Johan Guilbert Headlines Eight Players Chasing the Trophy at the Final Table of the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Grand Slam
The opulent Onyx Club inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa will be the setting for the crowning of a champion today at the final table of the Onyx High Roller Series $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em Grand Slam.
Eight players will take their seats at the final table beginning at 1 p.m. local time, each chasing the trophy and $1,250,000 first prize. Dutch high roller Tom Vogelsang begins as the chip leader with 9,625,000, while French vlogging superstar Johan “YoH ViraL” Guilbert is in second place with 8,450,000.
Final Table Lineup
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 250,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Sergio Fernandez | Spain | 5,000,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Tom Vogelsang | Netherlands | 9,625,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Johan Guilbert | France | 8,450,000 | 42 |
| 5 | Joseph Oren | United States | 7,800,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 5,950,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 4,050,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Quan Zhou | China | 6,350,000 | 32 |
Joseph “Handz” Oren completes the podium and starts the day with 7,800,000. The rest of the final table lineup is comprised of Quan Zhou (6,350,000), Matthias Eibinger (5,950,000), Sergio Fernandez (5,000,000), and Igor Yaroshevskyy (4,050,000). Thomas Muehloecker, meanwhile, starts with just one big blind after running kings into aces on the penultimate hand last night.
Each of the eight remaining players has navigated their way through a starting field of 95 entries to make it this far. They’ve each locked up $175,000, but the seven-figure payday is all they’ll be looking for today.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1,250,000 | ||
| 2nd | $870,000 | ||
| 3rd | $575,000 | ||
| 4th | $430,000 | ||
| 5th | $340,000 | ||
| 6th | $265,000 | ||
| 7th | $210,000 | ||
| 8th | $175,000 | ||
| 9th | Gha Iakobishvili | Russia | $145,000 |
The action picks up on Level 22 with blinds of 100,000/200,000 and a 200,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 24 hands long at the final table. The final table will be streamed on the Onyx Club official YouTube channel, and live updates will be provided on a 30-minute delay to match the stream.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action until one player is still standing with the trophy.