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

02-03-2026 15:24 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts at Break

Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	440,000 235,000	235,000
Adrian State	409,000 49,000	49,000
Anton Sergienko	400,000 30,000	30,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	385,000 25,000	25,000
Raoul Kanme	353,000 13,000	13,000
Alexandre Reard	353,000 103,000	103,000

Yoash Trokman	310,000 60,000	60,000
Naryman Yaghmaie	307,000 27,000	27,000
Boris Kolev	297,000 12,000	12,000

Damir Gabdullin	275,000 45,000	45,000
Toni Kaukua	264,000 14,000	14,000
Elias Gutierrez	261,000 11,000	11,000
Matthias Lipp	255,000 40,000	40,000
Markkos Ladev	250,000
Aren Bezhanyan	250,000 250,000	250,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	250,000 160,000	160,000
Ian Bradley	242,000 8,000	8,000
Stanislau Charvinski	224,000 46,000	46,000
Roman Stoika	221,500 28,500	28,500
Aleksandr79	215,500 14,500	14,500
Alex Kulev	213,000 37,000	37,000

Danielle Noja	151,500 98,500	98,500
Christopher Puetz	116,000 129,000	129,000
Yaman Nakdali	100,000 48,000	48,000
Kenar	Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-03-2026 15:06 UTC+3

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are going on their first 15-minute break of hte day.

02-03-2026 15:02 UTC+3

Sergienko Takes a Spin & Moves All-in

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Yaman Nakdali raised to 4,500 from the hijack with Parahat Nurmuhammedov calling from the cutoff, and Anton Sergienko defended from the big blind.

After Sergienko checked the 6♠5♥10♣ flop, Nakdali bet 7,000, which Nurmuhammedov called. Sergienko check-raised to 20,000 and was met by a three-bet to 100,000 from Nakdali.

Nurmuhammedov got out of the way, but Sergienko paused for a moment, picked up his toy slot machine card protecter and spun the reels. It is unknown whether Segienko hit the jackpot, but whatever the result, he decided to move all in for 176,500. Nakdali called.

Anton Sergienko: 10♦6♦ All in
Yaman Nakdali: 6♣5♣

Both players had two pair, but Sergienko's top two made him a huge favorite.

The 9♠ turn meant only a five on the river would send Sergienko to the showers. A 10♠ completed the board to give Sergienko a full house, and he doubled up through Nakdali.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Sergienko	370,000 30,000	30,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	360,000 120,000	120,000
Yaman Nakdali	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Anton Sergienko Parahat Nurmuhammedov Yaman Nakdali

02-03-2026 14:45 UTC+3

State Doubles With a Set

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With the flop showing 5♦7♥10♦, Adrian State and Kenar got all of their chips into the middle to create a pot of around 360,000, with State being the player at risk.

Adrian State: 5♥5♣ All in
Kenar: 9♦7♦

Kenar had a pair and flush draw against the bottom set of State. State needed to fade a diamond, or he would be the first elimination of the Main Event.

The J♠ came on the turn and the 4♠ landed on the river, meaning State's set of fives held up and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	360,000 165,000	165,000
Kenar	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Adrian State

02-03-2026 14:27 UTC+3

Kulev Joins the Main Event

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Kulev has just taken his seat in the Main Event and is sitting with a fresh starting stack of 250,000. Kulev took down the opening event of the festival, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Opener, for $384,150 a few days after doing a heads-up deal with Damir Gabdullin.

Kulev went on to win the extra $70,000 and the trophy after starting the heads-up match with a 3:2 chip disadvantage.

Gabdullin and Kulev are now seated again at the same table, sitting directly opposite each other, and are likely to tangle again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Alex Kulev

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-03-2026 14:21 UTC+3

Yaghmaie Chips Up; Chernikov Folds to Kanme

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a completed board of 7♦10♣5♣10♠Q♥ and with around 130,000 in the pot, Raoul Kanme was first to act from the big blind, and bet enough to put Aleksandr Chernikov all in. From the hijack, Chernikov had about 95,000 left in his stack and decided to let it go.

A few hands later, Damir Gabdullin raised to 3,000 from the hijack and Naryman Yaghmaie called from the big blind.

Yaghmaie checked it over to Gabdullin on the 4♥K♣7♦ flop, and Gabdullin bet 6,500. Gabdullin called.

Yaghmaie went for another check upon seeing a J♥ roll off on the turn. Gabdullin fired a second barrel of 14,000 and was met by a check-raise to 40,000 from Yaghmaie. Gabdullin quickly folded, allowing Yaghmaie to pull in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	340,000 90,000	90,000
Naryman Yaghmaie	280,000 30,000	30,000
Damir Gabdullin	230,000 20,000	20,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	90,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Damir Gabdullin Naryman Yaghmaie Raoul Kanme

02-03-2026 14:12 UTC+3

Charvinski Gets Two Streets of Value

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Stanislau Charvinski limped from the cutoff before Christopher Puetz raised it up out of the small blind. Charvinski called.

Before Puetz had checked the 9♦2♥8♣ flop, Charvinski bet 10,000. Puetz then decided to check, and Charvinski bet stood. Puetz continued in the form of a call.

Puetz checked again on the 5♥ turn, and Charvinski placed out the same bet of 10,000. Again, Puetz called.

Check, check came after the 4♠ river and Charvinski took down the pot with 9♥6♥ for a pair of nines.