Yu Jui Chen Wins GOP Taipei II Main Event for NT$2.76M

Yu Jui Chen started the final table as one of the shortest stacks. Around 10 hours later, he was the last player standing.

On the final day of The Trial of Wisdom – GOP Taipei 2026 at CTP Asia Poker Arena , Chen defeated South Korea’s Daeyoung Park heads-up to win the GOP Taipei Main Event and NT$2,761,600 ($86,935). The tournament drew 520 entries, with the final three players agreeing to an ICM deal that left NT$268,600 to play for on top.

Seven of the final nine players were from Taiwan , but the early stages quickly changed that balance.

GOP Taipei Main Event Final Table Results

*The final three players agreed to an ICM deal and played for an additional NT$268,600 for the winner.

Six Local Players Fall

Yu You Ci Tsai was the first casualty after ace-king ran into   Ravn Teo’s pocket threes. Another three arrived on the turn, ending Tsai’s run in ninth. Chieh Wei Lee followed when his pocket fours ran into Park’s pocket jacks.  Sin Ren Chen then flopped top pair with king-queen but was caught by Hungte Lee , who had slow-played pocket aces.

Tsu Yun Yang was next. Park called his all-in with pocket tens against Yang’s ace-three, with the tens holding and improving to a set on the river. Sheng Hung Kao then lost a big one to Teo. Kao had pocket tens against pocket fours, but a four-spade board gave Teo the flush.

Lee was the last of the six local eliminations, finishing fourth after his queen-high shove ran into a full house. That left Chen, Teo and Park as the final three.

Three-Way ICM Deal

The three remaining players agreed to an ICM deal before continuing for the additional winner’s prize.

Teo was eliminated shortly after the agreement. Chen held ace-queen against Teo’s ace-ten, and neither player could improve beyond the ace on the board. Teo collected NT$1,937,000 ($60,977) for third place.

Chen and Park were then left to settle the title.

A Heads-Up Battle That Wouldn’t End

The heads-up match lasted more than three and a half hours, with both players repeatedly moving between short and commanding stacks.

Chen had an early chance to pull away when his king-queen turned Broadway against Park’s ace-deuce, which had flopped two pair. The Taiwanese player kept the pot under control, and Park survived.

Park then doubled with pocket tens against Chen’s ace-jack.

One of the biggest swings came when Chen moved all-in on an ace-high board with just a pair of fives and a king-high flush blocker. Park had made a wheel but eventually folded, giving Chen the pot without a showdown.

Park found another double with ace-king against king-eight, and the players later agreed to reduce each level from 30 hands to 15.

The match continued to go back and forth. Chen eventually had Park at risk with ace-nine against ace-three, but a three on the flop kept the South Korean alive. The next major all-in finally gave Chen the break he needed.

Chen’s pocket kings held against Park’s ace-deuce, leaving him with a huge chip lead. Park was all-in blind on the following hand and could not recover. Chen completed the final knockout after 179 hands at the final table.

A New Career High for Chen

The victory is comfortably Chen’s biggest reported live cash.

During the heads-up break, Chen spoke about the effort required to stay in the tournament and the significance of being the last Taiwanese player left. He also revealed that he has only been playing poker for around two years.

His previous largest reported cash was far below the NT$2,761,600 (~US$ 108,000) he collected in Taipei.

Along with the money, Chen took home the Gods of Poker Gauntlet trophy. The trophy itself was almost another challenge, with Chen joking that it would have been difficult to carry without the rolling case provided for it.

Park settled for NT$2,209,000 ($69,539). He already had a major victory at the same venue, winning the NT$9,000 TMT Main Event last July for NT$6,120,000.

Next Stop: GOP Incheon

In a few weeks from now, precisely from October 30 until November 8, 2026, the seventh edition of Gods of Poker under the festival dubbed as The Labyrinth Trail will take place at the Paradise City Casino . A total of 73 trophy events await headlined by the KRW 600 Million Main Event.

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

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