button in SafariRezaei Sends Ates Out on the Bubble as 17 Advance to Day 2
The 2026 Onyx High Roller Series continued today inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, with the $10,400 Mystery Bounty taking center stage. A total of 114 entries were recorded, surpassing the $1,000,000 guarantee, and after play came to an end in Level 16, and just 17 players remained with chips in front of them, all having secured a place in the money and a spot in Day 2.
Leading the way into Day 2 is Bulgaria's Boris Kolev, who bagged up an impressive 1,700,000 chips, good for 57 big blinds when play resumes.
Sitting behind Kolev is Show77, who finished the night with 1,145,000, while fellow Bulgarian Fahredin Mustafov rounds out the top three after putting 1,115,000 into the bag. Armin Rezaei also finds himself among the biggest stacks after finishing with 935,000, while Aram Sargsyan completes the top five with 805,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 1,700,000 | 57 |
| 2 | Show77 | United Arab Emirates | 1,145,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 1,115,000 | 37 |
| 4 | Armin Rezaei | Austria | 935,000 | 31 |
| 5 | Aram Sargsyan | Armenia | 805,000 | 27 |
| 6 | Adi Alkalay | Israel | 800,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 750,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Daniel Montagnolli | Austria | 690,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 615,000 | 21 |
| 10 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 535,000 | 18 |
Action of Today
Igor Yaroshevskyy had an eventful day on his way to bagging 615,000. Early on, he attempted a river bluff against Raoul Kanme with five-high, only for Kanme to pick him off with a pair of nines. Later in the night, Yaroshevskyy found himself facing heavy pressure from Lipp, eventually letting his hand go after Lipp fired on the turn.
Rezaei enjoyed a strong finish to the day. Earlier, he turned a flush with nine-eight of spades against Matthias Lipp and extracted value on both the turn and river. His biggest moment, however, came on the money bubble. Rezaei fired on all three streets against Orhan Ates before putting him all in on the river. Ates called after pairing his queen, but Rezaei's pair of aces was good enough to send Ates to the rail and burst the bubble.
Aram Sargsyan was another player who found success late in the night. In one of his bigger pots, he called bets on the flop and turn from Artur Martirosian before taking the betting lead himself on the river. Sargsyan fired hefty after the board paired, and Martirosian quickly released his hand.
Now all eyes turn to Day 2, which gets underway at 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday, August 11. The 17 remaining players will return to Level 17, with blinds of 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
With the mystery bounties now in play, there will be plenty more than just the regular prize pool up for grabs. Each elimination will give players the chance to uncover one of the mystery prizes, adding another layer of excitement as the field plays down toward the final table.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as live coverage of the $10,400 Mystery Bounty continues with Day 2, bringing you all of the chip counts and action directly from the tournament floor.