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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
€880 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 1a
Event Info
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€880
Prize Pool
€305,440
Total Entries
415
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
115
Players Left
17
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
There was a raise from the hijack to 1,200 before Basem Hamed three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff. Oleg Bystrenin was in the small blind and thought that Hamed had just called, which prompted him to put in raising chips. The floor were called and Bystrenin was told that he had to call. The initial raiser folded.
The flop came 5♣Q♣Q♠ and the chips went flying in, which left Hamed at risk.
Basem Hamed: A♥A♣ 
Oleg Bystrenin: A♦Q♥
An unfortunate flop for Hamed, and he couldn't find the last remaining ace in the deck as the K♥5♦ runout meant he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Lennart Beumelburg has grown his stack to around 75,000 over the past few orbits, with the latest hand coming against Paul Esau.
Esau opened the button to 1,000 and Beumelburg called in the small blind. The big blind also called.
They saw a flop of Q♦3♣7♣. where it checked to Esau, who bet 1,000. Only Beumelburg called to the 6♦ turn, which checked through.
When the 10♦ hit the river, Beumelburg bet 4,200, and Esau pondered for around fifteen seconds before he let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
32,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Xiaozhe Liu opened the hijack and Ermogenis Asprogenous called from the cutoff. Dejan Petranovic then moved all in for around 8,000 from the button, which both Liu and Asprogenous called.
It was checked to the river on the 6♣10♠9♥5♥8♠ runout, where Liu check-folded to the shove of Asprogenous.
Petranovic then showed J♥10♣ for a pair of tens, but that was no good as Asprogenous rolled over a straight with A♠7♠ to earn the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
After thirteen days of poker under the Mediterranean sun, the 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series crowned its final champion. Nicolas Chouity conquered a record-setting 1,023-entry field in the $3,300 La Notte Degli Assi, claiming the title, the trophy, and a career-boosting $460,000 payday inside the luxurious Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.
The event generated a massive $2,823,480 prize pool, making it the largest Merit Poker tournament of 2025 in terms of both field size and prize pool.
Chouity began the final table as chip leader and never looked back, navigating a stacked lineup with experience, composure, and a little bit of luck. In the end, he overcame Hungary’s Richard Broda in a tough and tactical heads-up battle, marking a powerful return to the spotlight for one of Lebanon’s most accomplished players.
2025 La Notte Degli Assi Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Chouity | Lebanon | $460,000 |
| 2 | Richard Broda | Hungary | $307,000 |
| 3 | "Ma" | France | $215,000 |
| 4 | Mehmet Deniz | Turkey | $156,000 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Razinkov | Russia | $115,000 |
| 6 | Tommy G | San Marino | $95,000 |
| 7 | Nebi Baysal | Turkey | $77,500 |
| 8 | Viacheslav Balaev | Russia | $61,500 |
| 9 | Adil Tlimisov | Russia | $46,280 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
15,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Players are heading on a 15-minute break.
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
With around 3,500 in the pot on a J♥3♠8♥ flop, Lennart Beumelburg checked it over to the button, who bet 2,000. Beumelburg then made it 6,500 to go, which the button called.
When the 5♠ dropped on the turn, a bet of 11,500 from Beumelburg did the trick as his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
On a flop of 4♥6♦J♦, there were around 3,000 in the pot when it checked to the button, who bet 1,000. Srdan Milicevic was in the big blind and made it 3,500 to go, which Ersen Erdal called from middle position. The button folded.
The 7♠ turn checked through to the 7♣ river, where Milicevic bet 2,700. It took around twenty seconds, but Erdal eventually called and then showed K♦J♠ for a pair of jacks.
Milicevic also had a pair of jacks with J♥10♣, but he was out-kicked, which mean the had to forfeit the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
28,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
