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

01-18-2026 22:01 UTC+2

A Round of Counts

Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	650,000 150,000	150,000
Nikolai Ivanov	600,000 10,000	10,000
Timur Margolin	530,000 240,000	240,000

Davor Pistalo	480,000 260,000	260,000

Oleksii Shchukin	420,000
Seref Anar	400,000 270,000	270,000
James Nixon	340,000 90,000	90,000
Bobby James	250,000 105,000	105,000
Andrey Litvinov	220,000 10,000	10,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	200,000 100,000	100,000
Fabrizio Lo Carbo	200,000 100,000	100,000

01-18-2026 21:51 UTC+2

Kyte's Cowboys Send Zavoloka Packing

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Tim Baker

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

Mikhail Zavoloka limped under the gun with a stack of around 70,000 before Jon Kyte made it 14,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Zavoloka he limp-jammed and Kyte snapped him off.

Mikhail Zavoloka: 7♣7♥ All in
Jon Kyte: K♣K♠

Zavoloka had just finished fifth in the Merit Poker Cup and needed to spike a set if he was to have a chance of making his second final table of the festival.

It wasn't to be for Zavoloka, as the board ran out A♥10♥2♣6♠5♦, and Kyte's Cowboys held up.

Zavoloka was out and Kyte moved up to around 250,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	250,000 170,000	170,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte Mikhail Zavoloka

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

01-18-2026 20:56 UTC+2

Dinner Break; Registration Closing

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now going on a 40-minute dinner break. At the conclusion of this break, late registration will officially close.

01-18-2026 20:54 UTC+2

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Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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01-18-2026 20:49 UTC+2

Litinov Picks Up Some Chips

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Uri Reichenstein raised to 6,000 under the gun with Dalibor Bua calling from the hijack and Andrey Litvinov defending his big blind.

After Litinov checked the 3♥3♠8♠ flop, Reichenstein bet 7,000, which Bua and Litinov called.

All three checked the 10♥ turn to see the 4♠ complete the board. Litvinov bet 21,500, which was enough to get both of his opponents to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	320,000 40,000	40,000
Andrey Litvinov	210,000 123,000	123,000
Dalibor Bua	150,000

Tags: Andrey Litvinov Dalibor Bua Uri Reichenstein

01-18-2026 20:36 UTC+2

Ivanov Cracks Gulseven's Cowboys in Half-a-Million Chip Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nikolai Ivanov raised under the gun to 6,000 and Erdal Gulseven three-bet to 18,000 out of the big blind. Ivanov called.

Gulseven quickly bet 11,000 on the 2♦2♠4♠ flop and Ivanov stuck around in the form of a call.

Gulseven fired a second barrel of 30,000 when he saw the 9♦ hit the turn. Again, Ivanov called.

A 3♣ completed the board, and Gulseven gathered together a bet totalling 60,000. Ivanov did an inventory of his stack, which was around 245,500, and then announced all-in.

Gulseven went deep into the tank and was visibly distressed by the spot he was in. After a few minutes, Gulseven called, and Ivanov turned over a rivered straight with 6♠5♠. Gulseven mucked his K♥K♦, and the pot over over half a million headed over to Ivanov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Ivanov	610,000
Erdal Gulseven	100,000

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Nikolai Ivanov

01-18-2026 20:21 UTC+2

Sibgatova Wins a Flip to Survive

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chady Ojeil raised to 6,000 under the gun before Alisa Sibgatova three-bet from the next seat to 20,000. When it got back to Ojeil, he jammed, and Sibgatova called for her stack of 47,000.

Alisa Sibgatova: A♦Q♦ All in
Chady Ojeil: 8♠8♦

It was a flip that Sibgatova managed to come out on top of after the board ran out A♣10♦6♠K♥9♦ to give her the best hand with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chady Ojeil	120,000 57,000	57,000
Alisa Sibgatova	100,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Chady Ojeil

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

01-18-2026 20:10 UTC+2

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Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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