| Level 29: | 40,000/80,000/80,000 |
| Entries: | 1/169 |
| Prizes: | €80,275 |
Paulius Kisielius tasted the pain of a runner-up finish in the Kings of Vilnius Main Event in November 2025, and although the blow was softened by a career-best score of €47,630, secured after a heads-up deal with the eventual champion, Mantas Bagocius, the Lithuanian has nursed a burning desire to go one better since.
Today, Kisielius got his wish as he emerged as the last player standing in the 2026 Olybet Showdown Vilnius €555 NLH Championship, from a Day 3 field of nine, to finally get his hands on a live trophy.
Another heads-up deal came into play when the 169-entry field was reduced to its final duo, after Andrej Sidinevskij eliminated short-stack Robertas Visockas in third.
Despite holding a more than 2:1 lead over Kisielius, Sidinevskij was content to agree a chop of €14,000, with only the destination of the trophy, and the final €3,100 of the €80,275 prize pool, still to be determined by the heads-up contest. Kisielius quickly turned the deficit around, and the end came when he had his opponent drawing dead on the turn with two pair.
2026 Olybet Showdown Vilnius €555 NLH Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paulius Kisielius | Lithuania | €17,100* |
| 2 | Andrej Sidinevskij | Lithuania | €14,000* |
| 3 | Robertas Visockas | Lithuania | €8,990 |
| 4 | Sigitas Raila | Lithuania | €7,000 |
| 5 | Tomas Kovalenka | Lithuania | €5,440 |
| 6 |  Ville Keranen | Finland | €4,230 |
| 7 | Alex Heinonen | Finland | €3,290 |
| 8 | Algirdas Saveikis | Lithuania | €2,670 |
| 9 | Onni Harmaala | Finland | €2,140 |
Winner’s Reaction
Kisielius was surprised by the deal, saying “Yeh it was a bit of a strange agreement, I definitely didn’t expect it. He was tired after three days of playing I think, although today had been quick. It was a tough field, got a bit lucky at certain points, but yeh it all ended well.
“I’m really happy because it’s my first trophy. I’ve had some runner-ups and thirds, so finally got it. So it’s really nice, and yeh pleased and proud of myself.”
Kisielius would describe himself as a serious amateur, and maintains that despite his recent successes, his business commitments do not allow him time to pursue the game in a more serious capacity. He fully intends to play whenever he can, however, and as a regular at OlyBet events in Vilnius, he is thinking about spreading his wings further afield and joining the action in Riga and Tallinn.
“I play for fun, and it’s good to compete against strong players. You can win, many are stronger than me, but you can win if you try. I will probably get to Tallinn, it’s difficult to take too much time away, but any time I can you’ll see me!”
Final Day Recap
Ville Keranen started the day with a decent lead over Sigitas Raila and Sidinevskij, while the champion was sitting in the middle of the pack.
Kisielius got moving early, after being on the right end of an aces versus queens cooler against Onni Harmaala. The Finn was left short, and was the first casualty of the final table shortly after, falling to Sidinevskij.
The final duo tangled in a big four-bet pot, which went Sidinevskij’s way following a jam over Kisielius’ flop lead, to send him to the top of the standings. Algirdas Saveikis was now the short-stack, and he hit the wall when he ran into Visockas’ ace-king to lose a flip.
Alex Heinonen had less than ten bigs when he jammed the small blind with a weak ace, but ran into Visockas’ pocket nines to exit in seventh. The champion had now become relatively short, but he doubled in crucial fashion with a dominating ace against Visockas.
Raila proceeded to pick up rockets at the perfect time, ending up in a three-way all-in situation with Keranen and Sidinevskij, both of whom had decent hands, but which proved to be no match for the strongest of pocket pairs, sending Keranen to the rail in sixth.
Kisielius picked up a crucial pot when he check-jammed the turn in a chunky three-way pot to take it down unopposed, before Tomas Kovalenka came off worst in a flip versus Raila in a big blind versus button scenario, to reduce the field to four.
A huge cooler erupted between the chip leaders, Raila and Sidinevskij, in what proved to be the crucial hand in the tournament, before the deal. In an under the gun versus big blind spot, Sidinevskij four-bet jammed with aces and was snapped by Raila’s jacks in the big blind. There was no escape for Raila, who was left with dust, and was finished off in fourth by Sidinevskij in the next hand.
Visockas was next to go, after jamming his short-stack from the small blind into Sidinevskij’s stronger ace, and it appeared the stage was set for a heads-up contest between Sidinevskij and Kisielius, Sidinevskij holding a more than 2:1 advantage.
However, the heads-up deal was swiftly agreed, and Kisielius quickly reversed the position to get his hands on the trophy and final portion of the prize pool, for a handsome payday of €17,100.
That concludes poker.pro‘s coverage of this event, but be sure to join us from noon tomorrow for our coverage of Day 2 of the €1,100 Main Event.
