Jovan Kenjic raised from under the gun, and Fabian Schmidt, who had started the day with one big blind and spun it up to around 300,000, jammed from the big blind. Kenjic quickly called.
Fabian Schmidt: K♦J♦ 
Jovan Kenjic: Q♥Q♦
Schmidt was behind with his two Broadway cards, and Kenjic's ladies brought an abrupt end to his spin-up as they remained best on the 5♠6♥9♣6♠2♥ runout, sending Schmidt to the payout desk.
Patrick Brooks raised to 40,000 from the button, and Nichan Khorchidian called from the big blind.
Khorchidian check-called a bet of 30,000 from Brooks on the J♠K♣9♠ flop.
The Q♥ turn and 2♣ river checked through, and Khorchidian turned over Q♣5♣ for a pair of queens. Brooks had him beat with K♠8♣ for top pair, earning himself the pot.
Three players saw the 4♦2♣J♥ flop in a single-raised pot, which saw Selahaddin Bedir check from the big blind and Timur Margolin fire for 65,000 from under the gun. Daniel Ghionoiu called on the button before Bedir check-jammed for 155,000. Margolin folded, but Ghionoiu called.
Selahaddin Bedir: J♦7♦
Daniel Ghionoiu: A♥7♥
Bedir was ahead with top pair, and nothing changed as the 4♠J♠ completed the board, giving him a full house and the double-up.
The $10,400 Premiere attracted 507 entrants, generating a prize pool of $4,765,000, which will be split among the top 77 finishers.
Each of the returning players has already made the money and has locked up $20,000.
A six-figure payout awaits the top seven players, with $1,000,000 set aside for the eventual champion.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | 12-13 | $53,000 |
| 2 | $585,000 | 14-17 | $45,000 |
| 3 | $375,000 | 18-20 | $39,000 |
| 4 | $260,000 | 21-27 | $34,000 |
| 5 | $190,000 | 28-34 | $30,000 |
| 6 | $140,000 | 35-41 | $27,000 |
| 7 | $110,000 | 42-48 | $24,000 |
| 8 | $89,800 | 49-62 | $22,000 |
| 9 | $74,000 | 63-77 | $20,000 |
| 10-11 | $63,000 |
The 76 players are in their seats, and play has started on Day 2 of the $10,400 Premiere.
Level: 15
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
After four opening flights attracted 507 entries, the $10,400 Premiere at the Onyx High Roller Series moves on to Day 2 today, with 76 players making their way back to the beautiful Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa for the restart at 1 p.m. local time.
The Premiere boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000, and all remaining players have already secured a payday after the starting flights played down to the money. The full payout information is expected to be announced shortly before cards get in the air, with everyone's eyes firmly fixed on what the eventual champion will take home.
Coming in as the one to catch on Day 2 is Belarus' Artsiom Lasouski, who topped the Day 1c flight with 2,180,000 chips to become the only player to surpass the two-million-chip mark. Rounding out the podium are Alex Kulev, who returns with 1,840,000 after leading Day 1b, and the Day 1a chip leader Sorel Mizzi, who bagged 1,720,000 during the opening flight.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artsiom Lasouski | Belarus | 2,180,000 |
| 2 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 1,840,000 |
| 3 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada | 1,720,000 |
| 4 | Tommy G | San Marino | 1,680,000 |
| 5 | Kadir Altinbasak | Turkey | 1,630,000 |
| 6 | Parahat Nurmuhammedov | Turkmenistan | 1,580,000 |
| 7 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 1,265,000 |
| 8 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russian Federation | 1,200,000 |
| 9 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 1,105,000 |
| 10 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 1,105,000 |
Entry into Day 2 doesn't require a place near the top of the leaderboard, however, and there are a bunch of familiar faces returning looking to make their way to the final table
Players such as Damir Gabdullin (1,100,000), Fahredin Mustafov (1,100,000), Daniel Ghionoiu (1,005,000), Ali Al-Kubasi (990,000), Aleksejs Ponakovs (920,000), Oliver Weis (870,000), Sergio Aido (655,000), Mikita Badziakouski (730,000), Julian Pineda Lozano (845,000), Caner Gunes (880,000), Yilu Yuan (945,000), Cristinel Dumitru (765,000), Weiran Pu (480,000), Patrick Brooks (310,000), Dietrich Fast (240,000), and Selahaddin Bedir (215,000) all safely navigated through the opening flights.
Things get underway for the penultimate day at 1 p.m., with the remaining players returning to Level 15. The blinds will be 10,000/20,000, with a big blind ante of 20,000. From today, blind levels will increase to 60 minutes in length, with the schedule set to play down until the final table is reached.
| Date | Day | Time | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | Day 2 | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| August 11 | Final Day | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes/Hands per level |
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zorlu Er | Turkey | 810,000 | 40 |
| 1 | 2 | Aleksei Opalikhin | Russian Federation | 300,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Montagnolli | Austria | 990,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 4 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 425,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 5 | Ravid Garbi | Israel | 535,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 6 | Vadzim Godzdanker | Belarus | 205,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 7 | Ali Al-Kubasi | Iraq | 990,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 1 | Parahat Nurmuhammedov | Turkmenistan | 1,580,000 | 79 |
| 2 | 2 | Maksim Vaskresenski | Belarus | 110,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 730,000 | 37 |
| 2 | 4 | Julian Pineda Lozano | Colombia | 845,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 5 | Lars Kamphues | Germany | 525,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 6 | Tommy G | San Marino | 1,680,000 | 84 |
| 2 | 7 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 1,105,000 | 55 |
| 3 | 1 | Goofy | United States | 350,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Timo Vogt | Austria | 210,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 1,100,000 | 55 |
| 3 | 4 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 345,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 715,000 | 36 |
| 3 | 6 | Sondre Stormyr | Norway | 280,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | Ignat Liviu | Romania | 575,000 | 29 |
| 4 | 1 | Patrick Brooks | United States | 310,000 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | Yilu Yuan | China | 945,000 | 47 |
| 4 | 3 | Nichan Khorchidian | Lebanon | 420,000 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | Caner Gunes | Turkey | 880,000 | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada | 1,720,000 | 86 |
| 4 | 6 | Enzo Enzo | United Kingdom | 605,000 | 30 |
| 4 | 7 | Dietrich Fast | Austria | 240,000 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 350,000 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | Raphael Schreiner | Austria | 330,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | Ryan Mandara | United Kingdom | 665,000 | 33 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russian Federation | 1,200,000 | 60 |
| 5 | 5 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 285,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 6 | Milad Oghabian | Netherlands | 470,000 | 24 |
| 5 | 7 | Fabian Schmidt | Austria | 20,000 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | Zeynettin Aydin | Turkey | 295,000 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | Aleksei Gortikov | Russian Federation | 180,000 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 870,000 | 44 |
| 6 | 4 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 1,840,000 | 92 |
| 6 | 5 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | 335,000 | 17 |
| 6 | 6 | Espen Sandvik | Norway | 315,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 7 | Sebastian Toro | Colombia | 310,000 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 510,000 | 26 |
| 7 | 2 | Yannick Schumacher | Germany | 375,000 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | Kenar | Turkey | 235,000 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | Tom Middleton | United Kingdom | 815,000 | 41 |
| 7 | 5 | Sinan Unlu | Turkey | 370,000 | 18 |
| 7 | 6 | Moussa Ahmad | Lebanon | 375,000 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | Artsiom Lasouski | Belarus | 2,180,000 | 109 |
| 8 | 1 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 890,000 | 45 |
| 8 | 2 | Johannes Lehner | Austria | 900,000 | 45 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniil Kiselev | Russian Federation | 1,005,000 | 50 |
| 8 | 4 | Atilla Saracoglu | Turkey | 175,000 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 620,000 | 31 |
| 8 | 6 | Raoul Kanme | Netherlands | 545,000 | 27 |
| 8 | 7 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 655,000 | 33 |
| 9 | 1 | Ravil Khamatgareev | Russian Federation | 375,000 | 19 |
| 9 | 2 | Maksym Mamon | Russian Federation | 870,000 | 44 |
| 9 | 3 | Kadir Altinbasak | Turkey | 1,630,000 | 82 |
| 9 | 4 | Italo Modena | Italy | 625,000 | 31 |
| 9 | 5 | Damir Zhugralin | Kazakhstan | 300,000 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 1,105,000 | 55 |
| 9 | 7 | Jose Assorio | San Marino | 90,000 | 4 |
| 10 | 1 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 920,000 | 46 |
| 10 | 2 | Daniel Ghionoiu | Canada | 1,000,050 | 50 |
| 10 | 3 | Cristinel Dumitru | Romania | 765,000 | 38 |
| 10 | 4 | Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 215,000 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 1,265,000 | 63 |
| 10 | 6 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 965,000 | 48 |
| 10 | 7 | Weiran Pu | China | 480,000 | 24 |
| 11 | 1 | Damir Gabdullin | France | 1,100,000 | 55 |
| 11 | 2 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 425,000 | 21 |
| 11 | 3 | Paulius Vaitekunas | Lithuania | 525,000 | 26 |
| 11 | 4 | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | 855,000 | 43 |
| 11 | 5 | Alexey Borovkov | Russian Federation | 455,000 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | Ravi Sheth | United Kingdom | 220,000 | 11 |
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