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

Aug 09, 2025

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.

Tags: Tamazi Skhirtladze Viacheslav Balaev Xiaosheng Zheng

Aug 09, 2025

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.

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Aug 09, 2025

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.

Tags: David Chen Viacheslav Balaev

Aug 09, 2025

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.

Tags: Fabian Gumz Stefan Kiwisch

Aug 09, 2025

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.