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With the sun shining over the crystal-clear waters of the Northern Cyprus coast, attention inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa turns to the $7,500 High Roller.
The largest buy-in event of the 2026 NOIR Poker Series comes with a substantial $1,000,000 guarantee, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle among some of the biggest names in attendance.
For an idea of what awaits the eventual champion, players need only look back 12 months to Cedric Schwaederle's victory in the $5,300 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series High Roller, an event that followed the same structure and format. Schwaederle outlasted a 318-strong field to claim the trophy and a $310,000 payday.
2025 High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedric Schwaederle | France | $310,000 |
| 2 | Mohamed El-Wely | Mauritania | $216,500 |
| 3 | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | $155,000 |
| 4 | Xuming Qi | China | $111,000 |
| 5 | Adrian State | Romania | $81,000 |
| 6 | Salah Assi | France | $60,500 |
| 7 | Mehmet Demirkol | Turkey | $45,700 |
| 8 | Sakis Adrianopoulos | Greece | $35,000 |
| 9 | Roman Pshyk | Ukraine | $27,500 |
The high roller event follows a three-day structure, with players starting with a 100,000 stack and playing 40-minute levels throughout. The opening flight will play through eight levels before players bag up for the night. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12 on Day 2, with unlimited reentries available throughout the late-registration period.
Day 1 Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 2 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 3 | 300 | 700 | 700 |
| 4 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 5 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 6 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 7 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 8 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
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