GOP Phnom Penh 2026 Day 9: Kunal Patni Tops Main Event Final Nine; Martijn Gerrits Wins Fifth Title

As the Gods of Poker (GOP) Phnom Penh: The Coiled Path is in full swing at Cambodia’s top-tier venue, NagaWorld, Day 9 of the series ended with the GOP Main Event field whittled down to the final nine players, all vying for the most coveted title of the festival. On the same day, another major tournament, the GOP Mini Main Event, kicked off its Day 1 with four opening flights, building more excitement at the venue, while several players also claimed victories in the side events.

Kunal Patni Tops GOP Main Event Final Nine

At the start of the day, GOP Main Event action resumed with 41 players returning from 289 entries across five starting flights, and after more than nine hours of intense play, India’s Kunal Patni firmly captured the chip lead with a dominant stack of 7,905,000. Patni was the only player to surpass the seven-million chip mark by the end of the day. With his total live earnings approaching the $2 million milestone, the runaway chip leader will look to leverage his stack as he navigates toward the top of the payouts.

Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

Sitting second on the leaderboard is Taiwan’s Peng Sen Wu with 5,805,000 chips, while China’s Feng Yang rounds out the top three with a healthy stack of 5,780,000.

Day 2 of the Main Event concluded with China's Qi Li leaving the field as the final table bubble boy. Li's king-jack ran straight into Yang's ace-king and turned a straight draw on the board. Unfortunately, the river brought no help and Li missed his outs, hitting the rail in tenth place for a payout of $9,580. With Li's exit, the final table was set and all remaining players had locked up a minimum payday of $11,595, while all eyes are fixated on the $109,540 top prize along with 10,382 POS points.

Main Event Final Table Payouts

Aurimas Stanevicius Leads GOP Mini Main Event

While the Main Event final table is set, the Mini Main Event also wrapped up Day 1. With a $62,400 prize pool up for grabs, the event attracted 130 entries across four opening flights, with just 20 players successfully punching their tickets to the Final Day.

Leading the pack is Lithuania’s Aurimas Stanevicius from Flight D, who built a huge stack of 844,000. Close behind is China’s Xudong Zhang with a healthy 754,000, while South Korea’s Joonhee Cho rounds out the top three with 698,000 chips heading into Day 2.

Mini Main Event Survivor List & Chip Counts

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Among the contenders, Latvia’s Romans Lihacovs is definitely one to watch, having already collected two trophies at the festival, including Event #5 Turbo High Roller and Event #22 Hyper Turbo. Other trophy winners include Japan’s Kaito Nishio in Event #62 Titan Stack Turbo, the United States’ Kyle Bao Diep in Event #1 GOP Olympians, France’s Dylan Cechowski in Event #12 Turbo High Roller, and Malaysia’s Muk Pin Lai in Event #3 Single Day High Roller.

Mini Main Event Payouts

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Two More Trophies for Alfie Adam

The United Kingdom’s Alfie Adam continued his hot run by capturing two more trophies at the festival. He first outlasted the field in the GOP Mixed Game Titan Stack, which drew 11 entries, earning $3,300 top prize and 2,491 POS points. Riding the momentum, he then conquered the NL Big O Hyper Turbo for his second title of the day, taking home the first-place prize of $1,050 along with 1,673 POS points. With these two titles under belt, Adam has collected four trophies in total throughout the festival so far.

Martijn Gerrits' Fifth Trophy in the Pocket

Throughout the festival so far, the Netherlands’ Martijn Gerrits has been one of the standout performers, racking up 10 cashes & 5 trophies. His fifth title came in Event #72 Hyper Turbo, where he earned the $2,160 top prize along with 2,191 POS points.

Heading into Day 10 of the festival today, Gerrits has already banked over $22,000 in winnings from the series and added a total of 2,248.86 points to his 2026 SPI Score. As the Dutch player continues his sun run, his total live earnings have surpassed the $1.7 million mark at the moment, moving him closer to the $2 million milestone.

Schedules in GOP Phnom Penh 2026 Day 10

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