Fahredin Mustafov raised from the hijack and Pedro Ingles called in the cutoff. Krasimir Yankov and Maksim Paniak were both in the blinds and also came along.
The flop came 2♣A♠J♥ and when it checked to Mustafov, he bet 35,000. Only Ingles called to see the 8♦ fall on the turn, which Mustafov checked. Ingles then fired out 64,000, and after some deliberation, Mustafov folded.
From the cutoff, Rene Majed made it 175,000 with just 20,000 behind. Ren Lin jammed the button for roughly 300,000, causing Yiannis Liperis to go deep into the tank from the big blind. After using a few time banks, Liperis made the call for his stack of about 120,000. Majed got out his phone to record his potential elimination, and then called for the remainder of his stack.
Liperis had the better pocket pair, while Majed just had to find a queen or jack to almost triple up.
The 8♦A♦10♣ flop offered Majed even more outs in the form of a straight draw. The 3♦ turn meant Lin could bust two players with a seven of diamond on the river. The 8♠ fell , which meant Liperis tripled up, and Lin won the side pot, eliminating Majed.
There were already around 110,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♦2♣J♠ when Michael Allen bet 48,000 from the small blind and Leon Sturm called out of the big blind.
A 2♦ hit the turn and Allen continued to fire, this time for 92,000. Sturm stuck around with a call and both watched the 5♦ hit the river. Allen slowed down and checked it over, then after using some extra time, Sturm announced a bet of 220,000. Before Sturm could even get the chips in, Allen folded, and Sturm raked in the pot.
The $10,400 GG Million$ at the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus presented by Onyx Club drew 510 entries at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, generating a prize pool of $4,794,000..
There will be 76 players paid, with a min-cash being worth $17,000, while the eventual champion will walk away with $1,000,000.
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), [Removed:553] (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.
Manuel Fritz
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.
Remaining $10,400 GG Million$ Schedule
Date
Day
Time
Blind Levels
August 11
Day 2
12 p.m.
50 minutes
August 12
Final Day
12 p.m.
60 minutes
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates, chip counts, and all the key moments as Day 2 plays down toward the money and beyond.
