Čaikins and Wasylenko Earn Final Two Trophies at OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition

March 23, 2026

Bittersweet goodbyes with the knowledge that paths will likely cross again were shared as the final curtain came down with two final trophy winners at the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition at Olympic Voodoo Casino.

Latvia’s Viktors Čaikins wasn’t satisfied enough with his ninth-place finish in the €1,100 Main Event on Saturday for €4,010 and immediately entered the two-day €350 NLH Mystery Bounty. He bested a field of 80 entries to win €7,470, including €4,000 in bounties. Finland’s Ville Keranen didn’t win the trophy, but was the largest money winner in the event after collecting €6,750 in bounties, along with the third-place prize of €1,620, for a total of €8,370. Like Čaikins, Keranen busted from the €1,100 Main Event final table in fifth place for €10,160 just before entering the €350 NLH Mystery Bounty to cap off a fantastic final weekend.

Meanwhile, Eric Wasylenko, also known as simply “Wasy,” left his stamp on the final day as the Canadian earned his second trophy of the festival. He, in fact, bookended the festival by winning the first event in the €250 NLH Opener for €7,060 before winning the final event on Sunday in the €250 NLH DeepStack Closing Event for €2,530.

Read on to learn more about the results of the final day of the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition at Olympic Voodoo Casino.

Viktors Čaikins Wins €350 NLH Mystery Bounty

The two-day €350 NLH Mystery Bounty attracted 80 runners, creating €23,560 in prizes, including €12,000 reserved for the final day’s mystery bounties after players were already in the money.

Despite finishing in third place, Finland’s Ville Keranen was the biggest winner after collecting €6,750 in mystery bounties to bring his total haul up to €8,370.

The trophy was then guaranteed to stay on home soil, with two Latvian poker beasts battling for supremacy: Viktors Čaikins and Jānis Veļķeris. Čaikins earned the trophy and took home a final haul of €7,470, while Veļķeris earned €3,560 for his impressive runner-up performance.

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Bounty	Total
1	Viktors Čaikins	Latvia	€3,470	€4,000	€7,470
2	Jānis Veļķeris	Latvia	€2,310	€1,250	€3,560
3	Ville Keranen	Finland	€1,620	€6,750	€8,370
4	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	€1,180	€0	€1,180
5	Kristaps Vismanis	Latvia	€860	€0	€860
6	Valērijs Čebakovs	Latvia	€710	€0	€710
7	Klāvs Garselis	Latvia	€580	€0	€580
8	Sandris Mukāns	Latvia	€460	€0	€460
9	Edgars Beizaks	Latvia	€370	€0	€370

Wasy Wins Second Trophy

The final event, the €250 NLH DeepStack Closing Event, attracted 34 entries to create a €7,106 prize pool.

Four out of five players in the money were from the home country of Latvia. However, this didn’t guarantee a victory for the home country. Instead, Canada’s Eric “Wasy” Wasylenko closed out the festival the way he started by upsetting the local crowd to win the trophy and the €2,530 top prize.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Eric Wasylenko	Canada	€2,530
2	Iļja Sluckers	Latvia	€1,786
3	Anželika Urbāne	Latvia	€1,280
4	Aleksandrs Horjonoks	Latvia	€870
5	Valērijs Čebakovs	Latvia	€640

OlyBet Showdown Tallinn Up Next (April 10-19)

Next up on the OlyBet calendar is the debut of the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Tallinn, running April 10–19 at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park. The festival features a packed schedule of 40+ tournaments and is headlined by a €1,100 Main Event with four starting flights, giving players from across the region and beyond plenty of chances to chase a slice of Baltic poker history in Estonia’s capital.

Head to OlyBetEvents.com to learn more about the full schedule, discounted hotels, a player’s guide, and more.