2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius – €1,100 Main Event

Saturday, May 24, was the second-to-last day of the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius. The highlight of the schedule this day was, naturally, the final table of the €1,100 Main Event. At noon, nine fierce competitors would take their seats and battle for eternal poker glory, a quite unique trophy, and the €40,060 first-place prize.

Off to the Races

It’s safe to say that the €1,100 Main Event had been a success; 187 entries had created a €177,650 prize pool. From the get-go of the final table, it became apparent that all players had their eyes on the trophy; of course, the money is important, but the trophy and the title have their unique charm.

The players took their seats, and it didn’t take too long before the first player was eliminated. Lithuania’s first-ever WSOP bracelet winner, Vladas Burneikis, entered the final table second-to-last in chips, and after running into the flopped straight of Rokas Skridulis, he became the first casualty for €4,880.

At the first break, Skridulis was still the chipleader and the only player with more than 1,000,000 in chips. The reigning champion, Rasmus Sihvonen, was down to 30 Big Blinds after some hands went the wrong way. Soon after the break, he got it in on the turn against Skridulis. Skridulis had Sihvonen in rough shape and was an 81,92 % favorite to eliminate the Finn, but Sihvonen hit a straight on the river to survive.

Play went on, and Skridulis and Sihvonen, both having relatively big stacks, took turns being the most aggressive player at the table. Eventually, Janis Markss went out against Justinas Adomauskas for €5,790, bringing the number of players down to seven. It wasn’t long after that until Adomauskas claimed his second victim, as he eliminated Sigitas Raila with pocket queens.

The players went on another 15-minute break and when they got back, Adomauskas completed a hat trick, as he sent Gintautas Danilevičius to the rail. Considering he had eliminated three players, Adomauskas’ stack had now grown to the second biggest. He didn’t slow down and soon enough, he ended Aleksandras Rusinovas’ tournament life as well. Even though going out in fifth for €11,100, Rusinovas shouldn’t feel too bad, considering he won the €555 NLH Championship as well.

Adomauskas was flying high, and everything seemed to go his way. A couple of hands later, he forced Sihvonen all in on a 3♠Q♦8♥9♥3♦. After some consideration, Sihvonen made a hero call with ace high; as he was awarded the pot, he put a big dent in the Adomauskas stack. From this moment, Adomauskas started losing some pots, and eventually, it was Sihvonen who eliminated him in fourth place for €14,390, after the Finn hit a king on the river.

The Final Three

With Skridulis, Sihvonen, and Edgaras Truskauskas being the three players remaining, Sihvonen now was the chip leader with 3,000,000, while his two opponents were floating around the 1,000,000 mark. Soon enough, Skridulis would set the stage for a thrilling heads-up duel, as he eliminated Truskauskas in third place for €18,510 with a set of eights.

Before commencing heads-up play, Sihvonen and Skridulis agreed to a deal, which secured Sihvonen the biggest slice of the cake. They continued play, and a lot was at stake for Sihvonen, as he was playing to become a back-to-back OlyBet Showdown winner.

The chiplead traded back and forth a few times. At one point, Skridulis check-raised his opponent all in on the river, and Sihvonen called, hoping his hand would be good and that the title would be his. Skridulis wasn’t bluffing, though, as he turned over a straight and took a commanding chiplead.

From that moment, Sihvonen never managed to catch up with the Vilnius resident, and eventually, they got all the chips in the middle. In classic coinflip fashion, Skridulis’ A♠J♠ beat the pocket tens of Sihvonen. There’s no doubt that Sihvonen put up a good fight and displayed some tremendous poker skills, but no second title for him on Lithuanian soil yet, as Skridulis claimed the well-deserved win.

€1,100 Main Event – Final Table Results

Position	Player	Country	Prize
1	Rokas Skridulis	Lithuania	€32,595*
2	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	€33,325*
3	Edgaras Truskauskas	Lithuania	€18,510
4	Justinas Adomauskas	Lithuania	€14,390
5	Aleksandras Rusinovas	Lithuania	€11,100
6	Gintautas Danilevičius	Lithuania	€8,640
7	Sigitas Raila	Lithuania	€6,980
8	Janis Markss	Latvia	€5,790
9	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	€4,880

*A deal was made heads-up.

That concludes our live coverage of the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius. Thanks to everyone who’s been with us this week. We’re not quite done yet, though, as we’ll be back tomorrow with a recap of everything that happened today, including side events.

Once again, congratulations to Rokas Skridulis for winning the prestigious title!

Level 27:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	1/187
Prizes:	€177,650

After eliminating Rasmus Sihvonen heads-up, Rokas Skridulis is now crowned the winner of the €1,100 Main Event. After he and Sihvonen made a deal at the beginning of the one-on-one duel, he locked up €26,000, and after emerging victorious and claiming the last 10 % of the remaining prize pool, he walks away with €32,595 and the coveted trophy.

That concludes our live coverage of the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius. Make sure to stick around, though, as we’ll soon be back with a full recap of today’s action.

Level 27:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	1/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rokas Skridulis opened to 110,000 from the Button. Rasmus Sihvonen went all in for roughly 1,000,000. Skridulis didn’t take long before making the call.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 10♠10♣
Rokas Skridulis: A♠J♠

A classic coinflip situation. Skridulis took the lead on the J♦8♣K♥ flop. He improved to trips on the J♣ turn. Sihvonen didn’t get a full house as the river was the 4♥. Such, he was eliminated in second place for €33,325.

Rokas Skridulis: 5,610,000
Rasmus Sihvonen: 0

Level 27:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	2/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rasmus Sihvonen limped from the Button, and Rokas Skridulis checked. Skridulis then check-called a 100,000 bet from Sihvonen on the 4♠10♣8♥ flop.

Skridulis checked again on the 10♦ turn, and Sihvonen now sized up to 400,000. Again, Skridulis made the call and the Q♥ appeared on the river.

After a third check from Skridulis, Sihvonen bet 275,000. Two minutes later, Skridulis announced all in for 1,445,000. After receiving the count, Sihvonen snap-called.

Rokas Skridulis: J♥9♦
Rasmus Sihvonen: 10♥5♥

Sihvonen wasn’t thrilled to see rivered straight of Skridulis, as his opponent re-claimed the chiplead.

Rokas Skridulis: 3,960,000
Rasmus Sihvonen: 1,650,000

Level 26:	20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries:	2/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The board read 9♦Q♥7♥5♠ with roughly 500,000 in the middle. First to act, Rokas Skridulis checked, and Rasmus Sihvonen bet 250,000. Skridulis then raised to 575,000; Sihvonen wasn’t going anywhere and made the call.

Skridulis took two minutes before checking on the 7♦ river. Sihvonen, though, checked back within seconds.

Rokas Skridulis: J♠10♣
Rasmus Sihvonen: A♥K♥

Ace high was good for Sihvonen, who reclaimed the chiplead.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 3,400,000
Rokas Skridulis: 2,210,000

Level 26:	20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries:	2/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rokas Skridulis opened to 100,000 from the Button, and Rasmus Sihvonen made the call.

Sihvonen checked the 7♦7♥8♥ flop, and Skridulis bet 55,000. Sihvonen then raised to 175,000. Skridulis made the call.

On the J♥ turn, Sihvonen fired a heavy 260,000 bet. Skridulis called again.

The dealer revealed the 7♣ on the river. Sihvonen didn’t slow down and now bet 425,000. After perhaps two minutes worth of consideration, Skridulis made the call.

Sihvonen didn’t have a good one to show, as he threw his cards straight into the muck. Skridulis wasn’t in the mood to turn over any cards either; we’ll never know the gentlemen’s holdings, but the chiplead now belongs to Skridulis.

Rokas Skridulis: 3,060,000
Rasmus Sihvonen: 2,550,000

Level 26:	20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries:	2/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rasmus Sihvonen and Rokas Skridulis have agreed to the following deal:

• Sihvonen has locked up €33,325.
• Skridulis has locked up 26,000.
• They will continue to play for €6,595 and the trophy.

Level 26:	20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries:	2/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Edgaras Truskauskas went all in for 550,000 from the Button. Rokas Skridulis called from the Small Blind, before Rasmus Sihvonen folded his Big Blind.

Edgaras Truskauskas: 10♥9♠
Rokas Skridulis: 8♥8♣

Rokas Skridulis looked really good on the 8♦K♥4♠ flop. Things got a little bit more exciting on the 7♠ turn, but the A♥ river settled it. Skridulis won the hand, and Truskauskas was eliminated in third place for €18,510.

As Truskauskas left the tournament area, Skridulis and Sihvonen asked the floor to present the numbers for a potential ICM-deal.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 3,325,000
Rokas Skridulis: 2,285,000
Edgaras Truskauskas: 0

Level 26:	20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries:	3/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rokas Skridulis limped from the Small Blind. Rasmus Sihvonen would have none of it and raised to 140,000. Skridulis made the call.

First to act, Skridulis checked on the 3♣8♦K♦ flop. Sihvonen continued for 105,000, and Skridulis made the call.

Action went check-check on both the 5♦ turn, and the A♣ river.

Skridulis turned over A♥7♣ and as Sihvonen threw his cards into the muck, a rivered pair of aces was good.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 3,200,000
Rokas Skridulis: 1,600,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	3/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The three remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.When they return, it will be on Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000). Currently the stacks are as follows.

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Rasmus Sihvonen	3,075,000	77
2	Rokis Skridulis	1,445,000	36
3	Edgaras Truskauskas	1,090,000	27

Level 25:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	3/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rasmus Sihvonen opened to 60,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Edgaras Truskauskas raised to 200,000. After Rokas Skridulis folded, Sihvonen made the call.

All hearts on the 7♥9♥3♥ flop. Truskauskas checked, Sihvonen bet 175,000, and Truskauskas made the call.

Truskauskas checked again on the 5♦ turn. Sihvonen didnät slow down and now, he put his opponent all in for 1,300,000. Truskauskas contemplated his decision for perhaps two minutes before letting his hand go.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 2,950,000
Edgaras Truskauskas: 1,300,000

Level 25:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	3/187
Prizes:	€177,650

UTG, Justinas Adomauskas opened to 60,000. Action folded to Rasmus Sihvonen in the Big Blind, who raised to 150,000. Adomauskas announced he was all in for 800,000, and Sihvonen made the call.

Justinas Adomauskas: 10♠10♥
Rasmus Sihvonen: A♣K♥

Adomauskas looked good on the 4♦3♥9♦ flop. Even better on the 4♥ turn. But when lightning struck in form of the K♠ on the river, his tournament life came to an end. As he headed to collect his €14,390 paycheck for fourth place, Sihvonen claimed the pot and the chiplead.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 2,400,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 0

Level 25:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	4/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Justinas Adomauskas and Rokas Skridulis clashed all in pre-flop. Adomauskas was the player at risk, having roughly 400,000.

Justinas Adomauskas: A♠K♥
Rokas Skridulis: A♣J♦

No questions were asked as the board ran out 4♠K♦K♣5♥6♠. Adomauskas doubled up and is back in the game.

Rokas Skridulis: 1,950,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 820,000

Level 25:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	4/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Justinas Adomauskas raised to 80,000 from the Small Blind, and Edgaras Truskauskas made the call from the Big Blind.

Adomauskas checked the 7♣A♦6♦ flop, and Truskauskas bet 60,000. Adomauskas called and the 10♣ fell on the turn. Now, Adomauskas check-called a 80,000 bet from Truskauskas. Both players checked the K♥ river.

Justinas Adomauskas: K♣Q♥
Edgaras Truskauskas: A♥8♠

Truskauskas had the best hand, and Adomauskas lost vital chips.

Edgaras Truskauskas: 1,350,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 400,000

Level 25:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	4/187
Prizes:	€177,650

We joined the action on a 4♦7♥2♠6♥8♦ board with roughly 450,000 in the middle. Justinas Adomauskas was the first to act and bet 275,000. As Rokas Skridulis then forced his opponent all in for 550,000, Adomauskas relieved a heavy sigh as he threw his hand into the muck. He’s not the shortest of the four players remaining.

Rokas Skridulis: 2,100,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 550,000

Level 25:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	4/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rokas Skridulis opened to 60,000 from the Button. From the Big Blind, Justinas Adomauskas made the call.

Adomauskas checked on the 4♠A♣6♦ flop, prior to Skridulis betting 30,000. A call from Adomauskas brought the Q♣ on the turn. Yet another check by Adomauskas; Skridulis sized up to 125,000, and Adomauskas made the call.

Adomauskas completed the check trifecta on the J♥. Skridulis then proceeded to force his opponent all in for 930,000. Adomauskas was quick to fold.

Rokas Skridulis: 1,800,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 930,000

Level 24:	10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries:	4/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rasmus Sihvonen decided to only call the 25,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Justinas Adomauskas raised to 65,000. Sihvonen made the call.

On the 3♠Q♦8♥ flop, Sihvonen check-called a 40,000 bet from Adomauskas. The turn was the 9♥, and after Sihvonen checked again, Adomauskas bet 140,000. Again, Sihvonen called.

Sihvonen checked for a third time on the river 3♦. Adomauskas then put his opponent all in for roughly 500,000. This sent Sihvonen deep into the tank, shuffling chips in his hand as he contemplated his decision. Eventually, he made the call.

Justinas Adomauskas: J♥4♣
Rasmus Sihvonen: A♠10♠

“Good call,” Adomauskas said as he turned over his hand. Sihvonen let out a roar of victory as the dealer pushed all the chips his way.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 2,000,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 1,450,000

Level 24:	10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries:	4/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Action folded to Aleksandras Rusinovas on the Button, who moved all in for 265,000. From the Small Blind, Justinas Adomauskas made the call.

Aleksandras Rusinovas: K♦10♠
Justinas Adomauskas: 8♦8♣

Adomauskas improved to a full house on the 8♠J♠Q♣J♣K♥ runout. Rusinovas, who won the €555 NLH Championship the other day, was eliminated in fifth for €11,100.

Justinas Adomauskas: 1,200,000
Aleksandras Rusinovas: 0

Level 24:	10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries:	5/187
Prizes:	€177,650

UTG, Justinas Adomauskas opened to 50,000. Action folded to Gintautas Danilevičius on the Button, who went all in for 445,000. Adomauskas made the call.

Gintautas Danilevičius: A♠J♣
Justinas Adomauskas: A♥K♦

Domination nation for Adomauskas, and the best hand held up on the 10♥9♣7♣Q♥10♠ board. Danilevičius was eliminated in sixth position, and earned himself a €8,640 paycheck.

Justinas Adomauskas: 1,980,000
Gintautas Danilevičius: 0

Break	N/A
Entries:	6/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The six remaining players are on the second 15-minute break of the day. They will soon return and commence play at Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000). Below are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Rokas Skridulis	1,855,000	74
2	Justinas Adomauskas	1,530,000	61
3	Edgaras Truskauskas	740,000	30
4	Rasmus Sihvonen	650,000	26
5	Gintautas Danilevičius	445,000	18
6	Aleksandras Rusinovas	390,000	16

Level 23:	10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:	6/187
Prizes:	€177,650

UTG, Justinas Adomauskas opened to 40,000. Right next to him, Sigitas Raila moved all in for 290,000. Action folded back to Adomauskas, who didn’t hesitate to make the call.

Sigitas Raila: 8♦8♣
Justinas Adomauskas: Q♦Q♣

Once again a premium hand for Adomauskas, and no nasty surprises as the board spelled out J♥J♠9♥A♣K♣. He won the pot and doing so, he eliminated Raila in position 7 for €6,980.

Justinas Adomauskas: 1,250,000
Sigitas Raila: 0

Level 23:	10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:	7/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Action folded to Justinas Adomauskas, who opened to 40,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Sigitas Raila moved all in for 262,000. After receiving the count, Adomauskas made the call, even though he looked like he knew he’d be in rough shape.

Sigitas Raila: A♣Q♥
Justinas Adomauskas: A♦7♦

Adaomauskas was thrilled to chop the pot, as the board spelled out 2♥2♦10♣10♠K♥. In other words, status quo.

Justinas Adomauskas: 650,000
Sigitas Raila: 300,000

Level 23:	10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:	7/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Janis Markss raised to 50,000 UTG. Action folded to Justinas Adomauskas on the Button, who raised to 200,000. Back to Markss who moved all in for 270,000 in total. Naturally, Adomauskas made the call.

Janis Markss: A♦K♠
Justinas Adomauskas: K♣K♦

An unfortunate scenario for Markss, and he didn’t improve on the 3♦8♠9♣10♥Q♦ board. Such, he was eliminated in position 8 for €5,790.

Justinas Adomauskas: 660,000
Janis Markss: 0

Level 23:	10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

As Level 23 has started, not much have happened the last 30 minutes.

Recently, Janis Markss opened to 35,000 from the Hi-jack. Rasmus Sihvonen was the sole caller from the Big Blind.

Action went check-check on the Q♥8♥Q♣ flop. Sihvonen bet 30,000 on the 9♠, and Markss made the call.

On the J♠ river, Sihvonen fired 80,000 and Markss folded.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 840,000
Janis Markss: 300,000

Level 22:	10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Justinas Adomauskas opened to 30,000 UTG. Sigitas Raila called from UTG+1, and Rokas Skridulis joined the fun from the Small Blind.

Action was checked to Raila on the 3♣2♠A♦ flop, who bet 50,000. Both his opponents made the call, before the dealer revealed the 9♣ on the turn. Check-check-check, and the board completed with the 9♦ on the river. Skridulis led out for 175,000, Adomauskas called, and Raila folded.

Rokas Skridulis: 3♥3♠
Justinas Adomauskas: A♥K♠

Adomauskas couldn’t beat the full house of Skridulis, and the latter won a decently large pot.

Rokas Skridulis: 1,390,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 320,000

Level 22:	10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Action folded to chipleader Rokas Skridulis, who opened to 30,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Hi-jack, Rasmus Sihvonen raised to 100,000. After the blinds had folded, Skridulis made the call.

Skridulis check-called a 80,000 bet from Sihvonen on the J♦K♦8♠ flop. On the 9♠ turn Skridulis checked again, prior to Sihvonen going all in for 250,000. Skridulis took about two minutes before making the call.

Rasmus Sihvonen: A♠10♦
Rokas Skridulis: A♣A♦

Skridulis was ahead, but Sihvonen improved to a straight on the 7♠ river. His tournament life extended as he doubled through Skridulis.

Rokas Skridulis: 930,000
Rasmus Sihvonen: 845,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

It’s the first 15-minute break of the day. The players are set to return to Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000). The stacks currently look like this.

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Rokas Skridulis	1,343,000	90
2	Edgaras Truskauskas	925,000	62
3	Gintautas Danilevičius	860,000	57
4	Justinas Adomauskas	640,000	43
5	Aleksandras Rusinovas	610,000	41
6	Sigitas Raila	545,000	36
7	Rasmus Sihvonen	430,000	29
8	Janis Markss	338,000	23

Level 21:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The board read J♣8♠J♥9♠A♥ when we caught up with the action. With shy of 200,000 in the middle, Sihvonen fired a bet, before Justinas Adomauskas raised to 260,000 – leaving just 1,000 behind. Sihvonen eventually made the call.

“Straight,” Adomauskas announced as he turned over 10♠7♠. Sihvonen mucked his hand, and as Adomauskas doubled up, he made a big dent in the Sihvonen stack.

Justinas Adomauskas: 675,000
Rasmus Sihvonen: 370,000

Level 21:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Aleksandras Rusinovas opened to 25,000 from the Lo-jack. Edgaras Truskauskas called from the Cut-off, and Rasmus Sihvonen joined the party from the Big Blind.

First to act, Sihvonen checked to Rusinovas on the 2♥4♥J♠ flop. Rusinovas continued for 26,000; Truskauskas was quick folding, while Sihvonen decided to stick around.

Action went check-check on the 9♥ turn. On the 7♦ river, Sihvonen now bet 60,000, which was enough to make Rusinovas fold.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 760,000
Aleksandras Rusinovas: 640,000

Level 21:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Sigitas Raila opened to 25,000 from UTG+1. Janis Markss called from the Hi-jack, and Rasmus Sihvonen defended from the Big Blind.

On J♥3♠5♣, Sihvonen checked to Raila, who continued for 28,000. Markss made the call before Sihvonen mucked his hand.

Raila continued for 55,000 on the 8♥ turn. Again, Markss called. Action went check-check on the J♠ river.

Sigitas Raila: A♥10♥
Janis Markss: 9♣9♠

Markss’ pair of nines was good, and he was awarded the pot.

Sigitas Rai.a: 810,000
Janis Markss: 455,000

Level 20:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	8/187
Prizes:	€177,650

About 10 minutes into the final table, Rokas Skridulis opened to 20,000 from the Button. Vladas Burneikis defended from the Big Blind.

Burneikis was first to act on the 6♦7♠8♣ flop and decided to check. Skridulis continued for 15,000, and within seconds, Burneikis raised to 75,000. Skridulis made the call.

Burneikis fired 75,000 more as the K♠ fell on the turn. Skridulis then forced his opponent all in for an additional 190,000. Burneikis made the call.

Rokas Skridulis: 9♠10♦
Vladas Burneikis: 8♥5♥

Burneikis was drawing dead against Skridulis’ flopped straight. The 5♦ was dealt on the turn as a pure formality. Burneikis became the first casualty of the final table, and he earned €4,880 for his ninth-place finish.

Rokas Skridulis: 1,180,000
Vladas Burneikis: 0

Level 20:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	9/178
Prizes:	€177,650

The first hand of the day has been dealt, and the poker.pro live reporting commences now.

Level 20:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	9/178
Prizes:	€177,650

It’s Saturday in Vilnius, and it’s time for the conclusion of the €1,100 Main Event. The seat draw and chip counts look like this:

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Janis Markss	Latvia	360,000	36
2	Edgaras Truskauskas	Lithuania	728,000	73
3	Gintautas Danilevičius	Lithuania	764,000	76
4	Rokas Skridulis	Lithuania	908,000	91
5	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	751,000	75
6	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	278,000	28
7	Justinas Adomauskas	Lithuania	221,000	22
8	Sigitas Raila	Lithuania	824,000	82
9	Aleksandras Rusinovas	Lithuania	777,000	78

So, what is there to know about the players that will fight for the trophy and the €40,060 first-place payout?

Rokas Skridulis (908,000)

Rokas Skridulis enters the final table as the chip leader. While there is little to read about Skridulis’ earlier results, we learned during yesterday’s Day 2 that he is an aggressive player who likes to put maximum pressure on his opponents. With a big stack, he should be able to stick to his preferred game plan.

Sigitas Raila (824,000)

All of Sigitas Raila’s previous cashes have, according to The Hendon Mob, been on Lithuanian soil. His biggest paycheck so far is €22,630, which he earned when finishing fourth in the 2024 Kings of Vilnius Main Event. He trails only Skridulis in chips and is looking to secure another big cash today.

Aleksandras Rusinovas (777,000)

No matter today’s outcome, one could argue Aleksandras Rusinovas is having the best week out of all players here at the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius. On Wednesday, he won the €555 NLH Championship and secured €20,642. Now, he’s entering the final table third in chips, looking to capture his second title of the week.

Gintautas Danilevičius (764,000)

There is very little to know about Gintautas Danilevičius in terms of earlier poker achievements, but he was the one who eliminated Laurynas Černiauskas on yesterday’s final table bubble. There’s no doubt that Danilevičius is a competent player, and it’ll be exciting to see his strategy going into the final table.

Rasmus Sihvonen (751,000)

Rasmus Sihvonen, the poker dealer turned poker player. The Finn secured his biggest cash to date when he won the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker in January for €28,760. Now he’s back in Vilnius and looking for back-to-back Main Event titles at Olympic Casino Lithuania.

Edgaras Truskauskas (728,000)

Edgaras Truskauskas’ biggest cash came in 2023 when he finished second in the €1,100 Coolbet Open 6-Handed event in Bratislava. He was often seen at the top of the chip counts during Day 2 and you’d better believe he’ll do everything in his power today to leave with the title.

Janis Markss (360,000)

Janis Markss and Sihvonen are the only two on the nine-handed final table not playing under the Lithuanian flag. The Latvian was involved in quite a few hands yesterday and he’s bringing a full register of tools to the table today.

Vladas Burneikis (278,000)

Vladas Burneikis is one of the most experience players on the table. In fact, he was the first Lithuanian to win a WSOP Bracelet, as he emerged victorious in the $500 Turbo Deepstack-event during the pandemic year at GGPoker. Burneikis may enter the day with the second smallest stack, but there’s no doubt he possesses the skills to navigate his way through this final table.

Justinas Adomauskas (221,000)

Even though last in chips, Justinas Adomauskas enters the final table with 22 Big Blinds, which offers some playability. According to The Hendon Mob, his first cash came in 2023, and he’s looking for a record cash here at the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius.

Day 2 of the €1,100 Main Event has come to an end, and it was yet another fantastic day of poker during the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius. The atmosphere at the Olympic Casino Lithuania is unparalleled, and today was no exception.

58 players had advanced from the various Day 1 flights, and with late registration open the first two hours today, the numbers of entires and the prize pool was set to grow. Let’s take a look at what went down today, and what lucky nine players secured a ticket for tomorrow’s final table.

A Star-packed Field

Let’s start the recap from Level 15. By then, late registration was over, and at this point, 54 players remained, all fighting for the biggest €40,060 slice out of the €177,650 prize pool. At this point, the same players who topped the chip counts entering Day 2 were still the biggest stacks.

The €2,200 High Roller champion, Rytis Pranarauskas, was one of the first notable bustouts as his A♠K♥ couldn’t beat the jacks of Sigitas Raila. Raila would continue to win some pots here and there, and at the conclusion of Level 16, he was fourth in the chip counts. Leading the field at this point was Rokas Skridulis, who had won a lot of chips in a crucial hand against Tobias Ten Napel.

Skridulis would also become the person to send the top 23 players in the money, as he eliminated Vladimiras Mečkovskis on the bubble. From there on, the “Post Bubble Bustout Bonanza” became a reality, and players were exiting the tournament left and right. Edgaras Baranauskas, who was the chip leader going into Day 2, was eliminated in position 19.

Still in the mix, though, were the reigning champ Rasmus Sihvonen. He captured the €555 Main Event title during the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker which was played in January this year, and he locked horns many times with Skridulis.

Soon enough, Gintautas Danilevičius eliminated Laurynas Černiauskas on the final table bubble, and the remaining nine players bagged their chips. Tomorrow’s final table should be entertaining, and there is not one, but two chances of a cool chapter being written in the Lithuanian poker history books. Sihvonen could win back-to-back Main Event titles at Olympic Casino Lithuania, or Aleksandras Rusinovas could follow up his €555 NLH Championship title with yet another tournament conquer.

The final table will start at 12:00 tomorrow (Saturday, May 24), and poker.pro will be live from the get-go with live updates. The seat draw and chip counts of the final table is as follows:

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Janis Markss	Latvia	360,000	36
2	Edgaras Truskauskas	Lithuania	728,000	73
3	Gintautas Danilevičius	Lithuania	764,000	76
4	Rokas Skridulis	Lithuania	908,000	91
5	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	751,000	75
6	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	278,000	28
7	Justinas Adomauskas	Lithuania	221,000	22
8	Sigitas Raila	Lithuania	824,000	82
9	Aleksandras Rusinovas	Lithuania	777,000	78

Presumably, the players will commence play at Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000). It’s a fairly deep final table, and there’s no doubt we’ll see some thrilling poker action. Tomorrow at noon, things will go down!

Level 20:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	9/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Laurynas Černiauskas opened to 100,000 from the Cut-off, leaving just 25,000 behind. From the Button, Janis Markss raised to 200,000. Little did he know that Gintautas Danilevičius would 4-bet all in for 500,000. Černiauskas made the call for his last 25,000; as Markss also would have been at risk if he called, he folded.

Laurynas Černiauskas: 4♥4♦
Gintautas Danilevičius: A♣A♥

Aces were not cracked as the 9♥10♥8♣6♥A♦ board didn’t favour the pocket fours of Černiauskas. Such, he was eliminated in position 10 for €4,130, and the remaining nine players are now bagging their chips. The will return to the final table tomorrow at 12:00.

We will soon be back with the final table seat draw, chip counts, and a recap from today’s action.

Gintautas Danilevičius: 850,000
Laurynas Černiauskas: 0

Level 20:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	10/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Vladas Burneikis opened to 22,000 from UTG. Sigitas Raila called from the Cut-off, prior to Justinas Adomauskas moving all in from the Big Blind for 142,000. Burneikis got out of the way, but Raila put in the additional chips required to make the call.

Justinas Adomauskas: 10♥10♦
Sigitas Raila: K♠10♣

The pocket pair of Adomauskas was good on the 9♣Q♠9♠5♥5♦, and he doubled up on this final table bubble.

Sigitas Raila: 415,000
Justinas Adomauskas: 315,000

Level 19:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	10/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rasmus Sihvonen and Rokas Skridulis are seated next to each other at Table 5, and it feels like they both are trying to be aggressive at this stage of the tournament.

In a Blind vs. Blind encounter against each other, Sihvonen limped, and Skridulis checked. Sihvonen then bet 8,000 on the K♦5♣10♥ flop, a bet that Skridulis called.

Sihvonen continued on the 8♣ and now sized up to 30,000. Once again, Skridulis made the call. The river was the A♠ and after a minute’s worth of consideration, Sihvonen bet another 30,000. Skridulis called.

Sihvonen turned over Q♦J♣ for the rivered straight, and Skridulis mucked his hand.

Rokas Skridulis: 960,000
Rasmus Sihvonen: 570,000

Level 19:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	10/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The €555 NLH Championship winner, Aleksandras Rusinovas, is one of the 10 players still in the mix.

Rusinovas opened to 16,000 from the Button. Janis Markss defended from the Big Blind.

Markss check-called a 15,000 bet from Rusinovas on the 7♣9♦7♠ flop. On the K♠ turn, Markss checked again, and Rusinovas now bet 45,000. Again, Markss made the call.

Markss completed the check trifecta on the 8♠ river. Now, Rusinovas decided to go all in for 135,000. Markss went into the tank for roughly two minutes before calling.

Aleksandras Rusinovas: J♦10♣
Janis Markss: 9♣8♥

Rusinovas’ straight was the best hand, and such, he doubled up.

Janis Markss: 600,000
Aleksandras Rusinovas: 440,000

Level 19:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	10/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Rokas Šermukšnis clashed all in pre-flop against Vladas Burneikis. Šermukšnis was the player at risk, having 185,000 in chips.

Rokas Šermukšnis: 5♣5♦
Vladas Burneikis: K♣9♣

Burneikis hit a flush on the 8♥4♣K♥Q♣3♣ runout, and doing so, he eliminated Šermukšnis in position 11. Šermukšnis earned €4,130 for his feat.

Vladas Burneikis: 860,000
Rokas Šermukšnis: 0

Level 19:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	11/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The following are all the players who’ve busted out from the tournament thus far, after being in the money.

Position	Player	Prize
12	Jouni Huovila	€3,580
13	Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas	€3,580
14	Egidijus Matonis	€3,150
15	Jarmo Salonen	€3,150
16	Arnestas Armonas	€2,870
17	Audrius Navickas	€2,870
18	Elvijs Kergalvis	€2,470
19	Edgaras Baranauskas	€2,470
20	Osku Karttunen	€2,470
21	Manfredas Brazauskas	€2,250
22	Lukas Peteška	€2,250
23	Marijus Dirgela	€2,250

Level 19:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	12/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Action folded to Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas in the Hi-jack, who went all in for 51,000. Gintautas Danilevičius made the call.

Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas: 5♥5♣
Gintautas Danilevičius: A♠K♠

Danilevičius was the one who preferred the 7♥K♦2♣A♦J♦ runout, and Kriaučiūnas was sent to the rail to collect €3,580 for his achievements.

Gintautas Danilevičius:670,000
Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas: 0

Level 18:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	13/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The 13 remaining warriors have returned from the 15-minute break. They will resume play at Level 19: 4,000/8,000 (8,000). These are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Chips
1	Sigitas Raila	749,000
2	Edgaras Truskauskas	734,000
3	Rokas Skridulis	722,000
4	Janis Markss	677,000
5	Gintautas Danilevičius	585,000
6	Rasmus Sihvonen	541,000
7	Vladas Burneikis	457,000
8	Justinas Adomauskas	365,000
9	Laurynas Černiauskas	264,000
10	Aleksandras Rusinovas	236,000
11	Rokas Šermukšnis	173,000
12	Jouni Huovila	56,000
13	Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas	51,000

Level 18:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	13/187
Prizes:	€177,650

UTG, Egidijus Matonis opened to 13,000. Action folded to Rasmus Sihvonen, who raised to 35,000 from the Cut-off. Back to Matonis, who announced he was all in for an additional 160,000. Sihvonen made the call in a heartbeat.

Egidijus Matonis: A♣K♦
Rasmus Sihvonen: K♥K♣

A fortunate scenario for Sihvonen, and as Matonis didn’t hit an ace on the 3♥9♣8♦9♠8♣, Sihvonen claimed all of his opponent’s chips.

As Matonis left the tournament area, collecting €3,150 for his 14th-place finish, the remaining 13 players are now on a 15-minute break. We’ll soon return with full chip counts.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 310,000
Egidijus Matonis: 0

Level 18:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	14/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Janis Markss opened to 17,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Jarmo Salonen in the Small Blind, who went all in for 60,000. Markss made the call.

Jarmo Salonen: A♦10♥
Janis Markss: A♣3♣

Let’s assume that Markss was a fan of the J♣8♣K♣. The A♠K♦ runout didn’t change anything, and Salonen busted in position 15 for €3,150.

Janis Markss: 560,000
Jarmo Salonen: 0

Level 18:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	16/187
Prizes:	€177,650

These are the players that have been eliminated since reaching the ITM stage. As only 16 players remain, a new seat draw for the final two tables is now being conducted.

Position	Player	Prize
17	Audrius Navickas	€2,870
18	Elvijs Kergalvis	€2,470
19	Edgaras Baranauskas	€2,470
20	Osku Karttunen	€2,470
21	Manfredas Brazauskas	€2,250
22	Lukas Peteška	€2,250
23	Marijus Dirgela	€2,250

Level 18:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	20/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Manfredas Brazauskas and Egidijus Matonis clashed all in pre-flop. Brazauskas was the player at risk, having roughly 80,000.

Manfredas Brazauskas: 9♥9♣
Egidijus Matonis: J♦J♥

Jacks were good as the board spelled out 2♦7♥Q♣A♠3♠. Brazauskas busted in position 21, collecting €2,250 before leaving the tournament area.

Egidijus Matonis: 200,000
Manfredas Brazauskas: 0

Level 18:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	21/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Vladas Burneikis opened to 14,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Small Blind, Lukas Peteška went all in for 80,000. Burneikis made the call.

Lukas Peteška: A♥Q♥
Vladas Burneikis: 10♠7♠

Peteška was ahead, but the K♣5♠4♣6♦8♦ board gave Burneikis a straight. Such, Peteška was eliminated in position 22 for €2,250.

Vladas Burneikis: 430,000
Lukas Peteška: 0

Level 17:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	23/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The following players are all in the money (order is randomized).

Player
Rokas Skridulis
Janis Markss
Edgaras Truskauskas
Sigitas Raila
Edgaras Baranauskas
Vladas Burneikis
Rokas Šermukšnis
Rasmus Valtteri Sihvonen
Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas
Lukas Peteška
Manfredas Brazauskas
Osku Karttunen
Gintautas Danilevičius
Elvijs Kergalvis
Audrius Navickas
Jarmo Juhani Salonen
Laurynas Černiauskas
Marijus Dirgela
Egidijus Matonis
Justinas Adomauskas
Aleksandras Rusinovas
Arnestas Armonas
Jouni Huovila

Level 17:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	23/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Action folded to Vladimiras Mečkovskis in the Small Blind, who went all in for 24,000. Seated in the Big Blind, the current chip leader, Rokas Skridulis, made the call.

Vladimiras Mečkovskis: A♦Q♣
Rokas Skridulis: 9♥5♠

Mečkovskis was ahead, but it wasn’t enough. Skridulis hit trips on the 9♠10♣8♥9♣4♠ runout.

With that, Mečkovskis unfortunately became the bubble boy, whilst the remaining 23 players all are in the money, guaranteed a min-cash of €2,250.

Rokas Skridulis: 720,000
Vladimiras Mečkovskis: 0

Level 17:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	24/187
Prizes:	€177,650

As Mantas Ungulaitis was eliminated in position 25, 24 players are now remaining; such, we’re on the bubble. The floor is currently conducting a three-table redraw.

Level 17:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	26/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Vladimiras Mečkovskis opened to 10,000 UTG. Edgaras Baranauskas (Hi-jack) and Manfredas Brazauskas (Cut-off) both called before Petteri Laiho went all in for his last 19,000 from the Big Blind. Mečkovskis folded, but Baranauskas and Brazauskas both made the call.

Baranauskas and Brazauskas checked down every street on the 2♥7♣9♣Q♠9♦ board.

Petteri Laiho: 6♣3♣
Edgaras Baranauskas: A♦10♣
Manfredas Brazauskas: 5♣5♦

Brazauskas had the best hand with his pocket fives, and as he was awarded the pot, Laiho was eliminated in position 27.

Edgaras Baranauskas: 295,000
Manfredas Brazauskas: 230,000
Petteri Laiho: 0

Level 17:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	27/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The 29 remaining players have returned after the second 15-minute break of the day. The top five stacks currently are as follows.

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Rokas Skridulis	506,000	101
Janis Markss	445,000	89
Edgaras Truskauskas	439,000	88
Sigitas Raila	398,000	80
Edgaras Baranauskas	380,000	76
Vladas Burneikis	345,000	58
Rokas Šermukšnis	236,000	47
Rasmus Valtteri Sihvonen	225,000	45
Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas	215,000	43
Lukas Peteška	191,000	38

Level 16:	2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries:	31/187
Prizes:	€177,650

UTG, Vytautas Laurinaitis went all in for 30,000. Tobias Ten Napel re-shoved from the Lo-jack, and he managed to isolate himself against Laurinaitis going to the flop.

Vytautas Laurinaitis: A♣K♦
Tobias Ten Napel: 4♥4♦

This time the board favored Ten Napel, as Laurinaitis couldn’t connect on the 10♥6♠3♥7♠3♦ board.

Tobias Ten Napel: 85,000
Vytautas Laurinaitis: 0

Level 16:	2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries:	32/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Tobias Ten Napel opened to 8,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Small Blind, Rokas Skridulis raised to 22,000. Ten Napel made the call.

Skridulis continued his aggression, betting 16,000 on the Q♥6♣3♦ flop. Ten Napel wasted little time before putting in a raise to 47,000. Skridulis made the call.

Action went check-check on the J♦ turn. Skridulis bet 72,000 on the river 5♣, and Ten Napel made the call.

Skridulis turned over A♠A♥. Ten Napel acknowledged the strength of his opponent’s hand, as his own cards hit the muck.

Rokas Skridulis: 450,000
Tobias Ten Napel: 60,000

Level 16:	2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries:	34/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Algirdas Sukys raised to 8,000 from UTG+1. Laurynas Černiauskas called from the Button, before Edgaras Truskauskas made it 35,000 from the Big Blind, Back to Sukys, who, after a minute’s consideration, went all in for roughly 120,000. Černiauskas folded before Truskauskas made the call.

Algirdas Sukys: Q♥Q♣
Edgaras Truskauskas: K♠K♦

Unfortunately, a cold deck for Sukys, and the 10♥K♣10♠5♣6♠ didn’t help him. He was eliminated as Truskauskas added to his stack.

Edgaras Truskauskas: 365,000
Algirdas Sukys: 0

Level 16:	2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries:	37/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Jouni Huovila opened to 8,000 from the Lo-jack. Mantas Ungulaitis, seated in the Big Blind, was the sole caller.

Ungulaitis check-called a 5,500 bet from Huovila on the 5♣9♠9♥ flop. Ungulaitis checked again on the Q♣ turn, prior to Huovila firing a 13,000 bet. Again, Ungulaitis called.

The river was the 2♥. A third check from Ungulaitis, and now, Huovila bet 27,000. Within two seconds, Ungulaitis folded.

Jouni Huovila: 133,000
Mantas Ungulaitis: 120,000

Level 15:	1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	41/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Wednesday’s €2,200 High Roller champion, Rytis Pranarauskas, clashed all in against Sigitas Raila pre-flop. Pranarauskas, having roughly 90,000 in the stack, was the player at risk.

Rytis Pranarauskas: A♠K♥
Sigitas Raila: J♠J♣

A classic coinflip situation, which this time went the way of Raila as the board ran out 7♣4♥10♠9♦8♣. Such, Pranarauskas was eliminated, and Raila’s already impressive stack grew even bigger.

Sigitas Raila: 255,000
Rytis Pranarauskas: 0

Level 15:	1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	46/187
Prizes:	€177,650

From the Hi-jack, Drea Karlsen went all in for 33,000. Action folded to Jarmo Salonen in the Big Blind, who made the call.

Drea Karlsen: K♣K♠
Jarmo Salonen: A♣9♦

Karlsen was looking good, but the 9♠7♠8♠A♥A♦ did her no good. She was eliminated, and Salonen added valuable chips to his stack.

Jarmo Salonen: 189,000
Drea Karlsen: 0

Level 15:	1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	49/187
Prizes:	€177,650

The floor recently announced the payouts. 23 players will be in the money, and the remaining X players are all fighting for the €40,060 first-place prize.

Place	Payout
1	€40,060
2	€25,860
3	€18,510
4	€14,390
5	€11,100
6	€8,640
7	€6,980
8	€5,790
9	€4,880
10-11	€4,130
12-13	€3,580
14-15	€3,150
16-17	€2,780
18-20	€2,470
21-23	€2,250

Level 15:	1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	54/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Edgaras Kausinis busted from the tournament earlier, but was able to re-register during the last stage of late registration.

After an opening to 6,000 from Rytis Pranarauskas UTG+1 and a call by Arnestas Armonas (Hi-jack), Kausinis went all in for 29,000. Seated in the Big Blind, Sigitas Raila re-shoved his 260,000 stack. In doing so, he successfully isolated himself heads-up with Kausinis to the flop.

Edgaras Kausinis: 9♠9♥
Sigitas Raila: 8♥8♣

The board A♠7♥7♠10♥K♣ saw Kausinis doubling up, and his comeback has begun.

Sigitas Raila: 230,000
Edgaras Kausinis: 72,000

Level 15:	1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	54/187
Prizes:	€177,650

Registration is now closed. The final number of entries is 187, and this has created a €177,650 prize pool. The 54 remaining players are just about to return to their seats after the break, and they will resume play at Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000).

These are the top ten biggest stacks in the room as of now:

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Laurynas Černiauskas	338,000	113
2	Vladas Burneikis	318,000	106
3	Edgaras Baranauskas	290,000	97
4	Sigitas Raila	260,000	87
5	Janis Markss	254,000	85
6	Justinas Adomauskas	220,000	73
7	Rokas Skridulis	205,000	68
8	Tobias Ten Napel	193,000	64
9	Jarmo Salonen	192,000	64
10	Edgaras Truskauskas	176,500	59

Break	N/A
Entries:	53/186
Prizes:	TBA

The first 20-minute break of the day is here, and this is the last chance to register for the tournament.

We’ll soon return with the top 10 biggest stacks in the room.

Level 14:	1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries:	53/186
Prizes:	TBA

Lukas Peteška opened to 5,000 UTG. Rasmus Sihvonen (Hi-jack), Gints Gansons (Button), Laurynas Černiauskas (Small Blind), and Tarmo Tammel (Big Blind) all called.

Action was checked to Peteška on the 8♠4♥A♥ flop, who continued for 12,000. Sihvonen and Gansons folded, before Černiauskas raised to 38,000. Tammel got out of the way before Peteška called, going heads up against Černiauskas to the turn.

When the 9♦, Černiauskas forced his opponent all in for roughly 90,000. Peteška was visibly uncomfortable, but eventually, he made the call.

Laurynas Černiauskas: A♣4♣
Lukas Peteška: A♦4♦

“Oh, okay then,” Peteška said as he was somewhat relieved to see that Černiauskas had the same hand. This reporter, who expected fireworks, was so flabbergasted that I didn’t even notice the river card. What we know for certain, though, is that the pot was chopped.

Laurynas Černiauskas: 337,500
Lukas Peteška: 160,000

Level 14:	1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries:	52/176
Prizes:	TBA

Tomas Bassus opened to 5,000 from the Hi-jack. Then, from the Big Blind, Liutauras Armanavičius moved all in for roughly 30,000. Bassus didn’t hesitate to make the call.

Tomas Bassus: K♣K♥
Liutauras Armanavičius: J♥J♣

No nasty surprises for Bassus as the board ran out 2♠9♦9♣8♥6♥.

Tomas Bassus: 145,000
Liutauras Armanavičius: 0

Level 14:	1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries:	53/174
Prizes:	TBA

Arnestas Armonas opened to 5,500 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Small Blind, Liutauras Armanavičius moved all in for a shy 7,500. Janis Markss called from the Big Blind, and Armonas was also priced in to make the call.

Markss and Armonas checked every street on the K♦10♦4♠8♥2♣ board.

Liutauras Armanavičius: J♠2♠
Janis Markss: J♥9♦
Arnestas Armonas: A♣7♦

Would you believe it, a pair of twos awarded on the river saw Armanavičius tripling up.

Janis Markss: 210,000
Arnestas Armonas: 81,000
Liutauras Armanavičius: 26,000

Level 14:	1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries:	56/173
Prizes:	TBA

Rasmus Sihvonen opened to 5,000 from UTG+1. Gints Gansons called from the Cut-off, before Laurynas Černiauskas made it 17,000 from the Button. Sihvonen made the call, while Gansons decided to get out of the way.

Sihvonen check-called a 15000 bet from Černiauskas on the 5♦5♠J♥ flop. Both players then checked the 10♠ turn.

Sihvonen checked again on the A♠ river, prior to Černiauskas betting 25,000. Within a couple of seconds, Sihvonen announced he was all in for 73,000. After receiving the count and taking a second look at his hole cards, Černiauskas folded.

As the dealer pushed all the chips the way of Sihvonen, the Finn revealed his K♦J♦ holdings.

Laurynas Černiauskas: 190,000
Rasmus Sihvonen: 179,000

Level: 13	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	55/172
Prizes:	TBA

Algirdas Sukys opened to 4,000 from UTG. Vladas Burneikis defended from the Big Blind, and the two were heads up to the flop.

Burneikis checked the 4♥K♦4♦ flop, prior to Sukys betting 3,000. Within a heartbeat, Burneikis raised to 7,000. Sukys made the call.

Both players checked the Q♦ turn. On the river 9♥, Burneikis wasted little time betting 15,000, and Sukys made the call.

Burneikis turned over 3♥4♠ for trips. This seemed to be enough, as Sukys threw his hand into the muck.

Vladas Burneikis: 208,000
Algirdas Sukys: 40,000

Level: 13	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	57/172
Prizes:	TBA

Rasmus Sihvonen raised to 4,000 from the Hi-jack. Right next to him, Edgaras Kausinis elected to go all in for 35,000 from the Cut-off. Action folded back to Sihvonen who contemplated for a minute or two, before making the call.

Edgaras Kausinis: K♣J♣
Rasmus Sihvonen: A♥10♠

Sihvonen had evaluated the situation correctly and was slightly ahead, but the 7♦8♠5♦K♠9♠ board had different plans. The 2024 Kings of Tallinn champion Kausinis doubled through the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker champion Sihvonen.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 84,000
Edgaras Kausinis: 77,000

Level: 13	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	58/169
Prizes:	TBA

Andrejs Harzejevs limped from the Cut-off. Action folded to Vladimiras Mečkovskis in the Big Blind, who went all in for 28,000 in total. After receiving the count, Harzejevs made the call.

Vladimiras Mečkovskis: Q♣Q♦
Andrejs Harzejevs: A♣6♦

Mečkovskis was awarded the full double-up, as the board ran out 4♥K♠2♥6♣7♥.

Vladimiras Mečkovskis: 59,000
Andrejs Harzejevs: 59,000

Level: 13	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	62/168
Prizes:	TBA

Arturs Daugis opened to 4,000 from the Lo-jack. Edgaras Kausinis called from the Button, before Laurynas Černiauskas made it 17,000 from the Big Blind. Daugis folded before Kausinis decided to call.

Černiauskas continued for 10,000 on the K♦9♦J♠ flop, and Kausinis made the call. On the K♥ turn, Černiauskas went into the tank for roughly two minutes before checking. Kausinis checked behind rather quickly.

Černiauskas then forced his opponent all in for 33,000 on the 2♦ river. Kausinis folded within seconds.

Laurynas Černiauskas: 225,000
Edgaras Kausinis: 33,000

Level: 13	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	62/164
Prizes:	TBA

The first hand of Day 2 has been dealt. A few players have already taken advantage of the 2-hour late registration window, and the prize pool is continuously growing.

The three opening flights attracted 160 entries to 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius €1,100 Main Event at Olympic Casino Lietuva with 59 players finding bags to Friday’s Day 2. The field will continue to grow with late registration open for the first two hour-long blind levels of the day after cards kick off at 12 pm.

Check out the full chip counts from the opening flights below with Edgaras Baranauskas on top of the chip counts with a 126 big blind stack of 251,500.

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Edgaras Baranauskas	Lithuania	251,500	126
2	Laurynas Černiauskas	Lithuania	242,000	121
3	Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas	Lithuania	200,000	100
4	Sigitas Raila	Lithuania	154,000	77
5	Rokas Skridulis	Lithuania	152,500	76
6	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	125,500	63
7	Jarmo Salonen	Finland	125,000	63
8	Drea Karlsen	Norway	125,000	63
9	Edgaras Truskauskas	Lithuania	121,000	61
10	Rytis Pranarauskas	Lithuania	120,000	60
11	Liutauras Armanavičius	Lithuania	119,000	60
12	Arturs Daugis	Latvia	116,500	58
13	Vidar Assersen	Norway	115,500	58
14	Tomas Muraška	Lithuania	114,500	57
15	Aleksandras Rusinovas	Lithuania	109,000	55
16	Petteri Laiho	Finland	108,000	54
17	Valerijus Raginis	Lithuania	107,000	54
18	Audrius Laimelis	Lithuania	102,500	51
19	Edoardo Mancinelli	Italy	100,000	50
20	Tomas Bassus	Lithuania	98,000	49
21	Mantas Ungulaitis	Lithuania	97,000	49
22	Lukas Poškus	Lithuania	92,500	46
23	Algirdas Sukys	Lithuania	90,500	45
24	Vygerdas Jonikas	Lithuania	86,000	43
25	Osku Karttunen	Finland	85,000	43
26	Manfredas Brazauskas	Lithuania	83,000	42
27	Edvinas Orlovas	Lithuania	81,000	41
28	Tobias Napel	Netherlands	78,500	39
29	Jevgenijs Sapronenko	Latvia	77,000	39
30	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	76,500	38
31	Vytautas Baltrušaitis	Lithuania	74,500	37
32	Jaunius Maževičius	Lithuania	71,000	36
33	Modestas Kryžanauskas	Lithuania	62,500	31
34	Justinas Adomauskas	Lithuania	61,000	31
35	Arnestas Armonas	United States	54,500	27
36	Gintautas Danilevičius	Lithuania	53,000	27
37	Dennis Becker	Germany	51,000	26
38	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	50,000	25
39	Kristers Muhins	Latvia	48,000	24
40	Darius Šimkus	Lithuania	47,500	24
41	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	47,500	24
42	Bruno Rejs Corns	Latvia	46,500	23
43	Andrejs Harzejevs	Latvia	45,000	23
44	Edgaras Kausinis	Lithuania	43,000	22
45	Marijus Dirgela	Lithuania	43,000	22
46	Linas Radionovas	Lithuania	41,000	21
47	Aurelijus Sipavičius	Lithuania	40,500	20
48	Janis Markss	Latvia	40,000	20
49	Rokas Šermukšnis	Lithuania	39,000	20
50	Svajūnas Šeduikis	Lithuania	38,500	19
51	Michael Engstroem	Sweden	37,000	19
52	Ridas Bitauskas	Lithuania	35,000	18
53	Audrius Navickas	Lithuania	34,500	17
54	Lukas Peteška	Lithuania	31,500	16
55	Vytautas Laurinaitis	Lithuania	28,000	14
56	Jami Juutila	Finland	23,500	12
57	Vladimiras Mečkovskis	Lithuania	23,000	12
58	Jouni Huovila	Finland	22,500	11
59	Eivydas Baravykas	Lithuania	19,000	10

Day 2 of the €1,100 Main Event is one hour away. 59 players are currently registered for the tournament, with the majority of them coming from any of the three Day 1 flights. Late registration is open for two more 60-minute levels; it’s very likely we’ll see the current €59,000 prize pool increase by a couple more grand.

The players will commence at Level 13; Blinds 1,000/2,000, and a 2,000 Ante. Leading the field is Edgaras Baranauskas with 251,500.

The poker.pro live coverage will start with cards in the air at 12:00. We’ll follow all the action until the end of day; nine 60-minute levels will be played today, before the survivors bag their chips for the final day tomorrow.

It’s been yet another joyful day here at the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius, and the atmosphere is buzzing. While there’s still some action going on at the Olympic Casino Lithuania, Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event has concluded after roughly nine hours of play.

24 players moved on from 73 entries, and €24,000 was contributed to the prize pool. These competitors will join the 24 who bagged from Day 1a, as well as those who emerge from Day 1c, which is played at this current moment.

Baranauskas on Top of the Rankings

Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event attracted a star-spangled field; perhaps thanks to the €555 NLH Championship finishing yesterday instead of the final table being played today, like originally was planned. Players such as Rasmus Sihvonen (reigning champion), Vygerdas Jonikas (runner-up in January), Aleksandras Rusinovas (winner of the €555 NLH Championship), and Drea Karlsen (popular poker streamer), were all apparent in the tournament, trying to bag a stack close to the 200,000 that Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas secured from Day 1a.

All of the players mentioned above did move on, with Karlsen leading the pack of four with her 125,000 stack. In total, she’s third in the chip counts from Day 1b; she’s trailing only Laurynas Černiauskas (242,000), and the current chip leader Edgaras Baranauskas (251,500).

One of Baranauskas’ key pots came when he hit a flush on the river, after being all in on the turn against Roope Keminen. From there on, he was always a top 3-stack, and he has earned himself great presumptions for a deeprun in tomorrow’s Day 2 flight.

Not until Day 1c has concluded will we know how many players move on from the various Day 1 flights. It should be mentioned, however, that players can buy in during the first two 60-minute levels of Day 2. In other words, late registration will be open until approximately 14:20 tomorrow, May 23.

The poker.pro team will be on-site tomorrow and follow the action from Day 2, all the way until the conclusion of Level 21. Most importantly, we’ll return in the morning with full chip counts and seat draw.

Position	Player	Chips
1	Edgaras Baranauskas	251,500
2	Laurynas Černiauskas	242,000
3	Drea Karlsen	125,000
4	Jarmo Salonen	125,000
5	Vidar Assersen	115,500
6	Tomas Muraška	114,500
7	Aleksandras Rusinovas	109,000
8	Petteri Laiho	108,000
9	Audrius Laimelis	102,500
10	Algirdas Sukys	90,500
11	Vygerdas Jonikas	86,000
12	Osku Karttunen	85,000
13	Manfredas Brazauskas	83,000
14	Tobias Ten Napel	78,500
15	Jevgenijs Sapronenko	77,000
16	Rasmus Sihvonen	76,500
17	Bruno Corns	46,500
18	Andrejs Harzejevs	45,000
19	Marijus Dirgela	43,000
20	Linas Radionovas	41,000
21	Rokas Šermukšnis	39,000
22	Svajūnas Šeduikis	38,500
23	Ridas Bitauskas	35,000
24	Lukas Peteška	31,500

Level 12:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	25/73
Prizes:	TBA

Play has concluded for the day. The 25 survivors are now bagging their chips, and they’ll be united with their belongings tomorrow at 12:00, when Day 2 is scheduled to commence.

We’ll soon be back with chip counts and a recap of today’s action.

Level 12:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	25/73
Prizes:	TBA

UTG, Tomas Muraška opened to 4,000. Action folded to Bahadir Hatipoglu, who went all in for 44,000 from the Small Blind. Within a split second, Muraška made the call.

Bahadir Hatipoglu: A♣J♠
Tomas Muraška: A♠A♦

A dream scenario for Muraška, and the 9♠K♠K♦4♣5♣ didn’t change anything. Sad news for Hatipoglu, as he busted out within the last five hands of the day.

Tomas Muraška: 109,000
Bahadir Hatipoglu: 0

Level 12:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	26/73
Prizes:	TBA

From the Lo-jack, Andrejs Harzejevs opened to 5,000. Edgaras Baranauskas called from the Button, and so did Linas Radionovas, seated in the Small Blind.

Radionovas was the one to fire 2,000 on the A♥J♥2♥ flop. Harzejevs and Baranauskas both made the call, and the 9♦ revealed itself on the turn.

Radionovas continued with 2,ooo, and Harzejevs made the call. Then, Baranauskas raised to 10,000. Radionovas called fairly quickly, and Harzejevs folded after sharing a look of confusion with the rest of the table.

The river was the K♥. Radionovas wasn’t intimidated by Baranauskas’ earlier raise, and he led out for 5,500. Baranauskas made the call.

Linas Radionovas: A♠9♣
Edgaras Baranauskas: A♣J♦

Baranauskas was very pleased to see Radionovas didn’t have a flush, and with this pot, Baranauskas extends his chip lead further.

Edgaras Baranauskas: 325,000
Linas Radionovas: 85,000

Level 11:	1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries:	28/73
Prizes:	TBA

Tobias Ten Napel opened to 3,000 from UTG+1. Bahadir Hatipoglu (Cut-off) and Petteri Laiho (Small Blind) both made the call.

The dealer revealed a 8♠10♣7♣ flop. Laiho kicked things off with a check, Ten Napel continued for 4,000, and both his opponents called.

Action was checked around on the A♦ turn. The river was the 5♠, and Laiho now led out for 9,000. Ten Napel called before Hatipoglu folded.

Laiho turned over A♠Q♣, which appeared to be the winning hand, as Ten Napel’s cards hit the muck.

Petteri Laiho: 103,000
Tobias Ten Napel: 58,000

While we’ll continue to focus on Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event, it should be mentioned that the last starting flight – Day 1c – started roughly one hour ago. 14 players are currently in, and the levels are 25 minutes long in this turbo flight. They too will play 12 levels until it’s bag n’ tag.

Level 11:	1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries:	33/73
Prizes:	TBA

From the Cut-off, Drea Karlsen opened to 3,000. Vadims Milovs called from the Big Blind, and the two of them were the only ones to the flop.

First to act, Milovs checked on 8♣5♠5♥, and Karlsen continued for 2,000. Curve ball as Milovs raised to 7,000; Karlsen wasn’t scared, though, and called fairly quickly.

The turn was the J♦. Milovs continued on the aggressive path and now bet 10,500. Again, Karlsen didn’t waste any time putting in the chips for a call.

Both players checked the A♣ river.

Vadims Milovs: 7♠6♠
Drea Karlsen: Q♥8♥

Karlsen’s instincts had been right, and she was awarded the decent-sized pot.

Drea Karlsen: 58,000
Vadims Milovs: 30,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	33/73
Prizes:	TBA

The last 15-minute break of the day is here, and we’ve managed to identify three of the biggest stacks. Players will return to Level 11: 1,000/1,500 (1,500).

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Edgaras Baranauskas	265,000	177
Tomas Muraška	155,000	103
Laurynas Černiauskas	121,000	81

Level 10:	600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:	33/73
Prizes:	TBA

Vygerdas Jonikas opened to 2,500 from UTG. Tomas Muraška raised to 7,500 from the Button. Bahadir Hatipoglu called without hesitation from the Big Blind, and after some consideration, Jonikas threw in the chips for a call as well.

The flop came 6♥9♣8♣. Hatipoglu and Jonikas both checked, prior to Muraška continuing for 8,000. Hatipoglu got out of the way, while Jonikas decided to make the call.

Jonikas checked again on the Q♣ turn, and now, Muraška fired 13,000. After perhaps two minute’s worth of consideration – and aLithuanian exchange of words between them two – Jonikas made the call.

The river fell 7♣. Jonikas completed the check trifecta, and Muraška bet 43,500; more than half of what Jonikas had left. Jonikas folded within ten seconds. As he collected the pot, Muraška revealed his A♠A♣ holdings.

Tomas Muraška: 180,000
Vygerdas Jonikas: 80,000

Level 10:	600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:	34/73
Prizes:	TBA

Vidar Assersen opened to 2,500 from UTG. Bruno Corns called from the Cut-off, and Aleksandras Rusinovas defended his Big Blind.

Being first to act, Rusinovas checked the J♦K♠8♠ flop. Assersen continued for 5,000, Corns made the call, and Rusinovas folded.

Assersen slowed down on the 10♣ turn and checked. Corns then bet 7,500, an amount that Assersen decided to call.

The river was the 3♠. Assersen bet 13,000, Corns forced his opponent all in for 24,500 in total, and Assersen called as fast as humanly possible.

Bruno Corns: A♥Q♣
Vidar Assersen: Q♠10♠

Straight versus flush, and Assersen was on the good end of things. He received a full double-up, as he put a big dent in Corns’ stack.

Vidar Assersen: 80,000
Bruno Corns: 36,000

Level 10:	600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:	37/73
Prizes:	TBA

Tobias Ten Napel opened to 2,400 from UTG. Edgaras Baranauskas called from the Lo-jack, prior to Mindaugas Murauskas moving all in for 29,500 from the Small Blind. Ten Napel folded, but Baranauskas threw in the chips for a call.

Mindaugas Murauskas: A♣Q♦
Edgaras Baranauskas: K♥Q♥

Murauskas was ahead, but presumably, he wasn’t a big fan of the 9♥7♥5♠ flop. He wasn’t thrilled to see the board complete with K♦4♦. As he hit the rail, Baranauskas won another decent-sized pot, which saw him cross the 200,000 barrier.

Edgaras Baranauskas: 222,000
Mindaugas Murauskas: 0

Level 9:	500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries:	42/73
Prizes:	TBA

We joined the action at Table 6 when the board read 8♥9♠9♥, with 22,000 in the middle. After Edgaras Baranauskas and Rasmus Sihvonen both checked, Roope Keminen bet 8,000. Baranauskas made the call, whilst Sihvonen decided to get out of the way.

Baranauskas checked again on the 6♠ turn, prior to Keminen moving all in for 25,000. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Baranauskas made the call.

Roope Keminen: K♠K♣
Edgaras Baranauskas: K♥J♥

Keminen was ahead, but his dreams came to an end as the 7♥ fell on the river, giving Baranauskas the flush. Such, Keminen was eliminated, and Baranauskas’ stack grew to impressive proportions.

Edgaras Baranauskas: 160,000
Roope Keminen: 0

Break	N/A
Entries:	46/73
Prizes:	TBA

It’s time for the second-to-last 15-minute break of the day. As the players are leaving the tournament area, we’ve identified five of the biggest stacks. The players will return to Level 9: 500/1,000 (1,000).

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Laurynas Černiauskas	123,000	123
Edgaras Baranauskas	117,000	117
Rasmus Sihvonen	116,000	116
Vadims Milovs	90,000	90
Vygerdas Jonikas	87,000	87

Level 8:	400/800 (800)
Entries:	45/70
Prizes:	TBA

Andrej Koriakin opened to 1,800 from the Hi-jack. Rasmus Sihvonen called, and the flop came 4♣7♠J♠. Koriakin continued for 1,500, and Sihvonen made the call. Koriakin then checked the 7♣, and Sihvonen now came out betting 3,500. Koriakin made the call.

On the river 7♦, Koriakin bet 6,000. Sihvonen quickly called.

Andrej Koriakin: A♥K♥
Rasmus Sihvonen: J♦9♦

No daily quads, but the full house was good enough, and the defending Vilnius champ Sihvonen now plays an impressive stack.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 121,000
Andrej Koriakin: 110,000

Level 7:	300/600 (600)
Entries:	48/69
Prizes:	TBA

Artūras Daukševič opened to 1,200 from UTG+1. Vasilij Barna joined the fun from the Lo-jack, and Tomas Muraška decided to defend from the Big Blind.

Muraška was first to act and checked the 2♥7♥10♦ flop. Daukševič then bet 2,500, before Barna moved all in for 16,000. Muraška folded, but Daukševič made the call, being the player at risk by the finest of margins.

Vasilij Barna: J♠J♣
Artūras Daukševič: K♥10♣

Barna was ahead, and the 9♣5♦ runout didn’t change anything. Such, Daukševič’s tournament life came to an end, and time will tell if he’ll decide to re-enter.

Vasilij Barna: 48,000
Artūras Daukševič: 0

Level 7:	300/600 (600)
Entries:	51/69
Prizes:	TBA

Artūras Daukševič opened to 1,200 from UTG+1. Per Engström called from the Button, and the two of them were the sole duo to the flop.

Action went check-check on the 7♣K♠Q♦ flop. Daukševič then bet 2,400 on the 9♠ turn, before Engström moved all in for 8,000. Daukševič made the call.

Per Engström: K♥J♦
Artūras Daukševič: A♣Q♥

No help for Daukševič as the river was the 7♥. He doubled up and evened out the stacks betwix them two.

Per Engström: 19,000
Artūras Daukševič: 18,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	52/69
Prizes:	TBA

The players are set to return to Level 7: 300/600 (600). These are possibly the five biggest stacks in the room as of now:

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Laurynas Černiauskas	105,000	175
Andrej Koriakin	98,000	163
Mindaugas Murauskas	81,000	135
Vadims Milovs	78,000	130
Bruno Corns	64,000	107

Break	N/A
Entries:	52/69
Prizes:	TBA

It’s time for the second 15-minute break of the day. We’ll soon return with assorted chip stacks.

Level 6:	200/500 (500)
Entries:	52/67
Prizes:	TBA

Rasmus Sihvonen won the €555 Main Event during the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker in January, and now, the Finn is back at Lithuanian soil to defend his title.

Action was folded to Sihvonen, who made it 1,200 from the Hi-jack. Stanislovas Viničenka called from the Cut-off before the only woman currently in the tournament, Drea Karlsen, raised to 4,500. Back to Sihvonen, who wasted little to no time 4-betting to 11,000. Viničenka quickly went out of the day, whilst Karlsen made the call.

Sihvonen continued for 6,000 on the 2♠K♥7♣ flop, and Karlsen made the call. When the 2♦ fell on the river, Sihvonen announced he was all in for 19,000. Karlsen folded rather quickly, and Sihvonen won a decent pot considering the hand never went to showdown.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 67,000
Drea Karlsen: 56,500

Level 6:	200/500 (500)
Entries:	54/64
Prizes:	TBA

Vygerdas Jonikas has been a solid live player for years, and in January this year, he finished second in the €555 Main Event during the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker .

Now, he’s back at Olympic Casino Lithuania for redemption. He opened to 1,100 from UTG. Orintas Petkevičius called from the Hi-jack, before Martynas Račinskas made it 4,500 from the Cut-off. Action folded back to Jonikas who would have none of it; he put in a raise to 12,400, enough to scare both of his opponents away.

As the dealer pushed the chips Jonikas’ way, he flashed his hole cards for the table to see, but apparently, this reporter needs glasses.

Vygerdas Jonikas: 76,500

Level 5:	200/400 (400)
Entries:	54/64
Prizes:	TBA

UTG+1, Manfredas Brazauskas only called 400, before Vasilijus Piskunovas raised to 1,200 from UTG+1. A handful of players wanted to tango as Aleksandras Rusinovas (Cot-off), Tarmo Tammel (Button), and Irmantas Jablonskas (Small Blind) all called, before Brazauskas ended the pre-flop action by also putting in an extra 800 for a call.

Action was checked to Tammel on the 10♠9♣5♠ flop, who bet 2,600. Rusinovas was the only one who folded to the bet.

All players checked the A♣ turn. The river then fell 3♣, it was checked to Brazauskas, who bet 6,000. Tammel decided to call, whilst everyone else got out of the way

Brazauskas turned over Q♣8♣ for a flush. Tammel acknowledged his opponent’s hand, before he threw his hole cards into the muck.

Manfredas Brazauskas: 55,000
Tarmo Tammel: 24,000

Level 5:	200/400 (400)
Entries:	54/61
Prizes:	TBA

UTG, Bahadir Hatipoglu min-raised to 800. Action folded to Dmitri Dudakov on the Button, who became the sole caller.

Hatipoglu continued for 1,500 on the Q♠A♣3♦ flop, and Dudakov made the call. Action repeated itself on the 3♣, the only difference being that Hatipoglu this time sized up to 2,500.

On the river 8♣, Hatipoglu went all in for roughly 9,000, and Dudakov made the call.

Hatipoglu turned over 6♣3♥ for trips, and Dudakov couldn’t beat it as his cards hit the muck.

Bahadir Hatipoglu: 27,500
Dmitri Dudakov: 13,500

Level 4:	100/300 (300)
Entries:	47/52
Prizes:	TBA

From the Hi-jack, Mindaugas Murauskas opened to 600. Arūnas Kontautas (Cut-off), Edgaras Baranauskas (Small Blind), and Mantas Meškevicius (Big Blind) all made the call.

It was checked to Kontautas on the K♣9♠5♥ flop, who continued for 1,200. Baranauskas called, and Meškevicius folded before Murauskas also made the call.

Checked again to Kontautas on the 3♥ who now bet 2,600. Baranauskas was the only one who decided to stick around.

Kontautas and Baranauskas both checked the Q♦ river.

Baranauskas turned over K♠3♠; with his two-pair, he was awarded the pot as Kontautas mucked his hand.

Arūnas Kontautas: 56,000
Edgaras Baranauskas: 44,000

Level 4:	100/300 (300)
Entries:	46/49
Prizes:	TBA

One of the first hands we were able to catch was played out at Table 5. The board read K♣10♣J♠2♣ with roughly 6,600 in the middle. The 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker runner-up, Vygerdas Jonikas, bet 3,100. The winner of yesterday’s €555 NLH Championship, Aleksandras Rusinovas, made the call.

Both players checked the 10♥ river.

Vygerdas Jonikas: 3♠3♣
Aleksandras Rusinovas: A♣K♥

Just like was the case most of the time yesterday, the best hand belonged to Rusinovas and he scooped the pot.

Vygerdas Jonikas: 64,500
Aleksandras Rusinovas: 45,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	43/46
Prizes:	TBA

As the 43 players currently in the tournament are going on the first 15-minute break of the day, poker.pro is hereby commencing with the live reporting. Our first mission: identify the five biggest stacks in the room at this moment.

The players will return to Level 4: 100/300 (300).

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Andrej Koriakin	71,500	238
Vygerdas Jonikas	71,000	237
Roope Keminen	49,000	163
Algirdas Sukys	47,000	157
Drea Karlsen	42,000	140

Level 1:	100/100
Entries:	16/16
Prizes:	TBA

It’s 12:00 and the first hand has been dealt in Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event! Our live coverage of the tournament will commence after the first break, around 14:00, and will not conclude until the players bag their chips.

Just as was the case for Day 1a, the players will survive 12 levels before moving on to Day 2. Late registration will be open until the end of Level 14, which will be the second Level of Day 2.

If today’s players want to aim for something, they can try to snag the current chip lead from Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas, who bagged 200,000 from yesterday’s Day 1a flight.

Good luck, everyone, and we’ll see you in two hours for the live coverage.

It’s been yet another joyful day here at the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius, and the atmosphere is buzzing. While there’s still some action going on at the Olympic Casino Lithuania, Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event has concluded after roughly nine hours of play.

24 players moved on from 73 entries, and €24,000 was contributed to the prize pool. These competitors will join the 24 who bagged from Day 1a, as well as those who emerge from Day 1c, which is played at this current moment.

Baranauskas on Top of the Rankings

Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event attracted a star-spangled field; perhaps thanks to the €555 NLH Championship finishing yesterday instead of the final table being played today, like originally was planned. Players such as Rasmus Sihvonen (reigning champion), Vygerdas Jonikas (runner-up in January), Aleksandras Rusinovas (winner of the €555 NLH Championship), and Drea Karlsen (popular poker streamer), were all apparent in the tournament, trying to bag a stack close to the 200,000 that Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas secured from Day 1a.

All of the players mentioned above did move on, with Karlsen leading the pack of four with her 125,000 stack. In total, she’s third in the chip counts from Day 1b; she’s trailing only Laurynas Černiauskas (242,000), and the current chip leader Edgaras Baranauskas (251,500).

One of Baranauskas’ key pots came when he hit a flush on the river, after being all in on the turn against Roope Keminen. From there on, he was always a top 3-stack, and he has earned himself great presumptions for a deeprun in tomorrow’s Day 2 flight.

Not until Day 1c has concluded will we know how many players move on from the various Day 1 flights. It should be mentioned, however, that players can buy in during the first two 60-minute levels of Day 2. In other words, late registration will be open until approximately 14:20 tomorrow, May 23.

The poker.pro team will be on-site tomorrow and follow the action from Day 2, all the way until the conclusion of Level 21. Most importantly, we’ll return in the morning with full chip counts and seat draw.

Position	Player	Chips
1	Edgaras Baranauskas	251,500
2	Laurynas Černiauskas	242,000
3	Drea Karlsen	125,000
4	Jarmo Salonen	125,000
5	Vidar Assersen	115,500
6	Tomas Muraška	114,500
7	Aleksandras Rusinovas	109,000
8	Petteri Laiho	108,000
9	Audrius Laimelis	102,500
10	Algirdas Sukys	90,500
11	Vygerdas Jonikas	86,000
12	Osku Karttunen	85,000
13	Manfredas Brazauskas	83,000
14	Tobias Ten Napel	78,500
15	Jevgenijs Sapronenko	77,000
16	Rasmus Sihvonen	76,500
17	Bruno Corns	46,500
18	Andrejs Harzejevs	45,000
19	Marijus Dirgela	43,000
20	Linas Radionovas	41,000
21	Rokas Šermukšnis	39,000
22	Svajūnas Šeduikis	38,500
23	Ridas Bitauskas	35,000
24	Lukas Peteška	31,500

Level 12:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	25/73
Prizes:	TBA

Play has concluded for the day. The 25 survivors are now bagging their chips, and they’ll be united with their belongings tomorrow at 12:00, when Day 2 is scheduled to commence.

We’ll soon be back with chip counts and a recap of today’s action.

Level 12:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	25/73
Prizes:	TBA

UTG, Tomas Muraška opened to 4,000. Action folded to Bahadir Hatipoglu, who went all in for 44,000 from the Small Blind. Within a split second, Muraška made the call.

Bahadir Hatipoglu: A♣J♠
Tomas Muraška: A♠A♦

A dream scenario for Muraška, and the 9♠K♠K♦4♣5♣ didn’t change anything. Sad news for Hatipoglu, as he busted out within the last five hands of the day.

Tomas Muraška: 109,000
Bahadir Hatipoglu: 0

Level 12:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	26/73
Prizes:	TBA

From the Lo-jack, Andrejs Harzejevs opened to 5,000. Edgaras Baranauskas called from the Button, and so did Linas Radionovas, seated in the Small Blind.

Radionovas was the one to fire 2,000 on the A♥J♥2♥ flop. Harzejevs and Baranauskas both made the call, and the 9♦ revealed itself on the turn.

Radionovas continued with 2,ooo, and Harzejevs made the call. Then, Baranauskas raised to 10,000. Radionovas called fairly quickly, and Harzejevs folded after sharing a look of confusion with the rest of the table.

The river was the K♥. Radionovas wasn’t intimidated by Baranauskas’ earlier raise, and he led out for 5,500. Baranauskas made the call.

Linas Radionovas: A♠9♣
Edgaras Baranauskas: A♣J♦

Baranauskas was very pleased to see Radionovas didn’t have a flush, and with this pot, Baranauskas extends his chip lead further.

Edgaras Baranauskas: 325,000
Linas Radionovas: 85,000

Level 11:	1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries:	28/73
Prizes:	TBA

Tobias Ten Napel opened to 3,000 from UTG+1. Bahadir Hatipoglu (Cut-off) and Petteri Laiho (Small Blind) both made the call.

The dealer revealed a 8♠10♣7♣ flop. Laiho kicked things off with a check, Ten Napel continued for 4,000, and both his opponents called.

Action was checked around on the A♦ turn. The river was the 5♠, and Laiho now led out for 9,000. Ten Napel called before Hatipoglu folded.

Laiho turned over A♠Q♣, which appeared to be the winning hand, as Ten Napel’s cards hit the muck.

Petteri Laiho: 103,000
Tobias Ten Napel: 58,000

While we’ll continue to focus on Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event, it should be mentioned that the last starting flight – Day 1c – started roughly one hour ago. 14 players are currently in, and the levels are 25 minutes long in this turbo flight. They too will play 12 levels until it’s bag n’ tag.

Level 11:	1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries:	33/73
Prizes:	TBA

From the Cut-off, Drea Karlsen opened to 3,000. Vadims Milovs called from the Big Blind, and the two of them were the only ones to the flop.

First to act, Milovs checked on 8♣5♠5♥, and Karlsen continued for 2,000. Curve ball as Milovs raised to 7,000; Karlsen wasn’t scared, though, and called fairly quickly.

The turn was the J♦. Milovs continued on the aggressive path and now bet 10,500. Again, Karlsen didn’t waste any time putting in the chips for a call.

Both players checked the A♣ river.

Vadims Milovs: 7♠6♠
Drea Karlsen: Q♥8♥

Karlsen’s instincts had been right, and she was awarded the decent-sized pot.

Drea Karlsen: 58,000
Vadims Milovs: 30,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	33/73
Prizes:	TBA

The last 15-minute break of the day is here, and we’ve managed to identify three of the biggest stacks. Players will return to Level 11: 1,000/1,500 (1,500).

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Edgaras Baranauskas	265,000	177
Tomas Muraška	155,000	103
Laurynas Černiauskas	121,000	81

Level 10:	600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:	33/73
Prizes:	TBA

Vygerdas Jonikas opened to 2,500 from UTG. Tomas Muraška raised to 7,500 from the Button. Bahadir Hatipoglu called without hesitation from the Big Blind, and after some consideration, Jonikas threw in the chips for a call as well.

The flop came 6♥9♣8♣. Hatipoglu and Jonikas both checked, prior to Muraška continuing for 8,000. Hatipoglu got out of the way, while Jonikas decided to make the call.

Jonikas checked again on the Q♣ turn, and now, Muraška fired 13,000. After perhaps two minute’s worth of consideration – and aLithuanian exchange of words between them two – Jonikas made the call.

The river fell 7♣. Jonikas completed the check trifecta, and Muraška bet 43,500; more than half of what Jonikas had left. Jonikas folded within ten seconds. As he collected the pot, Muraška revealed his A♠A♣ holdings.

Tomas Muraška: 180,000
Vygerdas Jonikas: 80,000

Level 10:	600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:	34/73
Prizes:	TBA

Vidar Assersen opened to 2,500 from UTG. Bruno Corns called from the Cut-off, and Aleksandras Rusinovas defended his Big Blind.

Being first to act, Rusinovas checked the J♦K♠8♠ flop. Assersen continued for 5,000, Corns made the call, and Rusinovas folded.

Assersen slowed down on the 10♣ turn and checked. Corns then bet 7,500, an amount that Assersen decided to call.

The river was the 3♠. Assersen bet 13,000, Corns forced his opponent all in for 24,500 in total, and Assersen called as fast as humanly possible.

Bruno Corns: A♥Q♣
Vidar Assersen: Q♠10♠

Straight versus flush, and Assersen was on the good end of things. He received a full double-up, as he put a big dent in Corns’ stack.

Vidar Assersen: 80,000
Bruno Corns: 36,000

Level 10:	600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:	37/73
Prizes:	TBA

Tobias Ten Napel opened to 2,400 from UTG. Edgaras Baranauskas called from the Lo-jack, prior to Mindaugas Murauskas moving all in for 29,500 from the Small Blind. Ten Napel folded, but Baranauskas threw in the chips for a call.

Mindaugas Murauskas: A♣Q♦
Edgaras Baranauskas: K♥Q♥

Murauskas was ahead, but presumably, he wasn’t a big fan of the 9♥7♥5♠ flop. He wasn’t thrilled to see the board complete with K♦4♦. As he hit the rail, Baranauskas won another decent-sized pot, which saw him cross the 200,000 barrier.

Edgaras Baranauskas: 222,000
Mindaugas Murauskas: 0

Level 9:	500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries:	42/73
Prizes:	TBA

We joined the action at Table 6 when the board read 8♥9♠9♥, with 22,000 in the middle. After Edgaras Baranauskas and Rasmus Sihvonen both checked, Roope Keminen bet 8,000. Baranauskas made the call, whilst Sihvonen decided to get out of the way.

Baranauskas checked again on the 6♠ turn, prior to Keminen moving all in for 25,000. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Baranauskas made the call.

Roope Keminen: K♠K♣
Edgaras Baranauskas: K♥J♥

Keminen was ahead, but his dreams came to an end as the 7♥ fell on the river, giving Baranauskas the flush. Such, Keminen was eliminated, and Baranauskas’ stack grew to impressive proportions.

Edgaras Baranauskas: 160,000
Roope Keminen: 0

Break	N/A
Entries:	46/73
Prizes:	TBA

It’s time for the second-to-last 15-minute break of the day. As the players are leaving the tournament area, we’ve identified five of the biggest stacks. The players will return to Level 9: 500/1,000 (1,000).

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Laurynas Černiauskas	123,000	123
Edgaras Baranauskas	117,000	117
Rasmus Sihvonen	116,000	116
Vadims Milovs	90,000	90
Vygerdas Jonikas	87,000	87

Level 8:	400/800 (800)
Entries:	45/70
Prizes:	TBA

Andrej Koriakin opened to 1,800 from the Hi-jack. Rasmus Sihvonen called, and the flop came 4♣7♠J♠. Koriakin continued for 1,500, and Sihvonen made the call. Koriakin then checked the 7♣, and Sihvonen now came out betting 3,500. Koriakin made the call.

On the river 7♦, Koriakin bet 6,000. Sihvonen quickly called.

Andrej Koriakin: A♥K♥
Rasmus Sihvonen: J♦9♦

No daily quads, but the full house was good enough, and the defending Vilnius champ Sihvonen now plays an impressive stack.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 121,000
Andrej Koriakin: 110,000

Level 7:	300/600 (600)
Entries:	48/69
Prizes:	TBA

Artūras Daukševič opened to 1,200 from UTG+1. Vasilij Barna joined the fun from the Lo-jack, and Tomas Muraška decided to defend from the Big Blind.

Muraška was first to act and checked the 2♥7♥10♦ flop. Daukševič then bet 2,500, before Barna moved all in for 16,000. Muraška folded, but Daukševič made the call, being the player at risk by the finest of margins.

Vasilij Barna: J♠J♣
Artūras Daukševič: K♥10♣

Barna was ahead, and the 9♣5♦ runout didn’t change anything. Such, Daukševič’s tournament life came to an end, and time will tell if he’ll decide to re-enter.

Vasilij Barna: 48,000
Artūras Daukševič: 0

Level 7:	300/600 (600)
Entries:	51/69
Prizes:	TBA

Artūras Daukševič opened to 1,200 from UTG+1. Per Engström called from the Button, and the two of them were the sole duo to the flop.

Action went check-check on the 7♣K♠Q♦ flop. Daukševič then bet 2,400 on the 9♠ turn, before Engström moved all in for 8,000. Daukševič made the call.

Per Engström: K♥J♦
Artūras Daukševič: A♣Q♥

No help for Daukševič as the river was the 7♥. He doubled up and evened out the stacks betwix them two.

Per Engström: 19,000
Artūras Daukševič: 18,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	52/69
Prizes:	TBA

The players are set to return to Level 7: 300/600 (600). These are possibly the five biggest stacks in the room as of now:

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Laurynas Černiauskas	105,000	175
Andrej Koriakin	98,000	163
Mindaugas Murauskas	81,000	135
Vadims Milovs	78,000	130
Bruno Corns	64,000	107

Break	N/A
Entries:	52/69
Prizes:	TBA

It’s time for the second 15-minute break of the day. We’ll soon return with assorted chip stacks.

Level 6:	200/500 (500)
Entries:	52/67
Prizes:	TBA

Rasmus Sihvonen won the €555 Main Event during the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker in January, and now, the Finn is back at Lithuanian soil to defend his title.

Action was folded to Sihvonen, who made it 1,200 from the Hi-jack. Stanislovas Viničenka called from the Cut-off before the only woman currently in the tournament, Drea Karlsen, raised to 4,500. Back to Sihvonen, who wasted little to no time 4-betting to 11,000. Viničenka quickly went out of the day, whilst Karlsen made the call.

Sihvonen continued for 6,000 on the 2♠K♥7♣ flop, and Karlsen made the call. When the 2♦ fell on the river, Sihvonen announced he was all in for 19,000. Karlsen folded rather quickly, and Sihvonen won a decent pot considering the hand never went to showdown.

Rasmus Sihvonen: 67,000
Drea Karlsen: 56,500

Level 6:	200/500 (500)
Entries:	54/64
Prizes:	TBA

Vygerdas Jonikas has been a solid live player for years, and in January this year, he finished second in the €555 Main Event during the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker .

Now, he’s back at Olympic Casino Lithuania for redemption. He opened to 1,100 from UTG. Orintas Petkevičius called from the Hi-jack, before Martynas Račinskas made it 4,500 from the Cut-off. Action folded back to Jonikas who would have none of it; he put in a raise to 12,400, enough to scare both of his opponents away.

As the dealer pushed the chips Jonikas’ way, he flashed his hole cards for the table to see, but apparently, this reporter needs glasses.

Vygerdas Jonikas: 76,500

Level 5:	200/400 (400)
Entries:	54/64
Prizes:	TBA

UTG+1, Manfredas Brazauskas only called 400, before Vasilijus Piskunovas raised to 1,200 from UTG+1. A handful of players wanted to tango as Aleksandras Rusinovas (Cot-off), Tarmo Tammel (Button), and Irmantas Jablonskas (Small Blind) all called, before Brazauskas ended the pre-flop action by also putting in an extra 800 for a call.

Action was checked to Tammel on the 10♠9♣5♠ flop, who bet 2,600. Rusinovas was the only one who folded to the bet.

All players checked the A♣ turn. The river then fell 3♣, it was checked to Brazauskas, who bet 6,000. Tammel decided to call, whilst everyone else got out of the way

Brazauskas turned over Q♣8♣ for a flush. Tammel acknowledged his opponent’s hand, before he threw his hole cards into the muck.

Manfredas Brazauskas: 55,000
Tarmo Tammel: 24,000

Level 5:	200/400 (400)
Entries:	54/61
Prizes:	TBA

UTG, Bahadir Hatipoglu min-raised to 800. Action folded to Dmitri Dudakov on the Button, who became the sole caller.

Hatipoglu continued for 1,500 on the Q♠A♣3♦ flop, and Dudakov made the call. Action repeated itself on the 3♣, the only difference being that Hatipoglu this time sized up to 2,500.

On the river 8♣, Hatipoglu went all in for roughly 9,000, and Dudakov made the call.

Hatipoglu turned over 6♣3♥ for trips, and Dudakov couldn’t beat it as his cards hit the muck.

Bahadir Hatipoglu: 27,500
Dmitri Dudakov: 13,500

Level 4:	100/300 (300)
Entries:	47/52
Prizes:	TBA

From the Hi-jack, Mindaugas Murauskas opened to 600. Arūnas Kontautas (Cut-off), Edgaras Baranauskas (Small Blind), and Mantas Meškevicius (Big Blind) all made the call.

It was checked to Kontautas on the K♣9♠5♥ flop, who continued for 1,200. Baranauskas called, and Meškevicius folded before Murauskas also made the call.

Checked again to Kontautas on the 3♥ who now bet 2,600. Baranauskas was the only one who decided to stick around.

Kontautas and Baranauskas both checked the Q♦ river.

Baranauskas turned over K♠3♠; with his two-pair, he was awarded the pot as Kontautas mucked his hand.

Arūnas Kontautas: 56,000
Edgaras Baranauskas: 44,000

Level 4:	100/300 (300)
Entries:	46/49
Prizes:	TBA

One of the first hands we were able to catch was played out at Table 5. The board read K♣10♣J♠2♣ with roughly 6,600 in the middle. The 2025 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius Ace Breaker runner-up, Vygerdas Jonikas, bet 3,100. The winner of yesterday’s €555 NLH Championship, Aleksandras Rusinovas, made the call.

Both players checked the 10♥ river.

Vygerdas Jonikas: 3♠3♣
Aleksandras Rusinovas: A♣K♥

Just like was the case most of the time yesterday, the best hand belonged to Rusinovas and he scooped the pot.

Vygerdas Jonikas: 64,500
Aleksandras Rusinovas: 45,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	43/46
Prizes:	TBA

As the 43 players currently in the tournament are going on the first 15-minute break of the day, poker.pro is hereby commencing with the live reporting. Our first mission: identify the five biggest stacks in the room at this moment.

The players will return to Level 4: 100/300 (300).

Player	Chips	Big Blinds
Andrej Koriakin	71,500	238
Vygerdas Jonikas	71,000	237
Roope Keminen	49,000	163
Algirdas Sukys	47,000	157
Drea Karlsen	42,000	140

Level 1:	100/100
Entries:	16/16
Prizes:	TBA

It’s 12:00 and the first hand has been dealt in Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event! Our live coverage of the tournament will commence after the first break, around 14:00, and will not conclude until the players bag their chips.

Just as was the case for Day 1a, the players will survive 12 levels before moving on to Day 2. Late registration will be open until the end of Level 14, which will be the second Level of Day 2.

If today’s players want to aim for something, they can try to snag the current chip lead from Mindaugas Kriaučiūnas, who bagged 200,000 from yesterday’s Day 1a flight.

Good luck, everyone, and we’ll see you in two hours for the live coverage.