It was another packed day of poker action on September 25 at Olympic Voodoo Casino in Riga, as the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Autumn Edition continued in full swing, with the final starting flights of the €1,100 Main Event and €200 Mini Main Event taking place, along with Day 1 of the €350 Mystery Bounty.
Baptiste Caim took the overall chip lead in the Main Event after topping the Day 1c standings, while Aleksandrs Feldhuns led three qualifiers from Day 1c of the Mini Main Event.
Meanwhile, four players qualified from 25 entrants for Day 2 of the Mystery Bounty, led by Arturas Tiscenka, with the full details of the day’s play below.
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Caim Takes Overall Chip Lead in Day 1c of €1,100 Main Event
€1,100 buy-in | 48 entries | €45,600 prize pool
Baptiste Caim of France (211,500) and Ryhor Karapanau of Belarus (178,500) led 19 players who qualified from Day 1c of the Main Event from 38 entrants. Caim is hunting his fifth OlyBet title, while Karapanau is targeting his second.
Caim takes the overall chip lead from Nikita Zarovs (156,500), who topped the four qualifiers in Day 1b, while Mantas Bagocius (54,500) is in the running for a historic double, having won the €555 NLH Championship earlier in the week.
Plenty of other quality players progressed, including Kaspars Mallons (112,500), Justas Vaiciulionis (106,000) and Tomas Bulksas (95,000), all of whom already have at least one OlyBet trophy at home.
| Position | Player | Country | Chips | Blinds |
| 1 |  Baptiste Caim | France | 211,500 | 176 |
| 2 |  Ryhor Karapanau | Belarus | 178,500 | 149 |
| 3 |  Kaspars Mallons | Latvia | 112,500 | 94 |
| 4 | Janis Katkevics | Latvia | 106,000 | 88 |
| 5 |  Justas Vaiciulionis | Lithuania | 106,000 | 88 |
| 6 | Vladislavs Petrovs | Latvia | 99,500 | 83 |
| 7 |  Baris Borsa | Sweden | 95,000 | 79 |
| 8 | Tomas Bulksas | Lithuania | 95,000 | 79 |
| 9 | Paulius Zakas | Lithuania | 84,500 | 70 |
| 10 | Gints Ozols | Latvia | 79,000 | 66 |
| 11 | Egidijus Matonis | Lithuania | 74,000 | 62 |
| 12 |  Matti Lasanen | Finland | 60,000 | 50 |
| 13 | Mantas Bagocius | Lithuania | 54,500 | 45 |
| 14 | Roberts Krigers | Latvia | 47,500 | 40 |
| 15 | Tomas Dailidonis | Lithuania | 34,000 | 28 |
| 16 | Darius Narmontas | Lithuania | 27,000 | 23 |
| 17 |  Mariam Bashir | Pakistan | 24,500 | 20 |
| 18 | Eduards Rakuss | Latvia | 24,000 | 20 |
| 19 |  Jens Jensen | Denmark | 12,500 | 10 |
Day 2 kicks off at 2 p.m. on September 26, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 15, while the final day is scheduled for noon on September 27.
Feldhuns Leads Three €200 Mini Main Event Day 1c Qualifiers as Beizaks Maintains Overall Lead
€200 buy-in | 125 entries | €20,188 prize pool
The final flight of the €200 Mini Main Event drew 59 entrants, and Aleksandrs Feldhuns of Latvia (625,000) led three qualifiers from Day 1c, while nine places were paid.
The details of the Day 2 qualifiers from Day 1c are listed below:
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
| 1 | Aleksandrs Feldhuns | Latvia | 625,000 |
| 2 |  Nazarii Soltys | Ukraine | 575,000 |
| 3 | Vadims Ivanovs | Latvia | 275,000 |
The players who made the money in Day 1c but did not advance to Day 2 are listed below:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 4 | Josselin Daoulas | France | €810 |
| 5 | Evija Beizaka | Latvia | €635 |
| 6 | Klavs Garselis | Latvia | €635 |
| 7 | Ilvars Gudrimovics | Latvia | €490 |
| 8 | Arturas Dauksevic | Lithuania | €490 |
| 9 | Vitalijus Briazkala | Lithuania | €380 |
The final day kicks off at noon on September 26, and the full list of qualifiers is below.
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
| 1 | Edgars Beizaks | Latvia | 740,000 |
| 2 | Aleksandrs Feldhuns | Latvia | 625,000 |
| 3 | Nazarii Soltys | Ukraine | 575,000 |
| 4 | Janis Gramsts | Latvia | 535,000 |
| 5 | Kim Kjaer | Denmark | 370,000 |
| 6 | Vadims Ivanovs | Latvia | 275,000 |
Tiscenka Leads Four Qualifiers from €350 Mystery Bounty Day 1
€350 buy-in | 25 entries | €7,226 prize pool
A total of 25 entries were recorded in the sole starting flight for the €350 Mystery Bounty, and Arturas Tiscenka led four qualifiers who will return at noon on September 26 for the final day.
Tiscenka won the same event at the OlyBet Showdown Voodoo Autumn Edition in 2025, and will be hoping to achieve a historic double, with three Latvian players, including Raivo Grislis, standing in his way.
The players have guaranteed a €510 payday, with €1,443 reserved for the winner. Four mystery bounty envelopes are available in the amounts of €1,500, €1,000, €750, and €500.
The details of the final day qualifiers are below:
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
| 1 | Arturas Tiscenka | Lithuania | 294,000 |
| 2 | Romans Malehotko | Latvia | 218,000 |
| 3 | Edgars Pudans | Latvia | 136,000 |
| 4 | Raivo Grislis | Latvia | 102,000 |
Saturday Schedule (September 26)
The highlight of the penultimate day of the festival is Day 2 of the €1,100 NLH Main Event, kicking off at 2 p.m.
Late registration remains open for the first two hour-long levels of Day 2, and Richard Hayes will be live at the tables for poker.pro.
The €200 Mini Main Event and €350 NLH Mystery Bounty will play to their conclusion on their respective final days, with registration closed and action kicking off at noon.
Meanwhile, plenty of side event action is available for players to enjoy. The ladies-only €150 NLH Queens Progressive Bounty kicks off at 4 p.m., while a satellite offering three seats to the event kicks off at 1 p.m.
The €200 PLO4/PLO5 gets underway at 8 p.m., while a €150 Progressive Bounty online at Olybet.com is scheduled for 9 p.m., featuring a €5,000 guarantee.
The full schedule for today’s tournaments is set out below. Follow the action at the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Autumn Edition live reporting page.
| Time | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | €350 Mystery Bounty Final Day | Closed |
| 12:00 | €200 NLH Mini Main Event Final Day | Closed |
| 13:00 | €10 Satellite to Queens Progressive Bounty (3 seats GTD) | €10 |
| 14:00 | €1,100 NLH Main Event Day 2 ★ | €1,100 |
| 16:00 | €150 NLH Queens Progressive Bounty | €150 |
| 20:00 | €200 PLO4/PLO5 | €200 |
| 21:00 | €150 Online Progressive Bounty (€5k GTD) | €150 |
★ poker.pro live reporting on-site for the €1,100 Main Event Day 1c. Full schedule at olybetevents.com.
- Photos and information courtesy of Olympic Casino Voodoo / OlyBet Poker.
- Article originally produced at poker.pro.
