2026 NOIR Poker Series

$3,500 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 1bc
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Event Info
2026 NOIR Poker Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♥10♣
Prize
$240,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,260,032
Total Entries
428
Places Paid
63
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
144
Players Left
63
Players Left 1 / 428

Bezhanyan's Set Ends Aimukhanov

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Aren Bezhanyan
Aren Bezhanyan

Yesset Aimukhanov raised to 1,200 from the button and Aren Bezhanyan called from the big blind.

Bezhanyan checked the 5♥9♠3♦ flop and Aimukhanov continued for 1,100. Bezhanyan raised to 4,000, only for Aimukhanov to come back with a three-bet to 15,000. Bezhanyan wasn't done yet, as he four-bet to 26,000, and Aimukhanov continued via a call.

The J♠ turn saw Bezhanyan bet 12,500. Aimukhanov took inventory of his remaining stack, which totalled around 49,000, before moving all in. Bezhanyan quickly called.

A player at the table remarked, "Set of nines over fives?" thinking it was a brutal cooler. However, he was only half right.

Yesset Aimukhanov: A♣Q♠ All in
Aren Bezhanyan: 5♠5♣

Bezhanyan had flopped a set of fives, while Aimukhanov still held only ace-high and was drawing dead with no outs. The K♠ river was a mere formality as Bezhanyan pulled in the pot and sent Aimukhanov to the rail.

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