Un Cobro, Un Título: Alex Kulev Got His First Cash Of The Year And Was Champion – CodigoPoker

Not all players start their year the same way. In fact, everyone starts it differently. There are those who manage to add cashes from the first tournament they play, and there are those who can go months without seeing a return on their investment. There are also cases like that of Alex Kulev

The tournament had a total of 207 entries, which formed a prize pool of US$1,945,800, distributed among the top 31 places in the competition. Among the prize-winning positions, we find several figures, such as WSOP champions Daniel Rezaei

Klemens Roiter Took Home A Prize Of US$150,000 For Finishing In 4th Place.

Kulev was able to overcome this competitive field and reach the final table as chip leader. This advantage helped him stay afloat despite the difficulties, and he ended up reaching heads-up against Damir Gabdullin

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However, Kulev managed to turn it around to end up taking the title. In any case, the players decided to make a deal to split the money for the first two places and then played for the trophy. In this way, Alex Kulev, who had not registered any cashes in all of 2026, was crowned champion of the US$10K Opener of the Onyx High Roller Series and took home a prize of US$384,150.

Onyx High Roller Series – Opener

Buy-in: US$10,000
Entries: 207
Prize Pool: US$1,945,800

Finalists

1st

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