Phnom Penh Festival Ends As GOP Turns Toward Incheon

Cambodia hosted the first Gods of Poker festival in Phnom Penh from March 26 to April 5, with play held at NagaWorld. Over the run, Kunal Patni won the Main Event and Martijn Gerrits became back-to-back winnner of the Player of the Series crown. GOP now shifts to Incheon, South Korea, for its next stop in May.


Good to Know

  • Kunal Patni won the GOP Phnom Penh Main Event after a 289-entry field built a $500,000 prize pool.
  • Martijn Gerrits cashed 16 events, won 6 trophies, and finished first in the Player of the Series standings with 25,637 points.
  • GOP Incheon runs May 15 to 24 at Paradise City, with 83 events and a Main Event carrying a $700,000 guarantee.

Popular Indian Poker Pro and Influencer Kunal Patni Wins Main Event

Kunal Patni Wins GOP Main Event
Kunal Patni knows the gauntlet is his after seeing the cards hit the table. Photo Credits: Gods of Poker

By the time cards stopped flying in Phnom Penh, two names sat above the rest. Kunal Patni left with the black-and-gold Main Event title, while Martijn Gerrits locked up another Player of the Series win after another long run through side events. That gave the Cambodia stop a clean finish and gave GOP another result it can carry into the next Asian festival.

Patni took down the Main Event for his first live career main event title. The event drew 289 entries, paid out from a $500,000 prize pool, and ended with Patni collecting $109,540. In his post-win interview, Patni summed it up in one word: “YES!!”

Runner-up Miyoung Cho picked up $66,980 after another deep finish. Feng Yang placed third for $45,515, followed by Rohit with $33,135 and Murata Haruto with $25,330. The rest of the final-table payouts went to Peng Sen Wu, Wei Yan, Alen Bakovic, and Ngoc Khanh Le.

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Gods of Poker Phnom Penh Main Event Final Table Results

Result Player Prize
1st Kunal Patni $109,540
2nd Miyoung Cho $66,980
3rd Feng Yang $45,515
4th Rohit $33,135
5th Murata Haruto $25,330
6th Peng Sen Wu $20,080
7th Wei Yan $16,370
8th Alen Bakovic $13,650
9th Le Ngoc Khanh $11,595

Back to Back Player of the Series Wins

Martijn Gerrits POS Phnom Penh
Martijn Gerrits takes his second Gods of Poker Player of the Series Crown. Photo Credits: Gods of Poker

Away from the Main Event, Martijn Gerrits kept adding to a strong run on the circuit. Fresh off a GOP Taipei POS win, the Dutchman cashed 16 times in Phnom Penh and collected 6 trophies, enough to close with 25,637 points. Gerrits now owns 11 GOP trophies and two POS crowns. Jun Yan Kok finished second in the race, with Alfie Adam taking third.

The Phnom Penh stop also produced more headline winners near the end of the schedule. Daniel Neilson won the GOP High Roller and grabbed the silver gauntlet plus $14,400, again denying Miyoung Cho after her Main Event runner-up finish. In the Kraken Stack, Patrik Selin came through after an ICM deal heads-up and took the trophy with $10,090, while Wah Yan Chow earned $9,073.

Gods of Poker framed the wider 2026 season around its Cronus Structure, a format the brand says is built to reward skill, patience, and deeper play rather than late-reg chaos. Phnom Penh was listed as one of the new stops on that 2026 map, and Incheon is next. Paradise City will host GOP Incheon from May 15 to 24, with 83 events scheduled and a $700,000 guaranteed Main Event. You can find the full schedule here.

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