Anton Sergienko came in for a raise to 2,500 from the cutoff, with Aleksandr Chernikov calling on the button, Yulian Bogdanov calling out of the small blind, and Parahat Nurmuhammedov defending from the big blind.
When it got to Sergienko on the 9♣3♣5♠ flop, he bet 3,500. Chernikov and Bogdanov called, but Nurmuhammedov folded.
Bogdanov checked for a second time on the Q♥ turn, and Sergienko placed out a second barrel of 8,000. Chernikov instantly called, while Bogdanov chose to check-raise to 35,000. Sergienko and Chernikov continued with a call.
The 5♣ completed the board and Bogdanov checked. Sergienko bet 75,000, causing Chernikov to fold. Bogdanov, however, instantly put out a bunch of time banks and went deep into the tank.
After close to two minutes of thinking, Bogdanov decided to fold, and surrendered the pot to Sergienko.
Matthias Lipp raised from the cutoff and Aleksandr79 called on the button. Christopher Puetz squeezed to roughly 20,000 from the big blind, which was called by Lipp and Aleksandr79.
Puetz continued for 20,000 on the J♥A♥2♠ flop, and only Lipp stuck around with a call.
The K♣ turn and 4♦ river checked through and Puetz took down the pot with A♣Q♦ for a pair of aces.
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
Fahredin Mustafov
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.
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