting the hammer. The action was retold by one of the players.

Chiu opened preflop and An called to bring a flop of Q Q 5. Chiu c-bet and An check-called. On the turn 5 with two pair showing, An check-raised all in and Chiu snap-called.

An hand 7 7 and was drawing dead to Chiu's Q 10 full house.

On a three-bet flop, Aleksandr Goloborodko and Jun Li went heads up to see the cards land A ♥️ 8 ♣️ 10 ♦️. From the big blind, Goloborodko continued for 12,000 and Li stuck around to see the turn.

The board paired with the 10 ♠️ leading to both players to check. On the river 5 ♥️, Goloborodko resumed with a 14,000 bet. Li paid to see the goods, then mucked when Goloborodko revealed A ♦️ 5 ♣️.

The players are back from the first break of the day and cards are now flying to kick off Level 2. Blinds are 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000. Entering players are looking at a deep 60 bb average.

And just as a reminder, Flight A is rake-free! So don't miss out on the opportunity.

Seiki Tanaka doubles up

Three-way action on a flop of 7 ♣️ 8 ♠️ 3 ♥️ with 19,000 in the pot. From the big blind, Hyung Soo Lim fired a pot-sized bet, forcing button player Benas Miksys to fold. Small blind Saiki Tanaka, however, made the call to see the turn.

The 2 ♦️ landed, and Tanaka checked with just 8,500 behind. Lim quickly putting him all in, and Tanaka called for his tournament life.

Tanaka revealed 9 ♠️ 6 ♠️ for an open-ended straight draw against Lim's A ♣️ 6 ♦️ ace-high. The river 9 ♥️ wasn't the straight Tanaka was looking for, but it paired his nine to save him from becoming Flight A's first casualty.

Fuyu Yang and Aleksandr Goloborodko built a pot of 19,000 before an all-diamond flop landed 3 ♦️ 2 ♦️ 9 ♦️.

Goloborodko took a stab at the pot with a 17,000 bet only to be met with a raise to 34,000 from Yang. After giving it some thought, Goloborodko opted to surrender the pot without further challenge.

Matas Inskas is our early leader with 185,000 in chips. Catching one of his hands, Inskas fired an overbet of 32,000 into a pot of 22,500 on a board showing 8 ♣️ 10 ♦️ 3 ♦️ J ♥️, putting enough pressure on Otas Eldrigevicius to force a fold.

Ravn Teo in the house!

Among the players getting in the hunt early is Singapore's Ravn Teo who some may recognize. Teo took 3rd at the GOP Taipie Main Event back in September and clearly has unfinished business having gotten very close to the title. Teo is definitely one to keep an eye on today!

Shuffle up and deal!

Flight A of the Main Event has kicked off with one table up and running. The Lithuanians currently dominate in numbers with six players in the round. Another table is about to open up.

Registration is open for three levels, closing at 6:15 PM. The first level runs 60 minutes followed by Level 2 and Level 3 which run 120 minutes each.

After registration closes, the blinds increase every 40 minutes until the field is down to ITM of 13.5% of the entries where players bag up for Day 2.

Good luck to all!

The wait is over! The Gods of Poker Incheon II Main Event gets underway today, November 3, at Paradise City, Incheon, featuring a KR₩ 600,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

For players entering the opening flight, there's an extra incentive. Thanks to Pokerfors, one of South Korea's leading poker clubs, Flight A is rake-free! And who doesn't love a discount? Players can take their shot at the Main Event title for just KR₩ 1,300,000.

Leading up to today, the fields have been growing with Japan coming out in full force. Many GOP regulars and several finalists from the previous GOP Incheon Main Event have also been spotted, including runner-up Chien Te Lee, sixth-place finisher Haisheng Qiu, and eighth-place finisher Dong Yan.

Yan has already made his presence felt this series with a Single Day High Roller runner-up finish and an NL Omaha title.

So stay tuned right here as we bring you live updates when the hunt for the coveted Main Event Gauntlet kicks off.