$10,400 GG Million$ ($5M GTD) Day 1a | 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series

08-09-2025 23:08 UTC+3

Skhirtladze & Zheng Chop Up Balaev's Chips

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Tim Baker

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

Viacheslav Balaev opened from the hijack with Xiaosheng Zheng and Tamazi Skhirtladze calling from the blinds.

Once Zheng and Skhirtladze checked the Q♥5♥5♣ flop, Balaev continued with a bet of 25,000, which both opponents called.

The 10♦ turn checked through, as did the K♥ river. Zheng showed K♣Q♠, causing Skhirtladze to reveal K♦Q♣ for the same two pair. They chopped the pot as Balaev turned over K♠J♥ for the last king in the deck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Balaev	400,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	390,000 60,000	60,000

Tamazi Skhirtladze	300,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Tamazi Skhirtladze Viacheslav Balaev Xiaosheng Zheng

08-09-2025 22:55 UTC+3

Opalikhin's Ladies Hold Up For Him

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Tim Baker

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

Maksim Paniak made it 20,000 rom early position before Aleksei Opalikhin three-bet to 65,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Paniak, he jammed for Opalikhin's entire stack of 255,000. Opalikhin instantly called.

Aleksei Opalikhin: Q♦Q♥ All in
Maksim Paniak: A♣Q♣

Opalikhin just had to fade an ace to move up to over half a million chips. The board ran out 3♠5♦3♦J♣4♠ and Opalikhin won the pot with his two queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Opalikhin	550,000 550,000	550,000
Maksim Paniak	330,000 200,000	200,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

08-09-2025 22:41 UTC+3

Chen Wins a Battle of the Blinds vs Balaev

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Chen limped from the small blind and Viacheslav Balaev made it 32,000 to go from the big blind. Chen wanted to see a flop, as he made the call.

Upon seeing the 6♦8♥7♣ flop, Chen opted to lead out for 20,000. Balaev tossed in the call.

The 10♦ turn checked, through, as did the 6♠ river. Chen tabled A♥7♥ for a pair of sevens and took down the pot as Balaev mucked and showed only a 7♦ for the same pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Balaev	400,000 220,000	220,000
David Chen	390,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: David Chen Viacheslav Balaev

08-09-2025 22:26 UTC+3

Gumz Doubles Up Kiwisch; Busts Soon After

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Getting to the table to see Stefan Kiwisch all-in and at risk for his stack of around 190,000 from the button, with Fabian Gumz being the player trying to bust him out of the big blind.

Stefan Kiwisch: A♣J♣ All in
Fabian Gumz: A♠10♥

Gumz was behind and was looking for help from the dealer to send Kiwisch out the door. The dealer didn't comply as neither player improved on the 5♥9♦Q♣2♥4♦ runout. Kiwisch's ace-jack high won the pot, and Gumz was left with around 150,000.

Shortly after Gumz was seen exiting the tournament area and had been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Kiwisch	388,000 42,000	42,000
Fabian Gumz	Busted

Tags: Fabian Gumz Stefan Kiwisch

08-09-2025 22:14 UTC+3

An Unfortunate Runout Ends Martirosian's Day Early

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Artur Martirosian made it 16,000 from the hijack and Xiaosheng Zheng shoved from the big blind. Martirosian instantly called for his stack of 160,000.

Artur Martirosian: A♥Q♠ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: A♠J♦

Martirosian had Zheng out-kicked and looked likely to double up and leave Zheng on crumbs. However, a flop of K♠J♣8♦ came down and Zheng took the lead with a pair of jacks. The remainder of the board came A♦5♣, and Martirosian was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaosheng Zheng	330,000 285,000	285,000

Artur Martirosian	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Xiaosheng Zheng

08-09-2025 22:09 UTC+3

Triton Poker Package Up for Grabs for Onyx Player of the Series

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

https://twitter.com/OnyxClub_/status/1946215666190815391

08-09-2025 22:04 UTC+3

Selected Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Burlacu	920,000 630,000	630,000
Hassan Nashar	900,000 50,000	50,000
Sondre Stormyr	760,000 760,000	760,000
Viacheslav Balaev	620,000 260,000	260,000
Mehdi Chaoui	600,000
Justin Steinbrenner	590,000 590,000	590,000
Fahredin Mustafov	580,000 90,000	90,000

Michael Allen	550,000 270,000	270,000

Maksim Paniak	530,000 140,000	140,000
Ottomar Ladva	500,000 500,000	500,000
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	460,000 460,000	460,000
Philip Joyce	440,000 100,000	100,000
Oleg Svintsov	440,000 30,000	30,000
Roman Stoika	430,000 30,000	30,000
Fabian Gumz	410,000 145,000	145,000
Christopher Puetz	400,000 400,000	400,000
Ivan Zabiiakin	400,000 270,000	270,000
Imad Derwiche	400,000 120,000	120,000
Milos Petakovic	390,000 290,000	290,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	360,000 60,000	60,000
Aliaksei Boika	360,000 245,000	245,000

Hadi Khordbin	335,000 35,000	35,000
Gregoire Auzoux	330,000 70,000	70,000
Jesse Lonis	300,000 20,000	20,000

Roman Kolotiuk	300,000 300,000	300,000