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$25,750 Onyx SHRS Main Event ($5M GTD)
Day 1b Completed
2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series
$25,750 Onyx SHRS Main Event ($5M GTD)
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$25,750
Prize Pool
$5,504,750
Total Entries
227
Level
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
151
Players Left
31
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Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 1b of the $25,750 SHRS Main Event, part of the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series hosted by Onyx Club, saw 14 players advance from a field of 93 entries. At the top of the leaderboard was Rahul Byrraju, who bagged 2,430,000 to lead the way into Day 2. Joining him on the podium were ”Kenar” with 2,290,000 and Adrian Strobel with 2,100,000, both well positioned for a deep run inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino and Spa.
Two of the top three were involved in a huge pot in the last level of the night, with Strobel's king-queen suited in bad shape against the aces of Byrraju and the pocket kings of Albert Daher. Two diamonds on the flop gave Strobel a flush draw, and he turned another diamond to triple up. Daher couldn't find the one-outer he needed, which meant the huge side pot was shipped Byrraju's way.
Close behind was ”Dubai Police” on 2,050,000 and Naryman Yaghmaie with 1,980,000, rounding out a tightly packed top five. Also earning healthy stacks were Aren Bezhanyan (1,935,000), Gregoire Auzoux (1,880,000), and Aleksandr Chernikov (1,520,000).
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahul Byrraju | India | 2,430,000 | 61 |
| 2 | "Kenar" | Turkey | 2,290,000 | 57 |
| 3 | Adrian Strobel | Germany | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 4 | "Dubai Police" | United Arab Emirates | 2,050,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Naryman Yaghmaie | Iran | 1,980,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | 1,935,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Gregoire Auzoux | France | 1,880,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Chernikov | Russia | 1,520,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 1,490,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 1,350,000 | 34 |
Other notable names making it through included Giorgiy Skhulukhiya (1,490,000), Sirzat Hissou (1,350,000), Sebastian Gahl (1,335,000), and high-stakes regular Mikita Badziakouski (1,160,000). The short stacks were Kayhan Mokri (965,000) and Vincent Huang (785,000), both still with room to maneuver when play resumes.
With 76 entries from Day 1a and 93 from Day 1b, the total field stands at 169, with the $5,000,000 guarantee in play. The Turbo Day 1 flight is still running at the time of writing, which was the final opportunity to secure a seat in Day 2, which kicks off August 14, at 12 p.m. local time.
The plan for Day 2 is to play to a final table, which will be streamed via the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel with a 30-minute delay.
Follow PokerNews for complete Day 2 coverage of the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series $25,750 SHRS Main Event starting tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time. We’ll bring you live chip counts, bustouts, and all the key hands as the remaining contenders, along with any Turbo qualifiers, return to battle for a spot at the streamed final table.
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,710,000
1,710,000
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1,710,000 |
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1,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
1,330,000
1,330,000
|
1,330,000 |
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1,165,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
1,030,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
|
950,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
915,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
885,000 | |
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860,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
|
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|
780,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
715,000 | |
|
688,000
688,000
|
688,000 |
|
|
||
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620,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
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605,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
575,000 | |
|
175,000 | |
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 1b has come to an end.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,430,000
170,000
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170,000 |
|
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2,290,000
940,000
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940,000 |
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2,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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2,050,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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1,980,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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1,935,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
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1,880,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
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1,520,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
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1,490,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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1,350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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1,335,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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1,160,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
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965,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
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785,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The floor have announced that three more hands will be played before the survivors bag up.
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The remaining players have condensed into just two tables as only 14 remain due to the recent elimination of Alexey Savenkov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Rahul Byrraju had been telling the table about his limping strategy and then put it to use as he limped from under the gun. Albert Daher then raised the cutoff and Albert Daher shoved 645,000 from the button. Byrraju had his stack of around 2,200,000 in there, and Daher completed the party to make it a three-way all-in!
Adrian Strobel: K♦Q♦ 
Albert Daher: K♥K♣
Rahul Byrraju: A♥A♣
That limped strategy looked to have paid off big time as Byrraju got his chips in good and was a clean runout away from a monstrous stack late in the day.
However, it was Strobel that had a chance to survive as the 2♦3♦3♣ flop gave him a flush draw, which he quickly completed on the 9♦ turn. Nothing changed on the 9♠ river, which meant Strobel tripled up and Daher was out as Byrraju took the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,600,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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2,000,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya was seen raking in a chunk of chips and sending Aleksei Gortikov to the rail.
Skhulukhiya's A♣Q♣ was face up for all to see on the A♠4♥2♥K♣10♦ board, and Gortikov's stack of around 800,000 was being pushed over and his pocket queens were face down in the muck.
Elsewhere, Damir Zhugralin also just hit the rail along with Jamil Wakil. Only 16 remain!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
850,000
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850,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Level 15 has just commenced, which is the last level of the night.
Once these 40 minutes have elapsed, the surviving players will bag up their chips and come back tomorrow for Day 2.
