Sergej Babincev Hunts Alex Heinonen into Day 2 of 2026 OlyBet Showdown Vilnius €555 NLH Championship

poker.pro are delighted to be back in the historic Lithuanian capital of Vilnius for the OlyBet Showdown Vilnius 2026 festival, live from the Olympic Casino Lietuva.

With over 30 tournaments scheduled over nine days, the action is already well underway, and our live coverage kicks off with Day 2 of the €555 NLH Championship, due to get kick off at noon local time today, May 13.

A total of 138 hopefuls played across the two starting flights, with 48 players navigating twelve 40-minute levels to bag and tag for Day 2. Alex Heinonen of Finland (348,500) stormed to the top of the standings after securing the Day 1b chip lead, while Day 1a chip leader Sergej Babincev (272,000) is his closest challenger, with Dominykas Morkukas (256,000), both of Lithuania, completing the podium places.

Late registration remains open in Day 2 until the start of Level 15, with players receiving a 40,000 starting stack and returning to blinds of 1,000/2,000, with a 2,000 big blind ante, and the clock set to 40-minute levels.

The current prize pool of €65,550 is guaranteed to swell further, while payouts will be confirmed after late registration is closed.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

The top ten counts at the outset of Day 2 are as follows:-

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Blinds
1	Alex Heinonen	Finland	348,500	174
2	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	272,000	136
3	Dominykas Morkunas	Lithuania	256,000	128
4	Sigitas Raila	Lithuania	217,000	109
5	Onni Harmaala	Finland	198,000	99
6	Torben Beltz	Germany	186,000	93
7	Iryna Tsikhanskaya	Belarus	181,000	91
8	Volodymyr Bezverkhyi	Ukraine	179,500	90
9	Tomas Kovalenka	Lithuania	170,000	85
10	Justinas Adomauskas	Lithuania	166,000	83

The full list of the 48 qualifiers from Day 1a and Day 1b is set out below, with notable names such as Kęstutis Jungevičius (138,000), Matiss Celmins (118,500), and Albert Ostrovskij (105,000) in the mix :-

Start of Day 2 Full Chip Counts

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Alex Heinonen	Finland	348,500	174
2	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	272,000	136
3	Dominykas Morkunas	Lithuania	256,000	128
4	Sigitas Raila	Lithuania	217,000	109
5	Onni Alexander Harmaala	Finland	198,000	99
6	Torben Christian Beltz	Germany	186,000	93
7	Iryna Tsikhanskaya	Belarus	181,000	91
8	Volodymyr Bezverkhyi	Ukraine	179,500	90
9	Tomas Kovalenka	Lithuania	170,000	85
10	Justinas Adomauskas	Lithuania	166,000	83
11	Arturas Selivoncikas	Lithuania	154,500	77
12	Jonas Lapinskas	Lithuania	153,500	77
13	Mindaugas Šatkauskas	Lithuania	151,500	76
14	Rolandas Aglinskas	Lithuania	139,500	70
15	Kęstutis Jungevičius	Lithuania	138,000	69
16	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	138,000	69
17	Vladislavs Azans	Latvia	133,500	67
18	Andrej Sidinevskij	Lithuania	131,500	66
19	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	118,000	59
20	Vladimiras Mečkovskis	Lithuania	108,500	54
21	Žygimantas Skvarčevskis	Lithuania	108,000	54
22	Einius Jurgevičius	Lithuania	106,500	53
23	Albert Ostrovskij	Lithuania	105,000	53
24	Ramūnas Gedmontas	Lithuania	102,000	51
25	Gatis Reigass	Latvia	102,000	51
26	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	98,000	49
27	Gerardas Lukšėnas	Lithuania	97,500	49
28	Šarūnas Reklaitis	Lithuania	94,000	47
29	Povilas Latvėnas	Lithuania	92,500	46
30	Aleksandr Naumov	Lithuania	85,000	43
31	Jurgis Beinoras	Lithuania	83,000	42
32	Valerij Dobrinskij	Lithuania	79,500	40
33	Viktorija Rakejevaitė	Lithuania	78,000	39
34	Artūras Subbotinas	Lithuania	77,500	39
35	Tomas Pinkevičius	Lithuania	70,000	35
36	Teemu Salminen	Finland	69,500	35
37	Rokas Lazdauskas	Lithuania	67,000	34
38	Gintaras Naglius	Lithuania	67,000	34
39	Modestas Kryžanauskas	Lithuania	49,500	25
40	Vilius Zabarauskas	Lithuania	49,000	25
41	Paulius Kisielius	Lithuania	48,000	24
42	Saulius Visockas	Lithuania	46,000	23
43	Marijus Vaiginas	Lithuania	45,500	23
44	Dmytrii Zahrebelnyi	Ukraine	40,500	20
45	Morten Bremseth	Norway	37,000	19
46	Aleksandr Olickij	Lithuania	32,500	16
47	Svajūnas Šeduikis	Lithuania	32,500	16
48	Marijus Dirgela	Lithuania	27,500	14

Day 2 Seating Draw

The full seating draw for the start of play in Day 2 is detailed below:-

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Blinds
1	1	Torben Beltz	Germany	186,000	93
1	2	Iryna Tsikhanskaya	Belarus	181,000	91
1	3	Aleksandr Naumov	Lithuania	85,000	43
1	4	Dominykas Morkunas	Lithuania	256,000	128
1	5	Alex Sakari Heinonen	Finland	348,500	174
1	6	Arturas Selivoncikas	Lithuania	154,500	77
1	7	Kęstutis Jungevičius	Lithuania	138,000	69
1	8	Ramūnas Gedmontas	Lithuania	102,000	51
2	1	Aleksandr Olickij	Lithuania	32,500	16
2	2	Marijus Dirgela	Lithuania	27,500	14
2	3	Tomas Kovalenka	Lithuania	170,000	85
2	4	Empty
2	5	Povilas Latvėnas	Lithuania	92,500	46
2	6	Modestas Kryžanauskas	Lithuania	49,500	25
2	7	Jonas Lapinskas	Lithuania	153,500	77
2	8	Šarūnas Reklaitis	Lithuania	94,000	47
2	9	Onni Harmaala	Finland	198,000	99
3	1	Justinas Adomauskas	Lithuania	166,000	83
3	2	Jurgis Beinoras	Lithuania	83,000	42
3	3	Albert Ostrovskij	Lithuania	105,000	53
3	4	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	138,000	69
3	5	Svajūnas Šeduikis	Lithuania	32,500	16
3	6	Dmytrii Zahrebelnyi	Ukraine	40,500	20
3	7	Teemu Salminen	Finland	69,500	35
3	8	Empty
3	9	Viktorija Rakejevaitė	Lithuania	78,000	39
4	1	Empty
4	2	Žygimantas Skvarčevskis	Lithuania	108,000	54
4	3	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	118,000	59
4	4	Marijus Vaiginas	Lithuania	45,500	23
4	5	Sigitas Raila	Lithuania	217,000	109
4	6	Paulius Kisielius	Lithuania	48,000	24
4	7	Vilius Zabarauskas	Lithuania	49,000	25
4	8	Gatis Reigass	Latvia	102,000	51
4	9	Tomas Pinkevičius	Lithuania	70,000	35
5	1	Morten Bremseth	Norway	37,000	19
5	2	Andrej Sidinevskij	Lithuania	131,500	66
5	3	Valerij Dobrinskij	Lithuania	79,500	40
5	4	Empty
5	5	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	98,000	49
5	6	Vladimiras Mečkovskis	Lithuania	108,500	54
5	7	Mindaugas Šatkauskas	Lithuania	151,500	76
5	8	Volodymyr Bezverkhyi	Ukraine	179,500	90
5	9	Gintaras Naglius	Lithuania	67,000	34
6	1	Saulius Visockas	Lithuania	46,000	23
6	2	Vladislavs Azans	Latvia	133,500	67
6	3	Einius Jurgevičius	Lithuania	106,500	53
6	4	Rolandas Aglinskas	Lithuania	139,500	70
6	5	Artūras Subbotinas	Lithuania	77,500	39
6	6	Gerardas Lukšėnas	Lithuania	97,500	49
6	7	Empty
6	8	Rokas Lazdauskas	Lithuania	67,000	34
6	9	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	272,000	136

Play will continue in Day 2 until the field is reduced to the final table of nine players, who will return at noon on Thursday, May 14, for the final day, where poker.pro will be on the floor until the trophy is lifted.

Our coverage will then switch to the flagship event of the festival, the €1,100 Main Event, where we will join the action in Day 2, so stay tuned for your coverage of all the action from the OlyBet Showdown Vilnius 2026 festival.