$102,000 Onyx SHRS PLO Invitational | 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series

08-21-2025 15:27 UTC+2

Sergei Nesterenko Eliminated in 9th Place ($255,000)

Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sergei Nesterenko raised the button and Robert Cowen three-bet the small blind. Nesterenko called for his stack of 1,300,000.

Sergei Nesterenko: A♥K♦J♠5♠ All in
Robert Cowen: A♠K♣Q♥9♠

Both held ace-king and were looking for some help from their kickers. Nothing came from the 4♣7♥8♥ flop or the 7♠ turn, but the Q♣ river paired Cowen, which ended Nesterenko's run in ninth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	6,450,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Sergei Nesterenko	Busted

Tags: Robert Cowen Sergei Nesterenko

08-21-2025 15:24 UTC+2

Pham Pots the Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Cong Pham raised to 700,000 with A♥K♠J♦3♣ from under the gun and Laszlo Bujtas peeled from the hijack with A♠10♠10♥7♥.

Both caught a piece of the K♥5♣J♥ and Pham continued for 1,000,000, which Bujtas called to the 3♦ turn. Pham asked how much was in the pot and bet 3,900,000, and Bujtas quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cong Pham	12,125,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Laszlo Bujtas	10,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Cong Pham Laszlo Bujtas

Level: 17

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

08-21-2025 15:02 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Dony	28,275,000 475,000	475,000

Laszlo Bujtas	11,300,000 375,000	375,000
Cong Pham	9,925,000 750,000	750,000
Martin Dam	7,775,000 450,000	450,000
Samuli Sipila	5,800,000 650,000	650,000
Lautaro Guerra	5,375,000 375,000	375,000

Robert Cowen	4,650,000 925,000	925,000

Ben Lamb	4,100,000 525,000	525,000

Sergei Nesterenko	1,800,000 675,000	675,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Dony	28,750,000 2,050,000	2,050,000

Cong Pham	9,175,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Nesterenko Survives Again

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Samuli Sipila raised to 300,000 from the button and called the shove of Sergei Nesterenko in the big blind, who had 450,000.

Sergei Nesterenko: Q♣J♦J♣8♥ All in
Samuli Sipila: Q♥7♣6♥3♦

Nesterenko was ahead with his pocket jacks, and improved to trips on the 4♣8♣4♦8♦K♣ runout to secure another double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuli Sipila	6,450,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Sergei Nesterenko	1,125,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Samuli Sipila Sergei Nesterenko

08-21-2025 14:41 UTC+2

Guerra Scoops Aces vs Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Martin Dam limped in from middle position and Lautaro Guerra made it 675,000 from the hijack. Ben Lamb called in the big blind, then Dam three-bet the pot to 2,775,000. Guerra then moved all in for 2,425,000, and Lamb folded his Q♦J♠10♥8♠.

Lautaro Guerra: A♠A♥K♠5♣ All in
Martin Dam: A♦A♣7♦6♦

The flop of 5♠9♦2♠ gave both players a path to victory, but it was Guerra who seemed most likely to double as the 5♥ turn gave him trips. Dam could scoop it with an eight, but the K♣ river boated up Guerra.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Dam	7,325,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Lautaro Guerra	5,750,000 2,950,000	2,950,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Martin Dam Lautaro Guerra

08-21-2025 14:34 UTC+2

Pham Considers Bluffing the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

"Dony" raised under the gun to 525,000 with A♥A♣9♠3♦ and Cong Pham called on the button with K♣Q♦J♠9♣.

The flop of J♦A♠5♣ gave "Dony" top set and he continued for 525,000, which Pham called to the Q♠ turn. "Dony" checked it over and Pham bet 1,400,000, and "Dony" stuck around.

An 8♣ hit the river and again it was checked to Pham, who thought for a little but elected to check it back, losing the pot to the top set of "Dony".

Player	Chips	Progress
Dony	26,700,000 3,825,000	3,825,000

Cong Pham	10,250,000 2,525,000	2,525,000

Tags: Cong Pham

08-21-2025 14:31 UTC+2

Lamb and Cong Both Get Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

"Dony" opened to 400,000 from early position and Ben Lamb three-bet to 1,425,000 from the cutoff. Cong Pham then four-bet to the pot, "Dony" folded, and Lamb called off his stack of 4,325,000.

Ben Lamb: A♠A♥Q♦7♣ All in
Cong Pham: A♦A♣10♥5♥

Both had the bullets, and the 9♠J♦7♠8♦10♦ board brought no drama, which meant they chopped up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cong Pham	12,775,000 550,000	550,000
Ben Lamb	4,625,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Cong Pham

08-21-2025 14:22 UTC+2

"Dony" Turns the Nuts; Sipila Flops a Flush

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

"Dony" opened with pot holding A♠K♠K♦J♠ from the button and Samuli Sipila called in the big blind with Q♠Q♦6♥6♦.

Both checked the 5♣7♣10♠ flop to the 4♠ turn, where Sipila check-called a bet of 350,000 to the 9♣ river. Sipila checked again, then "Dony" fired 1,100,000. Sipila gave up his pocket queens.

Shortly after, Robert Cowen raised A♠A♥Q♣9♠ from under the gun to 450,000 and Samuli Sipila called on the button with J♦9♥7♦6♥.

The flop came 7♥5♥K♥ and Cowen continued for 400,000, which Sipila called to the 4♥ turn. Both checked to the Q♥ river, and Sipila's flush took it down.