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Level: 17
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
2026 Onyx High Roller Series
$25,500 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Onyx High Roller Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$6,120,000
Total Entries
255
Level
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
38
Players Left
9
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Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Matthew Wantman managed to increase his stack to almost a million after winning two consecutive coin flips.
First, he got it in with 10♦10♠ from the small blind against Igor Yaroshevskyy in the cutoff, who held A♥Q♠. Yaroshevskyy failed to improve on the J♠6♥8♦4♣6♦ runout, and Wantman doubled to around 400,000.
Not long after, Wantman and Sergio Aido flipped for a pot of around 850,000, with Wantman holding A♣K♦ against Aido's 10♠10♣.
Wantman came out on top again, making trips on the 2♦K♣7♣K♠3♣ runout to win his second race and move up to a much more comfortable stack.
Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Raoul Kanme raised from early position, and Boris Kolev was the only caller from the cutoff.
Kanme continued for 60,000 on the 2♦10♣K♦ flop, which Kolev called.
The 4♣ arrived on the turn, and Kanme checked, allowing Kolev to fire 240,000. Kanme gave it some thought before making the call.
The 7♣ completed the board, prompting a final check from Kanme. Kolev bet around 750,000, and Kanme snapped him off.
Kolev tabled Q♣J♦ for a busted straight draw, while Kanme revealed 7♦7♠, having rivered a set to take down the pot.
Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Aleksandras Rusinovas moved all-in on the button for 270,000, and Daniil Kiselev did the same in the small blind, committing his 310,000 into the pot. Matthew Wantman made it three all-in players, putting his 160,000 in from the big blind as well.
Matthew Wantman: A♣9♠ 
Aleksandras Rusinovas: Q♥8♥
Daniil Kiselev: A♦8♠
Nobody connected with the 6♣4♣K♦4♥4♠ board, but did leave Kiselev and Wantman chopping the pot. While the dealer organised and apportioned the pot between those two, Rusinovas joined the rail.
Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya moved all-in for 90,000 in the cutoff, and Daniil Kiselev called in the big blind.
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: A♦9♣
Daniil Kiselev: K♥7♣
The Q♦10♣2♦J♣J♠ board was safe for Skhulukhiya, giving him an early double-up.
Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
With 255 entries recorded in the $25,500 Main Event at the Onyx High Roller Series, the prize pool reached $6,120,000, smashing the guarantee.
All 38 players who returned for Day 2 are in the money, having locked up at least $50,000. The eventual champion on Friday, August 14, will take home the only seven-figure score on offer, with $1,250,000 awaiting the winner.
$25,500 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250,000 | 10-11 | $120,000 |
| 2 | $800,000 | 12-13 | $100,000 |
| 3 | $600,000 | 14-17 | $85,000 |
| 4 | $420,000 | 18-20 | $72,000 |
| 5 | $320,000 | 21-27 | $60,000 |
| 6 | $250,000 | 28-38 | $50,000 |
| 7 | $200,000 | ||
| 8 | $171,000 | ||
| 9 | $143,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Cards are in the air, and play has started with 26 minutes remaining in Level 16, where blinds are 20,000/40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000.
Level: 16
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 555,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | Aleksandras Rusinovas | Lithuania | 250,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Daniil Kiselev | Russian Federation | 440,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 4 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 200,000 | 5 |
| 1 | 5 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 1,410,000 | 35 |
| 1 | 6 | Italo Modena | Italy | 3,415,000 | 85 |
| 1 | 7 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 90,000 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Raoul Kanme | Netherlands | 1,325,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 2 | Anze Smajd | Slovenia | 350,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 3,700,000 | 93 |
| 2 | 4 | Alexey Borovkov | Russian Federation | 880,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 5 | Daniel Ghionoiu | Canada | 750,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 6 | Parahat Nurmuhammedov | Turkmenistan | 700,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 7 | Ravi Sheth | United Kingdom | 2,300,000 | 58 |
| 3 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | David Coleman | United States | 630,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Koloszar | Hungary | 670,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 4 | Zorlu Er | Turkey | 1,030,000 | 26 |
| 3 | 5 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 2,920,000 | 73 |
| 3 | 6 | Aram Sargsyan | Armenia | 1,450,000 | 36 |
| 3 | 7 | Thomas Alfred Mayer | Austria | 665,000 | 17 |
| 4 | 1 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russian Federation | 725,000 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | Nicholas Seward | United States | 1,235,000 | 31 |
| 4 | 3 | Sondre Stormyr | Norway | 745,000 | 19 |
| 4 | 4 | Aleksei Gortikov | Russian Federation | 1,080,000 | 27 |
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 4 | 7 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | 1,610,000 | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | Ali Al-Kubasi | Iraq | 2,640,000 | 66 |
| 5 | 2 | Kenar | Turkey | 135,000 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 1,580,000 | 40 |
| 5 | 4 | Caner Gunes | Turkey | 1,895,000 | 47 |
| 5 | 5 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 1,245,000 | 31 |
| 5 | 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 280,000 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Dmitry Gromov | Russian Federation | 575,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 3,555,000 | 89 |
| 6 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 2,330,000 | 58 |
| 6 | 5 | Jordan Woodall | Cyprus | 3,935,000 | 98 |
| 6 | 6 | Weiran Pu | China | 665,000 | 17 |
| 6 | 7 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | 1,055,000 | 26 |
