Youness Barakat raised to 100,000 on the button before Mads Amot reraised to 300,000 in the small blind. Cesar Garcia then moved all in from the big blind, Barakas folded, while Amot called for 450,000.
Mads Amot: A♥J♣J♠4♣ 
Cesar Garcia: A♠Q♥Q♦2♦
The flop came 8♣4♦3♥, while the Q♣ turn gave Garcia a set. The river was the 3♠ and Amot was sent to the rail.
Heads-up on a flop of 8♥6♦2♠, Sergei Nesterenko bet 70,000 from the cutoff and Imad Derwiche called in the big blind.
The turn was the 5♦ and Derwiche led out for 130,000. Nesterenko called to see the 9♣ river, where Derwiche bet another 200,000.
Nesterenko spread out his time banks in front of him and tanked for a minute before calling. "Good call," Derwiche told him, turning over A♣10♦10♥9♥, while Nesterenko had K♣K♠6♣5♠ for sixes and fives to win the pot.
The 30 surviving players from Day 1 have been joined by 10 new arrivals to start Day 2. Action is underway.
Level: 13
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Some of the top four-card specialists from across Europe and around the world will gather inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa today, when Day 2 of the Onyx High Roller Series $50,000 PLO Grand Slam begins at 2 p.m. local time.
Sean Rafael is the commanding chip leader among the 30 returning players. The American begins the day with 4,370,000, nearly 1,000,000 ahead of his closest challenger. Rafael has more than $4.2 million in live earnings and 11 career six-figure scores, all of them coming in Pot-Limit Omaha.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Rafael | United States | 4,370,000 | 175 |
| 2 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 3,475,000 | 139 |
| 3 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 3,450,000 | 138 |
| 4 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 3,090,000 | 124 |
| 5 | Filip Aleksic | Netherlands | 2,850,000 | 114 |
| 6 | Imad Derwiche | France | 2,015,000 | 81 |
| 7 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | 2,000,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Rob Yong | United Kingdom | 1,910,000 | 76 |
| 9 | Dafishh | Malta | 1,770,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Raphael Schreiner | Austria | 1,755,000 | 70 |
In second place is Laszlo Bujtas. Widely regarded as one of the best PLO online players, the Hungarian takes 3,475,000 into Day 2. Cesar Garcia (3,450,000), Espen Myrmo (3,090,000), and Filip Aleksic (2,850,000) round out the top five.
The field on the two opening flights was split, with invited players and VIPs joining on Day 1a and the pros on Day 1b. Imad Derwiche topped the invitational portion of the event with 2,015,000, with Onyx Series organizer Rob Yong behind him with 1,910,000.
Other players returning for Day 2 include Quan Zhou (1,650,000), Tom Vogelsang (845,000), Thomas Eychenne (730,000), and Eelis Parssinen (545,000). Marcus Dieleman won the $50,000 PLO Championship at the Onyx Super High Roller Series in August, and he’s back to defend his title but will have to battle with a short stack of 725,000.
The two starting flights attracted a total of 88 entries, but that number can potentially grow as anyone who busted in the last 90 minutes of Day 1 can still fire another bullet before the start of the day. The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 13 with blinds of 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes long today. The plan is to play down to the final table by the end of the night.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action and provides live updates leading up to the final table.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Maximilian Wieser | Austria | 470,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 4 | Imad Derwiche | France | 2,015,000 | 81 |
| 1 | 6 | Raphael Schreiner | Austria | 1,755,000 | 70 |
| 1 | 7 | Sergei Nesterenko | Russian Federation | 685,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 3 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 810,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 4 | Tomasz Krzesinski | Poland | 450,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 3,475,000 | 139 |
| 2 | 7 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 1,170,000 | 47 |
| 3 | 2 | Sondre Sagstuen | Norway | 1,010,000 | 40 |
| 3 | 3 | Filip Aleksic | Austria | 2,850,000 | 114 |
| 3 | 4 | Gergo Nagy | Hungary | 825,000 | 33 |
| 3 | 5 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 545,000 | 22 |
| 4 | 2 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 730,000 | 29 |
| 4 | 3 | Rob Yong | United Kingdom | 1,910,000 | 76 |
| 4 | 4 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | 2,000,000 | 80 |
| 5 | 1 | Christopher Sly | United Kingdom | 1,465,000 | 59 |
| 5 | 4 | Tom Vogelsang | Netherlands | 845,000 | 34 |
| 5 | 6 | Mads Amot | Norway | 440,000 | 18 |
| 5 | 7 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 3,450,000 | 138 |
| 6 | 3 | Dafishh | Malta | 1,770,000 | 71 |
| 6 | 5 | Marcus Dieleman | Netherlands | 725,000 | 29 |
| 6 | 7 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 3,090,000 | 124 |
| 7 | 2 | Quan Zhou | China | 1,650,000 | 66 |
| 7 | 5 | Sinan Unlu | Turkey | 1,020,000 | 41 |
| 7 | 6 | Danielle Noja | Australia | 515,000 | 21 |
| 7 | 7 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | 1,125,000 | 45 |
| 8 | 1 | Oswin Ziegelbecker | Austria | 820,000 | 33 |
| 8 | 4 | Sean Rafael | United States | 4,370,000 | 175 |
| 8 | 5 | Martin Dam | Denmark | 605,000 | 24 |
| 8 | 7 | Biao Ding | China | 1,400,000 | 56 |
Before coverage of the $50,000 PLO Grand Slam begins tomorrow, Patrik Antonius, Johan "YoH ViraL" Guilbert, and Rob Yong are among the players mixing it up in a $200/$400/$1,000 high stakes cash game.
The game will be streamed live on the Onyx Club official YouTube channel, and can also be found by clicking the Live Stream tab above. Be sure to catch all the action.
Event #10: $50,000 PLO Grand Slam
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