GOP Incheon II Day 8: Hu, Neilson Shine At Final Main Event Flights
Posted November 6, 2026 by Tricia David
Daniel Neilson - GOP Main Event Flight E leader
The starting flights are officially in the books at Gods of Poker Incheon II, and the Main Event has delivered! A total of 489 entries generated a KR₩ 610,272,000 prize pool with 68 players locking up their seats for Day 2.
GOP Main Event - Top 10 Stacks
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Table/Seat |
| 1 | Yun Yao Hung | 2,915,000 | 26-2 |
| 2 | Daniel John Neilson | 2,500,000 | 26-8 |
| 3 | Kilian Markus Hyun-Woo Loffler | 2,000,000 | 31-9 |
| 4 | Kai Hung Hu | 1,910,000 | 27-7 |
| 5 | Augustas Bareisa | 1,835,000 | 30-4 |
| 6 | Ippei Yanagisawa | 1,820,000 | 28-7 |
| 7 | Takumi Nakayama | 1,740,000 | 29-4 |
| 8 | Kuang-Chieh Chou | 1,680,000 | 31-5 |
| 9 | Matas Kacinskas | 1,650,000 | 27-4 |
| 10 | Yi Hsiang Chiu | 1,610,000 | 31-6 |
Full list of GOP Main Event Day 2 Players
There's already an intriguing matchup waiting with the top two in chips - Yun Yao Hung and Daniel John Neilson - drawn to the same table.
Also, with the blinds rolling back to 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000, Hung will return with a massive 194 big blinds and Neilson brings in 166 big blinds. That's plenty of ammunition from both players and they will certainly be one to watch.
Day 2 gets underway on Saturday, November 7 at 12:30 PM. They will play down to the final table of 9 players.
Flight D and Flight E Recaps
Kai Hung Hu - GOP Main Event Flight D leader
Flight D drew the largest field of all the flights with 135 entries. Only 19 players moved on led by Taiwan's Kai Hung Hu with 1,910,000 chips.
Ippei Yanagisawa
Close behind was Ippei Yanagisawa with 1,820,000, followed by Matas Kacinskas with 1,650,000. Also securing a spot at Day 2 was Haisheng Qiu, who finished sixth at the previous GOP Incheon Main Event. Qiu bagged 940,000, keeping alive his hopes of going even further this time.
Read up on the Flight D action.
The final starting flight - Flight E- drew 93 entries with 12 players advancing to Day 2. Daniel John Neilson closed with a massive 2,500,000 chips.
Augustas Bareisa
Neilson's rise was sparked by a three-way with cowboys and continued to dominate from then on. To close out the the last flight, Augustas Bareisa served the knockout to bag up 1,835,000. He will enter Day 2 as the highest ranked Lithuanian player.
Day 8 Side Event Champions
While the Main Event occupied much of the spotlight, the side events kept the trophies coming. Eight winners emerged across a variety of formats, from mixed games and Omaha to high rollers and the ladies event.
| Champion | Event |
| Hiroshi Tamagawa | #56 Limit Triple Draw Lowball Mix (A-5, 2-7) |
| Yun Yao Hung | #57 NL Hold'em |
| Kenji Hata | #58 Single Day High Roller |
| Ran Furukawa | #59 Aphrodite's Event (Women's) |
| Nino Junior Pansier | #60 PL Omaha – Turbo |
| Yukinori Kojima | #61 Turbo – High Roller |
| Shota Koyo | #62 Hyper Turbo |
| Hayato Kitajima | #63 Hyper Turbo – High Roller |
One of the day's top side stories was the Main Event overall chip leader, Yun Yao Hung, who took down Event #57 NL Hold'em, topping 49 entries to claim KR₩ 8,400,000.
Another familiar name in the winner's circle was Kenji Hata, who conquered Event #58 Single Day High Roller for his career third GOP title.
Player of the Series Update
With eight days in the books, the Player of the Series race has become one of the hottest topics. The leaderboard has been constantly shifting as more players meet the three-cash requirement.
Graeme Clarke Gordon has finally cleared the hurdle in his pursuit of the Player of the Series title.
Fresh off winning his first GOP trophy at the Influencer Conquest, Gordon returned today and finished third in Event #60 PL Omaha – Turbo to finally be eligible for the POS title.
Listed below are the current top 3 standings:
| Player | Points |
| Rokuro Ichihara | 11,295 |
| Graeme Gordon | 10,640 |
| Rintaro Kato | 8,775 |
View the Player of the Series leaderboard
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