2026 NOIR Poker Series

$5,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2026 NOIR Poker Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$525,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,500
Prize Pool
$3,608,148
Total Entries
769
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
228
Players Left
34
Players Left 1 / 769

Jontulovic Takes a Different Line

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

Bogdan Jontulovic moved all in for 33,000 from under the gun and was looked up by Elie Farah on the button.

Bogdan Jontulovic: 99 All in
Elie Farah: KK

Jontulovic knew he was in trouble, but rather than asking the dealer for a nine like most players might, he took a different approach.

"Two diamonds on the flop, just two," he said.

The dealer obliged, producing the 108Q flop. Not only had Jontulovic gotten his two diamonds, but he had also picked up a gutshot straight draw.

The 7 turn gave him even more outs as he improved to an open-ended straight draw, although Farah's cowboys remained in front.

Then came the 6 river, completing Jontulovic's straight and earning him a full double-up.

The unlikely escape drew plenty of laughs and smiles from around the table. Everyone seemed amused by the outcome except, naturally, Farah, who found himself on the wrong end of the bad beat.

Elie Farah
Elie Farah

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