Day 4 of the Kings of Vilnius festival delivered as promised. Four more players etched their names into the growing list of trophy winners at Olympic Casino Vilnius. The action-packed Monday schedule featured a blend of deep runs, dramatic final tables, and emotional victories, with huge prizes on the line. With momentum building toward the festival’s marquee events, the atmosphere inside the casino was electric as players battled for glory and trophies in Lithuania’s capital.
Lithuanian poker players earned a sweep on Monday with all four trophies staying on home soil. Linas Bulkšas highlighted the day after he defeated Denmark’s Michael Kim Falcon heads-up to win the coveted trophy in the €555 NLH Kings of Vilnius Championship and the €25,915 top prize, representing the largest prize thus far this festival.
Arturas Jacikas won the other multi-day event, concluding on Monday, after defeating Finland’s Mikko Pusa heads-up. Both players earned the €5,455 top prize, with Jacikas claiming the final big bounty.
Marek Žigel earned his second trophy in Vilnius this year after defeating Sweden’s Fredrik Karvall heads-up to win the €200 NLH Bounty for €3,505 plus bounties.
Meanwhile, the €200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 boasted a three-way deal at the end, with Tomas Pinkevičius earning the trophy and €1,860. Tomas Andriuska (second – €1,615) and Andrej Michailov (third – €1,615) also earned four-figure prizes after the deal was agreed.
Read more to learn more about the fourth day at the 2025 Kings of Vilnius at Olympic Casino Lietuva.
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Linas Bulkšas Wins Largest Prize Thus Far at 2025 Kings of Vilnius
The three-day €555 NLH Kings of Vilnius Championship attracted 267 entries to create a €126,825 prize pool with the top 34 players earning at least a €1,080 min-cash for nearly double the buy-in.
Denmark’s Michael Kim Falcon came into the third and final day leading the final table of nine hopefuls and parlayed this into a heads-up battle against Linas Bulkšas.
Falcon began the heads-up battle with the chip lead but coughed it up to his opponent’s Broadway. Bulkšas then delivered a cooler at the end to seal the deal. Falcon had his stack committed on the ace-king-nine flop with top pair holding ace-six, but was behind the two-pair held by Bulkšas with king-nine. Bulkšas earned the title and the massive €25,915 top prize after both the turn and river were blanks, while Falcon collected a healthy €17,420 for his efforts.
Latvia’s Karlis Pops (third – €12,330) also earned a five-figure prize, while his countrymate Edgars Hauks (fourth – €9,200) nearly did the same. Lithuania’s Paulius Kostickis exited in fifth place for €7,050, while Vilius Zabarauskas hit the rail in sixth for €5,480. Zabarauskas shouldn’t be too disappointed, as he entered the final day with the shortest stack of 14 big blinds and managed to ladder three spots up the payout ladder.
Lithuania’s Šarūnas Kazlauskas (seventh – €4,360), Norway’s Vidar Assersen (eighth – €3,530), and Finland’s Väino Ketvell (ninth – €2,970) also earned payout slips at the final table with the full payouts listed below:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Linas Bulkšas | Lithuania | €25,915 |
| 2 |  Michael Kim Falcon | Denmark | €17,420 |
| 3 |  Karlis Pops | Latvia | €12,330 |
| 4 | Edgars Hauks | Latvia | €9,200 |
| 5 | Paulius Kostickis | Lithuania | €7,050 |
| 6 | Vilius Zabarauskas | Lithuania | €5,480 |
| 7 | Šarūnas Kazlauskas | Lithuania | €4,360 |
| 8 |  Vidar Assersen | Norway | €3,530 |
| 9 |  Väino Ketvell | Finland | €2,970 |
| 10 | Sigitas Raila | Lithuania | €2,500 |
| 11 | Andrej Michailov | Lithuania | €2,500 |
| 12 | Adomas Juozapavičius | Lithuania | €2,180 |
| 13 | Laurynas Černiauskas | Lithuania | €2,180 |
| 14 | Rasmus Sihvonen | Finland | €1,940 |
| 15 | Marijus Vaiginas | Lithuania | €1,940 |
| 16 | Phenporn Laatikainen | Finland | €1,720 |
| 17 | Robertas Gerve | Lithuania | €1,720 |
| 18 | Dainius Kudarauskas | Lithuania | €1,550 |
| 19 | Toni Jaervisalo | Finland | €1,550 |
| 20 | Paulius Gaidulevičius | Lithuania | €1,550 |
| 21 | Evaldas Urbonavičius | Lithuania | €1,400 |
| 22 | Kęstutis Jungevičius | Lithuania | €1,400 |
| 23 | Einius Jurgevičius | Lithuania | €1,400 |
| 24 |  Volodymyr Bezverkhyi | Ukraine | €1,280 |
| 25 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithuania | €1,280 |
| 26 |  Andrei Matvejev | Estonia | €1,280 |
| 27 | Nerijus Juozapavičius | Lithuania | €1,280 |
| 28 | Jami Juutila | Finland | €1,170 |
| 29 | Marijus Dirgela | Lithuania | €1,170 |
| 30 | Gintaras Naglius | Lithuania | €1,170 |
| 31 |  Baptiste Albert Jacques Caim | France | €1,170 |
| 32 | Justas Vaičiulionis | Lithuania | €1,080 |
| 33 | Grigorijus Vasilavičius | Lithuania | €1,080 |
| 34 | Albert Ostrovskij | Lithuania | €1,080 |
Arturas Jacikas Wins €350 NLH Progressive Knockout
The two-day €350 NLH Progressive Knockout witnessed 155 runners generate €45,648 in prizes, including €15,500 in progressive bounties.
After Lithuania’s Erikas Gordejevas hit the rail in third place for €3,788, both Finland’s Mikko Pusa and Lithuania’s Arturas Jacikas were guaranteed to earn the €5,455 top prize awarded to the top two players. Jacikas defeated his opponent to earn the big bounty at the end, along with the crown-inspired trophy.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arturas Jacikas | Lithuania | €5,455 |
| 2 | Mikko Pusa | Finland | €5,455 |
| 3 | Erikas Gordejevas | Lithuania | €3,778 |
| 4 | Janis Strautmalis | Latvia | €2,710 |
| 5 | Rudolfs Sadrins | Latvia | €2,110 |
| 6 | Povilas Latvėnas | Lithuania | €1,640 |
| 7 | Gintaras Naglius | Lithuania | €1,250 |
| 8 |  Martin Becerra | Spain | €990 |
| 9 | Tomas Bulkšas | Lithuania | €810 |
| 10 | Irmantas Medutis | Lithuania | €680 |
| 11 | Andrei Matvejev | Estonia | €680 |
| 12 | Kaspars Mallons | Latvia | €600 |
| 13 | Darius Stašinski | Lithuania | €600 |
| 14 | Egidijus Matonis | Lithuania | €530 |
| 15 | Tomas Mackevičius | Lithuania | €530 |
| 16 | Vitaliy Kryza | Ukraine | €490 |
| 17 | Gerardas Lukšėnas | Lithuania | €490 |
| 18 | Viktors Caikins | Latvia | €450 |
| 19 | Tomas Pinkevičius | Lithuania | €450 |
| 20 | Nidas Jarusevičius | Lithuania | €450 |
Marek Žigel Wins €250 NLH Bounty
A field of 125 entries got into the mix in the one-day €250 NLH Bounty to create a €26,125 prize pool, including €12,500 in bounties. Lithuania’s Marek Žigel earned the trophy after defeating Sweden’s Fredrik Karvall heads-up to earn the €3,505 top prize along with any bounties collected along the way.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Žigel | Lithuania | €3,505 |
| 2 |  Fredrik Karvall | Sweden | €2,340 |
| 3 |  Mohammed Mustafa Asfar | Jordan | €1,630 |
| 4 | Jesper Hansen | Denmark | €1,180 |
| 5 | Janis Erglis | Latvia | €910 |
| 6 | Agris Ziedins | Latvia | €720 |
| 7 | Vladimiras Mečkovskis | Lithuania | €580 |
| 8 | Dan Tolppanen | Finland | €490 |
| 9 | Mykolas Guiga | Lithuania | €410 |
| 10 | Rasmus Sihvonen | Finland | €350 |
| 11 | Gintautas Danilevičius | Lithuania | €350 |
| 12 | Modestas Kryžanauskas | Lithuania | €310 |
| 13 | Väino Ketvell | Finland | €310 |
| 14 | Svajūnas Šeduikis | Lithuania | €270 |
| 15 | Viktors Caikins | Latvia | €270 |
Tomas Pinkevičius Wins €200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6
The €200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 attracted 40 entries, creating a prize pool of €6,460. A three-way deal was featured after both Finland’s Juuso Parviainen (fourth – €790) and Lithuania’s Marius Gutauskas (fifth – €580) were eliminated.
Lithuania’s Tomas Pinkevičius earned his first trophy on home soil and the €1,860 top prize, while Tomas Andriuska and Andrej Michailov both earned €1,615 thanks to the deal.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Pinkevičius | Lithuania | €1,860 |
| 2 | Tomas Andriuska | Lithuania | €1,615 |
| 3 | Andrej Michailov | Lithuania | €1,615 |
| 4 | Juuso Parviainen | Finland | €790 |
| 5 | Marius Gutauskas | Lithuania | €580 |
2025 Kings of Vilnius Schedule Day 5 (Tuesday, November 18)
Tuesday will boast two opportunities for players to earn trophies in a one-day event, including the €555 PLO4/PLO5 Championship at 3 p.m., followed by the €250 NLH Turbo Deep Stack at 5 p.m.
Players looking to join Wednesday’s two-day €2,000 NLH High Roller will have a chance at Noon to qualify for just €80, while others will be battling at the end of the day in a €30 satellite to the €1,100 Main Event beginning on Thursday. Both the High Roller and the Main Event will be live reported exclusively at poker.pro.
Check out the full Tuesday schedule below for the Kings of Vilnius and head to OlyBetEvents.com to see the full festival schedule, a player’s guide, and more.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Event #15: €80 Satellite to €2,000 High Roller, 1 seat GTD |
| 15:00 | Event #16: €555 PLO4/PLO5 Championship |
| 17:00 | Event #17: €250 NLH Turbo Deep Stack |
| 21:00 | Event #18: €30 Satellite to the €1,100 Main Event 1a, 3 SEATS GTD! |
