2026 NOIR Poker Series

$7,500 High Roller
$3,500 Merit Poker Cup $7,500 High Roller Show All Events
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 NOIR Poker Series
Event Info
Buy-in
$7,500
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
114
Players Left
78
Average Chip Stack
146,154
Total Chips
11,400,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
1,000 / 2,000
Ante
2,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
114
Players Left
78
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Onyx High Roller Series Returns with More Than $10M GTD

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Onyx SHRS Trophy
Onyx SHRS Trophy

Some of the world’s best poker players will flock to Merit Royal Diamond for the Onyx High Roller Series, with more than $10 million in guarantees on the line across No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha events.

With the series expected to attract elite and fun player fields, Onyx has also outlined a clear set of tournament conditions ahead of time. One of those is a restriction on face coverings. When players have live cards during a hand, sunglasses, masks, scarves, and any intentional covering of the face will not be permitted.

It is one of several tournament rules confirmed ahead of a packed nine-day schedule that runs from August 7-16.

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Ruijs Shot Down by Gungoren's Bullets

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Joris Ruijs
Joris Ruijs

The action was picked up as Joris Ruijs had manoeuvred his 73,700 stack into middle preflop from the big blind, and was at risk against Gurcan Gungoren in middle position.

Joris Ruijs: J♠J♦ All in
Gurcan Gungoren: A♥A♦

The 2♥6♠2♠4♥5♣ board offered no relief for Ruijs, whose stack was sent across the table to Gungoren.

Tags: Gurcan GungorenJoris Ruijs

Barry on the River for Rusinovas, No Spin for Esau

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Paul Esau
Paul Esau

The action was picked up with Aleksandras Rusinovas all in on the button for 47,400, at risk against Paul Esau in the big blind.

Aleksandras Rusinovas: A♠Q♠ All in
Paul Esau: 9♦9♣

The K♥7♦5♣5♦ board left Rusinovas with one foot out the door, but the A♥ river came to his rescue, seeing him survive with a full double-up.

That collision left Esau short-stacked, and he found himself all in and at risk the very next shuffle, but was unable to survive.

Tags: Aleksandras RusinovasPaul Esau

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Pritsak Faces Little Resistance

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Oleh Pritsak opened to 2,500 from under the gun and faced a three-bet from Merijn van Rooij in the big blind. Van Rooij made it 12,500 to go, and Pritsak called.

The 2♠4♥J♦ flop saw Van Rooij slow down, checking the action to Pritsak, who bet 5,500. Van Rooij chose not to fight back, instead releasing his cards to the dealer.

Tags: Merijn van RooijOleh Pritsak

Smuskevicius Squeezes Value

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Boris Smuskevicius opened to 2,500 in early position, which gathered three callers, including the button, the small blind and Andras Matrai in the big blind, who had only recently bought back into the tournament after being eliminated earlier.

All four players checked to a 9♣6♥10♣9♦2♠ river, on which Smuskevicius bet 7,600. The button and small blind got out of the way, but Matrai kept Smuskevicius honest, making the call.

Smuskevicius tabled A♥9♥, good for turned trips, and Matrai mucked his cards.

Tags: Andras MatraiBoris Smuskevicius

Matrai Falls to Kings

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andras Matrai got his stack of 15,300 all in preflop from the big blind, but had run into a bigger pocket pair.

Andras Matrai: 6♠6♦ All in
Opponent: K♦K♣

The 5♦8♥Q♠A♠4♠ board offered Matrai no help, instead sending him to the rail.

Tags: Andras Matrai

Big Stacks in the Room

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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