$25,750 Onyx SHRS Main Event ($5M GTD) Day 1b | 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series

08-13-2025 21:15 UTC+2

Schulman Doubles Through Ketzer

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nick Schulman shoved 265,000 in from under the gun and Felipe Ketzer reshoved from the button for around 400,000.

Nick Schulman: K♣J♦ All in
Felipe Ketzer: 7♦7♣

It was a fair fight, and it remained in the balance after the Q♥Q♠9♦ flop as Ketzer's pair stayed ahead, but Schulman picked up a plethora of outs. One of those came in on the 10♠ turn as Schulman made a straight, but he needed to avoid queens and sevens on the river to secure the double-up.

The 3♥ brought no sweat, and Schulman doubled to around 580,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	580,000 320,000	320,000

Felipe Ketzer	120,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Nick Schulman

08-13-2025 21:07 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rahul Byrraju	2,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Albert Daher	1,850,000 250,000	250,000
Dubai Police	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Sebastian Gahl	1,350,000 350,000	350,000
Naryman Yaghmaie	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Sirzat Hissou	950,000 150,000	150,000
Kenar	940,000 10,000	10,000

Armin Rezaei	920,000 20,000	20,000
Vincent Huang	900,000 225,000	225,000
Jamil Wakil	880,000 420,000	420,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	800,000 150,000	150,000
Aleksei Gortikov	800,000 100,000	100,000
Danny Tang	800,000 300,000	300,000

Kayhan Mokri	775,000 775,000	775,000

Aren Bezhanyan	750,000 250,000	250,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	700,000 125,000	125,000
Peng Chen	600,000 100,000	100,000
Alexey Savenkov	600,000 150,000	150,000
Yannick Schumacher	600,000 400,000	400,000
Gregoire Auzoux	500,000 400,000	400,000
Damir Zhugralin	480,000 520,000	520,000
Nichan Khorchidian	405,000 120,000	120,000
Biao Ding	400,000 230,000	230,000
Felipe Ketzer	380,000 50,000	50,000
Mikita Badziakouski	360,000 215,000	215,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

08-13-2025 20:06 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Players are heading on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at around 10:06 p.m.

08-13-2025 20:01 UTC+2

Flashback: Boris Kolev Dominates 2025 Merit Millions Final Table

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Back in April, the inaugural $10,400 Merit Millions Event saw Boris Kolev rising above a talented field of 212 entries to become the first-ever champion. Held inside the stunning Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, the unique event ended with Kolev capturing the coveted title and the massive $1,000,000 guaranteed top prize.

Kolev, who began the final table third in chips, put on a clinical display to systematically dismantle his opponents on the way to victory. In doing so, he became the first player in Merit Poker history to walk away with a seven-figure payday. The Bulgarian pro made quick work of Mehdi Chaoui in a brief heads-up battle to seal the title and etch his name in the record books.

2025 Merit Million Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Boris Kolev	Bulgaria	$1,000,000
2	Mehdi Chaoui	Morocco	$300,000
3	Romans Lihacovs	Latvia	$200,000
4	Aleksandr Kirichenko	Russian Federation	$140,000
5	Rafael Aslanli	Turkey	$100,000
6	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	$75,000
7	Andrey Pateychuk	Russian Federation	$55,000
8	Ali Al-Kubasi	Iraq	$45,000
9	Alexandr Lakhov	Russia	$35,400

Read the Full Recap Here

08-13-2025 19:54 UTC+2

Pre-Dinner Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	1,600,000 600,000	600,000
Jamil Wakil	1,300,000 500,000	500,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	950,000 150,000	150,000
Kenar	950,000 250,000	250,000

Armin Rezaei	900,000 525,000	525,000
Gregoire Auzoux	900,000 250,000	250,000
Sirzat Hissou	800,000 400,000	400,000
Peng Chen	700,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	575,000 50,000	50,000
Nichan Khorchidian	525,000 335,000	335,000
Felipe Ketzer	430,000 210,000	210,000
Andrey Pateychuk	400,000 20,000	20,000

David Chen	350,000 180,000	180,000
Adrian Strobel	275,000 275,000	275,000
Nick Schulman	240,000 20,000	20,000

Danilo Velasevic	120,000 100,000	100,000

08-13-2025 19:48 UTC+2

Adamszki Falls to Savenkov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tamas Adamszki raised the cutoff to 32,000 and Alexey Savenkov three-bet to 75,000 from the button. Adamszki then shoved around 300,000, and Savenkov quickly called.

Tamas Adamszki: 7♠7♣ All in
Alexey Savenkov: Q♥Q♣

Adamszki was behind to the overpair of Savenkov, and found no way to catch up as the 3♥10♣Q♦9♦K♠ runout left him on the sidelines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Savenkov	750,000 300,000	300,000
Tamas Adamszki	Busted

Tags: Alexey Savenkov Tamas Adamszki

08-13-2025 19:40 UTC+2

Santerne and Teusl Both Hit the Rail

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jessica Teusl's run came to an end as she was eliminated by Gregoire Auzoux, whose stack grew to around 1,150,000 after the hand.

Elsewhere, "Dubai Police" just won a monster pot to eliminate Thomas Santerne.

The hand was recalled where Santerne opened from under the gun to 25,000 and "Dubai Police" three-bet to 65,000 in the hijack. Santerne then four-bet to 140,000, which was called by his opponent.

They went to a flop of 4♥J♠2♣, where Santerne bet 110,000 and "Dubai Police" called to see the 9♥ fall on the turn. Santerne fired again, this time for 120,000, then "Dubai Police shoved". Santerne called for his stack of 450,000 total.

Thomas Santerne: Q♥Q♣ All in
"Dubai Police": K♠10♠

Santerne was ahead with his pair of queens, and just needed to dodge a queen on a king on the river to drag in the monster pot. However, the sick K♣ rolled off on the river, which ended Santerne's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dubai Police	1,600,000 900,000	900,000
Gregoire Auzoux	1,150,000
Jessica Teusl	Busted

Thomas Santerne	Busted

Tags: Gregoire Auzoux Jessica Teusl Thomas Santerne

Level: 12

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

08-13-2025 19:23 UTC+2

High-Stakes Cash Game Stream Starting Soon

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The high-stakes cash game from the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series is about to kick off at 9 p.m., with action set to be streamed live via the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel.

The game will feature some of the biggest names in poker battling in front of the cameras, giving fans a close-up look at high-level play with stakes at $200/400 with a $1,000 ante.