Last Shot at GOP 2026 Main Event Title: The Gauntlet Awaits in Incheon

Five Main Event champions have already been crowned in 2026. Now, the hunt is on for the sixth and final champion of the year. Who will it be? Who will bring down the coveted Black-and-Gold Gauntlet?

The Gods of Poker: The Labyrinth Trail is already heating up in Incheon, South Korea, with the biggest battle about to hit the Paradise City Casino floor.

On Tuesday, November 3, the GOP MAIN EVENT opens, offering players one final chance to capture the iconic Black-and-Gold Gauntlet before the 2026 season comes to a close.

A Great Deal for Main Event Players

One of the biggest incentives comes right at the start. In partnership with Pokerfors, one of the country's leading poker rooms, Flight A will be 100% rake-free, giving players the opportunity to enter for just KR₩ 1,300,000!

The tournament also features GOP's signature Cronus Structure. The five starting flights offer three levels of late registration however they differ in level durations.

From Day 2 onwards, blinds increase every 60 minutes.

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Past And Present

Kyung Min Lee - GOP Incheon I Main Event champion

This year has already crowned Fan Chihwei (Taipei I), Kunal Patni (Phnom Penh), Dakota Anderson (Manila), Yu Jui Chen (Taipei I), and Kyung Min Lee who won his gauntlet during the first Incheon edition last May.

Judging by the players already at the GOP Incheon II pre-games, there's no shortage of contenders and familiar faces eager to become the next one.

Chien Te Lee - GOP Incheon I Main Event runner up

Few know how close victory can be more than Chien Te Lee. At the previous GOP Incheon in May, he came within one place of capturing the Main Event title. Lee is back and already cracking his knuckles at the Titan Stack event.

So is Haisheng Qiu, who finished sixth in that same Main Event and has already reached a final table at the GOP Olympians.

Rob Hollink - GOP Taipei II Super High Roller champion

Also seen was Rob Hollink, who knows what it takes to win GOP's biggest hardware, having captured a gauntlet at the GOP Taipei II Super High Roller.

Other players worth watching are GOP regular Yohn Paredes, who has accumulated numerous GOP cashes this year but is still searching for that elusive gauntlet, Alexander Ugay who championed the GOP Olympians, and Graeme Gordon who finished 2nd.

One prediction? With Japanese players dominating the tables and nine already lifting trophies, it won't be a surprise if the final Main Event Gauntlet of 2026 ends up heading to Japan.

Cards will be flying soon so if you aren't here yet, make your way and hoist the magnificent gauntlet!