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

08-13-2025 13:07 UTC+2

Pateychuk Back In and Fighting For Pots

Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With around 30,000 in the middle on a 3♦J♠6♦3♥9♠ board, Thomas Santerne had bet 20,5000 from the big blind and Andrey Pateychuk made it 152,500. Santerne was in the tank for some time, but in the end he decided to let it go, and Pateychuk raked in the chips.

Felipe Ketzer is on the same table and has around 300,000 to work with, as is the 2019 WSOP Main Event Champion Hossein Ensan, who has around 275,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	300,000 25,000	25,000
Hossein Ensan	275,000 25,000	25,000

Andrey Pateychuk	200,000 200,000	200,000

Thomas Santerne	125,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Felipe Ketzer Thomas Santerne

08-13-2025 13:00 UTC+2

Huang Four-Flushed By "Kenar"

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A hand that saw "Kenar" double up earlier was just recalled by the table.

Felipe Ketzer opened to 4,000 and "Kenar" called in the small blind before Vincent Huang three-bet to 28,000 out of the big blind. Ketzer called, then "Kenar" shoved for 250,000. Huang called, and Ketzer showed pocket tens before he mucked.

Vincent Huang: Q♠Q♣ All in
"Kenar": A♦10♥

Huang was in a great spot to double up, especially with two tens already being mucked. However, the K♥4♥J♦8♥3♥ runout meant "Kenar" backdoored a flush, sending Huang to the rail.

Huang did hop right back in, though, and has 250,000 to work with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenar	750,000

Vincent Huang	250,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Vincent Huang

08-13-2025 12:55 UTC+2

Gortikov Gets a Full Double Through Biskin

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksei Gortikov opened the hijack and Mehmet Biskin called on the button before Christopher Puetz three-bet to 23,000 out of the small blind. Both Gortikov and Biskin called.

The flop came 3♦3♣6♦ and Puetz continued for 18,000, only for Gortikov to raise to 55,000. Biskin called, and Puetz took some time before he folded.

On the 10♠ turn, Gortikov bet 94,000 and Biskin shoved. Gortikov had around 80,000 behind and took a few seconds before he called.

Aleksei Gortikov: Q♠Q♣ All in
Mehmet Biskin: 9♦9♣

Biskin needed to find a nine, but instead it was Gortikov who improved as the Q♥ river gave him top boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Gortikov	550,000 550,000	550,000
Adrian Strobel	525,000 286,000	286,000
Christopher Puetz	180,000 70,000	70,000
Mehmet Biskin	100,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Aleksei Gortikov Mehmet Biskin Christopher Puetz

08-13-2025 12:41 UTC+2

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

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Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-13-2025 12:35 UTC+2

Joining the Party

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Puetz	250,000 250,000	250,000
Leon Sturm	250,000

Nichan Khorchidian	250,000
Sebastian Gahl	250,000 250,000	250,000
Andrei Boghean	250,000 250,000	250,000
Dori Yacoub	250,000
Hossein Ensan	250,000

08-13-2025 12:32 UTC+2

Lonis Flops a Queen Against Chernikov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aleksandr Chernikov opened from under the gun to 3,500 and Aren Bezhanyan called in the small blind. Jesse Lonis also called from the big blind.

They saw a flop of 9♠Q♣6♥, where it checked to Chernikov, who threw out 7,000. Bezhanyan folded, but Lonis called to see the 7♠ drop on the turn. Lonis checked, Chernikov bet 11,000, and Lonis called.

An A♠ on the river slowed things down as both players checked, and Lonis' pair of queens with Q♦3♠ was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	520,000 20,000	20,000

Aleksandr Chernikov	300,000 50,000	50,000
Aren Bezhanyan	220,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Aren Bezhanyan Jesse Lonis

08-13-2025 12:22 UTC+2

Dream Start for "Kenar"; Not So Much for Pateychuk

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

It's been a fantastic start for "Kenar", who has built up a stack of around 750,000 so far!

He just played a hand where he opened to 4,000 on the button and Andrey Pateychuk made it 24,000 to go from the small blind. "Kenar" then four-bet to 55,000, which Pateychuk called.

The flop came 9♠J♥3♥ and once Pateychuk checked it over, "Kenar" fired out 65,000. Pateychuk put all of his time banks into the middle and burned through three of them before he shoved for around 200,000, which "Kenar" snap-called.

Andrey Pateychuk: 8♥7♥ All in
"Kenar": A♠A♣

Pateychuk had a combo draw, and one that he needed to hit in order to double up. The 5♠ on the turn added another straight draw for Pateychuk, but the 4♦ river bricked out, leaving him on the sidelines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenar	750,000 500,000	500,000

Felipe Ketzer	275,000 11,000	11,000
Thomas Santerne	150,000 95,000	95,000
Andrey Pateychuk	Busted

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk

08-13-2025 12:10 UTC+2

Kolev Gets a Shove Through on Velasevic

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A pot of around 75,000 had brewed between Boris Kolev and Danilo Velasevic on a board of 2♥J♣5♥7♦.

Kolev was under the gun and bet 58,000, which Velasevic called from the button to see the K♣ fall on the river. After a brief pause, Kolev shoved around 140,000, which is about what Velasevic had left in his stack.

After rechecked his cards and shuffling them around a little, Velasevic laid it down, and Kolev took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	340,000 90,000	90,000

Danilo Velasevic	150,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Boris Kolev Danilo Velasevic

08-13-2025 12:03 UTC+2

Influx of Arrivals

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko	250,000 250,000	250,000
Boris Kolev	250,000

Mehdi Chaoui	250,000 250,000	250,000
Vincent Huang	250,000 250,000	250,000
Andrey Pateychuk	250,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	250,000
Sirzat Hissou	250,000 250,000	250,000
Aram Sargsyan	250,000 250,000	250,000
Armin Rezaei	250,000
Kenar	250,000

Maksim Paniak	250,000