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

May 12, 2025

Yilmaz Leaves Blokhin Short

Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Vedat Yilmaz raised to 50,000 under the gun, which Aleksandr Blokhin bumped up to 350,000 in the cutoff. Yilmaz called to the J♦Q♣4♦ flop, which he checked over to Blokhin.

Blokhin continued for 120,000, and Yilmaz raised to 350,000. Blokhin tossed in a call, and the A♣ turn rolled off. Yilmaz sized up to a hefty 700,000. Blokhin spent no less than four time banks before calling.

The 3♥ river then saw Yilmaz shove all in. Blokhin's 250,000 remaining chips were covered, and he folded near the end of his regular countdown.

Tags: Aleksandr Blokhin Vedat Yilmaz

May 12, 2025

Fazeli Finds Aces to Triple

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ali Fazeli had shipped in his chips preflop, with Dzmitry Budai and David Vinayagamoorthy building a small side pot to the main pot of 760,000.

They then checked through the 5♦K♠2♥Q♠6♠ board, leading to a showdown. Fazeli scooped the main pot with A♠A♥, leaving Budai to take the side pot with K♦J♦, besting Vinayagamoorthy's 4♠4♣.

Tags: Ali Fazeli David Vinayagamoorthy Dzmitry Budai

May 12, 2025

Kalinin's King Comes to the Rescue

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Picking up the action on a 4♠3♣3♦ flop, Nikita Kalinin fired 170,000 into the pot of 335,000 from the big blind. Yiannis Liperis then shoved all in on the button.

Kalinin was covered, and took some time before deciding he was committed as he called off his stack of 570,000.

Nikita Kalinin: K♣Q♠ All in
Yiannis Liperis: A♣4♣

Liperis' two pair was ahead, but Kalinin turned a better hand on the K♥. The 2♥ river changed nothing as a relieved Kalinin raked in his double-up.

Tags: Nikita Kalinin Yiannis Liperis

May 12, 2025

Darie Busts After Bluff, Farrell Falls As Well

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There were 860,000 chips gathered on a completed board of J♣J♠4♣9♠3♣. Vlad Darie made a bet of 535,000 from the big blind, leaving only a few chips behind.

He was then put all-in by Kirill Shcherbakov in the hijack, and a quick fold followed from Darie.

Not much later, Darie lost his final few chips, while Niall Farrell was also seen heading towards the exit.

Tags: Kirill Shcherbakov Niall Farrell Vlad Darie

May 12, 2025

No Day 2 for Chilaud

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After an earlier open to 50,000, Maxime Chilaud pushed all in for 385,000 from middle position. Aren Bezhanyan called in the cutoff, prompting the initial raiser to fold.

Maxime Chilaud: A♥6♥ All in
Aren Bezhanyan: 8♦8♣

Bezhanyan flopped a set on 8♠6♠7♣. The A♣ turn provided some suspense, but the 7♠ river made Bezhanyan a full house to lock up the pot and eliminate the Frenchman.

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Maxime Chilaud

May 12, 2025

Voronini Carrying Huge Lead Into Final Levels

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Level: 11

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

May 12, 2025

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Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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May 12, 2025