GOP Taipei Main Event Opening Flights Complete as Harry Halim Finally Claims First GOP Trophy

Day 8 of The Trial of Wisdom – GOP Taipei 2026 at CTP Asia Poker Arena , concluded with all five opening flights of the GOP Taipei Main Event completed.

The Main Event drew 520 total entries, leaving the field short of the NT$17 million (~US$535,000) guarantee. Only 73 players made it through the opening rounds and will return for Day 2, with every remaining player already securing the NT$63,800 (~US$2,010) min-cash.

The eventual champion is set to take home NT$3,424,400 (~US$107,900).

More than two-thirds of the total entries came from the final two flights yesterday, with Flight D producing the biggest field at 208 entries.

Day 2 gets underway today at 12:30 PM, with the remaining players returning at 8,000/16,000. The field will play down to the final able, with play expected to continue until around midnight.

Ravn Teo Leads the Way

Ravn Teo finished the opening flights as the overall chip leader with 2,735,000, building his stack late in the final flight and taking the lead into Day 2.

Teo’s biggest surge came near the bubble when he eliminated Josei Kamei , who fell just three places before the money.

Teo then delivered the bubble against Kazuki Fukuda. Fukuda moved all in holding A♦ J♠ against Teo’s A♥ K♠ . Fukuda connected with a jack on the flop, but Teo also found a king to improve and eventually win the pot, extending his lead late in the night.

Chia Hsiang Ko finished second overall with 2,044,000.

Ko had earlier taken over the chip lead after a three-way all-in involving Kuan Lun Chen , Yu Kai Lo, and Ko.

Chen held 7♦ 7♥ , Lo had J♦ J♣ , while Ko held 8♥ 8♠ . Lo flopped top set on J♥ 10♥ 3♠ , but the 9♥ turn gave Ko additional straight and flush possibilities. Chen then hit a set when the 7♠ landed on the river, but that same card completed Ko’s straight and gave him the winning hand.

GOP Taipei Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw and Payouts

Harry Halim Finally Gets His GOP Trophy

Harry Halim also ended the day with a long-awaited GOP trophy.

After finishing third in the GOP Super High Roller and runner-up in the Demigods Challenge , Halim finally got his first win in the Single Day High Roller .

The victory came after four previous trophy-event near misses, including three runner-up finishes and one third-place finish.

Halim collected NT$134,400 (~US$4,230) for the win, finally adding a GOP title to his results from the festival.

#59 Single Day High Roller (38,500 NTD)

Total Prize USD

$4,230

Total Prize

134.4K NTD

Entries

4

ITM

1

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	NTD 134,400 $4,230	HH Harry Halim Indonesia	203.76

Jian Hong Chen Wins Boosted Titan Stack

Away from the Main Event, Jian Hong Chen claimed the boosted Titan Stack after outlasting 186 entries.

The event originally carried a NT$1 million guarantee, but GOP doubled the prize pool target to NT$2 million. There was also a Main Event seat attached to every player who reached the money, with 27 players earning their tickets.

Chen went on to become the last player standing, earning NT$226,900 (~US$7,140) and a Main Event seat.

The Main Event ticket did not lead Chen into Day 2, but there is another opportunity waiting with the GOP Mini Main Event, which begins today with a NT$16,500 buy-in and NT$2 million guarantee.

#49 Titan Stack (11,000 NTD)

Total Prize USD

$62,915

Total Prize

2M NTD

Guaranteed

2M NTD

Entries

186

ITM

27

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	NTD 226,900 $7,140	JH Jian Hong Chen Taiwan	950.25
2	NTD 150,000 $4,720	YM Yuan Ming Cao Taiwan	671.93
3	NTD 154,100 $4,850	CH Chien Hsiang Hung Taiwan	548.63
4	NTD 80,400 $2,530	JL Jen Luen Wang Taiwan	475.12
5	NTD 61,900 $1,945	NT Nagai Takashi Japan	424.96
6	NTD 49,400 $1,555	HK Hiroki Koizumi Japan	387.94
7	NTD 40,500 $1,275	JY Jia Yang He Taiwan	359.16
8	NTD 34,000 $1,070	YT Yasufumi Tahara Japan	335.96
9	NTD 29,100 $915	DA Dakota Anderson United States of America	316.75

Check the 27 Payouts & Results ...

Mini Main Event Begins

With the Main Event opening flights now complete, the GOP Mini Main Event becomes one of the main attractions on today’s schedule.

The event carries a NT$16,500 buy-in and NT$2 million guarantee, with four opening flights scheduled today.

That also gives the players eliminated during Main Event Day 2 another option at CTP Asia Poker Arena . While the Main Event field works its way toward the final table, players can jump straight into the Mini Main Event and continue their run at The Trial of Wisdom – GOP Taipei 2026 .

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All data, figures, and photos courtesy of Gods of Poker.

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