| Level 24: | 50,000/100,000/100,000 |
| Entries: | 8/414 |
| Prizes: | €372,600 |
After a frenetic five hours of action in Day 3 of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea €1,000 Main Event, the field has been reduced to its official final table of eight players, who will return at 2 p.m. local time on June 19 for the final day at the Regency Casino, Thessaloniki.
They are led by Apostolos Kofidis of Greece (8,775,000), who holds a slender lead over Borislav Yosifov of Bulgaria (7,525,000), while Kofidis’ compatriot Fotios Ntamaris (5,725,000) completes the podium places.
With Emmanouil Asgoudakis (2,350,000) bringing up the rear on 23 big blinds, it is a deep-stacked final table, and all players will feel they have a fighting chance of lifting the trophy and chunky €78,920 first-place prize.
Kofidis has recorded career results of $33,601, with his career-best score being a 19th place finish in a Mystery Bounty event at EPT Paris in February.
Yosifov has racked up results totaling $350,000 since his first entry in 2013, with a career-best score of $30,874, while Ntamaris’ career stretches back to 2014, with a career-best result of $48,507 for victory in a freezeout event at EPT Prague 2024 among total results of almost $400,000.
Start of day chip leader Dimitar Toshev (4,250,000) has fallen back into the middle of the pack but is still standing, and will be a dangerous foe on the final day, along with Lulei Hu of Italy (4,525,000), who has secured a final table spot for the fourth time in the last month alone.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
| 1 |  Apostolos Kofidis | Greece | 8,775,000 | 87 |
| 2 |  Borislav Yosifov | Bulgaria | 7,525,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Fotios Ntamaris | Greece | 5,725,000 | 57 |
| 4 |  Lulei Hu | Italy | 4,525,000 | 45 |
| 5 | Dimitar Toshev | Bulgaria | 4,250,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Dimitris Zournatzidis | Greece | 4,200,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Emmanouil Livanos | Greece | 3,925,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Emmanouil Asgoudakis | Greece | 2,350,000 | 23 |
The remaining players have locked up a €8,720 payday, with the payouts still up for grabs as follows:-
2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | €78,920 |
| 2 | €52,275 |
| 3 | €38,115 |
| 4 | €25,640 |
| 5 | €18,330 |
| 6 | €12,855 |
| 7 | €10,620 |
| 8 | €8,720 |
Day 3 Recap
A total of 30 players returned for the penultimate day, with Toshev holding a significant lead over Hu and Yosifov, while Kofidis started just outside the top ten.
Vasilis Tzavos was first to go, and it was a brutal exit, busting to Vaggelis Kaimakamis despite holding the same hand.
Ntamaris got off to a strong start when he found a set against Nikolaos Tsinas, before Yosifov started to go on a tear, eliminating Kaimakamis and Alexios Messalas in quick succession to take the chip lead.
Yosifov continued to stack chips when he secured the double knockout of Fabian Bartuschk and Emmanouil Zacharakis, and Hu moved back among the leaders after a difficult start, when he spiked the river to dispose of Georgios Tzelis in the last hand before the first break.
The field was reduced to two tables shortly thereafter, and Georgios Mavroulias was the first to depart when he ran into the queens of Toshev.
Kofidis started to join the party when he picked up kings to crack Nikolaos Valtatzis, and short-stacks Ioannis Koulopoulos and Stefanos Kechagias both fell to Hu to further strengthen the Italian’s position.
A crazy hand then erupted that spelt the end of Alexandros Michas’ run in twelfth. Short-stack Emmanouil Livanos jammed with ace-seven suited, Yosifov rejammed with snowmen, but Michas woke up with queens in the big blind, and had a significant stack.
The flop gave Livanos trip sevens, but Yosifov picked up a full house on the turn, looking almost certain to secure another double knockout. However, Livanos drilled the river to make quads in unbelievable fashion to triple, and Yosifov was satisfied with taking the significant side-pot against Michas.
The unofficial final table bubble arose when Venelin Pashev ran ace-king into the cowboys of Dimitris Zournatzidis, and it was set when Panagiotis Arkeles’ run went south in successive hands, ultimately exiting to Livanos.
Kofidis showed he has some moves when he check-jammed the river with air against Paschalis Papadopoulos, and showed it. After Asgoudakis secured a double against Hu when behind, Papadopoulos was the last player to fall, busting to Kofidis despite getting it in good.
The players will return at 2 p.m. tomorrow, rather than the scheduled 3 p.m., for the final showdown, with almost the entirety of Level 24 still to be played, at blinds of 50,000/100,000/100,000, and the clock set to 75-minute levels.
As always, poker.pro will be on the floor from the start of play until the trophy is lifted, ensuring you do not miss a moment of the key action, so be sure to join us for the thrilling finale to the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event.
