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Jordan Woodall Leads as Fahredin Mustafov Chases Another Onyx Main Event Title
After three starting flights attracted 255 entries, the $25,500 Main Event at the Onyx High Roller Series moves on to Day 2 today, with 38 players making their way back to felt inside the beautiful Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa for the restart at 1 p.m. local time.
All survivors have already locked up a payday after each of the starting flights played down to the money. The full prize pool and payout information is expected to be announced shortly before cards get in the air, with everyone's gaze firmly fixed on how much the eventual champion will take home from the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Coming in as the one to catch on Day 2 is Germany's Jordan Woodall, who came out best on the Day 1b flight with 3,935,000. Rounding out the podium are two of Bulgaria's best tournament crushers. Boris Kolev returns second with 3,700,000 after already winning the $10,400 Mystery Bounty earlier this week, and Day 1a chip leader Fahredin Mustafov comes in third with 3,555,000 to start the day.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Woodall | Germany | 3,935,000 | 98 |
| 2 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 3,700,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 3,555,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Italo Modena | Italy | 3,415,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 2,920,000 | 73 |
| 6 | Ali Al-Kubasi | Iraq | 2,640,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 2,330,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Ravi Sheth | United Kingdom | 2,300,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Caner Gunes | Turkey | 1,895,000 | 47 |
A place near the top of the leaderboard isn't required to be in with a shot of making the final table, though, and there are plenty of familiar faces returning to the baize with hopes of doing just that.
Players such as Sergio Aido (1,580,000), Daniel Rezaei (1,410,000), Eelis Parssinen (1,245,000), Nicholas Seward (1,235,000), Mikalai Vaskaboinikau (1,055,000), Arsenii Karmatckii (725,000), Weiran Pu (665,000), David Coleman (630,000), Dmitry Gromov (575,000), Aleksejs Ponakovs (280,000), Matthew Wantman (200,000), and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya (90,000) 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 16. The blinds will be 20,000/40,000, with a big blind ante of 40,000. From today, blind levels will increase to 60 minutes in length, with the schedule set to play down until the final table is reached.
Remaining $25,500 Main Event Schedule
| Date | Day | Time | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 13 | Day 2 | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| August 14 | Final Day | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes/Hands per level |
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