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.
