{"id":1109151,"date":"2025-09-09T11:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/tornado-defeats-monarch-in-the-final-duel-of-the-2-million-onyx-super-high-roller"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:20:04","slug":"tornado-defeats-monarch-in-the-final-duel-of-the-2-million-onyx-super-high-roller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/tornado-defeats-monarch-in-the-final-duel-of-the-2-million-onyx-super-high-roller\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado defeats Monarch in the final duel of the $2 million Onyx Super High Roller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1109128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.jpg 924w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3-300px-155px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3-768px-396px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3-233px-120px.jpg 233w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3-700px-361px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\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\/tornado-defeats-monarch-in-the-final-duel-of-the-2-million-onyx-super-high-roller\/#Early_Monarch_acceleration\" >Early Monarch acceleration<\/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\/tornado-defeats-monarch-in-the-final-duel-of-the-2-million-onyx-super-high-roller\/#the_2_million_swing_the_Celestial_7_reel\" >the $2 million swing: the Celestial 7 reel<\/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\/tornado-defeats-monarch-in-the-final-duel-of-the-2-million-onyx-super-high-roller\/#Tornado_avoids_a_huge_defeat\" >Tornado avoids a huge defeat<\/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\/tornado-defeats-monarch-in-the-final-duel-of-the-2-million-onyx-super-high-roller\/#Whats_Next_for_Monarch\" >What's Next for Monarch?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Early_Monarch_acceleration\"><\/span>Early Monarch acceleration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With regular banks of between $600,000 and $800,000, Monarch was ahead of the game. In typical top-pair versus middle-pair scenarios, he was able to squeeze value and briefly took control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Tornado was able to find the right tactics at key moments. His relentless aggression made all the difference when he took the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_2_million_swing_the_Celestial_7_reel\"><\/span>the $2 million swing: the Celestial 7 reel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Monarch opened with A\u2660 K\u2666 and raised to $50,000 preflop, while Tornado defended with K\u2665 7\u2666.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flop was Q\u2660 K\u2660 5\u2665. Monarch made a continuation bet and Tornado decided to call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The turn was the 8\u2666, so Monarch made a double bet and Tornado, not wanting to give up the pot, called again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The<\/strong> 7\u2666 was the river card, giving Tornado two pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tornado didn't want to check back as he had much worse hands in his range. Monarch bet $600,000. Tornado called and took down the pot for $2 million, beating Monarch for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1109139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4.jpg 924w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-300px-151px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-768px-387px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-238px-120px.jpg 238w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-4-700px-353px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tornado_avoids_a_huge_defeat\"><\/span>Tornado avoids a huge defeat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next major hand could have ended very badly for Tornado. Tornado had A\u26665\u2666, while Monarch had K\u2666J\u2663.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monarch 3-bet to $200,000 before the flop and Tornado called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The flop was<\/strong> 3\u2666 J\u2666 K\u2660. Monarch flopped two pair and Tornado had a nut flush draw. Monarch checked, Tornado bet $135,000, and Monarch quickly called, keeping the trap shut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K\u2665<\/strong> appeared on the turn, improving Monarch's hand to a full house, and he made a bet of $400,000. Tornado called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The river card was the<\/strong> 4\u2663, a safe hand for Tornado, allowing him to avoid spending any more chips. Monarch bet the river, and Tornado called. However, he avoided what could have been a crushing cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch the full action on YouTube:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v7hueC18K5Y?si=HD22CYLwVvgcgCCV\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_Next_for_Monarch\"><\/span>What's Next for Monarch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lot of talk in the poker world about whether Monarch will keep taking on these ultra-high-stakes challenges. It's already being discussed how exciting it would be to battle Jungleman again! Dan &#8220;Jungleman&#8221; Cates has said he's in, so it's up to Monarch to decide what the stakes are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn't matter if Monarch doubles down or quits; the Onyx felt has been cruel, and his bankroll has taken one of the worst hits in the history of high-stakes poker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Monarch acceleration With regular banks of between $600,000 and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":541,"featured_media":1109128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-pokerio-naujienos","category-uncategorized-lt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109151","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\/541"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1109151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1109128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1109151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1109151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1109151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}