| Level 13: | 4,000/8,000/8,000 |
| Entries: | 25/100 |
| Prizes: | €143,100 |
After four days of juicy side-event action, the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea €1,000 Main Event finally got underway today at the Regency Casino in Thessaloniki, with Day 1a, the first of four starting flights, attracting a very promising total of 100 entries.
After the completion of thirteen 40-minute levels, Lorenzo Arduini of Italy rose to the top of the standings, bagging up 922,000 by the end of play.
He is followed by Vaggelis Kaimakamis of Greece (796,000), while Martin Tsvetanov of Bulgaria (756,000) completes the podium places, although he required three bullets to get there.
It is a high-quality top three, with Arduini boasting recorded career earnings of over $1,030,000, including 15 recorded wins in the live arena.
Kaimakamis sits in the top thirty in the Greek all-time money list with over $700,000 in results, including victory in the World Series of Poker Europe Mini Main Event in 2019, while Tsvetanov triumphed in the Eureka Main Event at EPT Prague in 2024 for a huge $471,862 score, accounting for over half of his total of $865,197 in recorded results (All figures courtesy of The Hendon Mob).
End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chips | Blinds |
| 1 |  Lorenzo Arduini | Italy | 922,000 | 115 |
| 2 |  Vaggelis Kaimakamis | Greece | 796,000 | 99 |
| 3 |  Martin Tsvetanov | Bulgaria | 756,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Anastasios Vardalis | Greece | 677,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Dimitar Toshev | Bulgaria | 593,000 | 74 |
| 6 | Konstantinos Siamitras | Greece | 578,000 | 72 |
| 7 | Artemios Fournaris | Greece | 497,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Ioannis Gerontas | Greece | 490,000 | 61 |
| 9 | Ioannis Diamantopoulos | Greece | 446,000 | 55 |
| 10 | Spyros Karathanos | Greece | 440,000 | 55 |
| 11 |  Kristian Willumsen | Norway | 435,000 | 54 |
| 12 | Vasileios Chalkiopoulos | Greece | 379,000 | 47 |
| 13 | Nikolaos Valtatzis | Greece | 369,000 | 46 |
| 14 | Apostolos Kofidis | Greece | 362,000 | 45 |
| 15 | Atanas Malinov | Bulgaria | 311,000 | 38 |
| 16 | Georgios Dallas | Greece | 305,000 | 38 |
| 17 | Athanasios Andrianopoulos | Greece | 270,000 | 33 |
| 18 | Ivan Kyuchekov | Bulgaria | 252,000 | 31 |
| 19 | Georgios Tsialtas | Greece | 244,000 | 30 |
| 20 | Georgios Garnelis | Greece | 237,000 | 29 |
| 21 | Ivelin Kolev | Bulgaria | 213,000 | 26 |
| 22 |  Jan Zupec | Slovenia | 165,000 | 20 |
| 23 | Simeon Ivanov | Bulgaria | 116,000 | 14 |
| 24 | Georgios Charmpilas | Greece | 100,000 | 12 |
| 25 |  Edgar Sargsyan | Armenia | 98,000 | 12 |
The €500 Mini Main and €400 Mystery Bounty also came to a conclusion today, and a summary of the final table results are outlined below.
€500 Mini Main Event Final Table Results
A total of 364 entries created a €160,160 prize pool, and Andreas Vlachos ended up holding the trophy after a five-way ICM deal, although Giannis Panagopoulos took the biggest payout.
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Andreas Vlachos | Greece | €14,000* |
| 2 | Giannis Panagopoulos | Greece | €24,426* |
| 3 | Stavros Stavropoulos | Greece | €21,726* |
| 4 | Christos Patras | Greece | €18,713* |
| 5 | Kostas Kertikidis | Greece | €17,051* |
| 6 | Anonymous | N/A | €5,701 |
| 7 | Dimitris Manekas | Greece | €4,645 |
| 8 | Kosmas Barakos | Greece | €3,812 |
| 9 | Kostas Chionidis | Greece | €3,139 |
€400 Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
Nikolaos Kritharis took the trophy in the €400 Mystery Bounty after outlasting 199 entries, denying Andreas Paliogiannis back-to-back titles.
However, Paliogiannis bagged the biggest payout from the €103,480 prize pool, after he scooped the largest bounties of €9,000 and €6,000, with the final table results as follows:-
| Place | Name | Country | Prize (Incl Bounties) |
| 1 | Nikolaos Kritharis | Greece | €16,280 |
| 2 | Andreas Paliogiannis | Greece | €23,215 |
| 3 | Michail Tastanis | Greece | €5,635 |
| 4 | Spyros Karathanos | Greece | €4,080 |
| 5 | Ivan Popov | Bulgaria | €2,415 |
| 6 | Orestis Papapostolou | Greece | €1,325 |
| 7 |  Baruch Haim | Israel | €2,140 |
| 8 | A.L. | Greece | €930 |
| 9 | Michail Tsilikidis | Greece | €1,290 |
The next opportunity for players to qualify for Day 2 of the Main Event takes place at 4 p.m. local time on June 15, with the full remaining schedule for the festival set out below.
2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyessa Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In | Chips | Re-Entry | Blinds | Late Reg |
| June 15 | 16:00 | Main Event Day 1B (8 Max) | €1,000 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 40 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 15 | 20:30 | PLO Side Event (7 Max) | €230 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 15 | 21:00 | Main Event Satellite (Last Chance) | €230 | 30,000 | Up to 1 | 15 mins | 8 Levels |
| June 16 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 1C (8 Max) | €1,000 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 40 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 16 | 19:00 | Main Event Day 1D (8 Max) | €1,000 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 16 | 20:30 | MIX NLH/PLO Side Event (Hyper Turbo–8 Max) | €150 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 17 | 15:00 | Main Event Day 2 (8 Max) | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 17 | 17:00 | High Roller Satellite | €280 | 30,000 | Up to 1 | 15 mins | 8 Levels |
| June 17 | 19:00 | Ladies Event (2K Added Prize) | €115 | 20,000 | Unlimited | 20 mins | 8 Levels |
| June 17 | 20:00 | High Roller Day 1 | €2,000 | 250,000 | Unlimited | 45 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 18 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 3 (8 Max) | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 18 | 15:30 | High Roller Day 2 | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 18 | 17:00 | PKO Day 1 (Cuatro KO) | €230 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 18 | 20:00 | PLO5 Side Event (Hyper Turbo–7 Max) | €115 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 19 | 15:00 | Main Event Final Day | – | – | – | 75 mins | – |
| June 19 | 15:30 | High Roller Final Day | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 19 | 17:00 | PKO Day 2 (Cuatro KO) | – | – | – | 30 mins | – |
| June 19 | 20:30 | PLO 4/5 Side Event (Buttons Choice–7 Max) | €150 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 19 | 21:00 | NLH Close Side Event (Deepstack Hyper) | €150 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 11 Levels |
poker.pro will be on the floor from the start of Day 1b of the Main Event at 4 p.m., so stay tuned for all your coverage of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event.
