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

01-21-2026 14:28 UTC+2

Graeser Sends His Opponent into the Tank

Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With 23,000 in the pot on a flop of 3♠9♥9♦, Slobodan Sekulic had a bet of 7,300 placed out on front of him from the big blind. Adam Graeser called in the cutoff before the button player made it 23,000 to go. Sekulic got out the way, but Graeser called to see a turn.

The 6♦ arrived on the turn, and after Graeser checked, the button player bet 25,000. Graeser check-raised all in for 66,100, initiating a tank from his opponent.

After thinking for a long time, someone else at the table called the clock. Once the countdown got down to the last few seconds, Graeser's opponent folded and Graeser dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Graeser	149,000 49,000	49,000
Slobodan Sekulic	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Adam Graeser Slobodan Sekulic

01-21-2026 14:18 UTC+2

Saleh's Baby Flush Wins Him the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dragan Filipovic limped from the hijack and the player on the button raised to 2,600. Elias Abou Saleh called out of the big blind, and Filipovic also called.

A monotone flop of 9♦K♦A♦ caused all three to check, and the 2♠ rolled off on the turn. Saleh slid out a bet of 5,000, which only Filipovic called.

A 4♦ came on the river and both players happily checked. Saleh had a set, which turned into a flush on the river with 2♦2♥, and it was good to earn him the pot as Filipovic had A♥3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Abou Saleh	120,000
Dragan Filipovic	90,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Elias Abou Saleh Dragan Filipovic

01-21-2026 14:01 UTC+2

Premovic Gets Paid in Full With Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three players headed to a flop of 3♦5♣Q♥ with 12,600 in the pot. The middle position player checked, and Predrag Premovic bet 3,000 from the hijack. Mustafa Ercan raised to 7,500 on the button, which only Premovic called.

Premovic knuckled the action over to Ercan on the 7♣ turn, and he fired out for 8,500. Premovic pondered momentarily, and then check-raised to 21,000. Ercan continued in the form of a call.

A 8♦ completed the board, causing Premovic to jam for 52,000. Ercan immediately called and was shown A♣A♥ by Premovic for an overpair. Ercan mucked K♦Q♠ for top pair, and Premovic doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Predrag Premovic	170,000 170,000	170,000
Mustafa Ercan	25,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Mustafa Ercan Predrag Premovic

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

01-21-2026 13:55 UTC+2

Tatar Misses Royal Flush Draw to Bust First; Sahin Starts Dancing

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Bulent Sahin raised to 1,800 under the gun and only Nemanja Tatar called from the cutoff.

Sahin bet 1,500 on the Q♦K♦8♥ flop, and Tatar came in for a raise to 4,500. Sahin three-bet to 13,500, but this didn't deter Tatar as he four-bet to 50,000. After a long tank, Sahin five-bet jammed, covering Tatar. Tatar called for his stack of 95,000 and the first all-in of Day 1c took place.

Nemanja Tatar: A♦10♦ All in
Bulent Sahin: A♥K♠

Sahin had top pair, but Tatar had a Royal Flush draw.

The dealer slowly peeled off the 6♠ on the turn, keeping Sahin's pair of kings in the lead. The river was the 8♠, and Tatar bricked his draw, meaning he was the first elimination of the day.

Upon having the pot pushed to him, Sahin stood up, did a little jig, and told the dealer, "I love you, I love you!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Bulent Sahin	200,000 200,000	200,000
Nemanja Tatar	Busted

Tags: Bulent Sahin Nemanja Tatar

01-21-2026 13:42 UTC+2

Javier Elorza Chooses Not to Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There was a raise from under the gun to 1,000 with three players calling, including Javier Elorza in the big blind.

All four players checked a Q♣6♠3♠ flop to see the 2♣ land on the turn. Elorza led out for 3,500, and only the under-the-gun player called.

The Q♠ came on the river and both players checked. Eorza showed K♥J♠ for king-high, and lost the pot to his opponent's A♦6♦ for a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Elorza	94,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Javier Elorza

01-21-2026 13:31 UTC+2

Some Early Entries

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Gerwig	100,000 100,000	100,000
Javier Elorza	100,000 100,000	100,000
Adam Graeser	100,000 100,000	100,000
Nemanja Tatar	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ramez Haddad	100,000 100,000	100,000
Velibor Jakovljevic	100,000 100,000	100,000
Pasquale Di Ceglie	100,000 100,000	100,000
Atilla Saracoglu	100,000 100,000	100,000

Mustafa Ercan	100,000 100,000	100,000

01-21-2026 13:28 UTC+2

Reznichenko Checks Back Top Set

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Three ways to a flop of Q♦9♦3♣ where Vedat Yilmaz checked from the big blind and Dmitriy Reznichenko fired out a bet of 2,000 from the cutoff. Pavel Nikiforov folded on the button and Yilmaz called.

The 6♠ came on the turn, and Yilmaz checked for a second time. Reznichenko placed out a second barrel of 4,000, and once again, Yilmaz called.

A K♥ completed the board and both players opted to check. Reznichenko showed the second nuts with K♠K♦ to take down the pot and Yilmaz flashed a Qx for top pair on the flop.