2026 NOIR Poker Series

$3,500 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
274
Players Left
64
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Sarkis Check-Raises Ingles

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pedro Ingles raised to the minimum of 24,000 from the cutoff, and only Wael Sarkis called from the big blind.

Sarkis checked to Ingles on the 7♦2♥6♠ flop, and Ingles fired a continuation-bet of 17,000. Sarkis nonchalantly check-raised to 40,000, which was enough to earn a snap-fold from Ingles.

Tags: Pedro InglesWael Sarkis

Hu Wins a Flip to Survive

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chengxu Hu
Chengxu Hu

After a raise under the gun to 25,000 and a call from the next seat. Chengxu Hu squeezed all in for 288,000 from the button. Chady Ojeil called from the big blind, forcing the initial raiser and caller to fold.

Chengxu Hu: 9♥9♦ All in
Chady Ojeil : A♦K♠

It was a coin flip, and Hu won it after Ojeil didn't improve through the 2♣J♠7♦7♣6♦ runout.

Ojeil was down to around 400,000, while Hu was back up over the average.

Tags: Big BlindChady OjeilChengxu Hu

Lakkhosravi Waves the White Flag

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Golam Lakkhosravi opened to 12,000 from under the gun and called when Hadi Khadra three-bet to 40,000 on the button.

Lakkhosravi check-called a contination-bet of 25,000 on a 6♣8♠4♦ flop, but gave the hand up when Khadra barreled for another 60,000 on the 9♣ turn.

Tags: Golam LakkhosraviHadi Khadra

Gromov Takes From Al-Kubasi

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised to 25,000 from under the gun and only Ali Al-Kubasi called from the big blind.

Both players checked the 8♦7♦2♣ flop to see the A♦ arrive on the turn. Al-Kubasi checked again and then called the delayed continuation-bet of around 36,000 from Gromov.

The 10♥ completed the board and another round of checks followed. Al-Kubasi showed queen-high with Q♦J♥, while Gromov tabled A♥Q♠ for top pair to take down the pot.

Tags: Ali Al-KubasiDmitry Gromov

Khadra Removes Two

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Hadi Khadra
Hadi Khadra

Hadi Khadra found himself in a position to eliminate two opponents after getting all the chips in preflop against Sardor Shagulyamov, who had approximately 116,000, and Luciano Piaggesi, who was down to around 11,000. Both players were all in and at risk, while Khadra had them comfortably covered.

Luciano Piaggesi: 10♣8♥ All in
Sardor Shagulyamov: A♠K♥ All in
Hadi Khadra: A♥J♦

Khadra called for a jack, and found two on the J♣J♠7♦ flop, taking a commanding lead.

The Q♣ turn gave both at-risk players hope, but the 5♥ river was a brick, and Khadra sent two to the rail.

Tags: Hadi KhadraLuciano PiaggesiSardor Shagulyamov

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Big Slick No Good For Pilyavsky

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After facing a raise to 20,000 from the cutoff, Volodymyr Pilyavsky jammed for 150,000 from the small blind. His opponent called with the covering stack, and the players turned over their cards.

Volodymyr Pilyavsky: A♠K♣ All in
Cutoff: J♠J♦

Pilyavsky wasn't thrilled to find himself in a flip and was already out of his chair with his arms in the air.

His concerns proved justified, as the 10♦6♦8♥Q♦4♥ runout provided no help, and his chips were pushed across the table to his opponent.

Tags: Volodymyr Pilyavsky

Sposato's Run Comes to an End

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Gaspare Sposato
Gaspare Sposato

From middle position, Yilu Yuan raised to 20,000, and Pedro Ingles and Zoja Fleischer called. Gaspare Sposato then jammed for around 85,000 from the button. Yuan moved in over the top for 280,000, forcing Ingles and Fleischer out of the pot.

Gaspare Sposato: 5♣5♠ All in
Yilu Yuan: Q♥10♥

Sposato found himself in a flip for his tournament life against the two overcards of Yuan.

Yuan picked up a flush draw on the 2♥9♥6♠ flop, although the A♣ turn didn't help him.

The 6♥ completed both the board and Yuan's flush, making Sposato the latest casualty of the tournament.

Tags: Gaspare SposatoPedro InglesYilu YuanZoja Fleischer

Rusinovas Holds to Survive

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was picked up as Aleksandras Rusinovas was all in preflop for around 100,000 in middle position, and at risk against Fadi Nakhoul on the button.

Aleksandras Rusinovas: 7♦7♣ All in
Fadi Nakhoul: A♥J♦

The Q♥3♥2♠2♦5♠ board provided a clean runout for Rusinovas, who survived with a full double-up.

Tags: Aleksandras RusinovasFadi Nakhoul

Ingles Chips Up From the Big Blind

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gaspare Sposato raised to 20,000 from early position, with Pedro Ingles calling from the big blind.

Ingles check-called a continuation-bet of 15,000 from Sposato on the 9♥7♠2♣ flop.

The 10♣ joined the turn and both checked, and the same thing happened on the 6♣ river. Ingles tabled 6♥5♣ for a pair of sixes on the river, and he was awarded the pot.

Tags: Pedro InglesGaspare Sposato