GOP Incheon at the Halfway Mark with Main Event Glory Still Up for Grabs

The Gods of Poker: The Prophecy Unfolds has reached the halfway mark at Paradise City Casino in Incheon, South Korea with games kicking off on May 15 and running through May 24.

To date, 37 out of the 83 trophies have been claimed including two gauntlets. Here is a quick review of what has happened so far and what's on the burner.

GOP Incheon - Champions

GOP Main Event: Two Flights Done, Three Incoming

The GOP flagship event is now underway. Across two starting flights, the Main Event drew a combined 68 entries with 10 survivors, each one locked in for Day 2 and guaranteed a share of the KRW 700,000,000 prize pool along with a shot at the Black-and-Gold Gauntlet.

Richard Flach

Day 1A's marathon format attracted 34 entries and closed with Richard Flach at the top with a stack worth 84 big blinds, based on the flight's ending blinds.

Read up on the Day 1A action right here.

Kyung Min Lee

Day 1B also drew 34 runners before producing its own standout performer in Kyung Min Lee who bagged a massive stack worth 86 big blinds, based on the flight's ending blinds.

Putting that into context, Lee amassed an equivalent of 144 big blinds based on Day 1A's ending blinds.

Read up on the Day 1B action right here.

Three more flights remain and with the guarantee needing at least 350 entries, an overlay looms. So now is the time to jump in!

For the Main Event details, click here.

The Trophy Count

From the very first day, the GOP hardware has been on full display and Japan wasted no time making its claim. They've arrived in force and immediately dominated both the tables and the podium.

Kenji Hata

Of the 37 trophies awarded to date, 19 have gone to Japan — that's more than half — with Kenji Hata and Ryoma Yamamoto each picking up two titles. Both players have also advanced to Day 2 of the Main Event.

Ryoma Yamamoto

Another headliner was Ming Yue Wang who became the first player at the series to win two trophies in the same day.

Alfie Adam

GOP regular Alfie Adam continued to steal the show with two trophies claimed during the first two opening days. Adam now sits on 12 career GOP trophies, extending his lead as the brand’s all-time trophy leader.

Gauntlets Find Their Champions

Two of the brand’s famous wearable Gauntlets have already found owners.

Rudy Edenata

The first one was hoisted by Rudy Edenata at the Demigods Challenge along with a payout of KRW 54,320,000 (~USD 36,000).

For the results, click here.

Then came Lester Edoc.

Lester Edoc

After two third-place finishes at the start of the series, Edoc finally broke through for his first ever GOP Gauntlet after conquering the Super High Roller for KRW 80,630,000 (~USD 53,500).

Read up on his victory right here.

Three gauntlets remain:

Main Event - Black-and-Gold Gauntlet

Titan Stack High Roller - Rose Gauntlet

GOP High Roller - Silver Gauntlet

Day 5 Winners

Player of the Series Update

The Player of the Series race is heating up and the leaderboard is shifting by the day. Hanh Tran has held the top spot for the past two days but the competition behind him is tightening. Yuri Ishida has made her move, racking up five cashes to climb into second rank and push Kenji Hata down to third position.

Hata, meanwhile, took a break from the side event grind today to take his shot at the Main Event and successfully punched his ticket to Day 2. The points accrued will add to his POS tally but how many depends entirely on how deep he runs.

For the POS standings, click here.

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