Event #1: $10,000 NLH Opener | 2026 Onyx High Roller Series

Feb 01, 2026

Nariman Yaghmai Eliminated in 21st Place ($21,000)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nariman Yaghmai was down to just 30,000 when he moved all in from the hijack. Istvan Birizdo called in the big blind.

Nariman Yaghmai: 3♠3♥ All in
Istvan Birizdo: Q♣4♥

Birizdo picked up a flush draw going to the river on a board of J♣9♣2♣6♠, and he hit the 4♦ on the river to win the pot and send Yaghmai to the rail in 21st place.

At another table, four players saw a flop of 3♠4♦4♣ in a limped pot when Alex Kulev bet 22,000 from the button. Only Stanislau Charvinski called in the hijack.

Kulev then moved all in on the 2♠ turn, and Charvinski called for 135,000. He showed 7♠4♠ for trips, while Kulev had J♠6♠ for a flush draw. The Q♣ river was no help to Kulev, and Charvinski doubled up.

Tags: Alex Kulev Stanislau Charvinski Istvan Birizdo Nariman Yaghmai

Feb 01, 2026

Gabdullin Chips Up Again With Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kenar raised to 40,000 from middle position and Damir Gabdullin three-bet to 110,000 out of the hijack. Kenar called when it got back to him.

Kenar check-called a bet of 85,000 from Gabdullin on the 8♠3♠Q♥ flop.

A 10♣ hit the turn and Kenar check-called another bet from Gabdullin, this time for 225,000.

Check, check came after the 10♥ river and Kenar turned over A♦Q♦ for top pair. Gabdullin flipped over an overpair with A♥A♣ and he took down the pot.

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Kenar

Feb 01, 2026

Final Three Tables

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Mehdi Chaoui	Morocco	1,200,000	60
1	2	Ran Azor	Israel	800,000	40
1	3	Nariman Yaghmai	Iran	80,000	4
1	4	Alexey Borovkov	Russia	1,050,000	53
1	5	Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Georgia	420,000	21
1	6	Toni Kaukua	Finland	250,000	13
1	7	Istvan Birizdo	Hungary	430,000	22

2	1	Boris Kolev	Bulgaria	440,000	22
2	2	Kenar	Turkey	1,100,000	55
2	3	Damir Gabdullin	Russia	2,600,000	130
2	4	Gha Iakobishvili	Russia	2,200,000	110
2	5	Klemens Roiter	Austria	800,000	40
2	6	Aleksandr79	Azerbaijan	420,000	21
2	7	Aleksandr Chernikov	Russia	320,000	16

3	1	Thomas Muehloecker	Austria	1,200,000	60
3	2	Alex Kulev	Bulgaria	2,040,000	102
3	3	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	1,400,000	70
3	4	Fahredin Mustafov	Bulgaria	1,360,000	68
3	5	Daniil Kiselev	Russia	570,000	29
3	6	Maximilian Wieser	Austria	930,000	47
3	7	Stanislau Charvinski	Belarus	430,000	22

Feb 01, 2026

Shornikau Takes Out Reard

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

When it folded to Alexandre Reard in the small blind, he jammed for around 250,000 and Maksim Shornikau snap-called from the big blind.

Alexandre Reard: K♠5♥ All in
Maksim Shornikau: K♣J♣

Reard was crushed by Shornikau and he found no help on the Q♠10♣4♦5♦A♠ runout where Shornikau improved to a Broadway straight.

Reard was out in 23rd place and the tournament was down to the final three table redraw.

Tags: Alexandre Reard Maksim Shornikau

Feb 01, 2026

Kulev Gets Value From Chernikov

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aleksandr Chernikov bet 53,000 from under the gun on a flop of 4♦2♣7♠ and Alex Kulev called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 9♣ turn. Kulev then led out for 51,000 on the 2♠ river, and Chernikov called.

Kulev showed 4♥3♠ for two pair, and Chernikov mucked.

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Alex Kulev

Feb 01, 2026

"Is That All?"

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ran Azor raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Maksim Shornikau defended from the big blind.

Shornikau started with a check on the K♣7♥3♥ flop and Shornikau bet 65,000. Shornikau elected to call.

The 3♠ on the turn checked through for the A♣ to complete the board. Shornikau bet 35,000, which Azor quickly called.

Shornikau turned over K♦Q♦ for a pair of kings, and Azor said, "Is that all?". Azor then turned over top two pair with A♠K♠, and he was given the pot.

Tags: Maksim Shornikau Ran Azor

Feb 01, 2026

Gabdullin Moves Over Two Million

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aleksandr79 was staring at a completed board of 8♠K♦3♣3♠7♥ from the big blind, and faced a bet of 225,000 from Damir Gabdullin out of the cutoff.

Aleksandr79 deliberated for a while before carving out the call.

Gabdullin tabled K♣10♣ for a pair of kings, resulting in a nod from Aleksandr79 to indicate it was good, helping Gabdullin's stack surpass the two million mark.

Tags: Damir Gabdullin

Feb 01, 2026

Chaoui Hits an Ace to Bust Yilmaz

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vedat Yilmaz moved all in for 167,000 on the button and Mehdi Chaoui called in the big blind.

Vedat Yilmaz: K♠9♣ All in
Mehdi Chaoui: A♥8♦

Both players hit a pair on the A♣K♣10♠ flop, but Chaoui remained in the lead with his aces. The rest of the board ran out Q♥7♦, and Yilmaz was sent to the rail.

Tags: Mehdi Chaoui Vedat Yilmaz

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Feb 01, 2026

Shornikau Five-Bet Shoves; Steinfeuer Runs Into Aces

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David Salituro

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

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 35,000 under the gun before Maksim Shornikau three-bet to 120,000 in the cutoff. Ran Azor then slammed in a four-bet to 270,000, and Mustafov got out of the way.

Shornikau, though, moved all in for 1,190,000, and Azor tanked for several minutes before tossing his cards into the muck.

At another table, Dimitri Steinfeuer was all in for around 600,000 on the button with two queens, but he ran into Damir Gabdullin's A♣A♦ in the big blind as the board ran out 2♠J♥3♥K♦4♥ to send him to the rail.

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Dimitri Steinfeuer Fahredin Mustafov Maksim Shornikau Ran Azor