Marc Rivera Wins 2nd Gauntlet at GOP Incheon: Day 6 Recap

Gods of Poker

has its first two-time Gauntlet winner.

Marc Rivera

topped the Titan Stack Excessive Curler at

GOP Incheon: The Prophecy Unfolds

to say the Rose Gauntlet and pocket KRW 33,600,000 (~USD 22,300) — changing into the primary participant within the model’s historical past to carry a number of Gauntlet trophies.

Rivera already had the Black Gauntlet from the Demigods Problem at GOP Taipei sitting at house. The Rose Gauntlet now joins it. Day 6 at

Paradise Metropolis On line casino

in

South Korea

produced eight champions in complete, with

Hanh Tran

and

Lester Edoc

every including a second trophy of the sequence to maintain the Participant of the Collection race vigorous heading into the ultimate stretch.

Rivera Grinds Out the Rose Gauntlet

The Titan Stack Excessive Curler drew 16 entries at KRW 5,500,000 (~USD 3,700) apiece, constructing a prize pool of KRW 76,800,000 (~USD 51,000) with 4 gamers reaching the cash. Rivera didn’t have it simple, he spent a good portion of the ultimate day in survival mode earlier than engineering one of many extra spectacular comebacks of the competition.

Rivera entered the ultimate day third in chips, with

Daqiao Jiang

main and Wenchao Liu in shut pursuit. Liu rapidly took management, grinding into the chip lead whereas

Rudy Edenata

got here out firing early. Rivera, in the meantime, discovered himself in deep trouble — bleeding chips till he had simply 13 huge blinds and his match life was on the road.

The turning level got here when Rivera shoved with king-six and bumped into Edenata’s ace-ten. A six on the flop gave Rivera the lifeline he wanted, doubling him again to twenty-eight huge blinds. He rebuilt steadily from there as Jiang’s stack moved in the other way, ultimately sending the Chinese language participant to the rail in fourth when Rivera’s pocket sevens held in opposition to ace-eight.

Three-Handed and Heads-Up

Three-handed, Liu was dominant — at one level holding near half the chips in play. Edenata discovered himself on the incorrect finish of a number of key pots, together with a pricey hand the place he paid off Rivera’s straight with solely prime pair. Brief-stacked, he made his stand with pocket fives and misplaced a flip in opposition to Liu’s ace-ten when an ace hit the river.

Heads-up, Liu began with roughly a 2:1 chip benefit. Rivera instantly chipped away, selecting up the primary pot with an uncalled river increase, then doubled via with pocket nines in opposition to Liu’s ace-seven to take management. The ultimate hand arrived with the gamers’ stacks degree after their back-and-forth: Rivera limped, Liu checked, then Liu led each the flop and switch earlier than Rivera raised. Liu three-bet shoved and was snap-called. Rivera had a made straight with ten-seven; Liu held backside pair with seven-two. The river modified nothing, and Rivera had his second Gauntlet.

Eight Trophies, Extra Acquainted Names

Past the headline outcome, Day 6 noticed a number of acquainted names add to their Incheon tallies. Hanh Tran — the two-time WSOP champion and GOP’s personal Combine Sport Advisor — claimed his second trophy of the sequence at Occasion #46: 10-Sport Combine to increase his lead on the prime of the Participant of the Collection standings. Edoc shipped Occasion #52: Hyper Turbo Excessive Curler for his second title of the competition, whereas Ming Luen Fabian Thang additionally collected a second trophy with the Gold Spartan on the Single Day Excessive Curler.

Jiang, who completed fourth within the Titan Stack Excessive Curler, wasted no time getting again on the felt and shipped the very subsequent occasion — Occasion #49: PL Omaha Turbo — to finish the day with a trophy of his personal.

Day 6 Winners — Full Outcomes

Participant of the Collection: Tran Leads, Edoc Strikes to Second

Hanh Tran is the primary participant to document a hat-trick of trophies at GOP Incheon, and his Day 6 win stored him clear on the prime of the Participant of the Collection standings. Edoc’s Hyper Turbo Excessive Curler victory catapulted him into second place, with the pair now holding a major lead over the chasing pack.

Yuri Ishida

sits third, whereas

Kenji Hata

isn’t far behind and is assured a factors bump from his Predominant Occasion run — the place he finishes will decide how a lot floor he closes.

Predominant Occasion – Two Flights Left, Overlay on the Desk

Three beginning flights are within the books with 135 cumulative entries and 20 gamers already locked into Day 2.

Yi Cheng Lo

topped Day 1C and has slid into second within the Day 2 chip counts. The KRW 700,000,000 (~USD 480,000) assure requires a minimal of 350 entries — with two flights nonetheless to run, an overlay is at the moment on the desk and the prize pool is assured regardless. Gamers but to leap in are taking a look at actual worth.

Predominant Occasion — Remaining Flights

Purchase-in is KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,500). Gamers obtain 120,000 in chips — 120 huge blinds on the opening degree, 60 huge blinds from Degree 2, and nonetheless a playable 30 huge blinds at max registration earlier than Degree 3.

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