Rahul Byrraju made it 450,000 under the gun and when it folded to Dejan Kaladjurdjevic in the big blind, he shoved for 4,450,000. Byrraju went into the tank for quite some time, burning through a few of his time banks. In the end, he decided to call, and the cards were shown.
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: 3♦3♣
Rahul Byrraju: 8♠8♣
Bryyaju made the right call, as he had Kaladjurdjevic's pocket treys dominated. Kaladjurdjevic was poised to be the next to hit the rail.
However, the A♦A♣3♠ flop propelled Kaladjurdjevic into the lead with a flopped boat. The rest of the board ran out J♦4♣ and Kaladjurdjevic doubled up through Byrraju.
Phil Ivey opened A♣5♦ on the button to 400,000, and Mikita Badziakouski defended his big blind holding 6♦4♦.
Badziakouski knuckled the action over to Ivey on the 3♠K♣5♠ flop, and Ivey put out a continuation-bet of 300,000. Badziakouski opted to check-raise to 850,000 with his straight draw, and Ivey stuck around with a call.
The 10♣ turn caused Badziakouski to slow down and check, allowing Ivey to bet 1,200,000. Badziakouski folded and surrendered the pot to Ivey.
Morten Klein jammed under the gun for 1,150,000 and Markkos Ladev made the call from the big blind blind to put Klein at risk.
Morten Klein: 7♠4♣
Markkos Ladev: A♥5♣
Klein was on the verge of being forced to commit most of his stack in the next hand, so he chose to go with this hand.
Klein had live cards heading to the Q♣6♥10♥ flop, which kept Ladev's ace-high in the lead. The 10♠ turn meant only a seven or four on the river would save Klein. A J♥ completed the board and Klein was sent to the rail in 12th place.
At the other table just before Klein was eliminated, Eric Wasserson was seen leaving the tournament area as he was the first player of the day to bust in 13th-place.
With the tournament moving to inside the Onyx Club, Day 3 will be streamed the entire time from the first shuffle down to the winner. Cards are due to go in the air at 1 p.m. local time.
To ensure no spoilers are leaked, updates will be synchronized with the live stream from 2 p.m. to match the delay.
The $102,000 Onyx SHRS NLH Invitational at the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series, presented by Onyx Club, returns today for its highly anticipated final day. The field of 88 entries has been reduced down to just 13 players, each guaranteed $200,000, while the eventual champion will collect the coveted trophy and the massive $2,000,000 first-place prize from the $8,536,000 prize pool.
In pole position is the United Kingdom’s Rob Yong, who bagged up 15,625,000 to end Day 2 well ahead of the rest of the field. Close behind are Rahul Byrraju with 10,850,000 and Canada’s Jamil Wakil on 10,100,000, while Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey sits just off the podium with 10,065,000.
Final Day Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Rob Yong
United Kingdom
15,625,000
78
2
Rahul Byrraju
India
10,850,000
54
3
Jamil Wakil
Canada
10,100,000
51
4
Phil Ivey
United States
10,065,000
50
5
Jesse Lonis
United States
7,425,000
37
6
Matt Moss
United Kingdom
5,850,000
29
7
Markkos Ladev
Estonia
5,750,000
29
8
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic
Montenegro
5,150,000
26
9
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
5,075,000
25
10
Albert Daher
Lebanon
3,925,000
20
11
Eric Wasserson
United States
3,075,000
15
12
Maher Nouira
Tunisia
2,875,000
14
13
Morten Klein
Norway
1,150,000
6
Rounding out the Day 3 lineup are Jesse Lonis (7,425,000), Matt Moss (5,850,000), Markkos Ladev (5,750,000), Dejan Kaladjurdjevic (5,150,000), and Mikita Badziakouski (5,075,000). Lebanon’s Albert Daher (3,925,000), Eric Wasserson (3,075,000), Tunisia’s Maher Nouira (2,875,000), and Norway’s Morten Klein (1,150,000) make up the rest, each hoping to spin up their stacks and compete for the $2,000,000 top prize.
Mikita Badziakouski
Play resumes today at 1 p.m. local time inside the Onyx Club, with blinds beginning at 100,000/200,000 and a 200,000 big blind ante, and the plan today is to play down to a winner. The tournament will be streamed from the first shuffle, and fans can follow the action on a 30-minute delay via the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel.
Remianing Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$2,000,000
2
$1,450,000
3
$1,080,000
4
$856,000
5
$670,000
6
$520,000
7
$400,000
8
$310,000
9
$250,000
10-13
$200,000
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for chip counts, live updates, and exclusive coverage as the $102,000 Onyx SHRS NLH Invitational crowns its champion.
