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The second official day of action at the European Poker Tour London High Roller is now over, and a final table of eight players (all of whom will be paid out) has been established. The current frontrunner is Igor Kurganov, whose 854,000 chips are currently towering over the 622,000 stack of second-place contender Robert Akery.

A total of 75 players paid 20k pound buy-ins on Day 1, and 45 of those hit the rail before the end of the day. An additional 22 players fell on Day 2. Some of the most notable pros to face elimination on Day 2 included Eugene Katchalov, Jonathan Duhamel and Joe Hachem, all members of Team PokerStars Pro.

Katchalov, a fan favorite in major tournaments as of late, was eliminated with 9-9 when he pushed all-in against Andrey Bondar’s 8-6 suited. Bondar drew to two pair on the turn, and the river card provided no help to Katchalov. Hachem hit the rail in similar fashion when his 2-2 failed to hold up against the A-6 suited of Michael Tureniec.

Despite leading the field at the closing of Day 1, Sam Stein faced Day 2 elimination as well. He was crippled early on by Byron Kaverman, who held K-Q of hearts against the 3-3 of Stein. Additional hearts on the flop and river secured a huge pot for Kaverman. Stein was ultimately knocked out by Olivier Busquet with K-Q offsuit over A-10 suited.

Some of the other notables that fell just short of the final table included James Bord, Phil Collins, Mike “Timex” McDonald, McLean Karr, Mike Watson and Isaac Haxton.

The final table is a dangerous lot indeed, with experienced competitors such as Adrian Bussman, Joel Nordkvist, Sam Trickett and Philipp Gruissem joining the aforementioned Kurganov, Akery, Busquet and Tureniec. Over 511k pounds are reserved for the winner.