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

Jan 21, 2026

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.

Tags: Bulent Sahin Nemanja Tatar

Jan 21, 2026

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.

Tags: Chan Abdurrezzak Predrag Premovic

Jan 21, 2026

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.

Tags: Amir Saeid Bogdan Jontulovic Bulent Sahin

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Jan 21, 2026

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.

Tags: Aleksandr Brazhnikov Erdal Gulseven Rio Nimni Ben

Jan 21, 2026

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.

Tags: Ori Kain Yaser Sakarya

Jan 21, 2026

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.

Tags: Amir Saeid

Jan 21, 2026