2026 Onyx High Roller Series
Vadzim Godzdanker raised to 40,000 in the hijack, and Ali Al-Kubasi called in the cutoff. Zorlu Er then three-bet to 180,000 on the button. Godzdanker responded with a four-bet shove for 495,000. Al-Kubasi quickly folded, but Er had a decision on his hands.
After using a time extension, Er folded his cards face up, showing he was letting go of A♣Q♦. Godzdanker didn't return the courtesy, mucking his cards face down.
Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Ravid Garbi raised to 50,000 from under the gun, and Daniel Ghionoiu defended his big blind.
Ghionoiu checked before the dealer had even dealt the 7♣K♣9♦ flop, and Garbi continued for 40,000. Ghionoiu immediately moved all-in for 325,000, which sent Garbi deep into the tank. After using a few of his time extensions, Garbi called.
Daniel Ghionoiu: J♣5♣
Ravid Garbi: 10♦10♣
Once the stacks were counted, it turned out both players had the same amount of chips; as such, both were at risk of elimination.
The 7♥ turn and 6♥ river completed the board, leaving Ghionoiu unimproved and heading to the rail.
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya completed from the small blind, and Johannes Lehner checked his option in the big blind.
Skhulukhiya placed out a bet on the 6♦2♦9♥ flop and was met by a raise to 75,000 from Lehner. Skhulukhiya called.
Both players checked the A♥ turn and Q♠ river, and Skhulukhiya turned over 10♦9♣ for a pair of nines. Lehner showed the same pair with a better kicker, revealing K♣9♠, and the battle of the blinds went his way.
Aliaksandr Shylko jammed for 145,000 from early position, and only Tom Middleton called from the button.
Aliaksandr Shylko: 10♠10♥
Tom Middleton: K♥Q♣
Shylko found himself in a coin flip that he needed to win, and the A♣4♦6♦ flop was a great one for his pocket tens.
The K♠ on the turn, however, was not, as Middleton took the lead with a pair of kings.
The 5♣ river changed nothing, and Shylko was the next casualty of the event.
Boris Kolev raised on the button and called when Ravi Sheth moved all in for roughly 150,000.
Ravi Sheth: A♠5♣
Boris Kolev: 8♥8♣
The K♠J♥7♣6♠9♠ board offered no help to Sheth, and his stack was sent across the table to Kolev.
Zeynettin Aydin was down to just two big blinds and committed them from the cutoff, with Oliver Weis looking to take him out from the small blind.
Zeynettin Aydin: 8♥5♥
Oliver Weis: K♠7♠
Aydin started behind, but he had his survival secured by the turn on the 3♣K♥6♥9♥Q♣ runout after spiking a flush, doubling his stack to more than six figures.
Geoffrey Mooney moved all in for 185,000 from the cutoff, and Raphael Schreiner called in the big blind.
Raphael Schreiner: K♦Q♣
Geoffrey Mooney: A♦5♦
Mooney was the only player to connect with the 3♥7♣J♦5♥7♦ board, earning him a double-up.