Sinan Unlu just fired his third bullet of the tournament and quickly opened to 80,000 on the button. Artur Martirosian then moved all in for 500,000 in the big blind, and Unlu called.
Artur Martirosian: A♠10♣
Sinan Unlu: K♥K♠
Martirosian had run into Unlu's kings, and the K♣6♣2♦ flop gave Unlu top set and a bigger lead in the pot. Martirosian picked up a straight draw on the Q♠ turn, but he missed the 8♦ river and was sent to the rail.
Gha iakobishvili and Ottomar Ladva also just took their seats.
Justin Steinbrenner raised to 80,000 under the gun and Matthias Lipp three-bet the small blind to 250,000. Jessica Teusl cold-called out of the big blind, and Steinbrenner folded.
The dealer fanned out the flop of 2♦5♠2♠ and Lipp continued for 125,000. Teusl stuck in the call.
A 4♠ arrived on the turn, causing Lipp to check. Teusl fired out for 400,000, which was enough to get Lipp to fold.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 80,000 under the gun and was called by Danilo Velasevic and Markkos Ladev in the blinds.
The flop came 9♣5♠2♣ and Vaskaboinikau bet 150,000. Only Velasevic called to see the Q♣ turn.
Both players checked to the K♦ river, where Velasevic led out for 675,000. Vaskaboinikau snap-called, only for Velasevic to turn over A♣3♣ for the nut flush to win the big pot.
Day 2 of the $100,000 No Limit Holdem High Roller Championship gets underway this afternoon at 1 p.m. inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, with 11 players returning from the 24 entries recorded so far at the 2026 Onyx High Roller Series presented by Onyx Club.
France’s Johan Guilbert will lead the field back into action after an impressive late arrival on Day 1 saw him bag the chip lead with 4,705,000. He is closely followed by Spain’s Adrian Mateos on 4,320,000, with Austria’s Thomas Muehlocker well positioned in third with 2,755,000..
Also returning to the baize today is bracelet winner and longtime high-stakes cash game and tournament regular Jean-Robert Bellande (2,020,000), who brings a wealth of experience to the table. Known more widely as “JRB,” Bellande has cashes on The Hendon Mob dating back to just after the turn of the century and, despite now focusing primarily on cash games, remains more than willing to battle with the super pros still in the field.
Day 2 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Johan Guilbert
France
4,705,000
118
2
Adrian Mateos
Spain
4,320,000
108
3
Thomas Muehlocker
Austria
2,755,000
69
4
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Belarus
2,480,000
62
5
Jean-Robert Bellande
United States
2,020,000
51
6
Jessica Teusl
Austria
1,960,000
49
7
Danilo Velasevic
Serbia
1,875,000
47
8
Matthias Lipp
Austria
1,875,000
47
9
Thomas Eychenne
France
785,000
20
10
Artur Martirosian
Russian Federation
655,000
16
11
Justus Held
Germany
565,000
14
Other players still in the field include Austria’s Jessica Teusl (1,960,000) and Matthias Lipp (1,875,000), both advancing with healthy stacks, joined by Belarusian high-roller regular Mikalai Vaskaboinikau (2,480,000) and Serbia’s Danilo Velasevic (1,875,000). Thomas Eychenne (785,000), Artur Martirosian (655,000), and Justus Held (565,000) round out the returning field, with further entries and reentries expected before the cards are back in the air.
Artur Martirosian
Late registration remains open for the first two levels of Day 2, with play resuming at 1 p.m. at blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. The official prize pool and full payout details will be confirmed once late registration has closed, and the plan for the day is to play down until an eventual winner is crowned.
Poker fans will be able to follow the action on a delayed stream once late registration has closed and the field is down to two tables, via the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel, as the tournament plays down and the first trophy of the series comes into view.
Stay with PokerNews for continued live coverage, chip counts, and key hands as the $100,000 No Limit Holdem High Roller Championship plays down toward a winner.
