€880 Merit Poker Cup | 2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship

01-18-2026 16:28 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	3,700,000 200,000	200,000
Fausto Tantillo	3,400,000 100,000	100,000

Mikhail Zavoloka	2,000,000 600,000	600,000
Genrik Alekian	1,600,000 150,000	150,000
Vladimir Lappo	950,000 50,000	50,000
Nikolay Fal	800,000 50,000	50,000

01-18-2026 16:18 UTC+1

Ali Moein Eliminated in 7th Place (€9,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ali Moein shoved 665,000 from the cutoff and Bojan Berberovic called in the small blind.

Ali Moein: K♥Q♠ All in
Bojan Berberovic: A♦K♣

Moein was calling for a queen, but he couldn't find the lady he needed as the 9♦7♥2♣3♦9♠ runout left him on the sidelines in seventh,

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	3,500,000 800,000	800,000
Ali Moein	Busted

Tags: Ali Moein Bojan Berberovic

01-18-2026 16:06 UTC+1

Rashad Iskandarov Eliminated in 8th Place (€7,400)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Vladimir Lappo made it 400,000 to go from the hijack and Rashad Iskandarov moved all in for around that amount from the cutoff. When it got back to Lappo, he made sure by putting his entire stack into the pot.

Rashad Iskandarov: J♠J♦ All in
Vladimir Lappo: K♦Q♦

Iskandarov was in the lead with his pair of jacks, but shrugged his shoulders when the 3♣Q♠3♠ flop gave Lappo top pair. No jacks were to be seen on the 4♥2♠ runout, and Iskandarov headed to the exit in eighth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Lappo	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Rashad Iskandarov	Busted

Tags: Rashad Iskandarov Vladimir Lappo

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

01-18-2026 15:57 UTC+1

Tantillo Back to the Top

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Kai Cocklin

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

Bojan Berberovic opened to 80,000 in middle position and Fausto Tantillo three-bet the hijack to 230,000. When it got to Mikhail Zavoloka in the small blind, he four-bet to 530,000, which got Berberovic to fold. Tantillo called.

Zavoloka continued for 185,000 on the 8♦9♠9♣ flop, which Tantillo called to the K♣ turn. Both checked to the 3♦ river, and when it got to Tantillo, he bet 895,000. Zavoloka instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	3,300,000 900,000	900,000

Mikhail Zavoloka	2,600,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Fausto Tantillo Mikhail Zavoloka

01-18-2026 15:50 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka	3,300,000 100,000	100,000
Bojan Berberovic	2,700,000 100,000	100,000
Fausto Tantillo	2,400,000 100,000	100,000

Genrik Alekian	1,450,000 50,000	50,000
Ali Moein	850,000 50,000	50,000
Nikolay Fal	750,000 50,000	50,000

Vladimir Lappo	500,000 200,000	200,000
Rashad Iskandarov	450,000 150,000	150,000

01-18-2026 15:37 UTC+1

Moein Picks Up Aces

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Kai Cocklin

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

Fausto Tantillo opened middle position to 80,000 and then called the shove of Ali Moein, who moved all in from the small blind for 355,000.

Ali Moein: A♥A♣ All in
Fausto Tantillo: 10♠10♦

Both players had big pairs, but Moein's aces had no problem holding on the 8♦K♣4♥3♣Q♦ runout, which earned him a much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	2,500,000 600,000	600,000

Ali Moein	800,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Ali Moein Fausto Tantillo

01-18-2026 15:33 UTC+1

Berberovic Gaining Momentum

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Kai Cocklin

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

Bojan Berberovic is starting to rebuild his stack after losing chips prior to the break,

First, Rashad Iskandarov opened the button to 80,000 and Berberovic three-bet the small blind to 250,000. Iskandarov called.

On the 8♣2♠A♣ flop, a bet of 140,000 did the trick for Berberovic as Iskandarov folded.

In the very next hand, Berberovic raised the button to 80,000 and Genrik Alekian called out of the big blind.

They went to a flop of 4♣3♣8♥, where Alekian check-called a bet of 80,000 from Berberovic to the 5♣ turn. Alekian check-called again for 120,000, then both checked the A♦ river.

Alekian showed 7♥5♥ for a pair of fives, but Berberovic had queens again with Q♦Q♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	2,800,000 600,000	600,000
Genrik Alekian	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Rashad Iskandarov	600,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Genrik Alekian Rashad Iskandarov

01-18-2026 15:23 UTC+1

Berberovic Extracts Value From Tantillo

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Kai Cocklin

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

Bojan Berberovic raised under the gun to 80,000 and Fausto Tantillo called from the next seat.

On the 9♠5♣10♥ flop, Berberovic check-called a bet of 90,000 from Tantillo to see the 7♣ turn, where they both checked.

Berberovic then bet 125,000 when the 10♣ paired the board on the river, and Tantillo quickly called.

Berberovic then revealed a pair of queens holding Q♠Q♥, and Tantillo mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	3,100,000 200,000	200,000

Bojan Berberovic	2,200,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Fausto Tantillo

01-18-2026 15:12 UTC+1

Oleksii Shchukin Eliminated in 9th Place (€5,790)

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Kai Cocklin

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

Genrik Alekian opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Oleksii Shchukin shoved middle position for around 350,000. When it got back to Alekian, he confirmed the count and after around 30 seconds, he called.

Oleksii Shchukin: J♠J♥ All in
Genrik Alekian: A♦K♦

It was instant service for Alekian, who found a king on the 5♥9♦K♥ flop to take the lead. A Q♦ turn gave both players draws as Alekian picked up a flush draw and Shchukin a straight draw.

However, the 7♠ river was a brick, and Shchukin was out in ninth,

Player	Chips	Progress
Genrik Alekian	1,700,000 500,000	500,000
Oleksii Shchukin	Busted

Tags: Genrik Alekian Oleksii Shchukin