It was the calm before the storm on Monday at the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition at Olympic Voodoo Casino.
Latvia’s Kaspars Terauds earned the sole trophy of the day after agreeing to a rare six-way deal in the €200 PLO4/PLO5 for €1,299.
Meanwhile, the first of two opening flights in the €555 NLH Championship attracted 79 runners on Monday to add €37,525 to the prize pool. Sweden’s Max Jafaripour leads the way after parlaying his opening 30,000 in chips to a cool 200,000, with Latvia’s Sergejs Piratovs (193,000) and poker coach and streamer Matīss Celmiņš (179,000).
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Kaspars Terauds Wins €200 PLO4/PLO5
The €200 PLO4/PLO5 was the only event to award a trophy on Monday. The event attracted 39 runners, adding €6,299 to the prize pool.
The final six players agreed to a rare six-way chop after Latvia’s Juris Šaicāns hit the rail empty-handed in seventh place. Latvia’s Kaspars Terauds won the trophy and banked €1,299. Meanwhile, five other players, most from Latvia, earned €1,000, including Finland’s runner-up, Jukka Juvonen. Local players Niklāvs Žindulis, Oskars Bērziņš, Kaspars Renga, and 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition side event champion Garijs Rožkalns, also were part of the deal, earning a cool grand.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kaspars Terauds | Latvia | €1,299 |
| 2 |  Jukka Juvonen | Finland | €1,000 |
| 3 | Garijs Rožkalns | Latvia | €1,000 |
| 4 | Niklāvs Žindulis | Latvia | €1,000 |
| 5 | Oskars Bērziņš | Latvia | €1,000 |
| 6 | Kaspars Renga | Latvia | €1,000 |
Max Jafaripour Leads €555 NLH Championship
The €555 NLH Championship was the first of the marquee events to kick off on Monday, with 79 entries getting into the mix, with Day 1b kicking off on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The field and prize pool will continue to grow after that with late registration open for this event for the first two 40-minute blinds levels on Wednesday’s second and final day.
The poker.pro live reporting coverage will also commence with this event on Wednesday, headlined by world-class live reporter Richard Hayes.
Sweden’s Max Jafaripour bagged the overnight chip lead with 200,000, followed by local heroes Sergejs Piratovs (193,000) and Matīss Celmiņš (third – €179,000). Finland’s Tero Hokkanen (152,000) and Canada’s Eric Wasylenko (148,500), who won the two-day €250 NLH Opening Event for €7,060 on Monday, round out the top five.
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Max Jafaripour | Sweden | 200,000 | 100 |
| 2 | Sergejs Piratovs | Latvia | 193,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Matīss Celmiņš | Latvia | 179,000 | 90 |
| 4 | Tero Hokkanen | Finland | 152,000 | 76 |
| 5 |  Eric Wasylenko | Canada | 148,500 | 74 |
| 6 |  Mateusz Oscilowski | Poland | 145,000 | 73 |
| 7 | Nauris Jansons | Latvia | 138,000 | 69 |
| 8 |  Michael Ibba | Italy | 123,500 | 62 |
| 9 | Pāvels Spirins | Latvia | 113,500 | 57 |
| 10 | Askolds Uldriķis | Latvia | 108,000 | 54 |
| 11 |  Linas Bulkšas | Lithuania | 100,000 | 50 |
| 12 | Jan Risberg | Sweden | 96,500 | 48 |
| 13 | Kristaps Zarāns | Latvia | 88,500 | 44 |
| 14 | Roberts Krīgers | Latvia | 84,000 | 42 |
| 15 | Iļja Sluckers | Latvia | 78,000 | 39 |
| 16 |  Hryhorii Meleshenko | Ukraine | 69,500 | 35 |
| 17 |  Baptiste Caim | France | 63,500 | 32 |
| 18 | Rūdolfs Vosvenieks | Latvia | 57,000 | 29 |
| 19 | Michal Goral | Poland | 49,000 | 25 |
| 20 | Viesturs Ošis | Latvia | 45,500 | 23 |
| 21 | Yaniv Peretz | Latvia | 42,000 | 21 |
| 22 | Patriks Švinka | Latvia | 34,000 | 17 |
| 23 | Artjoms Urušadze | Latvia | 33,500 | 17 |
| 24 | Kristaps Deksnis | Latvia | 33,000 | 17 |
OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Schedule (March 17)
Tuesday boasts one chance for players to earn a trophy at the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition at Olympic Voodoo Casino with the €250 NLH Progressive Bounty kicking off at 3 p.m. Bargain hunters will be filing in early with a €20 satellite guaranteeing at least five seats to this event beginning at 12 p.m.
The second and final opening flight of the €555 NLH Championship kicks off at 6 p.m., followed by a €80 Mega Satellite at 9 p.m., guaranteeing four seats to the €1,100 Main Event beginning on Wednesday.
Check out today’s schedule below and head to OlyBetEvents.com to learn more about the full schedule, a player’s guide, and more.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Event #12: €20 Satellite to €250 NLH Progressive Bounty (Five Seats Guaranteed) |
| 15:00 | Event #13: €250 NLH Progressive Bounty |
| 18:00 | Event #9: €555 NLH Championship Day 1b |
| 21:00 | Event #14: €80 Mega Satellite to €1,100 Main Event (Four Seats Guaranteed) |
- Article originally produced at poker.pro.
