2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship

€1,650 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
€110,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€571,320
Total Entries
414
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
90
Players Left
24
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Kyte's Relentless Aggression Earns Him the Pot

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jon Kyte
Jon Kyte

Vladas Burneikis raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Jon Kyte three-bet to roughly 86,000 from the small blind. Burneikis called to see a flop.

Kyte continued for 80,000 on the 1093 flop, and was instantly called by Burneikis.

A 10 on the turn saw Kyte fire a second barrel on 180,000. Again, Burneikis quickly called.

The Q fell on the river, and Kyte unloaded the chamber, firing the third and final barrel, putting Burneikis to the test for his remaining 246,000.

For the first time in the hand, Burneikis didn't act so quickly. After over a minute, Burneikis folded QJ for a flopped straight flush draw that rivered top pair.

Kyte returned his cards to the dealer and scooped in the pot, increasing his stack to over 1,500,000.

Tags: Jon KyteVladas Burneikis

Isaev Damages Miao

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Nikolai Isaev
Nikolai Isaev

Nikolai Isaev opened from early position and Zhicheng Miao defended his big blind.

The flop came Q5A and Miao check-called a bet of 26,000 from Isaev to the 7 turn. Again Miao checked, and again he called a bet after Isaev bet 80,000.

The 8 on the river brought in the front door flush draw, and both players quickly tapped the table. Miao showed Q3 for a pair of queens that missed a flush draw, but that was no good against the AK of Isaev, who had top pair.

Tags: Nikolai IsaevZhicheng Miao

Markachev Backdoors a Flush on Ushe

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Anton Markachev
Anton Markachev

Heads-up to a flop of 7210 and with around 65,000 in the pot. Dorjan Ushe checked from the big blind, and Anton Markachev bet 36,000 from under the gun. Ushe check-raised to 106,000, and Markachev called.

A J came on the turn and both players checked to see the 10 complete the board. Ushe bet 56,000 and was met by a raise to 150,000 from Markachev.

Ushe deliberated for quite some time before opting to make the call. Markachev turned over a backdoor flush with A3, and Ushe was forced to muck.

Tags: Anton MarkachevDorjan Ushe

Shchukin Pressures Mokhtari

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tommy Mokhtari opened middle position to 25,000 and Oleksii Shchukin three-bet the big blind to 80,000. Mokhtari called,

The flop came 10J4 and Shchukin wasted no time in putting out a continuation-bet of 75,000, which Mokhtari called pretty quickly.

When the 7 landed on the turn, Shchukin shoved, putting Mokhtari to the test for his remaining stack of just under 400,000. After around thirty seconds, Mokhtari let it go.

Tags: Oleksii ShchukinTommy Mokhtari

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

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Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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Pano Sends Kyte a Friendly Warning

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jean-Baptiste Pano
Jean-Baptiste Pano

From under the gun, Jean-Baptiste Pano made it 20,000 to go and was three-bet to 65,000 by Jon Kyte in the next position. Pano elected to call when it folded back to him.

Pano started with a check on the 479 flop, and Kyte bet 50,000. Pano decided to check-raise to 140,000, which didn't scare off Kyte as he three-bet to 250,000. After thinking it over, Pano reluctantly folded and joked to Kyte,

"Don't mess around too much with me, my friend. That was close."

Kyte smiled and said, "I wish it were closer."

Tags: Jean-Baptiste PanoJon Kyte

Sibgatova Smacks a Seven to Survive

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alisa Sibgatova
Alisa Sibgatova

Alisa Sibgatova was up on her feet ready to walk out the door, but the deck saved her from elimination.

Evgeny Ivanov raised to 20,000 from the hijack and then called the button shove of Alisa Sibgatova. who moved all in for 134,000.

Alisa Sibgatova: 77 All in
Evgeny Ivanov: QQ

Sibgatova stood up in preparation for her departure, but stopped in her tracks when the 710J flop gave her a set. Ivanov needed a queen to spoil the party, but the 2A runout meant Sibgatova secured the pot to stay alive.

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaEvgeny Ivanov

The Recently Departed

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante