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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
€880 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
€880
Prize Pool
€305,440
Total Entries
415
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
198
Players Left
38
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Bojan Zivanovic raised to 3,000 under the gun and only the player in the big blind made the call.
The big blind player check-called a 2,000 bet from Zivanovic on the 6♥K♠2♠ flop.
A 5♥ on the turn checked through for the 2♣ to complete the board. After it checked to him, Zivanovic carved out a bet of 13,000. The big blind called, but then mucked after Zivanovic turned over top pair with K♦4♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With 123 entries recorded for Day 1c of the €880 Merit Poker Cup, making it the largest flight so far, just 18 players will bag up their chips at the end of the day, securing both a spot in the money and a seat in Day 2 tomorrow.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Giulio Gallo raised under the gun to 3,000 and Blaz Zerjav called from the next seat. Antoine Hasbani three-bet to 16,000 out of the small blind before Genrik Alekian cold four-bet to 42,000 from the big blind. Gallo folded, but Zerjav called for his stack of roughly 24,000. Hasbani folded what he said were pocket queens, and Zejav and Alekian turned over their cards.
Blaz Zerjav: A♣A♠ 
Genrik Alekian: K♣K♦
It was poker's classic cooler, that Alekian was on the wrong end of.
Zerjav's aces stayed ahead through the 6♣10♠8♠3♦4♥ runout, and he more than doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
75,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
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52,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
148,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
126,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
115,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
98,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
90,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
77,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break. At the conclusion of this break, late registration for Day 1c will close.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Getting to the table to see Jon Kyte was all-in and at risk for his last 17,600, with Rio Ben being the player trying to bust him.
Jon Kyte: A♥A♦
Rio Ben: A♣5♠
Kyte had the best starting hand in a poker, and only a brutal runout would see him exit the tournament.
The flop came down J♣8♣7♥, giving Ben a few backdoor draws. He managed to pick up a flush draw on the K♣ turn, but he bricked it when the J♥ completed the board.
Kyte was up to over the starting stack, while Ben's stack was cut in half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
17,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Urmo Velvelt made it around 2,500 to go from the cutoff and Timur Margolin called on the button. The player in the small blind squeezed it up to 5,500, which Velvelt and Magolin called.
The action checked to Margolin on the 6♣K♥8♥ flop and he opted to fire out a bet of 6,500. The small blind folded, but Velvelt called.
Check, check came after the 9♣ turn for the 2♠ to complete the board. Velvelt checked again, and Margolin bet 16,800.
Velvelt gave it a lot of thought, pondering for almost two minutes. Ultimately, he made the call, and then was forced to muck after Margolin turned over 10♥9♠ for second pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
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|
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120,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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