2026 NOIR Poker Series

$3,500 Merit Poker Cup
$3,500 Merit Poker Cup $7,500 High Roller Show All Events
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 NOIR Poker Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$240,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,260,032
Total Entries
428
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
64
Players Left
1
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Ionita Hits the River to Bust Sokolovsky

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Alexander Sokolovsky
Alexander Sokolovsky

Stefan-Sebastian Ionita raised to 60,000 from the hijack, and Alexander Sokolovsky jammed for around 240,000 from the small blind. Ionita made the call, and the players went to a showdown.

Alexander Sokolovsky: AK All in
Stefan-Sebastian Ionita: QJ

Sokolovsky simply needed Ionita to miss the board for his ace-high to earn him a double-up.

Sokolovsky remained ahead on the 584 flop and the 8 turn. However, the Q was not the paint card he wanted to see, as Ionita improved to a pair of queens to win the pot and send him to the rail.

Tags: Alexander SokolovskyStefan-Sebastian Ionita