$10,400 Onyx High Roller | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-13-2025 13:41 UTC+2

Three-Table Redraw

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Roman Stoika	Russia	1,375,000	28
1	2	Yiannis Liperis	Cyprus	1,915,000	38
1	3	Dzmitry Budai	Belarus	2,925,000	59
1	4	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	3,700,000	74
1	5	Nichan Korchidian	Lebanon	3,025,000	61
1	6	Konstantin Voronin	Russia	5,800,000	116
1	7	Kirill Shcherbakov	Russia	4,000,000	80

2	1	Yury Artamov	Russia	350,000	7
2	2	Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Belarus	2,950,000	59
2	3	Aren Bezhanyan	Armenia	3,240,000	65
2	4	Gytis Lazauninkas	Lithuania	740,000	15
2	5	Mohamed Mokrani	France	2,875,000	58
2	6	Oshri Lahmani	Israel	2,360,000	47
2	7	Ravil Khamatgareev	Russia	600,000	12

3	1	Natan Chauskin	Belarus	3,050,000	61
3	2	Vedat Yilmaz	Turkey	5,300,000	106
3	3	Ramzi Karam	Lebanon	1,700,000	34
3	4	Alessio Isaia	Italy	3,600,000	72
3	5	Andrey Pateychuk	Russia	450,000	9
3	6	Nikita Kalinin	Russia	5,100,000	102
3	7	Bernard Larabi	Hungary	3,900,000	78

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	5,800,000 600,000	600,000

Vedat Yilmaz	5,300,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Nikita Kalinin	5,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	4,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Bernard Larabi	3,900,000 350,000	350,000
Maksim Shornikau	3,700,000 350,000	350,000
Alessio Isaia	3,600,000 600,000	600,000

Aren Bezhanyan	3,240,000 540,000	540,000
Natan Chauskin	3,050,000 1,460,000	1,460,000
Nichan Khorchidian	3,025,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	2,950,000 450,000	450,000
Dzmitry Budai	2,925,000 540,000	540,000
Mohamed Mokrani	2,875,000 725,000	725,000
Oshri Lahmani	2,360,000 360,000	360,000
Yiannis Liperis	1,915,000 830,000	830,000
Ramzi Karam	1,700,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Roman Stoika	1,375,000 895,000	895,000
Gytis Lazauninkas	740,000 895,000	895,000
Ravil Khamatgareev	600,000 205,000	205,000
Andrey Pateychuk	450,000 610,000	610,000

Yury Artamonov	350,000 395,000	395,000

05-13-2025 13:30 UTC+2

Blokhin and Teusl First to Cash

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aleksandr Blokhin tossed in his last 675,000 from the big blind and was looked up by Bernard Larabi on the button.

Aleksandr Blokhin: K♣10♣ All in
Bernard Larabi: 9♠9♣

Larabi's set on the A♦4♥2♥9♥ turn left Blokhin without outs, rendering the 7♣ river but a formality and sending Blokhin to the rail. Just Prior, Jessica Teusl was also eliminated from the High Roller, picking up her min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Larabi	4,250,000 600,000	600,000
Jessica Teusl	Busted

Aleksandr Blokhin	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Blokhin Bernard Larabi Jessica Teusl

05-13-2025 13:18 UTC+2

Ami Barer Bubbles $10,400 High Roller

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ami Barer got his stack of 755,000 in from the cutoff and was at risk against Mohamed Mokrani on the button.

Ami Barer: 10♠10♣ All in
Mohamed Mokrani: A♣7♣

Barer needed to fade an ace to survive the bubble, but the flop had bad news with A♦3♠3♥. He was drawing to just a ten, but the deck had none in store on the 7♥ turn or K♥ river, making Barer the official bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Mokrani	2,150,000 150,000	150,000
Ami Barer	Busted

Tags: Ami Barer Mohamed Mokrani

05-13-2025 13:16 UTC+2

Schwaederle Endures Bad Beat Before Bubble

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nikita Kalinin had opened, and Cedric Schwaederle had three-bet when Kalinin responded by putting Schwaederle all-in for 1,575,000. Schwaederle instantly called, revealing the cards.

Cedric Schwaederle: Q♦Q♣ All in
Nikita Kalinin: K♠J♠

Schwaederle was looking to get a vital double-up two spots before the money, but he was left drawing slim after the J♦J♣6♠ flop gave Kalinin trips.

Schwaederle needed a queen to survive, but no ladies arrived on the 8♦7♠ runout, sending him to the rail and leaving the High Roller on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kalinin	6,400,000 2,075,000	2,075,000
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Nikita Kalinin

05-13-2025 13:07 UTC+2

Voronin Extends Lead

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ami Barer checked from the big blind on a 10♥4♥4♠ flop, after which Konstantin Voronin bet 150,000 in the cutoff. Barer called to the 3♥ turn, where he check-called Voronin's 230,000 bet as well.

Both players then knuckled the 7♠ river. Barer sheepishly tabled K♥Q♦ for king-high, losing against the A♦10♣ of Voronin, who took the pot with tens and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	5,200,000 575,000	575,000

Ami Barer	910,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Ami Barer Konstantin Voronin

05-13-2025 12:59 UTC+2

Larabi Overtakes Shornikau as Yuan Busts

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Arriving on a turn of 8♣K♥5♦5♠, Maksim Shornikau checked from the big blind to Bernard Larabi on the button, who added 375,000 to a pot of 525,000. Shornikau spent one of his time banks before he called, and a 4♦ river appeared.

Larabi sized up to 650,000, this time receiving a check-fold and taking down the pot. Shortly after the hand, Yilu Yuan was seen leaving his table and heading to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Larabi	3,650,000 2,280,000	2,280,000
Maksim Shornikau	3,350,000 880,000	880,000
Yilu Yuan	Busted

Tags: Bernard Larabi Maksim Shornikau Yilu Yuan

Level: 14

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

05-13-2025 12:43 UTC+2

Alajmi Gifts Last Chips to Kalinin

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alessio Isaia raised to 85,000 from middle position. Nikita Kalinin then three-bet to 255,000 in the hijack, which Abdullah Alajmi cold-called in the cutoff. Isaia opted to get out of the way, and a A♥2♠9♠ flop was spread.

They both checked to the 5♠ turn, where Kalinin checked again. Alajmi decided to wager his last 400,000 chips and was instantly called by Kalinin.

Abdullah Alajmi: 10♥5♥ All in
Nikita Kalinin: A♦8♦

The 3♦ river did not upgrade Alajmi's pair of fives, sending him to the rail against the aces of Kalinin. At another table, Arunas Sapitavicius was also eliminated from the High Roller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kalinin	4,325,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Alessio Isaia	3,000,000 100,000	100,000

Abdullah Alajmi	Busted
Arunas Sapitavicius	Busted

Tags: Abdullah Alajmi Alessio Isaia Arunas Sapitavicius Nikita Kalinin

05-13-2025 12:27 UTC+2

Savenkov Runs Into Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alexey Savenkov opened to 80,000 under the gun. Ramzi Karam then made it 300,000 to go, after which Savenkov jammed all in for about 1,300,000. Karam snapped, and the cards were revealed.

Alexey Savenkov: A♦K♣ All in
Ramzi Karam: A♥A♣

Savenkov's Big Slick was drawing very slim and was drawing dead after the 5♠5♥9♦3♠ turn. The 2♣ river was dealt for show as Savenkov had already found the exit of the tournament room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramzi Karam	2,950,000 920,000	920,000
Alexey Savenkov	Busted

Tags: Alexey Savenkov Ramzi Karam

05-13-2025 12:20 UTC+2

Early Slew of Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Hakim Zoufri pushed in his stack of 470,000 preflop and was called by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau.

Hakim Zoufri: A♣K♦ All in
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: J♠J♣

Zoufri stood up as soon as Vaskaboinikau hit a set on the 8♥Q♦J♥ flop, and he was right to do so as the 7♠9♥ runout did not bring in his gutshot.

One table over, George Tomescu got his 800,000 or so chips in the middle from the big blind against Oshri Lahmani under the gun, and was at risk.

George Tomescu: K♥J♠ All in
Oshri Lahmani: 10♥10♦

The 3♠7♥5♥9♥ turn gave Tomescu some extra outs, but the 3♦ river was a big blank, sending him to the rail. He joined several other players who busted in the first minutes of Day 2, all of whom are listed below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	2,500,000 580,000	580,000
Oshri Lahmani	2,000,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Marius Kudzmanas	Busted

Fabian Gumz	Busted
David Vinayagamoorthy	Busted
Hakim Zoufri	Busted
George Tomescu	Busted
Joshua Stewart	Busted

Tags: George Tomescu Hakim Zoufri Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Oshri Lahmani