Zarovs Leads €1,100 Main Event as Majidi Takes €200 PLO4/5 Trophy

It was another busy day of poker action at Olympic Voodoo Casino in Riga on September 24, as the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Autumn Edition continued at pace.

Nikita Zarovs led four qualifiers in Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event, while three players qualified from Day 1b of the €200 Mini Main, led by Edgars Beizaks.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Hasan Majidi emerged triumphant in the €200 PLO4/PLO5, earning his first recorded live tournament win.

Zarovs Leads Four Qualifiers from €1,100 Main Event Day 1b

€1,100 buy-in | 10 entries | €9,500 prize pool

Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event drew 10 entries, with the prize pool currently at €9,500. Four players qualified for Day 2, led by Nikita Zarovs (156,500) and Eriks Krumins (134,500), both from Latvia, while Mantas Bagocius, Linas Bulksas, Jaakko Hotti, Tomas Dailidonis and Liutauras Armanavicius all failed to progress.

Zarovs came third in the Main Event last year, and has put himself in prime position to turn bronze into gold this time around. Krumins already owns two OlyBet Showdown trophies from side events and is a two-time WSOPC ring winner, while Beinoras is the reigning OlyBet Showdown Vilnius €1,100 Main Event Champion, having lifted the trophy in March.

The full counts are detailed below:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count	Blinds
1	Nikita Zarovs	Latvia	156,500	130
2	Eriks Krumins	Latvia	131,500	109
3	Jurgis Beinoras	Lithuania	70,500	58
4	Kim Dinsen	Denmark	41,500	35

The final starting flight is at 4 p.m. on September 25, while Day 2 is scheduled for 2 p.m. on September 26. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 15 on Day 2, when the clock is increased to 60-minute levels.

• Check out everything you need to know about the Main Event in the live reporting by poker.pro reporter Richard Hayes.

Beizaks Leads Three Qualifiers from Mini Main Event Day 1b

€200 buy-in | 66 entries | €10,659 prize pool

A total of 66 entries were obtained in Day 1b of the €200 Mini Main Event, creating a €10,659 prize pool. Ten players made the money, while 3 players, representing 5% of the field, qualified for the final day.

They were led by Edgars Beizaks of Latvia (740,000), with the counts of the qualifiers and results detailed below.

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Edgars Beizaks	Latvia	740,000
2	Janis Gramsts	Latvia	535,000
3	Kim Kjaer	Denmark	370,000

The action played down to just 5% of the field, with seven other players cashing on Day 1b and a chance to try again on Day 1c to make Day 2.

The final starting flight is at 7 p.m. on September 25 and features 15-minute levels, while Day 2 takes place at noon on September 26 and features 30-minute levels.

Mini Main Event Day 1b Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
4	Niks Jansons	Latvia	€835
5	Toms Civcs	Latvia	€635
6	Tero Hokkanen	Finland	€635
7	Sergejs Piratovs	Latvia	€490
8	Aleksejs Horohorins	Latvia	€490
9	Adam Tkaczuk	Poland	€380
10	Kaspars Avots	Latvia	€380

Majidi Wins €200 PLO4/PLO5

€200 buy-in | 34 entries | €5,491 prize pool

The €200 PLO4/PLO5 tournament attracted 34 entries, creating a €5,491 prize pool, which was split among the top five players.

Mohammad Hasan Majidi of Finland was the last player standing, earning his first recorded live tournament win in the process, and he banked €1,971 after defeating fellow Finn Josef Johannelund heads-up.

The full results are detailed below:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Mohammad Hasan Majidi	Finland	€1,971
2	Josef Johannelund	Finland	€1,370
3	Zohar Malka	Israel	€990
4	Kristaps Zarans	Latvia	€670
5	Matti Lasanen	Finland	€490

Friday Schedule (September 25)

Day 1c of the €1,100 NLH Main Event kicks off at 4 p.m., and Richard Hayes will be live at the tables for poker.pro.

The €200 Mini Main Event also runs its final starting flight, Day 1c, at 7 p.m., while Day 1 of the €350 NLH Mystery Bounty kicks off 6.30 p.m.

In the Mystery Bounty, players will start with a 30,000 stack, with 30-minute levels, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 11. Play will continue until 13% of the field remains, all of whom will be in the moneny.

Day 2 kicks off at noon on September 26, when the mystery bounties will come into play.

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	Satellite to Main Event (5 seats GTD)	€80
16:00	€1,100 NLH Main Event Day 1c ★	€1,100
18:30	€350 Mystery Bounty Day 1	€350
19:00	€200 Mini Main Event Day 1c (Turbo)	€200

★ 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.