Overview

• Cates took four of six heads-up matches against Ossi “Monarch” Ketola at the Onyx Super High Roller Series in Cyprus with buy-ins rising from $1 million to $6 million.
• The series produced a $7.7 million pot in the $6 million match, the largest ever shown on a poker live stream, after Ketola check-jammed the river and Cates folded.
• Across the six matches, nearly $28 million was put at risk, and Cates finished the marathon session ahead by roughly $15 million.
• A pivotal $3 million match featured a roughly $2.8 million cooler when Ketola’s full house beat Cates’ smaller full house, prompting Cates to vent on stream.
• The broadcast ran nearly 12 hours and ended when Ketola’s shove with Q-3 lost to Cates’ A-8 high, capping a run in which Cates won the final three matches.