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Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
€1,650 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€571,320
Total Entries
414
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
149
Players Left
59
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Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A full board of 9♥K♥5♥8♦K♠ was on display and Dmytro Tulin had fired 11,500 from the small blind into a pot of around 12,000.
Alisa Sibgatova was in middle position and shoved her stack of around 35,000, which sent Tulin deep into the tank. Around 90 seconds passed before Tulin finally made the fold, showing the K♣ as he did so.
Sibgatova didn't reveal what she had, and just raked in the pot to leave Tulin wondering.
Despite winning that pot, Sibgatova is still down from her earlier peak, as is her tablemate Stefan Cupic, who has around 110,000 at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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110,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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60,000
70,000
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70,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
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Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000 | |
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160,000 | |
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140,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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110,000 | |
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110,000 | |
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95,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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90,000 | |
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80,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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40,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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35,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Igor Abelmasov just hit a dreamy river card to eliminate Aleksandar Tot.
There were already around 40,000 chips in the pot on a 5♠8♣Q♦ flop when Abelmasov bet 14,000 from under the gun. Tot called from the cutoff and the 5♦ hit the turn.
After eyeing up his opponent's stack, Abelmasov bet 100,000, and Tot took just a few seconds before he called for his remaining stack of around 70,000.
Aleksandar Tot: A♠A♣ 
Igor Abelmasov: A♦6♦
Tot was in a great spot to double up, needing only to fade a diamond on the river to secure the chunky pot. However, diamonds were Abelmasov's best friend today as the J♦ fell on the river, completing his flush and eliminating Tot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted |
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Adam Graeser opened the cutoff to 2,000 and then called a three-bet from Hakan Varol, who made it 5,100 to go from the small blind.
Varol fired the 3♥5♥3♣ flop for 3,000, which Graeser called to the 10♣ turn. Both checked to the Q♣ river, where Varol tapped the table again.
Graeser then put out a bet of 9,000, and after a few seconds, Varol let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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100,000 | |
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35,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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200,000 | |
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165,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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150,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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145,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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130,000 | |
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90,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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80,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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