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

02-03-2026 20:00 UTC+3

Lipp Spikes a King to Double; Hajiyev Busts

Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ramin Hajiyev raised to 20,000 from middle position and Alex Kulev called on the button. Matthias Lipp squeezed all in from the small blind for 205,000, and Hajiyev quickly shoved over the top for 250,000. Kulev folded what he said was pocket nines and the players went to a showdown.

Matthias Lipp: K♠10♠ All in
Ramin Hajiyev: J♣J♦

Hajiyev just needed to fade a king or some spades to send Lipp for an early shower.

The dealer spread out the A♦K♦3♣ flop, giving Lipp the best hand with a pair of kings. The rest of the board came A♠A♥, and Lipp doubled.

Hajiyev was left with just a few big blinds, and has since been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	600,000 271,000	271,000

Matthias Lipp	435,000 180,000	180,000
Ramin Hajiyev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Matthias Lipp Ramin Hajiyev

Level: 10

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

02-03-2026 19:45 UTC+3

State Doubles With Pocket Nines; Skhulukhiya Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With 150,000 to start the hand, Adrian State made it 16,000 under the gun. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya jammed from the small blind, and State made the call to put himself at risk.

Adrian State: 9♠9♥ All in
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: 7♠7♦

State had the bigger pair and looked poised double up, if he dodged a seven on the runout.

State's pair of nines remained in the lead through the A♠K♦10♣4♦K♣ board, and he doubled to around 300,000.

Skhulukhiya was left with just a few big blinds and lost it all to Danilo Velasevic just a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	500,000 38,000	38,000
Adrian State	325,000 67,500	67,500
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted

Tags: Adrian State Danilo Velasevic Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

02-03-2026 19:33 UTC+3

Bezhanyan Backs into a Straight to Survive

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Yulian Bogdanov raised to 18,000 on the button before Aren Bezhanyan three-bet out of the small blind to 33,000. Bogdanov four-bet to 75,000, and the snap-called when Bezhanyan five-bet ripped it for 303,000.

Aren Bezhanyan: A♦7♦ All in
Yulian Bogdanov: K♣K♦

Bezhanyan was making a move with a suited ace, and had ran into Bogdanov's monster in the form of pocket kings.

Bezhanyan picked up a flush draw on the 8♦10♦2♠ flop. and added a straight draw when the 6♥ fell on the turn.

The dealer burned a card then peeled off the 9♠ on the river to give Bezhanyan a straight, keeping him alive in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	700,000 200,000	200,000
Aren Bezhanyan	620,000 347,500	347,500

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Yulian Bogdanov

02-03-2026 19:15 UTC+3

Skhulukhiya Turns a Straight to Eliminate Nakdali

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three ways to a flop of 7♠J♦8♠ where Kenar checked from the big blind, and Yaman Nakdali shoved from under the gun for roughly 81,000. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya moved in from the hijack, which forced Kenar to fold.

Yaman Nakdali: K♦K♥ All in
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: J♥10♥

Nadali had the overpair, against the top pair and a gutshot straight draw of Skhulukhiya.

Skhulukhiya received instant service on the 9♥ turn by improving to a straight. Nakdali couldn't find a nine on the river to chop the pot as the 6♥ completed the runout, and Skhulukhiya was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenar	400,000 150,000	150,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	285,000 5,000	5,000
Yaman Nakdali	Busted

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Yaman Nakdali

02-03-2026 19:08 UTC+3

Some Big Stacks at the Break

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Borovkov	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Yulian Bogdanov	900,000 5,000	5,000
Alex Kulev	871,000 426,000	426,000

Ian Bradley	585,000 335,000	335,000
Eelis Parssinen	535,000 285,000	285,000

Yoash Trokman	529,000 327,000	327,000
Artur Martirosian	526,000 526,000	526,000

Elias Gutierrez	506,000 6,000	6,000
Danilo Velasevic	462,000 397,500	397,500
Danielle Noja	450,000 190,000	190,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

02-03-2026 18:57 UTC+3

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The players are going on a short ten-minute break.

02-03-2026 18:51 UTC+3

Borovkov Busts Mateos to Move Over a Milly

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 13,000 in the cutoff before Alexey Borovkov three-bet to 60,000 out of the big blind. Mateos four-bet to 145,000, and after a very short time, Borovkov jammed. Mateos called for his stack of around 350,000 and the cards were revealed.

Adrian Mateos: A♠K♥ All in
Alexey Borovkov: K♦K♠

It was a huge cooler, with Borovkov holding pocket kings against the big slick of Mateos. Borovkov needed to dodge an ace to increase his stack to over seven figures.

The dealer produced a board of 3♣7♣10♣8♦Q♥, keeping Borovkov's cowboys ahead the whole way, and he increased his stack to around 1,300,000, while Mateos was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Borovkov	1,300,000 734,500	734,500

Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alexey Borovkov

02-03-2026 18:34 UTC+3

Kolev Sends Aleksandr79 to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up to the turn on a board that showed 9♠K♣2♠10♥. Aleksandr79 was first to act from the big blind and opted to check to Boris Kolev, who bet around 40,000 from under the gun. Aleksandr79 check-jammed and Kolev stuck in the call.

Aleksandr79: 10♠9♣ All in
Boris Kolev: K♥10♣

Both players had turned two pair, but Kolev was way out in front with the higher two pair.

The 4♥ came to complete the board and all of Aleksandr79's stack was absorbed into Kolev's.