Invitation only: ONYX opens in Batumi

26 Sep 2026

From 9–13 October Eclipse Casino adds a closed ONYX stop alongside the final days of EAPT Georgia: Hold’em and PLO from $10,400, cash at 100/200 and 200/400, plus casino events with a guaranteed 20% overlay.



EAPT Georgia runs 2–11 October at Eclipse Casino. From 9 October the same room opens a second, invite-only program: ONYX Batumi.


This is not another cup flight and not a satellite ladder. Onyx Club is a closed high-stakes format — usually in Northern Cyprus — built around a short list of expensive tournaments, high-blind cash, and private-club service. Batumi is a road stop of the same idea: few tables, high limits, no open registration.


If you are already in town for the festival, the dates line up. ONYX starts while EAPT Georgia is still playing and finishes on 13 October, two days after the series closes.


Five days, five events


The poker days start at 14:00. Casino event times will be confirmed separately.


Date Start Tournament Buy-in
October 9 14:00 NLH Bounty. $5,000 Bounty $10,000 + $400
October 10 TBA American Roulette. Casino Tournament $5,000
October 11 TBA Ultimate Texas Hold’em. Casino Tournament $5,000
October 12 14:00 Classic NLH. No-Limit Hold’em $10,000 + $400
October 13 14:00 PLO ONYX. Pot-Limit Omaha with Ante $25,000 + $500


The series opens on 9 October with an NLH Bounty: $10,400 to enter, $5,000 of that on the bounty. 12 October is a classic NLH for the same price. The closer on 13 October is PLO ONYX for $25,500 — the most expensive poker start of the five days.


Between the Hold’em events, Eclipse runs two casino tournaments: American Roulette on 10 October and Ultimate Texas Hold’em on 11 October. Buy-in for each is $5,000. The venue adds a guaranteed +20% overlay on top of the collected prize pool.



Cash throughout the stop


The tournament grid is only the frame. Every day of the series Eclipse will spread Texas Hold’em and PLO cash. Working blinds: 100/200 and 200/400.


That is the part ONYX is built around. At the Cyprus club, cash sits ahead of the schedule: a few big series a year and a high game running next to them. Same plan in Batumi — cash tables are open at any time, alongside the tournaments.



Venue and stay


ONYX plays at Eclipse Casino, 1 Lech and Maria Kaczynski Street, Batumi — the same floor as EAPT Georgia.


Guests are housed at Le Méridien Batumi on the first line. Transfers, check-in and day-to-day questions are handled by the series coordinators.



How to get in


The series is closed: entry by invitation only. For accommodation, airport meet-and-greet and check-in, contact coordinator Irina: +995 593 41 79 99.


If you are already in Batumi for EAPT Georgia and have an invitation, you do not need a second trip. Everyone else treats it as a separate high-stakes visit: five days, three poker starts, two casino events with overlay, and 100/200–200/400 cash at Eclipse.