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

Feb 11, 2026

Oswin Ziegelbecker Eliminated in 15th Place ($70,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and Oswin Ziegelbecker defended from the big blind.

Ziegelbecker check-called a bet of 250,000 from Martirosian on the 2♥9♠3♣ flop.

The Q♠ came on the turn and Ziegelbecker checked again. Martirosian bet the pot for 1,070,000 and Ziegelbecker jammed for about 1,800,000. Martirosian called.

Oswin Ziegelbecker: Q♦J♦8♣2♣ All in
Artur Martirosian: A♣K♦Q♣4♦

Ziegelbecker was currently ahead with two pair, but Martirosian improved to a straight on the 5♣ river, and all of Ziegelbecker's chips were now in the possession of Martirosian.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Oswin Ziegelbecker

Feb 11, 2026

"Everything Goes to Spain"

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a three-way limped pot, Maksim Shuts led out for 85,000 from the small blind on a flop of Q♠7♥Q♥ and Lautaro Guerra raised to 210,000 in the big blind. Youness Barakat then reraised to 400,000 on the button, Shuts folded, while Guerra called.

Both players checked the 5♣ turn. Guerra then bet 350,000 on the 10♠ river, and Barakat folded.

"Everything goes to Spain," spectator Tom-Aksel Bedell, watching from the rail, said after the hand.

Tags: Lautaro Guerra Maksim Shuts Youness Barakat

Feb 11, 2026

Martirosian Continues to Gain Chips

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised the button to 200,000 and Espen Sandvik three-bet to 690,000 from the small blind. Martirosian called to see the dealer fan out the A♣A♥Q♠ flop.

Sandvik fired a bet of 200,000 out and Martirosian called.

The 3♠ turn and 9♣ river checked through and Martirosian won the pot with K♦Q♣9♥7♥ for a pair of queens.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Espen Sandvik

Feb 11, 2026

Espen Myrmo Eliminated in 16th Place ($70,000)

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Bassel Alanaz raised to 150,000 on the button, Espen Myrmo three-bet to 435,000 in the big blind, and Alanaz called.

The flop came 10♥2♠4♦ and Myrmo potted to 960,000. Alanaz then moved all in, and Myrmo called for 1,800,000.

Espen Myrmo: A♥A♦Q♠10♦ All in
Bassel Alanaz: 10♠9♥6♠4♥

Alanaz was ahead with his two pair against Myrmo's aces. The 4♠ turn improved Alanaz to a full house, and the river was the 10♣ as Myrmo was sent to the rail in 16th place.

Tags: Bassel Alanaz Espen Myrmo

Feb 11, 2026

Ziegelbecker Bombs the River on Barakat; Shuts Fills Up on Alanaz

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 3♠3♥K♠, Oswin Ziegelbecker led out for 125,000 from the big blind and Youness Barakat called on the button.

Ziegelbecker bet another 350,000 on the A♦ turn, and Barakat again called. The river was the Q♥ and Ziegelbecker bet 805,000. Barakat took about 30 seconds before sending his cards into the muck.

At another table, Maksim Shuts got in his last 500,000 from the big blind on a flop of 8♦7♦2♠ as Bassel Alanaz put him at risk on the button.

Maksim Shuts: Q♦8♠7♣4♦ All in
Bassel Alanaz: 9♥7♥6♦6♠

Shuts was ahead with top two pair, and the board ran out J♥8♣ to improve him to a full house and secure his double up.

Tags: Bassel Alanaz Maksim Shuts Oswin Ziegelbecker Youness Barakat

Feb 11, 2026

Pansier Just Calls the River

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

"Nino, I just saw on PokerNews 'Nino Pots the River.' Never 'Nino Checks Back," Youness Barakat shouted out to Nino Pansier.

"That was a bluff, to be honest," Pansier replied.

Justin Steinbrenner then raised to 210,000 on the button, Pansier reraised to 690,000 in the small blind, and Steinbrenner called.

The flop came Q♣3♣2♣ and Pansier continued for 300,000. Steinbrenner quickly folded.

Joni Jouhkimainen then raised to 210,000 under the gun and Pansier called on the button. Both players checked to the river on a board of 6♥5♥7♣A♥3♣, when Jouhkimainen bet 125,000. Pansier called, and Jouhkimainen showed A♦Q♣Q♠3♠ for two pair to win the pot.

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Justin Steinbrenner Nino Pansier

Feb 11, 2026

Ziegelbecker Drills the Turn to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Oswin Ziegelbecker raised to 210,000 under the gun and Artur Martirosian called on the button.

Ziegelbecker jammed for 505,000 on the 6♠9♠10♥ flop and Martirosian called.

Oswin Ziegelbecker: J♣J♦10♣4♦ All in
Artur Martirosian: Q♦Q♣2♣2♠

Ziegelbecker was in bad shape against the higher pair of Martirosian, but that changed when Ziegelbecker improved to trips on the 10♠ turn. The 9♥ completed the board and Ziegelbecker doubled.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Oswin Ziegelbecker

Level: 18

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Feb 11, 2026

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining 16 players are going on the first 15-minute break of the day.

Feb 11, 2026

Vincent Khoueiry Eliminated in 17th Place ($70,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Quan Zhou completed from the small blind and Vincent Khoueiry raised to 150,000 out of the big blind. Zhou called.

Both players checked the 4♥6♦8♣ flop to see the K♠ arrive on the turn. Zhou bet the pot for 350,000, and Khoueiry immediately jammed for about 500,000. Zhou called to try and bust Khoueiry.

Vincent Khoueiry: K♦Q♥10♥5♠ All in
Quan Zhou: J♣8♥6♣3♣