€880 Merit Poker Cup | 2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship

01-18-2026 20:18 UTC+1

Tantillo Takes Himself to Value Town

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nikolay Fal raised the button to 200,000 and Fausto Tantillo called from the big blind.

On the 9♦3♣2♦ flop, Tantillo check-called a bet of 175,000 from Fal to the 9♥ turn, where they both checked.

When the 3♠ fell on the river, Tantillo put out a bet of 675,000, which made Fal ponder. After some time, Fal flicked in a call, and Tantillo showed hiim 5♥5♣ for a pair of fives.

Fal responded by showing a pair of eights with 8♠8♦, earning him the pot and half of the chips in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	6,200,000 600,000	600,000

Fausto Tantillo	2,700,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Fausto Tantillo Nikolay Fal

01-18-2026 20:06 UTC+1

Fal Staying Aggressive

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nikolay Fal raised to 325,000 from the small blind and Vladimir Lappo called in the big blind.

The flop came 5♥2♣5♦ and Fal continued with a bet of 300,000, which Lappo called.

When the 3♣ hit the turn, Fal kept up the aggression with a sizing of 750,000, which got Lappo to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	5,600,000 100,000	100,000

Vladimir Lappo	3,000,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Nikolay Fal Vladimir Lappo

01-18-2026 20:01 UTC+1

Lappo Leads the Flop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Fausto Tantillo opened to 200,000 on the button and Vladimir Lappo called from the big blind.

Lappo decided to lead out on the 7♥6♠8♦ flop for 175,000, which Tantillo called to see the J♣ hit the turn. Another bet from Lappo came in, this time for 650,000, and Tantillo quicky released.

Before that hand, Lappo took down a few small pots to regain some of the chips he lost earlier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	4,300,000 200,000	200,000

Vladimir Lappo	3,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Fausto Tantillo Vladimir Lappo

01-18-2026 19:51 UTC+1

Fal Makes Lappo Fold the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nikolay Fal made it 365,000 to go from the small blind and Vladimir Lappo called from the big blind.

On the 3♠Q♦K♠ flop, both checked to the 9♣ turn, where Fal bet 240,000. Lappo called.

A 10♥ on the river prompted another bet from Fal, this time for 425,000, and that was enough to make Lappo relent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	5,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Fausto Tantillo	4,500,000 100,000	100,000

Vladimir Lappo	2,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Nikolay Fal Vladimir Lappo

01-18-2026 19:43 UTC+1

Bojan Berberovic Eliminated in 4th Place (€20,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action got to Vladimir Lappo in the small blind, and he shoved all in. Bojan Berberovic was in the big blind and took one peek at his cards and quickly called off his stack of around 1,000,000.

Bojan Berberovic: A♦10♣ All in
Vladimir Lappo: 6♦5♦

Berberovic had the better hand, but needed to catch up a lot after the 6♣5♣Q♦ flop gave Lappo two pair. A 9♠ on the turn sealed it as Berberovic was drawing dead, with the A♠ river being just a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Lappo	3,500,000 950,000	950,000
Bojan Berberovic	Busted

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Vladimir Lappo

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

01-18-2026 19:20 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	4,400,000 300,000	300,000

Nikolay Fal	4,300,000 100,000	100,000

Vladimir Lappo	2,550,000 350,000	350,000
Bojan Berberovic	1,250,000 550,000	550,000

01-18-2026 19:17 UTC+1

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Players are heading on a 15-minute break,

01-18-2026 19:11 UTC+1

Lappo's Seven Good at Showdown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Nikolay Fal limped in from the small blind and Vladimir Lappo checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came J♠6♠7♥ and Fal fired out 80,000, which Lappo called to the 5♦ turn. Again Fal fired, this time for 275,000. and again Lappo called.

A J♥ on the river paired the board and both checked it down, with Lappo's 7♠4♠ taking down the pot with a pair of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	4,400,000 300,000	300,000

Vladimir Lappo	2,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Nikolay Fal Vladimir Lappo

01-18-2026 19:05 UTC+1

Fal Picks Off a Berberovic Bluff

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There were around 600,000 in the middle on a full board of 5♦6♥Q♣7♥K♦ when Bojan Berberovic checked from the big blind and Nikolay Fal bet 230,000 from the button.

Berberovic then put in a raise to 875,000, and after around twenty seconds, Fal called.

Berberovic then showed A♣6♠ for a pair of sixes, but that was beat by the K♠8♠ of Fal, who had a pair of kings.