2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship

€880 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€61,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€880
Prize Pool
€305,440
Total Entries
415
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
61
Players Left
9
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Updated Chip Counts

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bojan Berberovic rs
Bojan Berberovic
2,900,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka
2,000,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
1,250,000
50,000
50,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vladimir Lappo by
Vladimir Lappo
1,200,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Charbel Daou lb
Charbel Daou
850,000
450,000
450,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Rashad Iskandarov az
Rashad Iskandarov
800,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Ali Moein ir
Ali Moein
585,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Genrik Alekian ua
Genrik Alekian
550,000
Profile photo of Oleksii Shchukin ua
Oleksii Shchukin
500,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Stefan Cupic me
Stefan Cupic
475,000
175,000
175,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Erdal Gulseven tr
Erdal Gulseven
450,000
375,000
375,000
Profile photo of Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
350,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Christoforos Chrysochoidis gr
Christoforos Chrysochoidis
240,000
40,000
40,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

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Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
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Bobby James Eliminated in 14th Place (€3,000)

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Bobby James
Bobby James

Bobby James had been card dead for much of Day 2, and raised to 110,000 from the hijack, leaving just 1,000 behind. Vladimir Lappo called form the small blind.

Both checked the 73J flop and the last 1,000 of James went in on the 2 turn.

Bobby James: A5 All in
Vladimir Lappo: 77

James needed a four to stay alive, but the Q river sent him on his way in 14th.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladimir Lappo by
Vladimir Lappo
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Bobby James gb
Bobby James
Busted

Tags: Bobby JamesVladimir Lappo

Tantillo Has a Bigger Flush than Alekian

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Fausto Tantillo
Fausto Tantillo

Nikolay Fal raised to 30,000 from the hijack and Genrik Alekian called from the button. Fausto Tantillo also called from the big blind.

On the 2A5 flop, it checked to Fal, who continued for 40,000. Both Alekian and Tantillo called to the 6 turn, where everybody checked.

When the A fell on the river, Tantillo led out with a bet of 85,000, which got Fal to fold. Alekian took just two seconds before he tossed in a chip to call.

Tantillo then flipped a flush with Q6, which pipped the smaller flush of Alekian, who turned over J9.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
1,200,000
250,000
250,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Stefan Cupic me
Stefan Cupic
650,000
550,000
550,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Genrik Alekian ua
Genrik Alekian
550,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
500,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fausto TantilloGenrik AlekianNikolay Fal

Shchukin Doubles Through Lappo

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Vladimir Lappo and Oleksii Shchukin were both in the blinds, and after some preflop action. the chips went in the middle, leaving Shchukin at risk for his stack of around 265,000.

Oleksii Shchukin: A9 All in
Vladimir Lappo: 44

Shchukin needed to win a flip, and got off to a pretty good start as the 926 flop gave him top pair. No fours arrived on the Q10 runout, and Shchukin doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladimir Lappo by
Vladimir Lappo
1,000,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Oleksii Shchukin ua
Oleksii Shchukin
550,000
250,000
250,000

Tags: Oleksii ShchukinVladimir Lappo

Alekian Shoves on Berberovic

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Genrik Alekian opened the button to 35,000 and Bojan Berberovic three-bet out of the small blind to 110,000. Alekian called.

They went to a flop of Q28, where Berberovic checked and Alekian fired 90,000. Berberovic called and then checked again when the 9 fell on the turn.

Alekian then moved all in for around 350,000, and Berberovic tanked for around a minute before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bojan Berberovic rs
Bojan Berberovic
2,600,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Genrik Alekian ua
Genrik Alekian
800,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Bojan BerberovicGenrik Alekian

Updated Chip Counts

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bojan Berberovic rs
Bojan Berberovic
2,700,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka
1,900,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Lappo by
Vladimir Lappo
1,250,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Stefan Cupic me
Stefan Cupic
1,200,000
150,000
150,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
950,000
10,000
10,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Erdal Gulseven tr
Erdal Gulseven
825,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Genrik Alekian ua
Genrik Alekian
725,000
225,000
225,000
Profile photo of Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
650,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ali Moein ir
Ali Moein
500,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Rashad Iskandarov az
Rashad Iskandarov
450,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Charbel Daou lb
Charbel Daou
400,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Bobby James gb
Bobby James
350,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Oleksii Shchukin ua
Oleksii Shchukin
300,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Christoforos Chrysochoidis gr
Christoforos Chrysochoidis
200,000
60,000
60,000

Benjamin Nicault Eliminated in 15th Place (€3,000)

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Benjamin Nicault
Benjamin Nicault

Charbel Daou shoved from the cutoff and Benjamin Nicault took some time before he committed his stack of around 140,000 from the big blind.

Benjamin Nicault: KQ All in
Charbel Daou: QJ

Nicault was in the lead, and stayed there through the 738 flop. However, he was made to sweat as the 9 turn added both straight and flush draws for Daou.

None of those draws connected on the river, but the J was enough to see off Nicault as Daou made a pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charbel Daou lb
Charbel Daou
400,000
100,000
100,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Benjamin Nicault fr
Benjamin Nicault
Busted
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Benjamin NicaultCharbel Daou