| Level 12: | 600/1,200/1,200 |
| Entries: | 23/68 |
| Prizes: | €125,400 |
After 12 40-minute levels of play, a total of 23 players have progressed to Day 2 from Day 1b of the OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition €1,100 Main Event.
Day 1b attracted a total of 68 entrants, exceeding Day 1a’s numbers. The final starting flight, Day 1c, is underway at the time of writing, with 24 entries received thus far, and details of qualifiers from that flight will be provided tomorrow, along with the Day 2 seating draw.
At present, that brings the total number of entries to 132 and the prize pool to €125,400. With late registration open until the start of Level 15, those numbers will only increase further, and the event seems certain to surpass 2025’s total of 151 entries.
Pavel Spirins of Latvia (165,000) vaulted to the top of the standings in Day 1b, although his performance was not quite sufficient to match Day 1a chip leader, Justas Vaiciulionis (248,000).
Spirins will be a dangerous foe on Day 2, having amassed almost $735,000 in recorded live cashes, with his biggest score being a third-place finish in a $2,000 buy-in event at the 2023 World Series of Poker for $238,129. Spirins is followed by Ville Keranen of Finland (163,000), who was at the top of the counts for the entire day, and Audrius Siaulys of Lithuania (156,500).
Other notable names to find a bag include Kings of Tallinn Main Event winner Mantas Bagocius (125,500), two final tablists of the €555 NLH Championship here in Riga, Mateusz Oscilowski (146,000) and Hryhorii Meleshenko (139,500), Opener winner Eric Wasylenko (113,500) and Paulius Kisielius (82,000).
We are also delighted to report that poker.pro’s Jason Glatzer (33,000) also progressed, having put his satellite ticket to good use today.
€1,100 Main Event Day 1b Qualifers
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pavels Spirins | Latvia | 165,000 | 110 |
| 2 |  Ville Keranen | Finland | 163,000 | 108 |
| 3 |  Audrius Siaulys | Lithuania | 156,500 | 104 |
| 4 |  Mateusz Oscilowski | Poland | 146,000 | 97 |
| 5 |  Hryhorii Meleshenko | Ukraine | 139,500 | 93 |
| 6 | Mantas Bagocius | Lithuania | 125,500 | 83 |
| 7 | Kristaps Sipols | Latvia | 121,500 | 81 |
| 8 |  Eric Wasylenko | Canada | 113,500 | 75 |
| 9 | Linas Bulksas | Lithuania | 101,000 | 67 |
| 10 | Kristaps Kalva | Latvia | 98,000 | 65 |
| 11 | Viesturs Osis | Latvia | 82,500 | 55 |
| 12 | Paulius Kisielius | Lithuania | 82,000 | 55 |
| 13 | Aleksandrs Horjonoks | Latvia | 79,000 | 52 |
| 14 | Kristaps Deksnis | Latvia | 65,500 | 43 |
| 15 |  Vangelis Kaimakamis | Greece | 63,500 | 42 |
| 16 | Vladas Burneikis | Lithuania | 62,500 | 41 |
| 17 | Georgios Orestidis | Greece | 60,000 | 40 |
| 18 | Yaniv Peretz | Latvia | 57,500 | 38 |
| 19 |  Baptiste Caim | France | 41,500 | 27 |
| 20 | Kaspars Butans | Latvia | 36,500 | 24 |
| 21 | Jason Glatzer | Lithuania | 33,000 | 22 |
| 22 | Viktors Caikins | Latvia | 23,500 | 15 |
| 23 |  Michael Ibba | Italy | 20,500 | 13 |
Day 2 is scheduled to kick off at noon on 20 March at Olympic Voodoo Casino, Riga, and blinds will recommence at Level 13 at 1,000/1,500/1,500. The clock will be increased to 60-minute levels, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 15.
The current intention is to play nine levels in Day 2, with the final day scheduled for noon on 21 March, where play will continue until a winner is crowned.
Be sure to stay tuned to poker.pro for all your coverage as the OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition builds to its climax with the finale of the €1,100 Main Event
