Event #6: $25,000 NLH Main Event Day 1a | 2026 Onyx High Roller Series

02-04-2026 01:03 UTC+3

State & Ladva Tangle

Tim Baker

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

As the cards were being dealt, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, who was sitting in the big blind, announced the table, "99.9% big blind defence".

Ottomar Ladva raised to 60,000 out of the hijack and Adrian State called from the cutoff. Vaskaboinikau immediately folded when it got to him in the big blind.

Ladva bet 70,000 on the 4♣10♦5♠ flop, which State called.

Ladva fired again on the Q♥ turn, this time for 150,000. Again, State called.

The 9♠ river checked down and Ladva turned over 7♦5♦ for a pair of fives. State tabled J♥10♥ for a pair of tens and he was given the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ottomar Ladva	1,700,000 100,000	100,000
Adrian State	1,500,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Ottomar Ladva Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Adrian State

02-04-2026 00:52 UTC+3

Martirosian Turns a Two-Outer to Stay Alive

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Tim Baker

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

Elias Gutierrez raised to 60,000 on the button and Artur Martirosian shoved for 185,000 from the big blind. Gutierrez called.

Artur Martirosian: 7♦7♥ All in
Elias Gutierrez: A♣10♥

Martirosian fell behind to the ace-ten of Gutierrez on the A♠K♥8♦ flop. But he locked up his survival in the Main Event when the 7♣ pinged off on the turn to give him a set. The 6♦ river was irrelevant and the tournament remained on the soft bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Gutierrez	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Artur Martirosian	405,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Elias Gutierrez

02-04-2026 00:40 UTC+3

Gutierrez Wins With Jacks

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Tim Baker

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

Kirill Shcherbakov raised to 60,000 under the gun with Elias Gutierrez calling from hijack and Ramin Hajiyev defended out of the big blind.

When it checked to Gutierrez on the 8♥5♠7♥ flop, he bet 70,000 and was met by a check-raise to 200,000 from Hajiyev. Shcherbakov folded, but Gutierrez elected to call.

Both players checked down the A♣ turn and 2♣ river. Hajiyev showed 5♥3♥ for a pair of fives, and lost the pot to Gutierrez's J♣J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Gutierrez	1,600,000 300,000	300,000
Ramin Hajiyev	1,150,000 550,000	550,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,100,000

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Kirill Shcherbakov Ramin Hajiyev

02-04-2026 00:31 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Borovkov	4,150,000 50,000	50,000

Ottomar Ladva	1,800,000 50,000	50,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,400,000
Elias Gutierrez	1,300,000 250,000	250,000
Adrian State	1,200,000 150,000	150,000
Alexandre Reard	1,150,000 700,000	700,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	1,100,000 525,000	525,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	620,000 80,000	80,000
Eelis Parssinen	600,000 360,000	360,000

Artur Martirosian	220,000 460,000	460,000

02-04-2026 00:31 UTC+3

Bubble Time

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Tim Baker

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

With 12 players left and ten places available on Day 2, the floor staff have decided to go hand-for-hand.

Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

02-04-2026 00:20 UTC+3

Ladev Gets Flushed Out of Birizdo

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Markkos Ladev raised to 50,000 in middle position with Adrian State calling on the button, and Istvan Birizdo calling out of the small blind.

After Birizdo checked the 3♣4♣5♥ flop, Ladev jammed for 300,000. State folded, but Birizdo called for around half his stack.

Markkos Ladev: Q♣Q♦ All in
Istvan Birizdo: K♣J♣

Ladev had pocket queens against the flush draw and overcard of Birizdo.

The 10♦ turn was safe for Ladev, but the 5♣ rolled off on the river to complete Birizdo's flush.

Ladev hit the showers, and Birizdo's stack climbed to almost a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	1,050,000 250,000	250,000
Istvan Birizdo	950,000 300,000	300,000
Markkos Ladev	Busted

Tags: Adrian State Istvan Birizdo Markkos Ladev

02-04-2026 00:06 UTC+3

State Adds to His Stack With Trips; Kaukua Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau made it 50,000 in the hijack and Adrian State was the only caller out of the big blind.

State check-called Vaskaboinikau's bet of 60,000 on the 6♣5♦K♣ flop.

The turn came the K♠ and State check-called another bet from Vaskaboinikau, this time for 125,000.

Both players checked the A♥ river and State's K♥10♠ for trips took down the pot.

At the other table Toni Kaukua was seen leaving the table and has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Borovkov	4,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Adrian State	1,300,000 420,000	420,000
Toni Kaukua	Busted

Tags: Adrian State Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

02-03-2026 23:54 UTC+3

Reard's Turn Lead Works Out

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alexandre Reard raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Ramin Hajiyev three-bet to 150,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Reard, he put in the call.

Reared checked first on the J♥3♥8♦ flop, and Hajiyev bet 90,000. Reard continued with a call.

When the J♠ dropped on the turn, Reard led out for 135,000. Hajiyev looked back at his cards one more time and then tossed them away, surrendering the pot to Reard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	1,850,000 495,000	495,000

Ramin Hajiyev	1,700,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ramin Hajiyev

02-03-2026 23:46 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Borovkov	3,100,000 900,000	900,000

Ramin Hajiyev	1,900,000 100,000	100,000
Ottomar Ladva	1,850,000 550,000	550,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,600,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Elias Gutierrez	1,550,000 150,000	150,000
Alexandre Reard	1,355,000 885,000	885,000

Eelis Parssinen	960,000 100,000	100,000

Adrian State	880,000 60,000	60,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	700,000 180,000	180,000
Artur Martirosian	680,000 430,000	430,000

Istvan Birizdo	650,000 150,000	150,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	575,000 250,000	250,000
Markkos Ladev	230,000 130,000	130,000
Toni Kaukua	200,000 89,000	89,000
Yoash Trokman	Busted
Pieter Aerts	Busted
Yaman Nakdali	Busted
Yulian Bogdanov	Busted
Matthias Lipp	Busted
Alex Kulev	Busted

Boris Kolev	Busted

Jessica Teusl	Busted

Raphael Schreiner	Busted
Maximilian Wieser	Busted