2026 NOIR Poker Series

$5,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2026 NOIR Poker Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣3♥
Prize
$525,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,500
Prize Pool
$3,608,148
Total Entries
769
Places Paid
113
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
216
Players Left
32
Players Left 1 / 769

"Always an Ace on the River"

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Boris Smuskevicius raised under the gun to 5,000, and Iurii Okolovich three-bet the button to 17,500. Smuskevicius called.

Both players checked to the river on the 3♥2♥9♦10♦A♣ runout. Smuskevicius checked for the final time, and Okolovich bet 11,000.

Smuskevicius squeezed his cards and commented, "Always an ace on the river, always."

After a few more moments, Smuskevicius called and tossed the chips in Okolovich's direction. Okolovich tabled A♠K♣ for top pair, and Smuskevicius shook his head before mucking.

Tags: Boris SmuskeviciusIurii Okolovich