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$10,400 Premiere
Day 2 Completed
2026 Onyx High Roller Series
$10,400 Premiere
Day: 2
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Final Table
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
After roughly 12 hours of action at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, the start-of-day field of 76 players in the $10,400 Premiere has been reduced to the final table, with just nine players now in contention to become the Onyx High Roller Series latest champion.
The 507-entry field created a $4,765,800 prize pool, with all 76 returning players already guaranteed a payday after the four starting flights played into the money. Shortly after play began, the full payouts were announced, revealing that the eventual champion would walk away with a seven-figure score, with $1,000,000 awaiting the winner.
Returning to the felt closest to that target, Damir Gabdullin claimed the overnight chip lead as the only player to bag an eight-figure stack. Gabdullin enjoyed a late surge to finish on top after scoring the final knockout of the day, securing his position at the head of the counts heading into the final table.
Following close behind, Italo Modena was a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard throughout the day and will return with 7,400,000. Completing the podium is anonymous player 'Goofy', who sits just a couple of big blinds behind Modena with 7,050,000.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damir Gabdullin | Russian Federation | 11,225,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Italo Modena | Italy | 7,400,000 | 46 |
| 3 | Goofy | United States | 7,050,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 6,200,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 5,450,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 4,400,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Ravid Garbi | Israel | 3,775,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 3,750,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Artsiom Lasouski | Belarus | 1,275,000 | 8 |
Still in contention further down the counts is Mikita Badziakouski, whose nearly $70 million in lifetime tournament earnings, as per The Hendon Mob, makes him one of the biggest names remaining. The Belarusian is no stranger to final-table battles and will return right in the middle of the pack with 5,450,000.
Onyx High Roller regular Giorgiy Skhulukhiya sits just behind Badziakouski with 4,400,000, while two World Series of Poker bracelet winners, Ravid Garbi (3,775,000) and Sergio Aido (3,750,000), are close behind.
Day 2 Action
When the prize pool was announced shortly after play began, it was also made clear that the penultimate day would conclude once nine players remained and the final table was set. With that target in sight, the players began to jostle for position, each looking to build a stack capable of making a run at the million-dollar payday.
As the field began to thin, some of the big names in the room were unable to make their move. Dietrich Fast (71st), Aren Bezhanyan (70th) and Aliaksandr Shylko (60th) were among the early casualties, before a further wave of eliminations claimed Oliver Weis (48th), Artur Martirosian (46th), Boris Kolev (45th), Timur Margolin (39th), Fahredin Mustafov (28th), Mehdi Chaoui (24th) and start-of-day big stack Alex Kulev (22nd).
With the field reduced to its final few tables, it was Badziakouski who began to make the biggest move. He first sent Sorel Mizzi to the rail in 18th place before quickly claiming another scalp, eliminating Andrey Pateychuk in 17th. Not long after, Badziakouski struck again, removing Danilo Velasevic to bring the field down to 13, just four eliminations away from the final table.
An unfortunate set of circumstances then helped remove Tom Middleton in 12th place. After first being three-outered by Parahat Nurmuhammedov in a substantial pot, he then lost a flip shortly afterwards, sending him to the rail. Nurmuhammedov then promptly followed him out the door, bringing the field down to the final-table bubble.
It seemed like it would take something special to burst the bubble and bring the day to a close, and that was exactly what happened. Gabdullin turned a flush to crack the aces of Sinan Unlu, propelling him to the top of the counts while leaving Unlu helpless to watch as the other nine players bagged their chips and prepared to return for the final table.
The final day will kick off at 1:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, August 11, and will return on Level 24, with blinds of 80,000/160,000 and a 160,000 big blind ante. Rather than playing with a tournament clock, the final table will play a certain number of hands per level, with that number yet to be specified.
The final table will also be streamed, allowing viewers to enjoy the action as the players battle until just one remains. The streaming schedule is yet to be confirmed, but is expected shortly after cards go in the air.
$10,400 Premiere Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | ||
| 2 | $585,000 | ||
| 3 | $375,000 | ||
| 4 | $260,000 | ||
| 5 | $190,000 | ||
| 6 | $140,000 | ||
| 7 | $110,000 | ||
| 8 | $89,800 | ||
| 9 | $74,000 |
Keep it locked into PokerNews, as we bring all the action live from the felt until a $10,400 Premiere champion is crowned.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
With the most recent elimination taking the field down to nine players, the survivors have bagged their chips and will return tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11, at 1:00 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned for the full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Sinan Unlu opened to 320,000 in the cutoff, and Damir Gabdullin defended his big blind.
When Unlu continued for 275,000 on a 2♠6♦J♠ flop, Gabdullin check-raised to 700,000, which Unlu called.
Gabdullin continued for 600,000 on the 7♠ turn, and snap-called when Unlu moved all in.
Sinan Unlu: A♠A♥ 
Damir Gabdullin: 10♠3♠
The 10♣ river was no help to Unlu, and his stack was sent across the table, with his elimination setting up the final table lineup.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Sergio Aido raised to 320,000 from the cutoff, and Artsiom Lasouski jammed from the big blind. Aido had the effective stack of 2,145,000, and after thinking for a while, he made the call.
Sergio Aido: K♣J♣
Artsiom Lasouski: 2♠2♣
Aido found himself in a race with his two paint cards, and he took a huge lead after pairing his jack on the J♦4♥Q♥ flop.
The 8♠ turn and A♦ river changed nothing, and Aido doubled, while Lasouski became the new short stack on the final table bubble.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
'Goofy' raised from under the gun, with Sinan Unlu and Mikita Badziakouski calling from the blinds.
All three players checked to the river on the 5♥10♦7♥5♦9♥ runout. After two checks, 'Goofy' bet 650,000, and Unlu called.
Badziakouski immediately stood up and put his hands to his head, saying, "I'm sure I can beat one of you."
He used a time bank and looked directly at 'Goofy', saying, "I can beat you," then turned to Unlu and said, "I'm not sure about you."
In the end, Badziakouski folded. 'Goofy' showed A♥4♥ for the ace-high flush, proving Badziakouski's read on him wasn't quite as sharp as he thought. Unlu mucked, and 'Goofy' stacked up more chips.
Level: 24
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Level 23
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Oshri Lahmani raised to 240,000 from under the gun, which only Sergio Aido called in the big blind.
Aido check-called a bet of 175,000 on a 5♠6♦2♥ flop, but then led out for 235,000 on the 3♠ turn, which Lahmani called.
The A♥ completed the board, and Aido bet 725,000, leaving 20,000 behind. Lahmani elected to fold.
Level 23
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Damir Gabdullin raised to 400,000 from the small blind, and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya three-bet to 1,000,000 from the big blind. Gabdullin came along with a call.
Gabdullin check-called a bet of 550,000 from Skhulukhiya on the 2♣J♠4♥ flop.
The K♣ turn and 3♦ river checked through, and Gabdullin won the pot with A♠Q♣ for just ace-high.
Level 23
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Italo Modena raised to 240,000 from under the gun, and Oshri Lahmani defended his big blind.
Lahmani check-called a bet of 350,000 on a K♠J♣7♠ flop, before the K♦ turn checked through. Lahmani then led out for 200,000 on the 2♦ river, which was met with a quick fold from Modena.
Lahmani showed the table J♦7♦ before tossing his cards into the muck.
