Event #2: $100,000 NLH High Roller Championship Day 1 | 2026 Onyx High Roller Series

01-30-2026 20:23 UTC+3

Bellande Check-Raises Guilbert

Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Johan Guilbert raised to 75,000 out of the hijack with Jean-Robert Bellande calling from the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski defending his big blind.

Everyone checked the 8♣9♠4♣ flop to see the Q♦ on the turn. The action checked to Guilbert and he fired out for 135,000. Bellande quickly check-raised to 500,000, forcing Badziakouski to fold. Guilbert took a little bit longer before also deciding to fold and saying to Bellande,

"Nice bluff, nice bluff".

Bellande didn't show and he was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	2,900,000 300,000	300,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	2,100,000 470,000	470,000

Mikita Badziakouski	750,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande Johan Guilbert Mikita Badziakouski

01-30-2026 20:08 UTC+3

Three New Arrivals

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justus Held	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Robert Heidorn	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Thomas Eychenne	1,000,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

01-30-2026 20:06 UTC+3

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	5,360,000 60,000	60,000

Johan Guilbert	3,200,000 300,000	300,000

Matthias Lipp	2,450,000 50,000	50,000
Artur Martirosian	1,740,000 140,000	140,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	1,630,000 30,000	30,000

Danilo Velasevic	1,150,000 150,000	150,000
Matthias Eibinger	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Thomas Muehlocker	1,075,000 25,000	25,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	975,000 475,000	475,000
Mikita Badziakouski	850,000 50,000	50,000

01-30-2026 20:03 UTC+3

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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01-30-2026 19:56 UTC+3

Final Break

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Players are going on the last 15-minute break of the day. There are two more 45-minute levels left to play on Day 1.

01-30-2026 19:55 UTC+3

Martirosian Welcomes Badziakouski to the Table; Eibinger Shoves on Lipp

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

"Come on over, Johan," Jean-Robert Bellande shouted out after Daniel Rezaei's elimination left his table one player short.

"You're not the only one who wants to play with me. You've got to share me a bit," Guilbert replied.

It ended up being Mikita Badziakouski who was chosen to change tables. "Are you trying to win the tournament today?" Badziakouski joked with Adrian Mateos as he took his new seat.

Artur Martirosian then raised to 50,000 on the button and Badziakouski called in the big blind.

Martirosian bet 100,000 on the A♠10♠9♥ flop and Badziakouski called. Martirosian then bet 275,000 on the 3♦ turn, and Badziakouski folded this time.

At the other table, Matthias Lipp bet 300,000 from the big blind on a board of J♦2♥7♥K♦9♠ and Matthias Eibinger moved all in for 800,000 in the small blind. Lipp quickly folded and joined the rest of the field on break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Lipp	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Artur Martirosian	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Matthias Eibinger	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Mikita Badziakouski	800,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Matthias Eibinger Matthias Lipp Mikita Badziakouski

01-30-2026 19:54 UTC+3

Mateos Cracks Rezaei's Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Daniel Rezaei raised to 50,000 under the gun and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 135,000 out of the cutoff. When it got back to Rezaei, he called to see a flop.

Rezaei check-called a bet of 80,000 from Mateos on the 7♥8♥K♦ flop.

A 10♦ hit the turn and once Rezaei checked, Mateos fired a second barrel of 265,000. Rezaei paused briefly, then shoved for around 535,000. Mateos snap-called.

Daniel Rezaei: A♥A♠ All in
Adrian Mateos: K♣K♠

Mateos had outflopped Rezaei by spiking a set of kings, and Rezaei needed one of the two remaining aces in the deck to survive.

It didn't come as the Q♦ completed the board, and Rezaei was the next casualty at the hands of Mateos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	5,300,000 900,000	900,000

Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Daniel Rezaei

01-30-2026 19:49 UTC+3

"Don't Bluff the Donkey"

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 55,000 under the gun and Artur Martirosian called in the big blind.

Bellande continued for 50,000 on the K♦7♥3♣ flop, but Martirosian came back with a raise to 180,000. Bellande called.

The turn was the 2♠ and Martirosian bet another 200,000. Bellande again called, and the 8♣ fell on the river.

Martirosian slowed down and checked, and Bellande bet 125,000. Martirosian quickly folded.

"75. 45. 25," Bellande joked, trying to find a number that would've made Martirosian call.

"Let me tell you something my daddy told me when I was 11 years old. Don't bluff the donkey. See, I tried to bluff Johan," Bellande added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande	1,600,000 400,000	400,000

Artur Martirosian	1,400,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Jean-Robert Bellande

01-30-2026 19:43 UTC+3

Mateos Bets Out Muehlocker

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Adrian Mateos and Thomas Muehlocker saw a flop of A♥4♥3♣ with around 300,000 in the pot when Muehlocker bet 85,000 in the cutoff. Mateos called under the gun.

Both players checked the 4♣ turn. Mateos then led out for 375,000 on the A♦ river, and Muehlocker used up a few time banks before folding.