$102,000 Onyx SHRS PLO Invitational Day 1 | 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series

08-19-2025 16:22 UTC+2

Vaskaboinikau Gets a Full Double With One Pair

Kai Cocklin

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

There were already around 160,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 8♠4♣Q♥ when Ville Wahlbeck checked from from the small blind and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau tapped the table from the big blind. "Dubai Police" was under the gun and bet 80,000, which only Vaskaboinikau called.

A 7♥ hit the turn and Vaskaboinikau moved all in for 278,000, which "Dubai Police" called after some time in the tank.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 10♦9♥8♥5♣ All in
"Dubai Police": A♠K♥9♦5♥

Vaskaboinikau was ahead with his pair of eights, and the 2♣ river was as bricky as they come, which meant he got the double-up he needed after a slow start.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Bulychev	1,400,000 400,000	400,000
Dony	950,000 50,000	50,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	900,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Ville Wahlbeck

08-19-2025 16:06 UTC+2

Schulman Still Down Despite Full House

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Kai Cocklin

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

Nick Schulman raised from under the gun to 16,000 and got a call from Eelis Parssinen in the cutoff. Richard Gryko also called from the big blind.

On the 7♥8♥3♦ flop, all three checked to the 10♥ turn, where Gryko bet 15,000. Schulman and Parssinen both called to see the 8♠ pair the board on the river.

The three players all knuckled to a showdown, where Schulman showed a boat with 7♦7♣4♦3♣ to scoop the pot.

Despite that win, Schulman is still down from the starting stack as he has around 700,000 in front of him, while Ben Lamb across the table has around 1,300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Eelis Parssinen	975,000 25,000	25,000

Richard Gryko	900,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Schulman	700,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Eelis Parssinen Nick Schulman Richard Gryko

08-19-2025 15:55 UTC+2

Chun-Yin Drags an Early Pot

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Kai Cocklin

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

Armin Ghojehvand made it 15,000 to go from under the gun and Keith Lehr three-bet to 68,000 from the button. Kevin Chun-Yin cold-called from the big blind, and Ghojehvand also called.

Despite three players being involved in the three-bet pot, it was checked to the river on the K♥8♥4♣5♣10♣ board, where when it got to Lehr, he fired 100,000. Chun-Yin called, and Ghojehvand folded.

Lehr then showed a flush with Q♣10♥9♣7♥, but that was no good as Chun-Yin had a bigger flush with K♣Q♥J♣10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Chun-Yin	1,250,000 250,000	250,000
Armin Ghojehvand	930,000 70,000	70,000
Keith Lehr	830,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Armin Ghojehvand Keith Lehr Kevin Chun-Yin

08-19-2025 15:45 UTC+2

Onyx SHRS Invitational Pairings

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Kai Cocklin

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

Below is a list of the pairings, with 22 in total.

Invitee	Pro Player
David Nicholson	Robert Cowen
Pavel Izotov	Sergei Nesterenko
Armin Ghojehvand	Phil Ivey
Kevin Chun-Yin	Martin Dam
"flipandgo"	Nick Schulman
Alex Turyansky	Gergo Nagy
Sinan Unlu	Richard Gryko
Rehman Kassam	Lautaro Guerra
Ville Wahlbeck	Eelis Parssinen
Keith Lehr	Ben Lamb
Rob Yong	Joni Jouhkimainen
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Stanislau Melhui
Biao Ding	Artur Martirosian
"Samba"	Laszlo Bujtas
"Dubai Police"	Samuli Sipila
Deniz Sir	Maxi Lehmanski
"Je7"	Jonas Kronwitter
Ilya Bulychev	Andriy Lyubovetskiy
Cong Pham	Sean Rafael
Kirk Steele	David Sands
"Gargamel"	Dirk Gerritse
Sergey Grigoryan	Danny Tang

08-19-2025 15:38 UTC+2

Seat Draw

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Kai Cocklin

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

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
Invitee 1	1	Deniz Sir	1,000,000
Invitee 1	2	"Gargamel"	1,000,000
Invitee 1	3	Pavel Izotov	1,000,000
Invitee 1	4	Sergey Grigoryan	1,000,000
Invitee 1	5	Alex Turyansky	1,000,000
Invitee 1	6	"flipandgo"	1,000,000

Invitee 2	1	Keith Lehr	1,000,000
Invitee 2	2	"Samba"	1,000,000
Invitee 2	3	Cong Pham	1,000,000
Invitee 2	4	Kevin Chun-Yin	1,000,000
Invitee 2	5	Armin Ghojehvand	1,000,000
Invitee 2	6	Rob Yong	1,000,000

Invitee 3	1	Kirk Steele	1,000,000
Invitee 3	2	Biao Ding	1,000,000
Invitee 3	3	David Nicholson	1,000,000
Invitee 3	4	Rehman Kassam	1,000,000
Invitee 3	5	Sinan Unlu	1,000,000

Invitee 4	1	Ville Wahlbeck	1,000,000
Invitee 4	2	Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,000,000
Invitee 4	3	"Dubai Police"	1,000,000
Invitee 4	4	"Je7"	1,000,000
Invitee 4	5	Ilya Bulychev	1,000,000

Pro 1	1	Richard Gryko	1,000,000
Pro 1	2	Nick Schulman	1,000,000
Pro 1	3	Phil Ivey	1,000,000
Pro 1	4	Eelis Parssinen	1,000,000
Pro 1	5	Gergo Nagy	1,000,000
Pro 1	6	Ben Lamb	1,000,000

Pro 2	1	Laszlo Bujtas	1,000,000
Pro 2	2	Stanislau Melhui	1,000,000
Pro 2	3	Sean Rafael	1,000,000
Pro 2	4	Danny Tang	1,000,000
Pro 2	5	Dirk Gerritse	1,000,000
Pro 2	6	Lautaro Guerra	1,000,000

Pro 3	1	Joni Jouhkimainen	1,000,000
Pro 3	2	Sergei Nesterenko	1,000,000
Pro 3	3	Robert Cowen	1,000,000
Pro 3	4	Andriy Lyubovetskiy	1,000,000
Pro 3	5	Jonas Kronwitter	1,000,000

Pro 4	1	Martin Dam	1,000,000
Pro 4	2	Maxi Lehmanski	1,000,000
Pro 4	3	David Sands	1,000,000
Pro 4	4	Artur Martirosian	1,000,000
Pro 4	5	Samuli Sipila	1,000,000

Player	Chips	Progress
David Nicholson	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Pavel Izotov	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Armin Ghojehvand	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Kevin Chun-Yin	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
flipandgo	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Alex Turyansky	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Sinan Unlu	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Rehman Kassam	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ville Wahlbeck	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Keith Lehr	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Rob Yong	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Biao Ding	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Samba	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dony	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Deniz Sir	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Je7	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ilya Bulychev	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Cong Pham	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Kirk Steele	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Gargamel	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Robert Cowen	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Sergei Nesterenko	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Phil Ivey	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Martin Dam	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

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08-19-2025 15:31 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Kai Cocklin

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

Players are in their seats and cards are in the air!

Level: 1

Blinds: 4,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

08-19-2025 15:00 UTC+2

Play Will Begin Shortly

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Kai Cocklin

The players will soon be taking their seats and the official pairings will be announced shortly.

08-19-2025 11:59 UTC+2

Elite Field Assembles for $102,000 Onyx SHRS PLO Invitational

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Kai Cocklin

The $102,000 Onyx SHRS PLO Invitational gets underway at 4 p.m. today as part of the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series presented by Onyx Club at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa in Northern Cyprus. This prestigious three-day event will showcase some of the world’s most accomplished Pot-Limit Omaha specialists alongside a select group of invited guests, culminating on Wednesday, August 21, when one player will be crowned champion.

As with the NLH Invitational earlier in the series, the PLO edition comes with its own exclusive format. All players must be seated from the first hand, with chips in play immediately. The field will remain separated for the first 12 levels, with invited players competing against each other and pros doing the same.

After Level 12, a full redraw will mix the groups into combined tables. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 10 on Day 2, while eliminated players may reenter within 60 minutes of busting, with those going out in Level 8 on Day 1 having the option to return before play begins on Day 2.

Onyx SHRS PLO Invitational Schedule

Date	Day	Time	Blind Levels
August 19	Day 1	4 p.m.	60 minutes
August 20	Day 2	2 p.m.	60 minutes
August 21	Day 3	2 p.m.	60 minutes

Players will start with 1,000,000 chips and play eight 60-minute levels on Day 1, continuing under the same structure on Day 2 before the final day plays down to a champion. This event will not count towards the Onyx Player of the Series standings.

The final table will be streamed with a 30-minute delay, giving fans around the world the opportunity to watch the action unfold alongside other featured events from the festival.

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$102,000 Onyx SHRS PLO Invitational

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