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

08-09-2025 15:03 UTC+3

Boika's Small Bet Makes Ketzer Fold

Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There were 8,000 chips in the middle in a hand between Aliaksei Boika and Felipe Ketzer.

The board read K♥7♣8♠K♠, and Boika had checked from the small blind. Ketzer bet from the big blind, and Boika check-raised to 11,000. After a bit of thinking, Ketzer called.

Upon seeing the 9♠ river, Boika burned through a time bank before sliding out a small bet of 3,000. Ketzer used a couple of his own time banks before choosing to fold and surrender the pot to Boika.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	130,000 33,000	33,000
Aliaksei Boika	115,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Felipe Ketzer

08-09-2025 14:49 UTC+3

Mustafov Rivers a Flush to Bust Opalikhin

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Peng Chen raised to 2,000 from the cutoff with Fahredin Mustafov calling out of the small blind, and Aleksei Opalikhin defending his big blind.

After checks from Mustafov and Opalikhin on the 3♦K♠J♦ flop, Chen bet 2,600. Mustafov check-raised to 8,000, causing Opalikhin to go into the tank briefly before he decided to three-bet to 20,000. Chen folded, but Mustafov jammed for Opalikhin's remaining 60,000 or so. Opalikhin called and the cards were shown.

Aleksei Opalikhin: K♣3♠ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: A♦2♦

Opalikhin was ahead with top and bottom pair against the nut flush draw of Mustafov. The rest of the board ran out 6♣7♦, giving Mustafov the best hand with a rivered flush. The pot went Mustafov's way, and Opalikhin was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peng Chen	200,000 50,000	50,000
Fahredin Mustafov	190,000 92,000	92,000

Aleksei Opalikhin	Busted

Tags: Aleksei Opalikhin Fahredin Mustafov Peng Chen

08-09-2025 14:35 UTC+3

Some Big Stacks After Break

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	405,000 5,000	5,000
Jovan Kenjic	360,000 30,000	30,000
Thomas Alfred Mayer	290,000 40,000	40,000
Peng Chen	250,000 95,000	95,000
Yilu Yuan	235,000 135,000	135,000
Uladzimir Zhyharau	210,000 110,000	110,000
Damir Gabdullin	200,000 100,000	100,000
Boris Kolev	200,000 100,000	100,000

Imad Derwiche	195,000 195,000	195,000
Evgenii Ushakov	190,000 190,000	190,000
Rene Majed	177,000 177,000	177,000
Felipe Ketzer	163,000 3,000	3,000
Dori Yacoub	150,000 150,000	150,000
Thomas Middleton	145,000 45,000	45,000

Ivan Zabiiakin	130,000 30,000	30,000
Oleg Svintsov	125,000 25,000	25,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-09-2025 14:20 UTC+3

First Break

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

08-09-2025 14:14 UTC+3

Nashar Gets Value With the Nuts

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up to the turn on a board of A♦3♣K♠Q♦ where Thomas Alfred Mayer bet 15,000 from the blinds, and was met by a raise to around 40,000 from Hassan Nashar in the cutoff. Mayer didn't take long to toss in the call.

Mayer quickly checked the 9♣ river, causing Nashar to pick up an assortment of chips and push them across the betting line. The bet totalled 140,000, and this caused Mayer to go into the tank.

During Mayer's deliberations, Nashar offered his own time banks to Mayer in case he ran out of his own. After burning through three of his own, Mayer made the call.

Nashar asked Mayer what he had, and Mayer responded with two pair, after which Nasahr showed J♥10♦ for the nuts. Mayer mucked and Nasahr's stack moved up to around 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	400,000 190,000	190,000
Thomas Alfred Mayer	250,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Hassan Nashar Thomas Alfred Mayer

08-09-2025 14:05 UTC+3

Chauskin Shows the Goods

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 20,000 in the pot, Natan Chauskin fired out a bet of 9,000 from the big blind on a flop of 5♠3♦J♥, and Ren Lin called from under the gun.

Chauskin continued with a bet of 22,500 on the 4♦ turn, prompting Lin to slap his right hand, and fold. Chauskin showed he had the goods with A♠A♣ as he pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	125,000 25,000	25,000
Ren Lin	85,000

Tags: Natan Chauskin Ren Lin

08-09-2025 14:01 UTC+3

Selected Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	390,000 290,000	290,000
Felipe Ketzer	160,000 15,000	15,000
Peng Chen	155,000 55,000	55,000
Paul Grummitt	110,000 110,000	110,000
Alessio Isaia	110,000 10,000	10,000

Fahredin Mustafov	98,000 2,000	2,000

Ohad Geiger	95,000 95,000	95,000

Samuel Ju	90,000 10,000	10,000
Mohamed Mokrani	85,000 85,000	85,000
Gor Musinyan	65,000 65,000	65,000
Darius Neagoe	65,000 35,000	35,000

Aliaksei Boika	56,000 44,000	44,000

Leon Sturm	52,000 48,000	48,000

08-09-2025 13:53 UTC+3

Zhou Sends Issa to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 60,000 already in the pot on a board of 7♥Q♥4♣2♣, Haydar Issa got all of his stack of around 50,000 into the middle from the button. Quan Zhou instantly called from middle position to put Issa at risk.

Hayday Issa: 7♦6♦ All in
Quan Zhou: A♥Q♠

Zhou was in the lead with a pair of queens against the second pair of Issa. The Q♣ river improved Zhou to trips, and Issa exited the tournament.