$102,000 Onyx SHRS NLH Invitational
Day 2 Completed
2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series
$102,000 Onyx SHRS NLH Invitational
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$102,000
Prize Pool
$8,536,000
Entries
88
Level
24
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
47
Players Left
13
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Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The$102,000 Onyx SHRS NLH Invitational at the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series presented by Onyx Club played through another eight levels today, whittling the field down from 88 entries to just 13 players, who will return for the final day. The prize pool reached $8,536,000, with the winner set to walk away with a massive $2,000,000 first prize.
Ending the day as the big stack is the United Kingdom’s Rob Yong, who bagged up an impressive 15,625,000 to finish well clear of the rest. Trailing behind is Rahul Byrraju with 10,850,000, and Jamil Wakil on 10,100,000, while eleven-time WSOP bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey rounds out the top four with 10,650,000 heading into the final day.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Yong | United Kingdom | 15,625,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Rahul Byrraju | India | 10,850,000 | 54 |
| 3 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 10,100,000 | 51 |
| 4 | Phil Ivey | United States | 10,065,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 7,425,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Matt Moss | United Kingdom | 5,850,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 5,750,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Dejan Kaladjurdjevic | Montenegro | 5,150,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 5,075,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 3,925,000 | 20 |
| 11 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 3,075,000 | 15 |
| 12 | Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 2,875,000 | 14 |
| 13 | Morten Klein | Norway | 1,150,000 | 6 |
Penultimate Day's Action
When play began, Yong’s stack shot upward straight away after his pocket queens earned a full double-up through Byrraju. Ivey also got off to a dream start, winning a three-way all-in that sent Artur Martirosian to the rail and left Samuel Mullur in a position that he wasn't able to recover from, exiting the tournament soon after.
Once late registration closed at the end of Level 10, the action slowed as the pros knew they only needed to survive two more hours before the full redraw, when invitees and pros would finally combine. Henrik Hecklen, Bryn Kenney, Nick Schulman, and Matthias Eibinger fell short of that mark, leaving just 24 players when the field came together.
With the money bubble now on the horizon and a cash of at least $200,000 within reach. Leon Sturm was among the first casualties after the redraw. Sturm tank-called off his stack on the turn with top pair top kicker, only to be shown an overpair by Yong. The river changed nothing, sending Sturm to the rail and putting Yong near the top of the chip counts for the first time in the event.
Ivey's stack got a huge boost thanks to a string of hands that saw him dispatch multiple opponents in quick succession. He first doubled through Dejan Kaladjurdjevic with a set of fives against a flush draw, then won a flip with two Snowmen to bust Tamas Adamszki. Lastly, Ivey’s Big Slick spiked a king on the river to eliminate both “Loopoo” and Daniel Dvoress, vaulting him to the top of the counts and taking the tournament into hand-for-hand play.
It didn’t take long for the bubble to burst, with Turkey’s Sinan Unlu being the last to leave empty-handed. Short on chips, Unlu called off his stack in the big blind after Matt Moss jammed from the small blind. Unlu had ace-queen, but Moss spiked a seven on the flop with nine-seven, which sent Unlu to the rail, leaving the remaining 14 players in the money. Just before the end of Day 2, Jessica Teusl was the first in the money casualty, when her two Broadway cards couldn't improve against Wakil's ace-high.
Play resumes on Monday, August 18, at 1 p.m. local time inside the Onyx Club. Action starts at 100,000/200,000 blinds with a 200,000 big blind ante, and the plan is to play down to a winner. Each of the 13 survivors has secured $200,000, but the focus now shifts to the final table, where podium finishes guarantee seven-figure paydays, and the last player standing takes home $2,000,000.
Remianing Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 |
| 2 | $1,450,000 |
| 3 | $1,080,000 |
| 4 | $856,000 |
| 5 | $670,000 |
| 6 | $520,000 |
| 7 | $400,000 |
| 8 | $310,000 |
| 9 | $250,000 |
| 10-13 | $200,000 |
Once the final table is reached, the cards will be in the air under the spotlight with every hand streamed on a 30-minute delay on the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates, chip counts, and exclusive coverage from the final day of this special event.
Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,625,000
2,525,000
|
2,525,000 |
|
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|
10,850,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
10,100,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
10,065,000
1,935,000
|
1,935,000 |
|
||
|
7,425,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
5,850,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
5,750,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
||
|
5,150,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
5,075,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
||
|
3,925,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
3,075,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,875,000
1,525,000
|
1,525,000 |
|
1,150,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Day 2 of the SHRS NLH Invitational has come to an end with 13 players remaining.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action and the chip counts.
Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Jamil Wakil raised to 300,000 from under the gun and Jessica Teusl shoved her last few big blinds from the small blind. Wakil called.
Jessica Teusl: K♦Q♦ 
Jamil Wakil: A♠8♦
Teusl had live cards, but her chances of remaining in the tournament looked bleak on the A♥9♦3♠ flop. A J♥ on the turn did bring around an escape route in the form of a Broadway draw, but that didn't materialize as the 2♣ filled out the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The floor staff has announced that there will be four more hands before the players bag up for the night.
Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Eric Wasserson made it 300,000 from middle position and only Albert Daher came along with a call from the cutoff.
Wasserson check-called a bet of 275,000 from Daher on the 6♠7♣J♥ flop.
The 5♦ turn checked through for the Q♣ to roll off on the river. Wasserson checked for the last time, and then folded when Daher bet 875,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,750,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic made it 300,000 from the hijack and only Markkos Ladev called from the big blind.
Ladev knuckled the action over to Kaladjurdjevic on the 3♦9♦9♥ flop and Kaladjurdjevic bet 200,000. Ladev opted to check-raise to 525,000, which Kaladjurdjevic called.
The J♠ turn and 5♠ river were checked down and Ladev showed a busted flush draw with Q♦8♦. Kaladjurdjevic tabled A♣K♠ for ace-high to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,550,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
4,400,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
||
Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Albert Daher shoved from the small blind for 1,600,000 and Jamil Wakil took a few seconds before he called from the big blind.
Albert Daher: A♠8♣
Jamil Wakil: K♥4♥
Daher was ahead, but again did not believe he could win the pot as kept saying his 'good games' to the table.
However, his ace-high did hold up as the 2♥6♦5♦Q♠J♦ runout didn't improve either player
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,200,000
1,975,000
|
1,975,000 |
|
|
7,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,350,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
900,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
Level 16
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Albert Daher raised the cutoff to 300,000 and Jesse Lonis called from the small blind.
Two checks followed the K♥9♥5♣ flop to see the 3♥ roll off on the turn. Lonis bet 350,000, which Daher called.
Another round of checks came once the 8♣ hit the river, and Lonis took down the pot with Q♣9♣ for a pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,100,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,500,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,800,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
