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Event #2: $100,000 NLH High Roller Championship
Day 1 Completed
2026 Onyx High Roller Series
Event #2: $100,000 NLH High Roller Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 Onyx High Roller Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$4,800,000
Total Entries
50
Level
23
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
24
Players Left
11
Players Left 1 / 50
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Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Day 1 of the $100,000 No Limit Holdem High Roller Championship has finished inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, with 24 entries recorded on the opening day of the 2026 Onyx High Roller Series presented by Onyx Club. After ten 45-minute levels of play, 11 players remain, all safely through to Day 2.
France’s Johan Guilbert finished the day as the chip leader after bagging 4,705,000, slightly ahead of Spain’s Adrian Mateos, who ended Day 1 with 4,320,000. Austria’s Thomas Muehlocker rounded out the podium positions with 2,755,000, while Mikalai Vaskaboinikau (2,480,000) and Jean-Robert Bellande (2,020,000) are the only other players to finish with over two times the initial starting stack.
Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Guilbert | France | 4,705,000 | 118 |
| 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 4,320,000 | 108 |
| 3 | Thomas Muehlocker | Austria | 2,755,000 | 69 |
| 4 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | 2,480,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 2,020,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 1,960,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 1,875,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 1,875,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 785,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 655,000 | 16 |
| 11 | Justus Held | Germany | 565,000 | 14 |
When the cards got in the air just after noon, Mateos was first out of the starting block by winning a sizable chunk of chips from Artur Martirosian in a two pair versus two pair confrontation. It was not until the fourth level that the first elimination of the tournament was confirmed, with Danilo Velasevic heading to the rail after Mateos turned two pair against his top pair.
Emilien Pitavy had a tough time at the tables and eventually ran into Klemens Roiter’s cowboys. At the same time, Alex Kulev’s stack was almost cut in half after he triple barreled into Martirosian’s trips. Not long after, Kulev became another victim of Mateos when, despite getting it all in good with pocket jacks against eights, Mateos rivered an unlikely straight to bust the No. 1 on Bulgaria’s all-time money list.
At the start of Level 6, around three-quarters of the way through the day, Guilbert took his seat, and he quickly got off to a dream start by almost doubling up with top pair top kicker against Roiter. From there, Guilbert was frequently the one dragging in the biggest pots at the table. In one hand, he flopped trips against Mateos and won some from the Spanish professional, before closing out the day by sending Robert Heidorn to the rail with the superior ace.
As expected for the biggest buy-in event of the series, a number of notable names found their way through to the end of the night. Among them is Bellande, who ran up a stack of 2,020,000 helped by spiking a straight shortly after entering to nearly double up. Jessica Teusl (1,960,000), Velasevic (1,875,000), and Matthias Lipp (1,875,000) also advanced with stacks above the initial starting stack.
Further down the leaderboard, Thomas Eychenne (785,000), Martirosian (655,000), and Justus Held (565,000) round out the remaining players, all still with workable stacks heading into Day 2.
Late registration remains open for the first two levels of Day 2, with play resuming at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 31 at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. The action will be streamed on a delay later in the tournament on the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel, with play scheduled to continue until the first trophy of the series is awarded.
Stay with PokerNews for continued live coverage and chip counts as the $100,000 No Limit Holdem High Roller Championship heads into Day 2.
Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,705,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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4,320,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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2,755,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
2,480,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
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2,020,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
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1,960,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
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1,875,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
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1,875,000
925,000
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925,000 |
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785,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
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655,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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565,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Day 1 has ended with 11 players remaining out of 24 entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 80,000 from the hijack before Thomas Muehlocker three-bet to 350,000 from the big blind. Bellande called to see a flop.
Muehlocker started out with a check on the 6♦10♣7♣ flop and Bellande bet 200,000. Muehlocker paused briefly and then check-raised to 750,000. Bellande let go of his hand and surrendered the pot to Muehlocker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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1,850,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
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Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Justus Held raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and both Johan Guilbert and Robert Heidorn called in the blinds.
All three players checked to the river on a board of 8♥6♥8♦5♣9♥. Guilbert then led out for 215,000, and only Held called.
Guilbert showed K♥5♥ for a flush, and Held mucked.
Guilbert then raised to 80,000 on the button, Heidorn shoved for 350,000 in the small blind, and Guilbert called.
Robert Heidorn: A♣J♥ 
Johan Guilbert: A♠Q♣
Guilbert had Heidorn dominated and took an even bigger lead on the Q♥10♥4♠ flop with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 8♣6♠ and Heidorn was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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625,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Muehlocker raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Jean-Robert Bellande and Jessica Teusl came along from the blinds.
Muehlocker continued for 90,000 on the J♠6♦8♣ flop and both opponents called. The J♦ turn was checked through, and Teusl then bet 300,000 on the 9♦ river. Muehlocker and Bellande both folded.
A few hands later, Bellande opened to 80,000 in the cutoff and Teusl called on the button.
The flop came 3♦2♦K♣ and Bellande bet 75,000. Teusl called to the 8♦ turn, where Bellande bet another 200,000. Teusl again called.
Both players checked the A♣ river, and Bellande showed 9♦9♣. Teusl, though, had K♦10♥ and won the pot with a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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2,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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1,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The floor staff has announced that there will be five more hands before play concludes for the day.
Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Artur Martirosian defended from the big blind.
Once Martirosian checked the 7♠A♣Q♠ flop, Mateos put out a min-bet of 40,000. Martirosian continued in the form of a call.
The 4♠ dropped on the turn and Martirosian checked again. Mateos bet 150,000, and Martirosian used a time bank card before electing to call.
A 9♣ completed the board and both players checked. Martirosian showed Q♦8♠ for second pair to take down the pot as Mateos mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,150,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Muehlocker and Artur Martirosian went to the turn on a board of 6♦9♣9♠J♣ when Muehlocker bet 160,000 from the button. Martirosian called in the small blind.
The river was the A♥ and Muehlocker bet 400,000. Martirosian burned through multiple time banks before calling once more, and Muehlocker showed A♦3♠ for a rivered two pair to win the pot.
"Wow. Wow," Jean-Robert Bellande repeated after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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800,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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