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

02-03-2026 18:20 UTC+3

Mateos Takes From Kaukua

Tim Baker

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

Toni Kaukua raised the button to 12,000 before Adrian Mateos three-bet to around 50,000 from the small blind. Kaukua four-bet to 135,000 and Mateos continued with a call.

Mateos started with a check on the 10♠J♥7♠ flop, and Kaukua checked behind.

A 4♦ hit the turn and Mateos led out for around 90,000. Kaukua thought briefly and then tossed his cards away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	400,000 153,000	153,000
Adrian Mateos	350,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Toni Kaukua

Level: 8

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-03-2026 18:15 UTC+3

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Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

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02-03-2026 18:08 UTC+3

Rezaei Misses All His Outs

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

On the flop of 3♦4♣9♣, Daniel Rezaei and Aleksandr79 just got all of their chips across the betting line with Aleksandr79 being the player at risk for his last 100,000.

Aleksandr79: J♥J♣ All in
Daniel Rezaei: A♣Q♣

Aleksandr79 had the overpair, although Rezaei could hit almost half the deck to take the lead.

The rest of the board ran out clean for Aleksandr79's pocket jacks, as it came 5♥6♠ and he kept his seat in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr79	240,000
Daniel Rezaei	70,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei

02-03-2026 17:54 UTC+3

Ladev Punished For Correct Call

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With around 90,000 in the pot, Markkos Ladev bet 30,000 from the small blind on the 9♦4♦3♠ flop, and Aleksandr Chernikov instantly shoved for 187,500 on the button. Ladev didn't act immediately; instead, he got an exact count from the dealer and then placed the call.

Aleksandr Chernikov: 6♥5♥ All in
Markkos Ladev: A♦J♣

Ladev came to the right decision with ace-high, although he had to fade a lot of outs to bust Chernikov.

The 7♥ rolled off on the turn to give Chernikov the nuts, and left Ladev drawing dead.

A 10♠ on the river was just a necessity and Ladev had to send a bunch of his stack over to Chernikov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markkos Ladev	490,000 235,000	235,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	460,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Markkos Ladev

02-03-2026 17:37 UTC+3

Selected Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	905,000 55,000	55,000
Markkos Ladev	725,000 475,000	475,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	570,000 185,000	185,000
Alexey Borovkov	565,500 35,500	35,500

Toni Kaukua	553,000 47,000	47,000
Alexandre Reard	535,000 182,000	182,000

Elias Gutierrez	500,000 239,000	239,000
Istvan Birizdo	465,000 465,000	465,000
Alex Kulev	445,000 232,000	232,000

Naryman Yaghmaie	410,000 170,000	170,000
Boris Kolev	297,000 93,000	93,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	290,000 40,000	40,000
Anton Sergienko	288,000 98,000	98,000
Mehdi Chaoui	288,000 288,000	288,000
Aren Bezhanyan	272,500 22,500	22,500
Danielle Noja	260,000 50,000	50,000
Adrian State	257,500 117,500	117,500
Matthias Lipp	255,000
Kenar	250,000 125,000	125,000
Ian Bradley	250,000 250,000	250,000
Daniel Rezaei	250,000 250,000	250,000

Aleksandr79	215,500
Yoash Trokman	202,000 108,000	108,000
Emilien Pitavy	185,000 65,000	65,000
Pieter Aerts	159,000 91,000	91,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

02-03-2026 17:22 UTC+3

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

02-03-2026 17:21 UTC+3

Bradley Busts to Kaukua

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Danilo Velasevic raised to around 8,000 from the cutoff and Toni Kaukua three-bet to 20,000 on the button. Ian Bradley cold four-bet jammed from the big blind for 80,000, forcing Velasevic to fold. Kaukua thought about the spot for a while before deciding to call and put Bradley at risk.

Ian Bradley: J♣J♦ All in
Toni Kaukua: K♣Q♠

The flip didn't go the way of Bradley, as he the board ran out A♣Q♦2♥4♠4♥ to give Kaukua the best hand with a pair of queens on the flop.

Bradley hit the rail and Kaukua was up to around 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	600,000 336,000	336,000
Danilo Velasevic	90,000 160,000	160,000
Ian Bradley	Busted

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Ian Bradley Toni Kaukua

02-03-2026 17:11 UTC+3

Bogdanov Destroys Sergienko's Ladies on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yulian Bogdanov raised to 8,500 under the gun and only Anton Sergienko called on the button.

Bogdanov slid out a bet of 9,000 on the 3♣2♠4♥ flop, and Sergienko raised to 28,000. Bogdanov decided to call.

The 4♠ fell on the turn, and when it got to Sergienko, he bet 35,000. Again, Bogdanov called.

A final check came from Bogdanov after the 9♦ peeled off on the river, and Sergienko quickly tossed out a bet of 50,000. Bogdanov went for the most aggressive option, check-raising to 275,000. Sergienko didn't think long before calling.

Bogdanov flipped over 9♣9♥ for a rivered boat. Sergienko looked to the heavens before showing Q♠Q♦ for an overpair, and the pot of over half a million headed to Bogdanov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	850,000 370,000	370,000
Anton Sergienko	190,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Anton Sergienko Yulian Bogdanov