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

02-01-2026 14:51 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	2,000,000 40,000	40,000

Istvan Birizdo	500,000 70,000	70,000
Stanislau Charvinski	350,000 80,000	80,000
Nariman Yaghmai	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Stanislau Charvinski Istvan Birizdo Nariman Yaghmai

02-01-2026 14:46 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Gabdullin	3,300,000 700,000	700,000
Kenar	630,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Kenar

02-01-2026 14:40 UTC+2

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Gabdullin	2,600,000 570,000	570,000
Gha Iakobishvili	2,200,000 100,000	100,000

Alex Kulev	2,040,000 140,000	140,000

Maksim Shornikau	1,400,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,360,000 140,000	140,000

Mehdi Chaoui	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Thomas Muehloecker	1,200,000 350,000	350,000
Kenar	1,100,000 400,000	400,000
Alexey Borovkov	1,050,000 70,000	70,000
Maximilian Wieser	930,000 46,000	46,000
Ran Azor	800,000 100,000	100,000

Klemens Roiter	800,000 226,000	226,000

Daniil Kiselev	570,000 130,000	130,000
Boris Kolev	440,000 585,000	585,000

Istvan Birizdo	430,000 135,000	135,000
Stanislau Charvinski	430,000 70,000	70,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	420,000 20,000	20,000
Aleksandr79	420,000 55,000	55,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	320,000 145,000	145,000
Toni Kaukua	250,000 130,000	130,000
Nariman Yaghmai	80,000 145,000	145,000

02-01-2026 14:32 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shornikau	1,400,000 25,000	25,000
Alexandre Reard	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Maksim Shornikau

02-01-2026 14:30 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gha Iakobishvili	2,300,000 200,000	200,000

Alex Kulev	1,900,000 175,000	175,000

Alexey Borovkov	980,000 286,000	286,000
Daniil Kiselev	700,000 180,000	180,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	465,000 253,000	253,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Alex Kulev

02-01-2026 14:26 UTC+2

"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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shornikau	1,375,000 125,000	125,000
Ran Azor	900,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Maksim Shornikau Ran Azor

02-01-2026 14:22 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Gabdullin	2,030,000 30,000	30,000
Aleksandr79	475,000 223,000	223,000

Tags: Damir Gabdullin

02-01-2026 14:17 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	1,000,000 50,000	50,000
Vedat Yilmaz	Busted

Tags: Mehdi Chaoui Vedat Yilmaz

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

02-01-2026 14:11 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Gabdullin	2,000,000 200,000	200,000
Maksim Shornikau	1,500,000 619,000	619,000
Ran Azor	670,000 380,000	380,000

Alexandre Reard	260,000 132,000	132,000

Dimitri Steinfeuer	Busted

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