| Level 25: | 15,000/30,000/30,000 |
| Entries: | 9/169 |
| Prizes: | €80,275 |
Time has been called on Day 2 of the €555 NLH Championship at the OlyBet Showdown Vilnius 2026, and after the dust settled at Olympic Casino Lietuva, Ville Keranen of Finland soared to the top of the standings after bagging 1,460,000 to lead a final table of nine players.
Keranen has put himself in pole position to claim the €18,685 first-place prize, representing the lion’s share of the €80,275 prize pool created by the 169-runner field, while the final nine have guaranteed themselves a €2,140 payday.
The final table will kick off at noon on May 14, and will be contested between Finland and Lithuania, with the combatants split between the two countries. Keranen is stalked by Lithuanian pair Sigitas Raila (1,020,000) and Andrej Sidinevskij (935,000), while local duo Robertas Visockas (415,000) and Algirdas Saveikis (345,000) bring up the rear. Keranen, meanwhile, is joined by fellow Finns Onni Harmaala (720,000) and Alex Heinonen (505,000).
Keranen’s stack was gained primarily through waking up with rockets at the perfect time against fellow big-stack Matas Budginas’ ace-king. All the chips hit the middle on the basis of the starting hands, and Keranen comfortably held. At that point the Finn was close to the two million mark, but he took a couple of hits towards the end of play.
Keranen is a regular at OlyBet events, but surprisingly does not yet have a Lithuanian flag on his record. A sixth-place finish here will push him over $300,000 in recorded live earnings.
Raila’s biggest tournament cash is a fourth-place finish in the Kings of Vilnius Main Event in 2024 for $23,900, while Sidinevskij appears to have a limited recorded live record. Paulius Kisielius is in good form, and will be a dangerman, having bagged a runner-up finish in the Kings of Vilnius Main Event in November 2025 for $55,078. (All figures courtesy of The Hendon Mob).
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chips | Blinds |
| 1 |  Ville Keranen | Finland | 1,460,000 | 48 |
| 2 |  Sigitas Raila | Lithuania | 1,020,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Andrej Sidinevskij | Lithuania | 935,000 | 31 |
| 4 | Onni Harmaala | Finland | 720,000 | 24 |
| 5 | Tomas Kovalenka | Lithuania | 700,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Paulius Kisielius | Lithuania | 655,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Alex Heinonen | Finland | 505,000 | 16 |
| 8 | Robertas Visockas | Lithuania | 415,000 | 13 |
| 9 | Algirdas Saveikis | Lithuania | 345,000 | 11 |
Day 2 Recap
A total of 48 players had qualified from 138 entries across two starting flights, but with late registration open for two levels in Day 2, the final figure reached 169 entrants.
Those statistics meant 20 places would be paid, with a minimum cash good for €1,150. Heinonen led the way from Sergej Babincev at the start of play, who would ultimately fall in twelfth.
The knockouts came thick and fast from the outset, and as the bubble approached, Keranen had risen to the top of the standings. With the tension rising after about 30-minutes of play, Morten Bremseth of Norway was the unfortunate player to leave empty-handed, and it was in the most brutal fashion, his pocket aces being two-outered on the river by Justinas Adomauskas’ pocket nines.
Keranen cemented his lead by busting Žygimantas Skvarčevskis with a full house, the first player to exit in the money, and Skvarčevskis was soon followed by Adomauskas and Jonas Lapinskas.
Budginas got lucky to bust Gerardas Lukšėnas with an inferior ace, but any thoughts he might have had of a run at the title proved to be short-lived, as he got coolered with Big Slick by Keranen’s aces shortly after.
Harmaala proceeded to claim the scalps of Saulius Visockas and Babincev, before Tomas Kovalenka got in on the act, busting Kęstutis Jungevičius and Marijus Dirgela to set the final table, and bring a close to the day’s play with 35 minutes left in Level 25.
Remaining Payouts
The remaining payouts the players are playing for are as follows:-
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | €18,685 |
| 2 | €12,440 |
| 3 | €8,990 |
| 4 | €7,000 |
| 5 | €5,440 |
| 6 | €4,230 |
| 7 | €3,290 |
| 8 | €2,670 |
| 9 | €2,140 |
Final Table Seating Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Blinds |
| 2 | 1 | Alex Heinonen | Finland | 505,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | Robertas Visockas | Lithuania | 415,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 3 | Sigitas Raila | Lithuania | 1,020,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 4 | Ville Matti Keranen | Finland | 1,465,000 | 48 |
| 2 | 5 | Andrej Sidinevskij | Lithuania | 935,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 6 | Onni Harmaala | Finland | 720,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 7 | Tomas Kovalenka | Lithuania | 700,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 8 | Algirdas Saveikis | Lithuania | 345,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 9 | Paulius Kisielius | Lithuania | 655,000 | 21 |
The final table will get underway at noon on May 14, so stay tuned to poker.pro as we see who can claim the title and first-place prize of €18,685.
