Onyx High Roller Series 2026: Eibinger and Vyborov Secure Wins

From the "four-card frenzy" of the PLO Opener to the grueling marathons of the NLH Grand Slam, the series has already proven that in Cyprus, the action is as hot as the climate.

Whether it was fighting through a record-breaking Omaha field or crawling out of a seven-figure hole in the Grand Slam, the message from the Onyx Club this week is clear: a short stack and a bad run are only temporary obstacles for those with the right intuition.

The demand for high-stakes Omaha has never been clearer than it was during Event #9. The tournament attracted 232 entries, making it the largest event of the series to date and pushing the prize pool to $2,180,800. The final table was a melting pot of global talent, representing nine different nationalities.

Artur Vyborov provided the highlight of the event, parlaying a late re-entry into a dominant performance. Despite facing Aren Bezhanyan, who was fresh off hitting a royal flush earlier in the day, Vyborov kept his composure. In the final hand, he managed to outdraw Bezhanyan’s dominant pre-flop holding by rivering a flush, securing his first Onyx trophy and a career-best $450,000 score.

Matthias Eibinger’s path to the $1,250,000 title in the Grand Slam was a masterclass in professional grit. "Had to be very patient," Eibinger remarked after clinching the win. His series had been a "disaster" until that point, having fired multiple unsuccessful bullets in the $100k Championship and the Grand Slam itself. 

At the final table, he famously folded for hours, waiting for a single moment to strike.

That moment arrived when his pocket kings held up in a massive pot against Johan Guilbert, catapulting him into a chip lead he would never relinquish.