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

Feb 11, 2026

Guerra Shoves on Shuts; Khoueiry SNAP-Folds Kings

David Salituro

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

Maksim Shuts raised to 175,000 on the button and Lautaro Guerra called in the small blind.

The flop came 3♦7♠7♣ and Shuts continued for 150,000. Guerra then raised to 375,000, and Shuts called.

The turn was the 4♠ and Guerra potted, putting in enough to cover Shuts' remaining 1,000,000. Shuts folded, and Guerra took a pot.

Vincent Khoueiry pointed out a fold he just made. "Put it on PokerNews. I snap-folded kings to a three-bet," he said.

"Make sure you put the snap," Bassel Alanaz added.

"Capital letters," Khoueiry said.

Tags: Lautaro Guerra Maksim Shuts

Feb 11, 2026

Pansier Pots the River Against Steinbrenner

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David Salituro

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

Justin Steinbrenner raised to 175,000 under the gun and Nino Pansier called in the hijack.

The flop came A♠7♦5♦ and Steinbrenner bet 280,000. Pansier called, and they both checked the 10♣ turn.

Steinbrenner also checked the 4♣ river, and Pansier then announced pot, putting in 1,000,000. Steinbrenner folded.

Tags: Justin Steinbrenner Nino Pansier

Feb 11, 2026

Golubchik Stays Alive With a Set

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Tim Baker

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

Artur Martirosian raised to 175,000 under the gun with Youness Barakat calling in the cutoff, Oswin Ziegelbecker calling from the small blind, and Eugene Golubchik defending from the big blind.

Ziegelbecker led out for the pot of 750,000 on the 4♣K♥6♥ flop and Golubchik called for his remaining 340,000. Martirosian and Barakat folded, and the players flipped up their cards.

Eugene Golubchik :9♣6♠6♦5♠ All in
Oswin Ziegelbecker: A♠K♦10♠5♣

Golubchik's set managed to stay as the best hand through the 8♥ turn and Q♠ river, and he almost tripled up to roughly 1,300,000.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Eugene Golubchik Oswin Ziegelbecker Youness Barakat

Feb 11, 2026

Geoffrey Mooney Eliminated in 18th Place ($63,000)

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David Salituro

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

Bassel Alanaz bet 200,000 from the hijack on a flop of 8♣4♣3♦, Geoffrey Mooney moved all in for 750,000 under the gun, and Alanaz called.

Geoffrey Mooney: K♣K♦6♥4♦ All in
Bassel Alanaz: 10♦10♠8♠8♥

Mooney showed two kings, but Alanaz had flopped a set to take the lead. The rest of the board came J♣J♠, and Alanaz ended up with a full house to win the pot and send Mooney to the rail in 18th place.

Tags: Bassel Alanaz Geoffrey Mooney

Feb 11, 2026

Khoueiry Makes an Offer to Zhou

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David Salituro

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

Quan Zhou bet 175,000 from the big blind on a flop of Q♥7♠5♠ and Vincent Khoueiry called under the gun.

The turn was the 3♥ and Zhou potted to 730,000, enough to put Khoueiry all in. Khoueiry slammed his chips on the table in frustration and shot up from his seat.

"You have a straight or two pair? I'll give you $100 for one card. $200," Khoueiry offered.

"At least $1,000," tablemate Lautaro Guerra added.

Khoueiry eventually folded, and Zhou showed him the Q♦ as he took the pot.

"Look what you did. Look how super short I am now," Khoueiry said after the hand.

Tags: Quan Zhou Vincent Khoueiry

Feb 11, 2026

Klemens Roiter Eliminated in 19th Place ($63,000)

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Tim Baker

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

Klemens Roiter raised to 175,000 from the hijack and Joni Jouhkimainen potted it from the cutoff. Roiter called for his stack of 335,000 when it folded back to him, and the cards were flipped over.

Klemens Roiter: Q♠10♥8♥8♠ All in
Joni Jouhkimainen: A♠A♥5♣4♥

Roiter was in rough shape against the aces of Jouhkimainen, and he found no assistance on the 7♦6♣2♦5♦3♦ runout.

Jouhkimainen ended up with a straight to win the pot, and Roiter was out of the Main Event in 19th place.

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Klemens Roiter

Feb 11, 2026

Jouhkimainen Doubles Off Pansier

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David Salituro

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

Nino Pansier raised to 175,000 in middle position and Joni Jouhkimainen called in the big blind.

The flop came A♣3♦5♠ and Pansier bet 425,000. Jouhkimainen then moved all in for 685,000, and Pansier called.

Joni Jouhkimainen: A♥K♣7♦3♥ All in
Nino Pansier: A♠Q♠Q♣9♠

Jouhkimainen had flopped two pair to take the lead, and the rest of the board ran out J♦2♥ to keep him ahead and earn him a double up.

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Nino Pansier

Feb 11, 2026

Martirosian Puts Golubchik to the Test; Barakat Steals the Pot From Martirosian

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Tim Baker

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

Artur Martirosian raised under the gun and Eugene Golubchik defended from the big blind.

Golubchik knuckled it over to Martirosian on the 8♠5♦8♠ flop and Martirosian bet 140,000. Golubchik continued with a call.

Golubchik checked for a second time when he saw the 10♠ roll off on the turn. Martirosian bet the pot for 725,000, which almost put Golubchik all in. Golubchik folded, and Martirosian added to his stack.

On the next hand, Youness Barakat raised to 175,000 from hijack and Martirosian defended from the big blind.

Check, check came after the 5♣A♥3♣ flop, and the A♣ arrived on the turn. Martirosian led out for 250,000 and Barakat called.

Martirosian announced a bet of 750,000 when the 7♥ completed the board, and Barakat raised to 2,100,000. Martirosian deliberated briefly before folding and relinquishing the pot to Barakat.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Youness Barakat

Feb 11, 2026

Khoueiry Back to Gamble

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David Salituro

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

Maksim Shuts took a grip strength tool out of his bag and offered it to Vincent Khoueiry, who politely declined. "You only take chips," Shuts joked. He then asked Khoueiry how long he's been playing poker.

"Last time I played a tournament was 2009," Khoueiry replied.

"Come back to gamble," Shuts added.

Khoueity and Bassel Alanaz then saw a flop of 5♠8♣7♥ when Alanaz bet 150,000 from under the gun. Khoueiry called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 2♣ and Alanaz bet 625,000. Khoueiry quickly folded this time.

The next hand, Quan Zhou limped in from under the gun and Lautaro Guerra raised to 225,000 on the button. Zhou called to see the Q♠8♥3♥ flop.

Guerra then announced pot, and Zhou snap-folded.

Tags: Bassel Alanaz Lautaro Guerra Maksim Shuts Quan Zhou Vincent Khoueiry

Feb 11, 2026

Zhou Loses Two in a Row

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Tim Baker

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

Bassel Alanaz raised from middle position and Quan Zhou potted it from the hijack. Alanaz called to see the 6♣6♥Q♠ flop.

Alanaz checked, and Zhou fired out for 275,000. Alanaz decided to check-raise to 575,000, which caused Zhou to tank-fold.

The next hand, Zhou raised the button and Vincent Khoueiry three-bet from the small blind to 415,000 with just 350,000 behind. Zhou called and then folded when Khoueiry jammed the 5♥6♥3♥ lop.

Tags: Bassel Alanaz Quan Zhou Vincent Khoueiry