{"id":1108932,"date":"2025-08-28T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/dan-cates-defeats-monarch-to-win-e13-million-in-the-onyx-club-super-high-roller"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:10:04","slug":"dan-cates-defeats-monarch-to-win-e13-million-in-the-onyx-club-super-high-roller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/dan-cates-defeats-monarch-to-win-e13-million-in-the-onyx-club-super-high-roller\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Cates defeats Monarch to win \u20ac13 million in the Onyx Club Super High Roller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/dan-cates-defeats-monarch-to-win-e13-million-in-the-onyx-club-super-high-roller\/#Dan_Cates_defeated_the_Monarch\" >Dan Cates defeated the Monarch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/dan-cates-defeats-monarch-to-win-e13-million-in-the-onyx-club-super-high-roller\/#%E2%80%9CJungleman%E2%80%9D_stands_corrected\" >&#8220;Jungleman&#8221; stands corrected<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/dan-cates-defeats-monarch-to-win-e13-million-in-the-onyx-club-super-high-roller\/#%E2%80%9CMonarch_doesnt_give_up\" >&#8220;Monarch doesn't give up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/dan-cates-defeats-monarch-to-win-e13-million-in-the-onyx-club-super-high-roller\/#Final_results\" >Final results<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dan_Cates_defeated_the_Monarch\"><\/span><mark class=\"rank-math-highlight\" style=\"background-color: #fee894\">Dan Cates defeated the Monarch<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The buy-in for the first game was \u20ac2 million. Jungleman was the first to get ahead and quickly took the lead. However, Monarch immediately levelled the playing field by winning the second game for the same buy-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"rank-math-highlight\" style=\"background-color: #fee894\">Dan Cates was the first to move ahead and quickly took the lead<\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Monarch bought in with a \u20ac3 million buy-in to join Game 3, things changed. Monarch was in great shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He held off Jungleman for a few hands, then used his chip stack to keep the pressure on Jungleman and bluffed his way to a second consecutive win. Monarch seemed poised to take the lead at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1108906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8-300px-200px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8-180px-120px.jpg 180w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8-700px-466px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, the duel was far from over. Both agreed to raise the stakes considerably and to move to \u20ac5 million buy-ins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Biggest Televised Poker Hand EVER! \ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Monarch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Monarch<\/a> VS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/junglemandan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@junglemandan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PokerNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PokerNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vRREGG7vLZ\">pic.twitter.com\/vRREGG7vLZ-<\/a><\/p> Onyx Club Merit (@OnyxClub_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnyxClub_\/status\/1958241089535488330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJungleman%E2%80%9D_stands_corrected\"><\/span>&#8220;Jungleman&#8221; stands corrected<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the fourth game, Jungleman seemed to lose patience &#8211; even lost a little ground. Playing at $25,000\/$50,000, Monarch had an early advantage and twice the chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowd thought the famous professional was in serious trouble. But things turned around as Jungleman straightened up and changed his plan to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the fifth game, Cates completely dominated. At the crucial moment, Monarch tried to bluff with a king-high against Jungleman's third pair, but Jungleman called with a $750,000 bet. This pot changed the course of the match, as Monarch simply could not recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Finnish player tried again, at one point even betting all in with <strong>9\u2660<\/strong> 7 <strong>\u2666 before the<\/strong> <em>flop<\/em>, but Cates had <strong>Q\u2666<\/strong> J <strong>\u2663 and called.<\/strong> <em>The flop <\/em>showed <strong>Q\u2660<\/strong> 2 <strong>\u2666Q<\/strong> <strong>\u2665, and Monarch was left with no chance, while Jungleman won the huge pot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMonarch_doesnt_give_up\"><\/span>&#8220;Monarch doesn't give up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Monarch had no intention of giving up, even though it had millions in losses. He initiated another face-off with a \u20ac6 million buy-in and $30,000\/$60,000 stakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start, Monarch finally caught a strong hand. With <strong>A\u2663<\/strong> J <strong>\u2663 he made two pair against Jungleman's<\/strong> <strong>A\u2665<\/strong> 8 <strong>\u2663, when<\/strong> <em>the river <\/em>opened <strong>A\u2666<\/strong>. &#8220;Monarch pushed all in and Jungleman folded correctly after much deliberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the river, he picked up a flush to take the lead, and then a royal flush with <strong>10\u2663<\/strong> 9 <strong>\u2660, when it was<\/strong> <strong>A\u2663<\/strong> K <strong>\u2663Q<\/strong> <strong>\u2663J<\/strong> <strong>\u2663. Monarch himself admitted:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;It looks like it was staged.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this moment, Monarch began to slide downhill. He lost a large pot of 80 big blinds when his two pairs<em><a href=\"https:\/\/casinoguru.lt\/kazino-terminai\/flopas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flop<\/a><\/em>on the flop lost to Jungleman's better two pairs on the <em>turn<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Jungleman managed to knock him off after the bottom pair for a $1.8 million win. With only an ace, the player was able to win $8.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Monarch bet all in with Q\u26653\u2665, Jungleman called with A\u26668\u2665, and it was the last shot that brought an easy victory when the board opened with 8\u2666J\u2665A\u26637\u26633\u2660.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9.jpg\" alt=\"\u201eJungleman\u201c u\u017ebaig\u0117 dvikov\u0105 pergalinga ranka prie\u0161 \u201eMonarch\u201c\n\" class=\"wp-image-1108918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9-300px-200px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9-180px-120px.jpg 180w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9-700px-466px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>&#8220;Jungleman&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>ended the duel with a winning hand against &#8220;Monarch&#8221;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_results\"><\/span>Final results<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a gruelling, long session, Cates won four of the six matches and became \u20ac13 million richer. Although Monarch was bold and aggressive, Jungleman's toughness, quick understanding of the game and timely shots were too much for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jungleman v Monarch Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Batch<\/th><th>Buy-in<\/th><th>Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>\u20ac1,000,000<\/td><td>Jungleman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>\u20ac1,000,000<\/td><td>Monarch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>\u20ac3,000,000<\/td><td>Monarch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>\u20ac5,000,000<\/td><td>Jungleman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>\u20ac5,000,000<\/td><td>Jungleman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>\u20ac6,000,000<\/td><td>Jungleman<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Cates defeated the Monarch The buy-in for the first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9670,"featured_media":1108907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,1655,1657,12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1108932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-news","category-poker-news","category-pokerio-naujienos","category-uncategorized-lt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1108932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1108907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1108932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1108932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1108932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}