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

01-18-2026 23:30 UTC+2

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Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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01-18-2026 23:22 UTC+2

Anar Eliminates Ostapenko

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mikhail Ostapenko got his stack of around 60,000 into the middle with Seref Anar trying to send him for an early shower.

Mikhail Ostapenko: 10♦9♥ All in
Seref Anar: K♥J♥

Anar was currently ahead with king-high, but anything could happen with five cards to come.

The king-high of Anar remained ahead through the 5♠6♥2♦6♦3♠ runout, and all of Ostapenko's chips were absorbed into Anar's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seref Anar	400,000 100,000	100,000
Mikhail Ostapenko	Busted

Tags: Mikhail Ostapenko Seref Anar

01-18-2026 23:16 UTC+2

James Finally Flops a Set

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Bojan Berberovic came in for a raise to 12,000 from the cutoff with Bobby James calling on the button, and both the blinds calling.

After two checks on the 4♦A♦8♣ flop, Berberovic bet 16,000, and only James stuck around with a call.

Heads-up to the 9♠ turn, which caused Berberovic to check. James fired out for 40,000, and after a brief pause, Berberovic tossed his cards away.

James was nice enough to show 4x4x for a flopped set, and he jokingly said, "I had to wait three days for a set, and you just fold."

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby James	275,000 25,000	25,000
Bojan Berberovic	190,000

Tags: Bobby James Bojan Berberovic

01-18-2026 23:10 UTC+2

Cupic's Tournament is Over

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Timur Margolin made it 12,000 from the hijack before Stefan Cupic jammed for 62,000. Baltazar Five moved it over the top from the small blind, which forced Margolin to fold.

Stefan Cupic: 7♥7♣ All in
Baltazar Five: 10♥10♦

Cupic was already up and out of his seat upon seeing he needed to spike a two-outer to survive.

The dealer produced a runout of 8♥8♣6♣2♦6♥, which didn't help Cupic and all of chips headed over to Baltazar Five.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	310,000 220,000	220,000

Baltazar Five	200,000 200,000	200,000
Stefan Cupic	Busted

Tags: Baltazar Five Stefan Cupic Timur Margolin

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

01-18-2026 22:52 UTC+2

Prize Pool & Payouts

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 128 entries recorded in the €2,750 High Roller here at the Merit Royal Splendid Casino in Budva, the prize pool totaled €294,400.

There will be 17 players paid, with a min-cash being worth €4,000, while the eventual champion will walk away with €75,000 and the trophy.

€2,750 High Roller Payouts

Place	Prize
1	€75,000
2	€52,500
3	€37,000
4	€27,600
5	€21,100
6	€16,300
7	€12,400
8	€9,400
9	€7,100
10-11	€5,500
12-13	€4,500
14-17	€4,000

01-18-2026 22:42 UTC+2

Miskovic Takes Down a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stefan Cupic raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Milos Miskovic called from the cutoff. Maor Zaharagi squeezed it up to 37,000 from the button, which Cupic and Miskovic called.

Once it checked to Zaharagi on the 4♦A♠3♦ flop, he fired a continuation-bet of 25,000. Cupic and Miskovic called.

All three checked the 3♣ turn, and the 10♣ completed the board. Cupic checked for the last time before Miskovic bet 50,000. This was enough to get both of his opponents to fold, and Miskovic dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maor Zaharagi	300,000 153,000	153,000
Milos Miskovic	180,000 81,000	81,000
Stefan Cupic	130,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Maor Zaharagi Milos Miskovic Stefan Cupic

01-18-2026 22:26 UTC+2

Anar Makes the Right Fold

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Seref Anar came in for a raise to 12,000 from the cutoff and only Mikhail Ostapenko made the call out of the big blind.

Ostapenko knuckled the action over to Anar on the A♠10♦4♦ flop and Anar continued for 10,000. Ostapenko check-raised to 30,000, which Anar quickly called.

The 5♥ fell on the turn and Ostapenko carved out a bet of 105,000. Anar turned over K♣K♥ for a pair of kings as he folded, and Ostapenko was nice enough to show the A♦ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Ostapenko	320,000 182,500	182,500
Seref Anar	300,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Mikhail Ostapenko Seref Anar

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

01-18-2026 22:14 UTC+2

Ketlerov's High Roller Journey is Over

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Andrey Golubev opened up the action with a raise to 8,000 from the cutoff and Mikhail Ketlerov committed his last 37,000 into the middle from the small blind. Golubev made the call.

Mikhail Ketlerov: 5♣5♦ All in
Andrey Golubev: K♠Q♣

Ketlerov was in a flip for his tournament life, and he managed to stay ahead on the J♦3♣6♠ flop. However, the Q♦ on the turn put Golubev in the lead by pairing his queen. The 4♦ river was a brick, and Ketlerov's journey in the High Roller was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Golubev	130,000 124,000	124,000
Mikhail Ketlerov	Busted

Tags: Andrey Golubev Mikhail Ketlerov