€2,750 High Roller | 2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship

01-19-2026 14:21 UTC+1

Timur Margolin Eliminated in 11h Place (€5,500)

Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Davor Pistalo made it 80,000 to go from the button and Seref Anar called out of the small blind. Timur Margolin squeezed it up to 285,000 from the big blind with roughly 700,000 behind. Pistalo folded and Anar instantly jammed, covering Margolin. Margolin put in the call for his tournament life and the cards were revealed.

Timur Margolin: A♠Q♠ All in
Seref Anar: J♣J♥

Margolin was in a race against the pocket jacks of Anar. The flop fell A♦J♠6♠ to give Anar a set, while Margolin picked up a flush draw.

Anar turned a full house when the A♣ arrived on the turn, but Margolin still had outs to a higher full house.

The dealer burned a card then peeled off the 5♣ on the river. Anar's boat held up, and Margolin was out in 11th place

Player	Chips	Progress
Davor Pistalo	2,550,000 450,000	450,000

Seref Anar	2,350,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Timur Margolin	Busted

Tags: Davor Pistalo Seref Anar Timur Margolin

01-19-2026 14:15 UTC+1

Fabrizio Lo Carbo Eliminated in 12th Place (€4,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Seref Anar raised to 90,000 from the hijack and Fabrizio Lo Carbo jammed for 310,000 from the cutoff. Anar made the call and the players turned over their cards.

Fabrizio Lo Carbo: K♣J♣ All in
Seref Anar: A♣J♥

Lo Carbo was in bad shape against Anar's ace-jack and needed a king of some clubs to stay alive.

However, the flop of J♦A♥6♠ was a disaster for Lo Carbo, as Anar flopped two pair. Lo Carbo couldn't improve on the Q♠ turn or 2♥ river and he was the next casualty in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seref Anar	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Fabrizio Lo Carbo	Busted

Tags: Fabrizio Lo Carbo Seref Anar

01-19-2026 14:07 UTC+1

Seletcted Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Davor Pistalo	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Andrey Golubev	1,600,000 250,000	250,000
Nikolai Ivanov	1,400,000 150,000	150,000
Timur Margolin	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Nemanja Tatar	610,000 225,000	225,000

Illia Petrytsia	500,000 105,000	105,000
Fabrizio Lo Carbo	395,000 255,000	255,000

01-19-2026 14:05 UTC+1

Cetiner Chips Back Up With a Turn Jam

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Three players saw the flop of 9♦8♦8♥. Serhat Cetiner was first to act from the small blind and led out for 150,000. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya called from the big blind, while Bojan Berberovic folded out of the cutoff.

When the 4♠ arrived on the turn, Cetiner jammed for around 400,000. Skhulukhiya, with a similar amount of chips, folded and surrendered the pot to Cetiner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Serhat Cetiner	950,000 440,000	440,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	375,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Serhat Cetiner

01-19-2026 13:56 UTC+1

Buhaiov Rivers the Winner

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Heads-up to a flop of 3♦7♥K♦ with around 220,000 in the pot. Nazar Buhaiov bet 60,000 from the hijack and was met by a raise to roughly 200,000 from Giorgiy Skhulukhiya on the button. Buhaiov elected to call.

The A♣ turn and Q♠ river checked through and Buhaiov turned over Q♦6♦ for a flopped flush draw that turned into third pair. Skhulukhiya mucked, and the pot headed over to Buhaiov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	1,800,000 550,000	550,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	900,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Nazar Buhaiov

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

01-19-2026 13:48 UTC+1

Milos Miskovic Eliminated in 13th Place (€4,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Serhat Cetiner raised to 70,000 from middle position and Milos Miskovic shoved for around 300,000 out of the small blind. Bojan Berberovic moved all in over the top out of the big blind with the covering stack, forcing Cetiner to fold.

Milos Miskovic: A♠Q♠ All in
Bojan Berberovic: J♠J♦

It was a flip that Miskovic needed to win to stay alive.

The flop came down 2♥5♦3♦, giving Miskovic a straight draw. He found his straight on the 4♦ turn, although Berberovic picked up a flush draw.

The 6♦ rolled off on the river to give Berberovic a jack-high flush, and Miskovic was the next elimination of the High Roller in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	1,300,000 350,000	350,000
Serhat Cetiner	510,000 115,000	115,000
Milos Miskovic	Busted

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Milos Miskovic

01-19-2026 13:43 UTC+1

Ivanov Holds On Against Buhaiov

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Nazar Buhaiov opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and only Nikolai Ivanov called from the big blind.

Ivanov check-called a bet of 50,000 from Buhaiov on the 7♣6♥Q♠ flop.

The turn came the A♦ and Ivanov check-called a second bet from Buhaiov, this time for 125,000.

The board-pairing A♣ on the river checked through and Ivanov won the pot with Q♥2♥ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Golubev	1,350,000 450,000	450,000
Nikolai Ivanov	1,250,000 665,000	665,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,250,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Nazar Buhaiov Nikolai Ivanov

01-19-2026 13:34 UTC+1

Caner Gunes Eliminated in 14th Place (€4,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

From under the gun, Caner Gunes jammed for 170,000 and Timur Margolin was the only caller out of the cutoff.

Caner Gunes: A♠2♦ All in
Timur Margolin: A♦9♠

Margolin was in the lead for now with a superior ace, and he managed to stay in front through the 6♥3♣7♦7♣A♣ runout, with a pair of aces and a nine-kicker that played.

Margolin's stack grew to 1,300,000, while Gunes was gone in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	1,300,000 150,000	150,000

Caner Gunes	Busted

Tags: Caner Gunes Timur Margolin

01-19-2026 13:25 UTC+1

Blaz Zerjav Eliminated in 15th Place (€4,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Blaz Zerjav min-raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Seref Anar immediately jammed for 550,000 from the button. When it folded back to Zerjav, he instantly called for his stack of 430,000.

Blaz Zerjav: K♦K♣ All in
Seref Anar: A♣K♠

It was a brutal cooler and Zerjav just needed to dodge an ace to double-up to almost a million, and leave Anar on fumes.

The monotone flop of 7♥3♥9♥ was safe for Zerjav, but the A♥ turn wasn't as Anar hit top pair. The river came the 2♠, and Zerjav was the next casualty of the High Roller in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seref Anar	1,100,000 525,000	525,000
Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Seref Anar