The 2026 Onyx High Roller Series presented by Onyx Club continues today inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa with the start of the $25,000 Main Event, as Day 1a gets underway at 12 p.m. Featuring a $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, the tournament stands as one of the flagship events of the series and is set to award one of the largest prizes of the festival.
The last Onyx Main Event set a high standard, with high roller regular Fahredin Mustafov capturing the title after topping a 227-entry field and earning a $1,300,000 first-place prize. Mustafov is back again for this festival and has already recorded a podium finish just a few days ago, making it likely he will return to the tables for this Main Event as he looks to defend his title and go back-to-back.
2025 Onyx SHRS Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | $1,300,000 |
| 2 | Kenar | Turkey | $820,000 |
| 3 | Matthew Wantman | United States | $530,000 |
| 4 | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | $420,000 |
| 5 | Viacheslav Buldygin | Russian Federation | $315,000 |
| 6 | Rahul Byrraju | India | $250,000 |
| 7 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | $200,000 |
| 8 | Vincent Huang | Australia | $155,000 |
| 9 | Roman Stoika | Russian Federation | $121,750 |
Players begin with 250,000 starting chips, with 40-minute levels in play on Day 1a and Day 1b, while the Day 1c Turbo will feature 20-minute levels. All Day 1 flights will play down to the money, with players required to bag a stack in order to secure their place in the payouts and advance to Day 2. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11, giving players plenty of opportunity to enter across the opening stages.
From Day 2, with everyone in the money, blind levels increase to 60 minutes, giving players more room to maneuver as the field thins down to the final nine. The tournament will be played seven-handed until the final table, which will revert to a full-ring format and continue under a hands-per-level structure.
$25,000 Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | February 3 | 12 p.m. | 40 minutes |
| Day 1b | February 4 | 12 p.m. | 40 minutes |
| Day 1c Turbo | February 4 | 8 p.m. | 20 minutes |
| Day 2 | February 5 | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| Day 3 Final Table | February 6 | 1 p.m. | Hands-per-level |
The final table will be streamed with a 30-minute delay on the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel as part of the series’ ongoing live coverage. Throughout the festival, OnyxLiveTV broadcasts the biggest final tables, along with a selection of unique high-stakes cash games in between the tournament action, giving fans around the world plenty to follow as the series unfolds.
PokerNews will be on the floor from the opening shuffle, providing live updates, chip counts, and stories as the $25,000 Main Event gets underway.