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David Coleman has claimed his second tournament title of 2026, topping the $15,300 6-Max event at the Onyx High Roller Series held at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. Coleman defeated Italo Modena heads-up to secure the $270,000 first-place prize, pushing his live cashes for the year beyond $2 million according to The Hendon Mob.
Originally scheduled over two days, the event was condensed into a single day, forcing players through a marathon session that stretched into the early morning hours. The tournament attracted 62 entries, building an $892,800 prize pool, with the top nine finishers earning at least $30,000.
Modena earned $181,000 for his runner-up finish, capping off a productive series for the Italian cash game specialist. He also reached the final table of the $10,400 Premiere event and made the final table of the $25,000 Main Event, which concludes on Friday.
Coleman’s run included a key early elimination of Farkas Benedek, whose pair of fives fell to a rivered pair of kings. At the final table, he outlasted Nicholas Seward after calling a river shove with king-queen, catching a bluff to advance further.
Coleman and Modena traded significant pots throughout the final table. Modena doubled through Coleman’s nine-six with pocket jacks at one stage, but Coleman answered back later by rivering a full house with pocket eights against a paired board. Aleksandr Kirichenko exited in third for $128,000 after his ace-queen lost to Coleman’s rivered pair of tens.
The title was decided when Modena’s queen-nine ran into Coleman’s king-six after an all-in preflop, with a river king sealing the victory for Coleman.
