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

01-19-2026 03:37 UTC+2

Salloum Survives

Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

When it folded to Toni Ravnak in the small blind, he shoved, putting Charbel Salloum to the test for his last 145,000 in the big blind. Salloum made the call and the players went to a showdown.

Charbel Salloum: K♦10♦
Toni Ravnak : J♠5♥ All in

Salloum was ahead with king-high but Ravnak had two live cards working for him. The flop of 8♠10♣A♣ meant Ravnak needed running cards to bust Salloum. The remainder ofthe board came 5♦6♣, and Salloum survived again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charbel Salloum	310,000 160,000	160,000
Toni Ravnak	70,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Toni Ravnak Charbel Salloum

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

01-19-2026 03:27 UTC+2

Flashback: Boris Kolev Dominates 2025 Merit Millions Final Table

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The inaugural $10,400 Merit Millions event at the 2025 Merit Poker Classic Millions wrapped up last April, with Boris Kolev rising above a talented field of 212 entries to become the first-ever Merit Millions champion. Held inside the stunning Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, the unique event ended with Kolev capturing the coveted title and the massive $1,000,000 guaranteed top prize.

Kolev, who began the final table third in chips, put on a clinical display to systematically dismantle his opponents on the way to victory. In doing so, he became the first player in Merit Poker history to walk away with a seven-figure payday. The Bulgarian pro made quick work of Mehdi Chaoui in a brief heads-up battle to seal the title and etch his name in the record books.

2025 Merit Millions Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Boris Kolev	Bulgaria	$1,000,000
2	Mehdi Chaoui	Morocco	$300,000
3	Romans Lihacovs	Latvia	$200,000
4	Aleksandr Kirichenko	Russian Federation	$140,000
5	Rafael Aslanli	Turkey	$100,000
6	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	$75,000
7	Andrey Pateychuk	Russian Federation	$55,000
8	Ali Al-Kubasi	Iraq	$45,000
9	Alexandr Lakhov	Russian Federation	$35,400

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01-19-2026 03:23 UTC+2

Golubev Shows a Card

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Seref Anar raised to 40,000 under the gun before Andrey Golubev three-bet to 100,000 from the hijack. Anar called when the action got back to him.

Anar checked on the 3♠2♦6♦ flop, and Golubev fired out a bet of 95,000. Anar continued in the form of a call.

The 8♣ landed on the turn ad Anar checked for a second time. Golubev meticulously carved out a bet of 250,000, which got Anar to tank-fold. Golubev showed the 8♦ for a pair of eights as the pot was sent over to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Golubev	700,000 80,000	80,000
Seref Anar	650,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Andrey Golubev Seref Anar

01-19-2026 03:05 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts; Reznichenko Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Ivanov	1,450,000 70,000	70,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,150,000 500,000	500,000
Davor Pistalo	950,000 50,000	50,000

Nazar Buhaiov	900,000 470,000	470,000
Chady Ojeil	700,000 275,000	275,000
Serhat Cetiner	440,000 55,000	55,000
Fabrizio Lo Carbo	430,000 150,000	150,000
Blaz Zerjav	400,000 300,000	300,000

Maor Zaharagi	270,000 70,000	70,000
Dmitriy Reznichenko	Busted

01-19-2026 02:55 UTC+2

Gulseven is Gone by the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With around 140,000 already in the pot on a flop of 2♠10♠5♠, Toni Ravnak checked from under the gun and Erdal Gulseven shoved for 110,000 in the hijack. Caner Gunes immediately jammed himself with the covering stack on the button, and Ravnak got out of the way.

Erdal Gulseven: K♠J♣ All in
Caner Gunes :A♠10♥

Gunes had top pair with the nut flush draw, and had Gulseven on the ropes. Gulseven needed a king or a jack that wasn't a spade to stay alive.

Gunes improved to trips on the 10♣ turn and Gulseven was drawing dead. An inconsequential 9♠ came on the river, and Gulseven was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caner Gunes	550,000 220,000	220,000
Toni Ravnak	300,000 150,000	150,000
Erdal Gulseven	Busted

Tags: Caner Gunes Erdal Gulseven Toni Ravnak

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

01-19-2026 02:49 UTC+2

Margolin Pressures Berberovic Out

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Bojan Berberovic raised to 32,000 from the hijack before Timur Margolin three-bet the button to 82,000. Berberovic called to see a flop.

Berberovic started with a check on the K♣7♥K♦ flop, and Margolin fired out a bet of 37,000. Berberovic quickly called.

A 3♥ on the turn caused Berberovic to check again. Margolin fired a second barrel of 78,000, which was enough to get Berberovic to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	630,000 60,000	60,000

Bojan Berberovic	370,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Timur Margolin

01-19-2026 02:34 UTC+2

Golubev Takes Down the Pot With a Lead

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Nemanja Tatar raised to 32,000 from the hijack before Milos Miskovic three-bet to 85,000 from the cutoff. Andrey Golubev cold-called out of the small blind, but Tatar folded.

When the flop came down J♠7♣3♥, Golubev led out for 125,000. Miskovic took one look back at his cards before folding and surrendered the pot to Golubev.