Event #3: $50,000 NLH Grand Slam Day 2 | 2026 Onyx High Roller Series

02-03-2026 21:32 UTC+3

Vogelsang Shoves Out Guilbert

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David Salituro

Level 17 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Tom Vogelsang raised to 135,000 in the hijack, Johan Guilbert three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff, and Vogelsang called.

The flop came 5♣3♥3♣ and Guilbert continued for 375,000. Vogelsang called, and the 9♠ fell on the turn.

Guilbert then bet 1,300,000, but Vogelsang came back with an all-in shove for 3,600,000. Guilbert snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	6,620,000 2,220,000	2,220,000

Johan Guilbert	6,490,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

Tags: Johan Guilbert Tom Vogelsang

02-03-2026 21:29 UTC+3

Yaroshevskyy Puts in a Four-Bet

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Igor Yaroshevskyy raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger called on the button. Gha Iakobishvili then three-bet to 550,000 in the small blind.

Yaroshevskyy came back with a four-bet to 1,200,000 and Eibinger quickly folded. Iakobishvili, though, used a few time banks before he also gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gha Iakobishvili	5,500,000 600,000	600,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	3,700,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Gha Iakobishvili Igor Yaroshevskyy Matthias Eibinger

02-03-2026 21:26 UTC+3

Ladva Triples Up

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David Salituro

Level 17 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ottomar Ladva put in his last 120,000 from the small blind and was up against Thomas Muehloecker in the big blind and Tom Vogelsang in the cutoff.

Vogelsang bet 100,000 on the A♦8♠2♣ flop and Muehloecker folded.

Ottomar Ladva: A♠8♦ All in
Tom Vogelsang: 9♣9♠

Ladva had flopped top two pair to take the lead, and the rest of the board ran out Q♦Q♣ to earn him a triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	4,400,000 115,000	115,000

Ottomar Ladva	360,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Ottomar Ladva Thomas Muehloecker Tom Vogelsang

02-03-2026 20:44 UTC+3

Action Almost Underway

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The remaining 14 players have made their way to the Onyx Club, and action is about to begin with 20 minutes remaining in Level 17.

Action from the feature table will be streamed on the Onyx Club official YouTube channel, and updates will be provided on a 30-minute delay to match the stream. Stay tuned for all the action.

02-03-2026 20:25 UTC+3

Defiant Player Set Up in $2,400,000 Hand of Poker But Can He Get Lucky? | PokerNews Podcast #936

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In the 936th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are all in Las Vegas at Level 9 Studio to talk about the viral $2.4 million poker hand played between Antonio Esfandiari and Alan Keating. The hand, part of Super High Roller Cash Game on PokerGO, blew up fast and had the whole poker world talking.

From there, the crew talks about the Daniel “Jungleman” Cates vs. sports bettor "Elf" boxing match, looks at a controversial hand from High Stakes Poker involving Sam "Señor Tilt" Kiki, and a winner interview with Andrew "Lucky Chewy" Lichtenberger after he notched a win at the PGT Kickoff Series.

Other stories bantered about are Jeff Platt now being exclusive with the WSOP, how Arden Cho will probably be at the Oscars, the new PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard for the 2026 RGPS Passport Season, and sharing which poker room on the Las Vegas Strip is unfortunately closing at the end of the month.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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02-03-2026 20:01 UTC+3

Final Two Tables

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	4,115,000	69
1	2	Gha Iakobishvili	Russian Federation	6,100,000	102
1	3	Sergio Fernandez	Spain	1,095,000	18
1	4	Daniel Thaller	Austria	2,450,000	41
1	5	Maher Nouira	Tunisia	825,000	14
1	6	Quan Zhou	China	2,200,000	37
1	7	Igor Yaroshevskyy	Ukraine	3,000,000	50

2	1	Johan Guilbert	France	8,565,000	143
2	2	Ottomar Ladva	Estonia	120,000	2
2	3	Thomas Muehloecker	Austria	5,440,000	91
2	4	Joseph Oren	United States	7,570,000	126
2	5	Fahredin Mustafov	Bulgaria	1,120,000	19
2	6	Justin Steinbrenner	Austria	445,000	7
2	7	Tom Vogelsang	Netherlands	4,515,000	75

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	8,565,000 435,000	435,000

Joseph Oren	7,570,000 370,000	370,000
Gha Iakobishvili	6,100,000 75,000	75,000
Thomas Muehloecker	5,440,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

Tom Vogelsang	4,515,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Matthias Eibinger	4,115,000 615,000	615,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	3,000,000
Daniel Thaller	2,450,000 150,000	150,000
Quan Zhou	2,200,000 300,000	300,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,120,000 180,000	180,000

Sergio Fernandez	1,095,000 195,000	195,000
Maher Nouira	825,000 190,000	190,000
Justin Steinbrenner	445,000 55,000	55,000
Ottomar Ladva	120,000 480,000	480,000

02-03-2026 19:37 UTC+3

Eychenne Falls on the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

"I need another miracle," Thomas Eychenne said as he had most of his stack committed in the big blind. Justin Steinbrenner then moved all in from the button, and Eychenne tanked for a few minutes before folding.

Eychenne was forced all in from the small blind the next hand and the rest of the table folded, leaving him heads-up with Sergio Fernandez in the big blind.

Thomas Eychenne: 10♥5♣ All in
Sergio Fernandez: Q♦5♥

Both players hit two pair on the K♣5♠K♥ flop, but Fernandez remained ahead with his queen-kicker. The rest of the board ran out J♣2♣ and Eychenne was eliminated on the money bubble.

The remaining 14 players are going on a 75-minute dinner break, after which they will relocate to the Onyx Club upstairs for the final two tables. Action should resume around 7:50 p.m. local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Fernandez	900,000 400,000	400,000
Justin Steinbrenner	500,000 50,000	50,000
Thomas Eychenne	Busted

Tags: Justin Steinbrenner Sergio Fernandez Thomas Eychenne

02-03-2026 19:23 UTC+3

Oren Keeping Pressure On

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Joseph Oren has been raising nearly every pot during hand-for-hand play and taking most uncontested.

In his latest pot, Quan Zhou opened to 130,000 under the gun and Oren three-bet to 325,000 on the button. Zhou called, and they saw a flop of 9♠3♦4♥.

Oren then bet 250,000, and Zhou called. The turn was the 6♣ and Oren bet 600,000. Zhou took a minute before sending his cards into the muck, as Oren took down another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Oren	7,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Quan Zhou	1,900,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Joseph Oren Quan Zhou

02-03-2026 19:15 UTC+3

Muehloecker Fills Up on Yaroshevskyy

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker and Igor Yaroshevskyy checked to the turn on a board of K♥3♠9♦3♥. Mueloecker then led out for 120,000 from the small blind, and Yaroshevskyy called on the button.

Muehloecker bet another 350,000 on the K♠ river, and Yaroshevskyy again called. Muehloecker showed K♦6♣ for a full house to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	4,400,000 400,000	400,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	3,000,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy Thomas Muehloecker

02-03-2026 19:06 UTC+3

Vogelsang Hiding a Monster

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Johan Guilbert raised to 120,000 under the gun and was called by Matthias Eibinger in the cutoff and Tom Vogelsang in the big blind.

Guilbert continued for 125,000 on the K♣5♥2♥ flop and both opponents called. Action was checked to Eibinger on the J♥ turn and he bet 275,000. Only Vogelsang called.

Vogelsang checked to Eibinger on the 10♦ river, and he checked back this time. Vogelsang showed J♦J♠ for a set, and Eibinger mucked.