€1,650 Main Event Day 1cd | 2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship

01-21-2026 19:00 UTC+2

Tatar Gets His Revenge on Sahin

Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Bulent Sahin had eliminated Nemanja Tatar in the first level and after the day, Tatar had jokingly vowed revenge.

Well, Tatar found his chance during the penultimate level because after some raising back and forth preflop, the two got all of their chips into the middle with Sahin behind at risk.

Bulent Sahin: Q♦Q♥ All in
Nemanja Tatar: A♦A♥

This time Tatar had the nuts and Sahin needed some help from the dealer to survive.

It wasn't to be as the board ran out 7♠9♣3♣J♣8♦ and Sahin was gone from the tournament.

Tatar joked to Sahin after the hand, "You kick me out, I kick you out." Sahin smiled and wished Tatar and the rest of the table good luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nemanja Tatar	235,000 135,000	135,000
Bulent Sahin	Busted

Tags: Bulent Sahin Nemanja Tatar

01-21-2026 18:43 UTC+2

Pemovic Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The dealer fanned out a flop of A♦9♠3♠ and Chan Abdurrezzak checked from the big blind. Predrag Premovic fired out for 4,500 from the hijack, which Mutulu Eren called in the cutoff, and Abdurrezzak also called.

All three checked the 10♥ turn and the K♦ dropped on the river. Abdurrezzak checked again before Premovic jammed, covering both of his opponents. Eren and Abdurrezzak had almost identical stacks of around 60,000, and both quickly folded when they heard Permovic's bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atilla Saracoglu	440,000 80,000	80,000

Predrag Premovic	375,000 175,000	175,000
Mutulu Eren	60,000 5,000	5,000
Chan Abdurrezzak	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Chan Abdurrezzak Predrag Premovic

01-21-2026 18:28 UTC+2

Jontulovic Scoops With Aces; Sahin Folds Queens

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Bogdan Jontulovic made it 4,500 on the button, and Amir Saeid jammed for 66,500 from the small blind. Bulent Sahin cold-called from the big blind and then Jontulovic ripped it in, covering Sahin.

Sahin had about 105,000 left in his stack and went into the tank. Visibly distressed by his situation, he ended up folding while showing Q♣Q♠.

Amir Saeid: K♦J♦ All in
Bogdan Jontulovic: A♠A♦

Jontulovic had the goods, but Saeid had a hand with a lot of potential that could help him to triple up.

However, the 6♦5♣3♣ flop was no help for Saeid, and he needed running cards to survive.

Saeid was drawing dead after the 5♥ turn and the A♣ river just improved Jontulovic to an unnecessary boat.

Saeid vacated the tournament area, Jontulovic dragged in the pot, and the rest of the table congratulated Sahin on his fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Jontulovic	390,000 275,000	275,000
Bulent Sahin	105,000 90,000	90,000
Amir Saeid	Busted

Tags: Amir Saeid Bogdan Jontulovic Bulent Sahin

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

01-21-2026 18:18 UTC+2

Ben Backdoors Into a Wheel

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Four ways to a flop of 4♥10♠3♠, where after three checks, Erdal Gulseven bet 6,500 from the cutoff. The small blind folded, but Aleksandr Brazhnikov called out of the big blind, and Rio Nimni Ben called from middle position.

Check, check, check came after the 2♣ turn and the A♦ arrived on the river. Brazhnikov checked one last time, and Ben carved out a bet of 14,500. Only Gulseven called.

Ben showed 5♦5♣ and had backdoored into a wheel to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rio Nimni Ben	330,000 100,000	100,000
Erdal Gulseven	130,000 30,000	30,000
Aleksandr Brazhnikov	75,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Aleksandr Brazhnikov Erdal Gulseven Rio Nimni Ben

01-21-2026 18:08 UTC+2

Sakarya Sniffs Out Kain's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a completed board of 9♠8♠5♠2♦3♠, Yaser Sakarya was first to act from the small blind and elected to check. Ori Kain from the big blind, jammed, covering Sakarya.

The bet was for all of Sakarya's remaining 39,000, and it caused Sakarya to go into deep thought. During the three-minute tank, Kain kept his eyes locked on Sakarya and barely blinked.

In the end, Sakarya slammed down the call. Kain revealed a bluff with A♣6♣ and lost the pot to Sakarya's 8♣8♥ for a set of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Kain	185,000 15,000	15,000
Yaser Sakarya	120,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Ori Kain Yaser Sakarya

01-21-2026 17:58 UTC+2

Saeid Gets Punished For the Correct Call

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

With 35,000 in the pot, four players were looking at a flop of 9♣7♥J♣. After three checks, the player on the button overbet jammed for 91,500. After one fold, Amir Saeid deliberated for a while before making the call for the majority of his stack. The cutoff folded and the cards were shown.

Button Player: A♣8♠ All in
Amir Saeid: K♠J♠

Saeid was ahead with top pair against the overcard and gutshot of his opponent.

Saeid's opponent improved to a straight on the 10♣ turn and managed to fade a queen when the 7♦ completed the board, and the pot of over 200,000 was pushed over to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Saeid	75,000

Tags: Amir Saeid

01-21-2026 17:42 UTC+2

Some Big Stacks at Break

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Atilla Saracoglu	360,000 160,000	160,000

Mohamed Ameur Hammi	330,000 165,000	165,000
Edmond Jahjaga	240,000 240,000	240,000

Rio Nimni Ben	230,000 230,000	230,000
Milos Miskovic	210,000 120,000	120,000
Predrag Premovic	200,000 35,000	35,000
Ori Kain	200,000 40,000	40,000
Chady Ojeil	185,000 85,000	85,000
Darko Svesko	175,000 175,000	175,000
Slobodan Sekulic	135,000 70,000	70,000