Michael Mizrachi Begins Day 2 of GG Million$ on Top; Hassan Nashar Among Leaders

Day 2 of the $10,400 GG Million$ at the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus presented by Onyx Club is set to get underway at 12 p.m. local time inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa.

Across the two regular opening flights and last night’s turbo, the event drew a total of 510 entries, with 97 players returning to battle for the lion’s share of the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Starting Day 2 in pole position is Michael Mizrachi, who bagged 1,547,000 on Day 1b to continue a remarkable summer that included the World Series of Poker Main Event title, a combined two bracelets, and induction into the Poker Hall of Fame. Close behind is Day 1a chip leader Michael Allen with 1,430,000, while Hassan Nashar rounds out the top three with 1,393,000.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Michael Mizrachi	United States	1,547,000	97
2	Michael Allen	United Kingdom	1,430,000	89
3	Hassan Nashar	Guinea-Bissau	1,393,000	87
4	Aren Bezhanyan	Armenia	1,356,000	85
5	Roman Stoika	Russia	1,200,000	75
6	Sondre Stormyr	Norway	1,111,000	69
7	Christopher Putz	Germany	1,047,000	65
8	Weiran Pu	China	1,026,000	64
9	Dafishh		1,001,000	63
10	Orhan Ates	Turkey	1,000,000	63

Some other notable players returning to the baize today include Roman Stoika (1,200,000), Christopher Putz (1,047,000), the Day 1 Turbo chip leader Manuel Fritz (980,000), Gilles Simon (812,000), Jesse Lonis (750,000), Boris Kolev (572,000), Leon Sturm (451,000), Aliaksei Boika (418,000), Ren Lin (312,000), and Nick Schulman (314,000), who was also inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame this summer.

Day 2 resumes on Level 16 with blinds at 8,000/16,000 and a big blind ante of 16,000. Blind levels will now be 50 minutes in length, and the plan for the day will be announced shortly after play begins. The prize pool and payouts will also be confirmed once play starts, with the immediate target for many being to navigate the field to the money bubble, which is fast approaching.