Onyx HRS 6-Max | David Coleman defeats Italo Modena to claim the title, earning his second championship of the year for $270,000.

On August 14, 2026, the Onyx High Roller Series $15,300 6-Max tournament concluded at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa in Northern Cyprus. American high-stakes player David Coleman defeated Italian player Italo Modena heads-up to win the $270,000 champion prize and his second tournament title of 2026. This achievement also brings Coleman's live tournament winnings for the year to over $2 million.

The competition was originally scheduled to be held over two days, but the schedule was temporarily adjusted and it was changed to be completed in one day. As a result, the 62 participants experienced a long final battle that lasted until the early hours of the morning. The final total prize pool reached $892,800, and the top nine players entered the prize pool with a minimum prize of $30,000.

62 people competed for an $890,000 prize pool

Although the Onyx HRS $15,300 6-Max only has 62 entries, the table lineup includes many players who are long-time participants in international high roller tournaments.

Although Modena didn't win the championship, his performance in this year's Onyx series was quite consistent. He had previously reached the $10,400 Premiere final table and also made it to the $25,000 Main Event final table. This runner-up finish in 6-Max added another $181,000 to his winnings.

Onyx HRS $15,300 6-Max Final Results

The top five all earned at least $67,400, while the top three all won over six-figure US dollar prizes.

KT hit a K on the turn, Coleman started accumulating points early in the game.

Coleman started building his scoreboard early in the tournament.

He held K-10 against Farkas Benedek, hit a K on the turn, and ultimately defeated Benedek's pair of 5s at showdown. As the number of participants decreased, Coleman remained in contention and eventually secured a place at the final table.

What truly allowed him to further accumulate an advantage in the FT was a crucial bluff catch against Nicholas Seward.

Coleman, holding KQ, called Seward's bet on the turn, and on the river, he faced an all-in from his opponent. After much deliberation, Coleman called, forcing Seward to reveal a bluff, and Coleman successfully took down a large pot.

Coleman continued to apply pressure on the river, and Modena folded after using three time banks.

Coleman and Modena clashed multiple times during the final table, foreshadowing their eventual heads-up championship.

In one large pot, both players fought all the way to the river, where the board eventually formed a paired hand. Coleman fired again on the river, and Modena, facing a bet, used three consecutive time banks to think before finally folding.

However, Modena quickly turned the tables in their next important encounter.

9-6 Flop, check, all-in, Coleman runs into pocket Jacks.

The community card is revealed:

4-3-2

Coleman, holding 9-6, checked and went all-in, while Modena, with pocket jacks, quickly called.

Coleman needed a board run to improve his chances, but neither the turn nor the river brought a combination strong enough to overtake the pocket jacks. Modena completed a crucial double-up and snatched a significant number of chips from the eventual champion.

This defeat did not cause Coleman to lose his rhythm, and the two soon met again in another large pot.

Pocket 8s on the river completes a full house, and Coleman takes back a large number of score cards.

Coleman, holding pocket eights, hit a set of eights on the Q-8-6 flop and bet, which Modena called.

After the turn card brought another Q, Coleman's hand improved to a full house, but he continued to bet; on the river card, Coleman fired for the third time.

Modena faced an even tougher decision this time, using five time banks before finally deciding to call.

Coleman then revealed a full house completed with pocket eights, winning back a significant number of chips he had lost to Modena and regaining the initiative in his quest for the championship.

A-10 hits a 10 on the river, Kirichenko stops in third place.

After the match moved to a three-player table, Aleksandr Kirichenko became the next player to be eliminated.

After Kirichenko went all-in, Coleman and Modena remained in the pot. Both players checked all the way to the river, where the last community card was a 10, giving Coleman, who held A-10, a pair of 10s.

Coleman then bet, Modena folded, and Kirichenko revealed AQ.

Coleman won the pot with a pair of tens on the river, eliminating Kirichenko in third place, who finished with $128,000. The championship was now officially decided between Coleman and Modena.

K-6 against Q-9, the river K ends the championship game.

Coleman and Modena battled for large pots multiple times during the final table, and eventually the two went to the heads-up to decide who would win the $270,000 champion prize.

In the final hand, Coleman put all-in pressure on Modena from the small blind, and Modena called with Q-9.

David Coleman: K-6
Italo Modena: Q-9

Coleman held the lead pre-flop with a King-high. The first four community cards didn't give either player a pair, so Modena still had a chance to come back with a Queen or a Nine.

However, the river card was ultimately a King.

Coleman hit a pair of Ks to officially secure the championship. Modena finished second with a $181,000, while Coleman took home the $270,000 and the Onyx HRS 6-Max title.

Second title of the year, with live prize money exceeding $2 million in 2026.

This victory marks David Coleman's second tournament win in 2026.

According to PokerNews, citing The Hendon Mob, Coleman's total live tournament winnings this year have surpassed $2 million with his $270,000 win. The original article did not provide further details about the tournament in which he won his first title of the year, therefore this article will not supplement any information not confirmed by the original source.

Coleman's championship run was marked by numerous chip count fluctuations, from winning the showdown with K-10 in the early stages to successfully catching a bluff with KQ in the final table, followed by a loss to Modena's 9-6 all-in and a comeback with pocket eights.

Ultimately, he hit a 10 on the river at the three-handed table to eliminate Kirichenko, and then hit a K on the river with K-6 in the final hand to complete the final elimination, bringing a high-stakes tournament that was originally scheduled for two days but was temporarily changed to an overnight single-day event all the way to the end.

With David Coleman taking the $15,300 6-Max title, the high-stakes competition in the Onyx High Roller Series will continue. Italo Modena, who has reached the final table multiple times, still has a chance to continue his run for the series title in the upcoming $25,000 Main Event.

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