The wait is over at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City as the flagship tournament of the Trial of Wisdom is set to kick off at 12.30 p.m. local time. Two of the five GOP gauntlets have already been awarded in the last four days but the most cherished one will be up for grabs in the NT$ 33,000 Main Event, which boasts a massive NT$ 17 Million guarantee
Five different starting flights are available for poker enthusiasts from near and far and they each feature with the new improved Cronus Structure with an additional slower blind increase during the registration period.
All players receive 120,000 in chips and the first level of Flight A lasts 60 minutes at blinds of 500-1,000/1,000 to give all early birds a total of 120 big blinds worth. What follows are two 120-minute levels with small blind increases before the registration closes at 30 big blinds. From there on, the levels last 40 minutes each and the action will go all the way until the money is reached with approximately 13.5% of the field set to advance.
The following two days will feature an identical structure before the last two flights on Friday, September 25, 2026, have 30 and 20-minute levels after the respective registration has closed.
If the buy-in is too steep for your pockets, satellites are available for as little as NT$ 7,700 throughout the next few days.
Earlier this year during The Titan Assembly at the very same venue in cooperation with CTP Club, Chih Wei Fan topped a 556-entry strong field to claim the largest slice of the NT$ 21,617,280 prize pool. Back then, the buy-in was slightly more expensive at NT$ 45,000 and it remains to be seen whether or not Fan will be back to try and earn another stunning GOP gauntlet trophy.
Throughout the next six days, the GOP live reporting team will be providing updates from the felt in the Main Event and cards-up coverage and live stream action will be available as well for the final two days.
It will be a busy day of live poker in the heart of Taipei City as another edition of the value NT$ 11,000 Titan Stack Daily awaits with a NT$ 1 Million guarantee as of half past noon as well. Both flights of the GOP NT$ 220,000 Super High Roller are scheduled along with several one-day tournaments from low to middle stakes.
Furthermore, Flight E of the Accumulator Event starts at 7 p.m. local time and the late registration closes at 9.45 p.m. local time. All those who already bagged up chips in the previous flights can participate once again and will receive a NT$ 25,000 bonus for each subsequent bag, all stacks will be combined for the grand finale.
As usual, you can check out the full schedule and all tournament details on the GOP website right here.