2026 NOIR Poker Series

$5,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
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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
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Kirichenko Can't Beat Top Pair

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aleksandr Kirichenko raised under the gun to 30,000, and only the player in the big blind called.

The action checked to Kirichenko on the Q♥2♣9♥ flop, and he bet 20,000, which his opponent called.

A board-pairing 9♦ joined the turn, and the big blind opted to lead out for 32,000. Kirichenko thought momentarily before matching the bet.

A 3♣ rolled off on the river, causing both players to check. The big blind turned over Q♠7♠ for top pair, and it was enough to win the pot.

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko

A Wheel For Rossos

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Damir Gabdullin raised from the hijack, with Andrei Mashinistov calling in the small blind and Christopher Rossos defending from the big blind.

All three players checked to the river on the J♣4♥2♠5♦10♦ runout. Mashinistov checked for the last time, and Rossos bet 65,000. Gabdullin folded, but Mashinistov called.

Rossos showed A♠3♣ for a straight, and Mashinistov mucked.

Tags: Andrei MashinistovChristopher RossosDamir Gabdullin

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

King-High Good For Margolin

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Merijn van Rooij raised from the button, and Timur Margolin called from the big blind.

Margolin check-called a continuation-bet of around 18,000 from Van Rooij on the J♥3♣7♣ flop.

The Q♣ came on the turn, and Margolin check-called a second bet from Van Rooij, this time for 77,000.

Both players checked the 2♠ river, and to the surprise of everyone, especially Margolin, his K♦10♣ for king-high was enough to earn him the pot.

Tags: Merijn van RooijTimur Margolinvan Rooij

Kanme Drills the River to Bust Cadavid

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Raoul Kanme
Raoul Kanme

Carlos Cadavid jammed from early position for 215,000, and Raoul Kanme called from the big blind.

Carlos Cadavid: J♦J♣ All in
Raoul Kanme: A♥Q♥

It was a race that Cadavid needed to win.

The K♠2♠3♥ flop kept the pocket jacks of Cadavid ahead, although the 10♥ on the turn gave Kanme plenty of outs with one card to come.

Kanme found one of those outs on the A♦ river, and all of Cadavid's chips were sent his way.

Tags: Carlos CadavidRaoul Kanme

Kravchenko's Flush Puts a Dent in Rossos' Stack

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With around 250,000 in the pot on a completed board of 10♠A♠J♥Q♠Q♣, Christopher Rossos checked from the big blind and faced a bet of 125,000 from Dmitrii Kravchenko on the button.

Rossos eventually called but was forced to muck upon seeing the K♠7♠ of Kravchenko for a flush.

Tags: Christopher RossosDmitrii Kravchenko

More of the Eliminated

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Kononenko Wins a Small One From Azar

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Georgio Azar raised under the gun to 20,000, and Vitaly Kononenko three-bet from the next position to 50,000. Azar stuck in the call when the action folded back to him.

Both players checked the 3♠2♦5♠7♣9♦ runout all the way down. Azar turned over J♥10♥ for jack-high, but Kononenko tabled A♣5♣ for a pair of fives to take down the pot.

Tags: Georgio AzarVitaly Kononenko

Kononenko Flips Out Panagiotopoulos

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Panagiotis Mavritsakis
Panagiotis Mavritsakis

Vitaly Kononenko raised from middle position, and Ioannis Panagiotopoulos jammed from the next seat for around 75,000. Kononenko called when the action got back to him.

Ioannis Panagiotopoulos: A♠Q♠ All in
Vitaly Kononenko: J♦J♥

It was a coin flip, and the low 4♣9♥6♠2♠2♥ runout was not favorable for Panagiotopoulos' ace-queen suited, with all of his chips sent to his neighbor Kononenko.

Tags: Ioannis PanagiotopoulosVitaly Kononenko