Event #13: $25,000 PLO Main Event Day 2 | 2026 Onyx High Roller Series

Feb 11, 2026

Amot Runs Into Alanaz's Aces

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Artur Martirosian limped in from the cutoff before Bassel Alanaz raised to 180,000 on the button. Mads Amot then reraised to 615,000 in the small blind and Martirosian folded. Alanaz used up a time bank before moving all in, and Amot called for 1,400,000.

Mads Amot: A♥K♥K♦7♥ All in
Bassel Alanaz: A♠A♦9♦6♥

Alanaz had Amot crushed with his aces, and the Q♦5♦3♦ flop improved him to the nut flush. The turn was the Q♠, while the J♣ completed the board on the river and sent Amot to the rail.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Bassel Alanaz Mads Amot

Feb 11, 2026

Weiss Gets Felted By Martirosian

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dennis Weiss raised to 140,000 in the cutoff with Artur Martirosian calling in the small blind and Bassel Alanaz defending his big blind.

When it got to Weiss on the 2♣4♥8♠ flop, he bet the pot for 460,000. Martirosian check-raised the pot, covering both of his opponents. Alanaz folded, and Weiss called for his remaining 800,000.

Dennis Weiss: A♣K♠Q♣8♥ All in
Artur Martirosian: K♣K♥8♣4♦

Martirosian was in the lead with two pair against the top pair of Weiss. The rest of the board came 2♠J♣, which meant Martirosian's pair of kings won the pot, and Weiss was gone from the tournament.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Bassel Alanaz Dennis Weiss

Feb 11, 2026

Martirosian Shows Down a Set

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dennis Weiss limped in from the button before Artur Martirosian raised to 140,000 in the big blind. Weiss called.

Martirosian continued for 130,000 on the 2♦6♠3♥ flop, and Weiss came back with a raise to 320,000. Martirosian called to see the 10♦ turn.

Both players checked to the 5♥ river, where action was again checked down. Martirosian turned over Q♦Q♣10♣10♠ for a set, and Weiss mucked.

"Nice hand. That was fun," Weiss said.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dennis Weiss

Feb 11, 2026

Golubchik Ends Van den Belt's Main Event

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Eugene Golubchik raised the cutoff to 140,000 and Luuk van den Belt jammed for roughly 420,000 from the button. Golubchik stuck in the call when it folded back to him.

Luuk van den Belt: A♥K♣7♥4♣ All in
Eugene Golubchik :A♠K♦10♦3♠

Both players flopped top pair top kicker on the Q♠A♦2♠ flop, although Golubchik had a flush draw.

A J♠ hit the turn to give Golubchik a flush and cemented Ven den Belt's elimination from the Main Event, as the 5♣ on the river was just a necessity.

Tags: Eugene Golubchik Luuk van den Belt

Feb 11, 2026

Shuts Flushes Out Nagy

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Maksim Shuts raised to 100,000 on the button, Gergo Nagy potted to 340,000 in the small blind, and Shuts called. They then got in Nagy's last 105,000 on the 9♦10♦8♣ flop.

Gergo Nagy: K♥J♥J♦10♣ All in
Maksim Shuts: A♠8♦7♣4♦

Nagy was ahead with his top pair, but Shuts ended up making a flush on the river as the board ran out 9♠K♦ to send Nagy to the rail.

Eelis Parssinen and Thomas Hueber were also among the first bustouts of the day.

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Gergo Nagy Maksim Shuts Thomas Hueber

Feb 11, 2026

Amot Commits Most of It Against Roiter

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mads Amot raised to 120,000 on the button and Klemens Roiter called in the small blind.

The flop came 8♥2♣2♦ and Amot bet 125,000. Roiter called to the 7♣ turn, where Amot bet another 180,000. Roiter again called.

The river was the 2♠ and Amot bet 530,000, leaving only a few chips behind. Roiter folded this time.

Tags: Klemens Roiter Mads Amot

Feb 11, 2026

Shuts Fills Up on Steinbrenner

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♣K♥J♣, Justin Steinbrenner bet 65,000 from the hijack and Maksim Shuts called in the big blind.

The turn was the A♠ and Steinbrenner bet another 275,000. Shuts again called, and the 3♣ fell on the river.

Both players checked, and Shuts turned over A♥Q♠J♦7♦ for a full house to win the pot.

Tags: Justin Steinbrenner Maksim Shuts

Feb 11, 2026

Komatz Doubles First hand

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nino Pansier raised the button and Michael Komatz called from the big blind for his last 65,000.

Michael Komatz : A♦K♣10♦4♠ All in
Nino Pansier: K♥9♦8♥4♣

Komatz was all-in on the first hand of the day, and he managed to earn the double up after the board ran out 7♣3♥Q♠A♣6♠ to give him a pair of aces.

Tags: Nino Pansier Michael Komatz

Feb 11, 2026

Prize Pool

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The 199 entries into the Main Event built a prize pool of $4,800,000. The top 29 players are guaranteed $50,000, while the champion will earn $1,125,000.

"If I win, I get $1,175,000," Youness Barakat yelled out after the prizes were announced.

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