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

02-11-2026 20:47 UTC+3

Martirosian Has the Goods Against Alanaz

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Bassel Alanaz raised to 250,000 in the hijack and was called by Justin Steinbrenner on the button and Artur Martirosian in the big blind.

Alanaz bet 350,000 on the 4♥9♦J♠ flop, and only Martirosian called. Both players then checked the 6♥ turn.

The river was the K♦ and Martirosian bet 1,200,000. Alanaz took a minute before calling, and Martirosian showed Q♥10♦2♥2♦ for a straight to win the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	14,500,000 1,975,000	1,975,000

Bassel Alanaz	7,800,000 1,815,000	1,815,000
Justin Steinbrenner	3,000,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Bassel Alanaz Justin Steinbrenner

02-11-2026 20:43 UTC+3

Shuts Shows a Card

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Maksim Shuts raised the button to 325,000 and Youness Barakat defended from the big blind.

Barakat check-called Shuts' continuation-bet of 500,000 on the A♥9♣7♦ flop.

The 3♦ hit the turn and Barakat check-folded once Shuts fired a second barrel of 1,200,000.

Shuts showed the A♠ for top pair as he was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	6,000,000 790,000	790,000

Maksim Shuts	4,250,000 860,000	860,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	1,050,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Youness Barakat Maksim Shuts

Level: 20

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

02-11-2026 20:10 UTC+3

Super High Roller Cash Game 5-Bet Jam for $1,700,000 Ends in Disaster | PokerNews Podcast #937

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In the 936th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are all in Las Vegas at Level 9 Studio to talk about a pair of big hands from the Super High Roller Cash Game on PokerGO. One saw Sameh Elamawy lay down the second nuts to Justin Gavri, and the other was Andrew Robl five-bet bluffing smack into the pocket aces of Eric Wasserson, which led to a discussion on Robl and his chances of the Poker Hall of Fame.

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02-11-2026 19:37 UTC+3

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The remaining 11 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 7:35 p.m. local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	12,525,000 825,000	825,000

Bassel Alanaz	9,615,000 615,000	615,000
Youness Barakat	6,790,000 10,000	10,000

Espen Sandvik	3,950,000 50,000	50,000

Lautaro Guerra	3,900,000 600,000	600,000

Maksim Shuts	3,390,000 290,000	290,000
Justin Steinbrenner	3,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tomasz Krzesinski	2,200,000 300,000	300,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	1,540,000 460,000	460,000

Quan Zhou	1,365,000 135,000	135,000
Nino Pansier	1,335,000 665,000	665,000

02-11-2026 19:37 UTC+3

Zhou Blasts Into Barakat's Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Youness Barakat raised the button to 280,000 and Quan Zhou defended from the big blind.

Zhou checked first on the K♥Q♥Q♣ flop and Barakat bet 170,000. Zhou continued in the form of a call.

The 4♠ on the turn checked through for the 9♠ to complete the board. Zhou checked for the last time, and Barakat bet 750,000. Zhou check-jammed, covering Barakat.

Barakat took one look at his cards and then made the call for his stack of 2,885,000.

Zhou showed a bluff with K♠10♠7♣6♣, and Barakat tabled K♣K♦10♦4♥ for a full house, kings full of queens.

Barakat doubled up to over six million, and Zhou became one of the shortest stacks remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	6,800,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Quan Zhou	1,500,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Youness Barakat

02-11-2026 19:29 UTC+3

Sandvik Fires a Second Bullet

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 240,000 on the button and Espen Sandvik and Bassel Alanaz called in the blinds.

The flop came J♠4♥10♠ and Sandvik led out for 360,000. Both opponents called, and the 10♥ fell on the turn.

Sandvik then bet 600,000, and Alanaz and Martirosian both folded this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	11,700,000 700,000	700,000

Bassel Alanaz	9,000,000 200,000	200,000
Espen Sandvik	4,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Bassel Alanaz Espen Sandvik

02-11-2026 19:24 UTC+3

Guerra Rivers the Winner

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Lautaro Guerra completed from the small blind and Artur Martirosian checked his option in the big blind.

Guerra started with a check on the Q♥6♣2♥ flop, and Martirosian bet 120,000. Guerra called.

Both players checked the J♦ turn and K♦ river. Guerra flipped over A♣K♥9♦3♥ for a rivered pair of kings, and Martirosian mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	12,400,000 600,000	600,000

Lautaro Guerra	3,300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Lautaro Guerra

02-11-2026 19:14 UTC+3

Shuts Takes From Krzesinski

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Maksim Shuts raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and only Tomasz Krzesinski called from the big blind.

Krzesinski check-called Shuts' continuation-bet of 250,000 on the 7♣J♣3♥ flop.

A J♦ rolled off on the turn and Krzesinski led out for 125,000. Shuts called.

Krzesinski opted to check the A♥ river and Shuts fired out for 475,000. Krzesinski quickly folded, relinquishing the pot to Shuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shuts	3,100,000 740,000	740,000
Tomasz Krzesinski	1,900,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Maksim Shuts Tomasz Krzesinski

02-11-2026 19:09 UTC+3

Zhou Fires at Jouhkimainen; Alanaz Bombs the River on Pansier

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Quan Zhou raised to 275,000 in the cutoff and Joni Jouhkimainen called in the big blind.

The flop came J♥2♦J♠ and Zhou bet 185,000. Jouhkimainen called, and the 4♦ fell on the river. Zhou then bet 700,000, and Jouhkimainen folded.

At the other table, Bassel Alanaz raised to 200,000 in the cutoff and picked up calls from Nino Pansier on the button and Justin Steinbrenner in the small blind.

Alanaz bet 760,000 on the 9♦5♠7♦ flop, and only Pansier called. The turn was the 6♦ and Alanaz bet another 400,000. Pansier again called.

Alanaz shoved forward a tower of pink 100,000 chips on the 4♣ river, and Pansier quickly folded. Alanaz and a friend on the rail then burst out laughing after the hand.

"Oh no. Bluff? You seem too happy," Pansier said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bassel Alanaz	8,800,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Quan Zhou	4,300,000 300,000	300,000
Nino Pansier	2,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	2,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Bassel Alanaz Joni Jouhkimainen Justin Steinbrenner Nino Pansier Quan Zhou