Stewart Morrison
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Poker Player Makes $52K in Three Hours at Onyx High Roller Series (opens the original)
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When the doors swung open at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa in Northern Cyprus this morning, only a handful of opportunities remained to win an Onyx High Roller Series trophy. As quick as a flash, the latest chance to do so has vanished, with Paulius Vaitekunas taking down the $10,200 Bounty event after just over three hours of play. Attracting just seven entries, the entire $32,200 regular prize pool was set aside for the champion; however, each player also had the chance to earn a
Selahaddin Bedir Goes the Distance to Win Merit Poker NOIR Series Main Event for $525,000 (opens the original)
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After a marathon 12-hour final day, the 2026 NOIR Poker Series has reached its conclusion with Selahaddin Bedir crowned champion of the $5,500 Merit Poker Main Event. The tournament began with 769 players taking their seats inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, building a $3,608,148 prize pool and setting up a $525,000 payday for the eventual winner. By the time the final day started, just 13 players remained, all with their eyes on the title. Twelve hours later, there was only one
Chengyu Liao Turns Weekend Getaway Into $300,000 High Roller Triumph (opens the original)
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In the early afternoon of a typically beautiful day in North Cyprus, the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa welcomed back 16 players, all on the brink of becoming the latest champion of the 2026 NOIR Poker Series. The returning field of the $7,500 High Roller included WSOP bracelet winners, EPT and WPT Main Event champions, and even a player who sits atop his countryâs all-time money list. However, it was the admittedly nervous and lesser-known Chengyu Liao who triumphed, turning a weekend
Darren Rabinowitz Denies Hellmuth to Claim Second WSOP Bracelet (opens the original)
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American poker pro Darren Rabinowitz closed out the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by winning his second bracelet, and he did so by denying all-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth a record-extending 18th bracelet. Less than one week ago, Rabinowitz was making a deep run in the WSOP Main Event, only to see his championship dreams come to an abrupt end when a brutal two-outer sent him to the rail in 145th place. As the famous saying goes, though, 'It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how
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