$10,400 Onyx High Roller Day 1 | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-12-2025 19:59 UTC+2

Kakhmazov's Roller Coaster Ends

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nadar Kakhmazov placed a bet of 32,000 from the big blind on a 2♣10♣6♥ flop. Alexey Savenkov then check-raised to 118,000 from the small blind, which Kakhmazov called.

Savenkov then moved in on the 3♠ turn, and Kakhmazov instantly called off his stack of 375,000.

Nadar Kakhmazov: Q♥10♥ All in
Alexey Savenkov: 10♠6♠

Kakhmazov's top pair did not improve on the K♠ river, and he was consequently sent home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Savenkov	1,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Nadar Kakhmazov	Busted

Tags: Alexey Savenkov Nadar Kakhmazov

05-12-2025 19:46 UTC+2

Stewart Loses Huge Flip to Voronin

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joshua Stewart in the big blind and Konstantin Voronin in the cutoff had gotten it all in preflop, with Stewart's 620,000 being at risk.

Joshua Stewart: A♦K♥ All in
Konstantin Voronin: 10♠10♣

The deck had no aces or kings in store for Stewart, eliminating him when the runout emerged 4♦J♠4♥2♠7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	1,740,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Joshua Stewart	Busted

Tags: Joshua Stewart Konstantin Voronin

05-12-2025 19:38 UTC+2

Kakhmazov Rivers Atallah

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michel Atallah in the big blind and Nadar Kakhmazov under the gun had reached the Q♣5♥3♣ flop when Atallah checked. Kakhmazov then bet 32,000, which Atallah raised to 64,000.

Kakhmazov called to the 6♦ turn, where Atallah continued firing, putting in a bet of 100,000. Kakhmazoc quickly shoved all in, and Atallah snap-called.

Michel Atallah: Q♥5♦ All in
Nadar Kakhmazov: 6♠3♥

Both players had made two pair, but Atallah had the higher cards. The 3♦ river made only Kakhmazov a full house, however, and an audidbly displeased Atallah had no option but to head to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dzmitry Budai	1,615,000 30,000	30,000
Nadar Kakhmazov	1,150,000 750,000	750,000

George Tomescu	850,000 35,000	35,000
Michel Atallah	Busted

Tags: Michel Atallah Nadar Kakhmazov

05-12-2025 19:27 UTC+2

Stoika on Heaps After Double Elimination

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Roman Stoika opened to 20,000 in the cutoff. Vladislav Dubanov three-bet to 60,000 on the button, which Abdullah Alajmi cold-called in the small blind. Stoika then moved all in, covering both opponents.

Dubanov called off his stack of 400,000 after some thought, and Alajmi quickly followed suit, playing slightly less.

Abdullah Alajmi: K♦10♥ All in
Vladislav Dubanov: K♠K♥ All in
Roman Stoika: J♠J♥

The kings of Dubanov had both others in dire shape. The 2♠J♣Q♥ flop decimated his hand, however, flopping Stoika a set and Alajmi an open-ender.

The 2♣ turn left Alajmi without hope as Stoike made a full house, and the 5♠ river did not bring Dubanov his desired king, knocking him out as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Stoika	2,375,000 860,000	860,000
Abdullah Alajmi	Busted
Vladislav Dubanov	Busted

Tags: Abdullah Alajmi Roman Stoika Vladislav Dubanov

05-12-2025 19:11 UTC+2

Grand Final Champion Ousted

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

$2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final winner Ivan Bryksin sat in the big blind and was heads-up against Kirill Solovev on the button.

Bryksin fired 110,000 into the 240,000 pot on a completed board of 9♥A♠5♦A♦Q♦, and was instantly raised all-in for 285,000 by his opponent.

Some Russian profanities escaped Bryksin before he exclaimed, "Snap all-in, it's never a bluff."

Despite his intuition, he eventually slammed in a call. Solovev indeed had no bluff as he tabled 9♦9♣ for a full house. Bryksin revealed A♥7x before he got up and quickly vacated the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirill Solovev	817,000 817,000	817,000
Ivan Bryksin	Busted

Tags: Ivan Bryksin Kirill Solovev

05-12-2025 18:59 UTC+2

Ahuja Flips Out

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ankit Ahuja pushed in his stack of 135,000 from the big blind. Yilu Yuan called him off in the cutoff, and the cards hit the table.

Ankit Ahuja: 8♠8♣ All in
Yilu Yuan: 10♥10♦

Ahuja turned a gutshot on the 5♣Q♠4♣7♦ board, but it was not enough as the river came the K♥, eliminating him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilu Yuan	660,000 480,000	480,000
Ankit Ahuja	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Yilu Yuan

05-12-2025 17:31 UTC+2

Runcan Blasting Off Again Courtesy of Vinayagamoorthy

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Paul Runcan raised to 16,000 from the cutoff, which Maxime Chilaud called on the button. David Vinayagamoorthy then squeezed in a three-bet from the small blind, after which Runcan quickly moved all in for about 275,000.

Chilaud got out of the way before Vinayagamoorthy made a quick call with the covering stack.

Paul Runcan: K♠J♦ All in
David Vinayagamoorthy: Q♠Q♣

The 8♠9♠3♦Q♥ turn gave Vinayagamoorthy a set, leaving Runcan with a gutshot. The A♠ river was not his desired card, sending Runcan to the rail for the second time today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	735,000 15,000	15,000
David Vinayagamoorthy	620,000 240,000	240,000
Paul Runcan	Busted

Tags: David Vinayagamoorthy Maxime Chilaud Paul Runcan

05-12-2025 17:20 UTC+2

Azevedo's Stack Annihilated in Big Flip Against Lehr

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After the preflop action had concluded, David Azevedo's stack of 375,000 was all in the middle from middle position, and he was up against Keith Lehr, who had him covered.

David Azevedo: A♦K♣ All in
Keith Lehr: 10♥10♦

The 9♠7♠4♣8♦7♥ board ran out without Broadway cards, sending Azevedo to the rail with his Big Slick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Lehr	980,000 980,000	980,000

David Azevedo	Busted

Tags: David Azevedo Keith Lehr

05-12-2025 15:24 UTC+2

Chilaud Concludes Aramonov's Ace-Queen Nightmare

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud had opened to 8,000 under the gun when Yury Artamonov shoved in his remaining 80,000 in the next seat over. It folded back to Chilaud, who called off after getting an approximate count.

Yury Artamonov: A♥2♥ All in
Maxime Chilaud: A♣Q♥

Artamonov flopped a gutshot on 5♣8♦3♠ for some extra outs, but the first bullet of his High Roller came to an end after the J♠J♥ runout provided him no further help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	645,000 250,000	250,000
Yury Artamonov	Busted

Tags: Maxime Chilaud Yury Artamonov

05-12-2025 14:00 UTC+2

Runcan Six-Bet Bluffs It Off to Budai Preflop

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Paul Runcan opened the action with a raise to 600,000. Vlad Darie flat-called on the button, after which Dzmitry Budai three-bet to 21,000.

Not enough for Runcan, who clicked it back to 52,000. Daire quickly got out of the way before Budai slid in a five-bet to 130,000, after which Runcan jammed in slightly less than a starting stack.

Budai snapped him off, and the cards were tabled.

Paul Runcan: A♣Q♠ All in
Dzmitry Budai: K♠K♦

Runcan needed an ace to survive after the daring jam. The 2♣5♠4♠ flop gave him some extra outs, but the 10♦ turn and 9♥ river bricked off to send him to an early exit instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dzmitry Budai	800,000 347,000	347,000
Vlad Darie	395,000 5,000	5,000

Paul Runcan	Busted

Tags: Dzmitry Budai Paul Runcan Vlad Darie