$51,000 Onyx SHRS Championship ($5M GTD) | 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series

08-19-2025 03:15 UTC+2

Wakil Doubles Through Fritz

Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Manuel Fritz shoved from the small blind and Jamil Wakil called off his stack of 2,750,000 in the big blind.

Jamil Wakil: A♥5♦ All in
Manuel Fritz: Q♠6♥

Wakil needed to hold, and the A♦J♦J♣ flop was a fantastic start as he made top pair. Fritz was drawing dead by the time the 8♦ landed on the turn, with the meaningless 8♥ filling out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	5,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Manuel Fritz	5,000,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Jamil Wakil Manuel Fritz

Level: 23

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

08-19-2025 03:04 UTC+2

Aram Oganyan Eliminated in 6th Place ($290,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Aram Oganyan opened the hijack to 600,000 and Armin Ghojehvand three-bet the small blind to 2,000,000. When it got back to Oganyan, he clicked it back to 3,400,000. Ghojehvand called.

They saw a flop of Q♥5♣2♥, where Ghojehvand check-called a bet of 1,850,000 from Oganyan to see the 9♥ fall on the turn. Ghojehvand checked it over again and Oganyan went small with a sizing of 1,100,000. Ghojehvand shoved, and with around 6,500,000 total, Oganyan called.

Aram Oganyan: K♠K♥ All in
Armin Ghojehvand: Q♠Q♦

Oganyan had pocket kings with a fliush draw, and he needed to improve as Ghojehvand had flopped top set. All eyes were locked on the river, and when the 10♠ dropped, Oganyan wished his tablemates good luck as he departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Ghojehvand	25,000,000 11,200,000	11,200,000
Aram Oganyan	Busted

Tags: Aram Oganyan Armin Ghojehvand

08-19-2025 02:55 UTC+2

Rezaei Puts a Dent in Nicholson's Momentum

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

David Nicholson raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Daniel Rezaei shoved 2,300,000 from the small blind. Nicholson called.

Daniel Rezaei: A♥Q♥ All in
David Nicholson: 3♥3♦

Nicholson had been on a real heater, and that looked to be continuing ont he 7♥9♦2♦ flop as his pocket threes kept their lead. However, Rezaei found a pair on the Q♠ turn to vault to the front. A K♠ on the river changed nothing, and Rezaei put a small dent in Nicholson's momentum.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Nicholson	11,700,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Daniel Rezaei	5,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei David Nicholson

08-19-2025 02:51 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Nicholson	14,000,000 500,000	500,000
Armin Ghojehvand	13,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Aram Oganyan	11,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Manuel Fritz	4,700,000 350,000	350,000
Jamil Wakil	4,500,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Daniel Rezaei	3,000,000 400,000	400,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

08-19-2025 02:44 UTC+2

Johan Guilbert Eliminated in 7th Place ($230,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

David Nicholson is just unstoppable.

Johan Guilbert shoved around 2,000,000 from the hijack and Nicholson called from the big blind.

Johan Guilbert: 4♠4♦ All in
David Nicholson: A♠10♣

Guilbert was ahead with his pocket fours, and the 2♦Q♠Q♣ was clean for them. The 3♥ on the turn put him one card away from a double-up, but the 10♥ river paired Nicholson, ending Guilbert's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Nicholson	14,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Johan Guilbert	Busted

Tags: David Nicholson Johan Guilbert

08-19-2025 02:40 UTC+2

"Loopoo" Eliminated in 8th Place ($180,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

David Nicholson had taken down about four pots in a row before he made it 500,000 from early position. "Loopoo" then shoved from the big blind for around 2,000,000, and Nicholson called.

"Loopoo": 10♠10♥ All in
David Nicholson: K♦J♦

"Loopoo" was all-in again, but this time he couldn't escape elimination as Nicholson flopped a pair on the 6♣Q♦K♠ flop and held through the A♣9♣ runout, which left "Loopoo" out in eighth.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Nicholson	12,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Loopoo	Busted

Tags: David Nicholson

08-19-2025 02:33 UTC+2

Markkos Ladev Eliminated in 9th Place ($140,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

David Nicholson opened the hijack to 500,000 and Markkos Ladev shoved around 3,000,000 from the small blind. Nicholson snap-called.

Markkos Ladev: K♥Q♠ All in
David Nicholson :K♦K♣

It was very bad news for Ladev, who needed a miracle to survive. That miracle never played out as the 8♦7♠J♥J♣A♠ runout left Ladev drawing dead by the turn, which ended his run in ninth.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Nicholson	7,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Markkos Ladev	Busted

Tags: David Nicholson Markkos Ladev

08-19-2025 02:26 UTC+2

"Loopoo" Gets Back in Contention

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jamil Wakil opened the hijack to 500,000 and Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 2,800,000 in the cutoff. "Loopoo" called for 700,000 on the button, and when it got back to Wakil, he folded.

"Loopoo": Q♦Q♣ All in
Daniel Rezaei: 9♠9♦

"Loopoo" held a huge lead with his pocket queens, and never looked in doubt to more than triple up as the K♦6♦4♦6♣2♦ runout left him with a bigger flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	7,100,000 400,000	400,000
Daniel Rezaei	3,400,000 800,000	800,000

Loopoo	2,525,000 1,825,000	1,825,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Jamil Wakil