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

01-30-2026 17:22 UTC+3

Badziakouski Gets Sticky Against Lipp

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 27,000 on the button, Matthias Lipp three-bet to 122,000 in the big blind, and Badziakouski called.

The flop came K♦K♥J♥ and Lipp bet 40,000. Badziakouski called, and the 2♠ fell on the turn.

Lipp then bet 180,000, and Badziakouski again called. Both players checked down the 6♠ river, and Lipp showed A♣2♦. Badziakouski turned over 8♥8♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	1,600,000 300,000	300,000

Matthias Lipp	850,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Matthias Lipp Mikita Badziakouski

01-30-2026 17:18 UTC+3

Muehlocker's Nine is Good at Showdown

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ottomar Ladva raised to 26,000 from the hijack before Thomas Muehlocker three-bet to 115,000 out of the big blind. Ladva called to see a flop.

Muehlocker continued for 48,000 on the monotone flop of Q♠7♠4♠, and Ladva called.

A 9♣ arrived on the turn, causing Muehlocker to check. Ladva slid out a bet totalling 85,000, which Muehlocker called.

Two checks followed the 8♥ river and Muehlocker showed 10♦9♦ for a pair of nines. Ladva couldn't beat it and Muehlocker was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehlocker	1,070,000 220,000	220,000
Ottomar Ladva	675,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Ottomar Ladva Thomas Muehlocker

01-30-2026 17:14 UTC+3

Mateos Smacks the River to Bust Kulev

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 25,000 on the button before Adrian Mateos three-bet to 110,000 in the small blind. Alex Kulev then moved all in for 516,000 in the big blind, Vaskaboinikau folded, while Mateos called.

Alex Kulev: J♥J♦ All in
Adrian Mateos: 8♥8♦

Kulev had Mateos dominated with his jacks and was poised for a double up as the board came 9♣4♠6♦7♦, but Mateos spiked the 10♦ on the river to make a straight and send Kulev to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	2,600,000 400,000	400,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	970,000 25,000	25,000
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Kulev Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

01-30-2026 17:12 UTC+3

Badziakouski Picks Off Eibinger

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 27,000 in the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♠K♦5♦ and Badziakouski bet 50,000. Eibinger called, and the 4♦ fell on the turn.

Eibinger then led out for 52,000 and Badziakouski called. The 4♣ fell on the river and Eibinger bet another 92,000. Badziakouski again called.

Eibinger showed 9♦7♥ for a missed straight, while Badziakouski had K♥Q♥ for two pair to win the pot.

"You should've bet 99," Matthias Lipp said to Eibinger after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Matthias Eibinger	1,100,000

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Mikita Badziakouski

01-30-2026 17:09 UTC+3

Selected Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	2,200,000 200,000	200,000

Artur Martirosian	1,450,000 50,000	50,000

Matthias Eibinger	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	995,000 5,000	5,000
Ottomar Ladva	925,000 75,000	75,000
Thomas Muehlocker	850,000

01-30-2026 17:07 UTC+3

Kulev Triple Barrels Into Martirosian's Trips

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised to 27,000 on the button and Artur Martirosian defended from the big blind.

Martirosian check-called a bet of 15,000 from Kulev on the A♥J♦J♣ flop.

The turn came the 7♠ and Martirosian check-called a second bet from Kulev, this time for 67,000.

A 9♥ completed the board and Martirosian checked for the last time. Kulev announced a bet of 190,000, and was instantly called by Martirosian.

Kulev showed a busted straight draw with Q♠10♦ and lost the pot to Martirosian's J♠5♥ for trip jacks,

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Alex Kulev	570,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian

01-30-2026 16:58 UTC+3

Pitavy Shoves Into Roiter's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Emilien Pitavy raised to 25,000 in the cutoff, Klemens Roiter three-bet to 95,000 in the small blind, and Pitavy called.

The flop came J♦2♥5♣ and Roiter bet 80,000. Pitavy then moved all in for 280,000, and Roiter snap-called.

Emilien Pitavy: A♠5♠ All in
Klemens Roiter: K♦K♠

Roiter was ahead with his pair of kings, and Pitavy couldn't catch up on the 3♠ turn or 8♣ river as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klemens Roiter	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Emilien Pitavy	Busted

Tags: Emilien Pitavy Klemens Roiter

01-30-2026 16:57 UTC+3

Martirosian Takes More From Ladva; Muehlocker Gets There on the River

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Artur Martirosian and Ottomar Ladva went to the Q♣10♦10♥ in another blind-versus-blind battle when Ladva bet 12,000. Martirosian called, and the 2♣ fell on the turn.

Ladva then bet 60,000, and Martirosian again called. The 5♠ river was checked down, and Martirosian showed Q♦5♦ for two pair to win the pot.

The next hand at this table, Thomas Muehlocker bet 18,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 2♠4♠K♦ and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 3♠ turn. Muehlocker then bet 81,000 on the 3♠ river, and Vaskaboinikau snap-called. Muehlocker showed J♣5♣ for a rivered straight, and Vaskaboinikau mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	1,200,000 225,000	225,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,000,000 140,000	140,000
Ottomar Ladva	1,000,000 50,000	50,000
Thomas Muehlocker	850,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Ottomar Ladva Thomas Muehlocker

01-30-2026 16:51 UTC+3

Rezaei Squeezes Some Value Out of Lipp

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Rezaei raised the button to 25,000 with Matthias Lipp and Emilien Pitavy calling from the blinds.

Three checks came after the J♥6♦5♥ flop to see the 8♣ fall on the turn. When it got to Rezaei, he bet 25,000 and only Lipp stuck around with a call.

Lipp checked again on the K♥ river and then faced a bet of 105,000 from Rezaei. Lipp reluctantly called and Rezaei revealed J♠7♣ for a pair of jacks. Lipp mucked and Rezaei was able to add some chips to his stack.