€880 Merit Poker Cup Day 2 | 2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship

01-17-2026 18:32 UTC+2

Nicault Won't Go Down Without a Fight

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Tim Baker

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

Benjamin Nicault shoved from the cutoff for 64,000 and Bojan Berberovic took him for a spin out of the big blind.

Benjamin Nicault: Q♦J♣ All in
Bojan Berberovic: 8♠2♦

Nicault was ahead, although Berberovic was running hot and had two live cards working for him.

The flop of 8♥3♣5♣ put Berberovic in the lead with a pair of eights. A 7♠ on the turn meant Nicault needed to pair one of his cards to stay alive. The river came the Q♣ to give Nicault exactly what he needed in a pair of queens, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	2,800,000 100,000	100,000
Benjamin Nicault	145,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Benjamin Nicault Bojan Berberovic

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

01-17-2026 18:17 UTC+2

Pablo Redrado Eliminated in 16th Place (€3,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pablo Redrado made it 55,000 from the cutoff and Ali Moein called on the button. Bojan Berberovic then squeezed to 175,000 from the big blind, Redrado called off his last few chips, and Moein also called.

The flop of 2♦K♥6♣ saw Berberovic continue for 125,000, which Moein called to see the Q♦ turn. Berberovic wasted no time in moving all in, and after a short time, Moein folded with around 400,000 behind.

Pablo Redrado: 10♥7♥ All in
Bojan Berberovic: 7♠7♦

Moein instantly stood up from the table, visibly frustrated at the fold he just made, while Redrado was praying for a ten. The 3♥ river changed nothing, which left Redrado on the rail and Berberovic with a stack of almost 3,000,000!

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	2,900,000 500,000	500,000
Ali Moein	400,000 325,000	325,000
Pablo Redrado	Busted

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Pablo Redrado Ali Moein

01-17-2026 18:08 UTC+2

Moein Has Redrado Drawing Dead on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a flop of 4♠9♣2♠, Ali Moein checked from the small blind and Pablo Redrado put out a bet from the button. Moein check-raised, which Redrado called.

Moein slid out a bet of 105,000 on the Q♣ turn, and Redrado jammed covering Moein. Moein called for his remaining 173,000 and the cards were revealed.

Ali Moein: 2♦2♣ All in
Pablo Redrado: 10♠9♦

Redrado had a pair of nines, but was drawing dead to Moein's set of deuces. An irrelevant 5♠ completed the board and Moein doubled, while Redrado was left iwth jut a few big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Moein	725,000 525,000	525,000
Pablo Redrado	50,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Ali Moein Pablo Redrado

01-17-2026 18:01 UTC+2

Elie Farah Eliminated in 17th Place (€3,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Elie Farah opened from the small blind and Bojan Berberovic called in the big blind.

On the 6♠J♥J♠ flop, Farah made a continuation-bet. which Berberovic called to the A♥ turn. After Farah checked, Berberovic bet half pot, Farah shoved just over 100,000, and Berberovic called.

Elie Farah: A♠9♥ All in
Bojan Berberovic: J♣7♣

Farah wasn't impressed, and no ace came to save him as the K♦ river left him out in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	2,400,000 400,000	400,000
Elie Farah	Busted

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Elie Farah

01-17-2026 17:58 UTC+2

Gulseven Rivers a Straight to Win Big Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Genrik Alekian started the action with a raise to 24,000 from the hijack and Stefan Cupic called from the button. Erdal Gulseven also came along from the small blind.

The flop came 4♠J♦2♦ and when it got to Alekian, he continued for 41,000. Both Cupic and Gulseven put in calling chips to see the 3♠ turn, where it checked to Cupic. After some thinking, Cupic bet 78,000, which both Gulseven and Alekian called.

A 6♣ completed the board and Gulseven wasted no time in moving all in for 133,000, making Alekian quickly fold. Cupic wasn't so fast to act as he considered how to proceed before flicking in the call.

Gulseven then showed that he rivered a straight with 5♥3♥, beating the A♠J♣ of Cupic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Cupic	1,350,000 150,000	150,000

Erdal Gulseven	750,000 450,000	450,000
Genrik Alekian	500,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Genrik Alekian Stefan Cupic

01-17-2026 17:51 UTC+2

Lappo Lets Zavoloka Bluff Into Him

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka opened the button to 25,000 and Vladimir Lappo defended his big blind.

Lappo knuckled the action over to Zavoloka on the 2♠2♦7♥ flop, and Zavoloka bet the minimum of 12,000. Lappo check-raised to 42,000, which Zavoloka called.

The Q♣ on the turn caused Lappo to check. Zavoloka took back the betting lead by firing out for 50,000. Lappo continued in the form of a call.

A J♠ completed the board, and Lappo checked once more. Zavoloka carved together a bet of 200,000, and after a few moments, Lappo called.

Zavoloka showed a total airball with 10♠9♣, and lost the pot to Lappo's trips with K♠2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka	1,800,000 600,000	600,000
Vladimir Lappo	1,100,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Mikhail Zavoloka Vladimir Lappo

01-17-2026 17:40 UTC+2

Batraz Tigiev Eliminated in 18th Place (€2,550)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Rashad Iskandarov opened to 25,000 in middle position before Batraz Tigiev shoved the hijack for around 200,000. Vladimir Lappo was in the small blind and took some time before he shoved around 500,000. Iskandarov folded.

Batraz Tigiev: K♥Q♣ All in
Vladimir Lappo: A♠K♣

Tigiev was in trouble, and the Q♠7♠A♦ didn't help his cause despite pairing his queen. No more queens arrived on the 7♦10♥ runout, and Tigiev hit the rail in 18th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Lappo	750,000 200,000	200,000
Batraz Tigiev	Busted

Tags: Batraz Tigiev Rashad Iskandarov Vladimir Lappo

01-17-2026 17:35 UTC+2

Farah Finds Big Slick at the Right Time

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bojan Berberovic raised to 25,000 under the gun before Ali Moein jammed from the button. Elie Farah called for his stack of roughly 150,000, forcing Berberovic to fold.

Elie Farah: A♣K♠ All in
Ali Moein: A♥Q♦

Farah was a great spot to double up if he could fade a queen on the runout.

The board came down 5♣2♣J♦5♠3♥, meaning Farah's ace-king high won him the pot, earning him the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojan Berberovic	2,000,000 50,000	50,000
Elie Farah	400,000 225,000	225,000
Ali Moein	200,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Elie Farah Bojan Berberovic

01-17-2026 17:31 UTC+2

Cupic Five-Bet Rips As a Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bobby James opened the button to 25,000 before Stefan Cupic three-bet to 86,000 out of the small blind. James four-bet to 215,000 and Cupic went into the tank. After eying up James' remaining stack of around 500,000, Cupic five-bet jammed, covering James. James deliberated for a while before ultimately settling on a fold.

Upon seeing James' cards hit the muck, Cupic was quick to windmill K♥4♥ across the table for a bluff.