Saturday witnessed a star-studded affair at Olympic Casino Vilnius. Many big names, including world-renowned Lithuanian Matas Cimbolas, fought in the OlyBet Vilnius Showdown €1,100 High Roller. 

Vasilijus Piskunovas earned the nickname Cinderella after coming back from the dead with just two big blinds to take the chip lead at the final table before making a deal with Vytautas Semaska. Semaska came from behind during heads-up play to win the title for €22,470, while Piskunovas collected a healthy €18,000 for his efforts.

Two other winners were crowned on Saturday, including Indre Martoviciute, winning her second Queens title in a row after shipping the Queens of Tallinn Mystery Bounty in March, followed by a Queens of Vilnius title on Saturday, and Renaldas Mankauskas shipping the €150 Saturday Express.

Meanwhile, Arturas Dauksevic, who already won a title this festival in the €350 Warm-Up Progressive Bounty, led the way among the 19 survivors in the two-day €350 OlyBet Special. The event attracted 64 entries, with more to come, with late registration remaining open until cards are in the air for the second and final day on Sunday at Noon.

Semaska Shines the Brightest in the High Roller

 Records for a High Roller were broken in Vilnius on Saturday with the Jacks of June €1,100 High Roller attracted 86 entries, including 13 entries on Day 2, for a €82,560 prize pool to establish a new gold standard for High Rollers in Lithuania.

 Vasilijus Piskunovas, who was coming off a fifth-place performance in the Jacks of June €555 Main Event, was down to just two big blinds before doubling up no less than five times, including twice against Rolandas Aglinskas to get back into the mix.

 The final table bubble, which also was the money bubble, was quite a sweat with several players doubling their short stacks. Aurelijus Sipavicius got his short stack in good with sevens but couldn’t hold against the ace-deuce suited held by Povilas Jakutis to bubble the High Roller.

 Piskunovas’s Cinderella story became real as he kicked off the final table with the chip lead followed by the start of the day chip leader Klaudijus Bajoras and eventual winner Vytautas Semaska.

 Semaska quickly snagged the chip lead after sending the short-stacked Ricardas Lukauskas to the rail in ninth place for €2,540 when his queen-four got there against ace-eight.

 Piskunovas then shedded his Cinderella title in exchange for Table Terminator as he sent both Laurynas Cerniauskas (seventh - €4,380) when his queen-ten beat king-nine suited and Nikodemas Staniukaitis (eighth - €3,460) when his ace-ten won a flip against eight to the rail in succession.

 Bajoras was the next to exit in sixth place for €5,410 after running his tens into Raimonas Zilenas’s queens. The Piskonovas domination then continued at the final table as he eliminated the next three players one-by-one.

 Povilas Jakutis (fifth - €6,720) was unable to get there with ten-nine suited against Piskunovas’s king-ten. Shortly after, Zilenas (fourth - €8,390) unsuccessfully jammed his fives into Piskunovas’s jacks.

 The action proceeded to the heads-up battle after Marijus Dirgela jammed his ace-ten into Piskunovas’s pocket rockets to exit in third place for €11,190.

 Piskunovas held a small chip lead over Semaska before the start of the heads-up action. The duo took a break and agreed to an ICM deal which guaranteed Piskunovas at least €18,000 and Semaska at least €17,470.

 Semaska quickly regained control and took the chip lead. Shortly after, Piskunovas three-bet jammed for 22 big blinds with king-trey suited. Semaska called with jacks and won the €22,470 top prize after a dry runout on the board for Piskunovas.

 Congrats to Vytautas Semaska for an epic victory in the record-breaking 2024 OlyBet Vilnius Showdown €1,100 High Roller at Olympic Casino Vilnius!

Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 1/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas treated us to a Cinderella story. Even though he didn't win he had a massive comeback with just two big blinds to take runner-up after the following hand.

Piskunovas limped the button before Vytautas Semaska raised to 250,000 from the big blind. Piskunovas jammed for about 1,750,000 and Semaska called.

Vasilijus Piskunovas:
Vytautas Semaska:

Jacks were good on the board for Semaska to eliminate Piskunovas in second place. Piskunovas collected €18,000 thanks to the heads-up deal agreed upon.

Meanwhile, congrats to Semaska for winning the trophy and the €5,000 extra on the line for the winner to bring his total haul up to €22,470.

Stay tuned for a recap Sunday morning at OlyBet.tv of the €1,100 High Roller.

Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 2/86

It has been nearly entirely pots without showdowns thus far during heads-up play. The following hand follows the same theme. However, the outcome led to a new chip leader.

Vasilijus Piskunovas opened for 160,000 from the button and was called by Vytautas Semaska.

Semaska check-called a bet of 200,000 on the flop before check-jamming after facing a bet of 550,000 on the turn. Piskunovas folded and Semaska snagged the chip lead.

Both players agreed on a deal, leaving €5,000 to be played for. They also agreed to reduce the clock to 25 minutes for the heads-up battle.

Vasilijus Peskunovas locked up at least €18,000, while Vytautas Semaska secured at least €17,470.

Best of luck to both of the players in securing the extra €5,000 and the trophy.

Level 24: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries: 2/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas opened the button for a min-raise before Marijus Dirgela jammed for around 800,000. Piskunovas quickly called and was miles ahead.

Marijus Dirgela:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

Dirgela had some hope after flopping an open-ender after the popped on the board. However, the board double-paired from there with the coming on the turn followed by the river to eliminate Dirgela in third place for €11,190.

Meanwhile, the Cinderella story for Piskunovas continues and he will begin the heads-up action with a small chip lead over Vytautas Semaska.

Level 24: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries: 3/86

Marijus Dirgela opened for 100,000 from the small blind and was called by Vytautas Semaska from the big blind.

Semaska called a bet of 150,000 on the flop before Dirgela jammed for about a dozen big blinds on the turn. Semaska folded and Dirgela showed he didn't connect with the board with his before collecting the pot.

Level 23: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 3/86

Vytautas Semaska min-raised from under the gun before Raimondas Zilenas three-bet shoved for 555,000. Vasilijus Piskunovas asked for a count from the small blind before jamming for 575,000, and the rest of the table folded.

Raimondas Zilenas:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

"Five, five, five, five, five," Zilenas said, pointing out both his bet and his hand matched up with five 5's.

The table got a laugh, but there wasn't a sixth five to come on the runout for Zilenas to exit the tournament in fourth place for €8,390.

Players are on a 15-minute break. The blinds will increase to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante when the action resumes.

Level 22: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 4/86

Marijus Dirgela three-bet shoved for 425,000 from the big blind and was called by Vasilijus Piskunovas, who opened from the small blind.

Marijus Dirgela:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

It appeared likely that Piskunovas would eliminate yet another player at the final table. But the board improved Dirgela to trips to stay alive and double his stack.

Level 22: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 4/86

Povilas Jakutis jammed for 235,000 from the small blind and was called by Vasilijus Piskunovas from the big blind.

Povlias Jakutis:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

Jakutis had some hope with a flush draw on the flop but didn't pull ahead of Piskunovas after the turn, and river completed the board to hit the rail in fifth place for €6,720.

Level 22: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 5/86

Vitalijus Piskunovas opened for a min-raise from under the gun and was called by Raimondas Zilenas from the small blind.

Both players checked the flop and again on the turn. Zilenas checked the river before Piskunovas bet 180,000. Zilenas paused for about 20 seconds before he called.

Piskunovas turned the nuts with and won the pot after Zilenas mucked.

Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 5/86

Klaudijus Bajoras came into the final table in second place but just bowed out in sixth place for €5,410 after losing his third all-in showdown at the final table.

Raimondas Zilenas opened for 65,000 from the hijack before Bajoras jammed for 350,000 from the button. Zilenas had his opponent covered by a few chips and made the quick call.

Klaudijus Bajoras:
Raimondas Zilenas:

Ladies were good on the runout for Zilenas to eliminate Bajoras.

Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 6/86

Marijus Dirgela three-bet shoved for 335,000 from the small blind and was called by Klaudijus Bajoras from the small blind.

Marijus Dirgela:
Klaudijus Bajoras:

Dirgela earned another double-up through Bajoras at the final table after his king connected on the runout.

Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 6/86

Laurynas Cerniauskas jammed for five big blinds from the small blind and was called by Vasilijus Peskunovas from the big blind.

Laurynas Cerniauskas:
Vasilijus Peskunovas:

Peskunovas connected with his queen on the runout to oust the formidable Cerniauskas in seventh place for €4,380.

Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 7/86

Marijus Dirgela jammed for 115,000 from the hijack and was called by Klaudijus Bajoras from the big blind.

Marijus Dirgela:
Klaudijus Bajoras:

Dirgela's tens were good against Bajoras's Robbi Jade Lew after the ran out on the board to double his stack.

Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 7/86

Vasilijus Peskunovas jammed from the small blind before Nikodemas Staniukaitis called off his stack of 7 big blinds from the big blind.

Nikodemas Staniukaitis:
Vasilijus Peskunovas:

Staniukaitis was eliminated in eighth place for €3,460 after his snowmen were unable to win a flip on the board.

Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 8/86

Laurynas Cerniauskas jammed for 100,000 from early position and was called by Povilas Jakutis from the big blind.

Laurynas Cerniauskas:
Povilas Jakutis:

Jakutis improved to top pair on the flop. However, Cerniauskas flopped a set and had his opponent drawing dead on the turn. The double-up became official after the river completed the board.

Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 8/86

Vytautas Semaska jammed from the small blind and was called by Ricardas Lukauskas (pictured below) for his six big blind stack from the big blind.

Ricardas Lukauskas:
Vytautas Semaska:

It appeared good for Lukauskas to double after both the flop and the turn. However, the rained down on the river to push Semaska ahead, and Lukauskas ended his High Roller run in ninth place for €2,540.

Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 9/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas min-raised from the cutoff. Vytautas Semaska defended his big blind to see the flop.

Semaska check-called a bet by Piskunovas for 25,000 before check-calling again for 80,000 on the turn. Semaska checked one last time and Piskunova tanked before he fired out for 300,000. 

Semaska found a call and automatically won the hand after Piskunovas opted not to show his bluff.

Vasilijus Piskunovas earned the title of Cinderella during the High Roller after coming back from just two big blinds. He will lead the way to kick off the action with players in the money for at least a €2,540 min-cash.

Check out the full final table chip counts below:

Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 9/86

Aurelijus Sipavicius was down to two big blinds when he jammed from the cutoff. Povilas Jakutis called from the small blind and the cards were tabled after the hand at the other table was completed.

Aurelijus Sipavicius:
Povlias Jakutis:

"One-time!" Sipavicius said to the delight of the rail.

Sipavicius's hand was unable to hold and he bubbled both the money and the final table after his opponent's ace connected on the runout.

Players are on a short break while the final table is being set up. Congrats to the final nine players for making the money and good luck to all in winning the record-breaking High Roller title.

Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 10/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas jammed the button before Laurynas Cerniauskas (pictured below) called off his stack from the small blind of 55,000.

Laurynas Cerniauskas:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

Cerniauskas doubled his stack instead of hitting the rail after Piskunovas bricked the runout.

Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 10/86

Vytautas Semaska min-raised the button before he called a three-bet jam by Nikodemas Staniukaitis (pictured below) from the small blind to 140,000.

Nikodemas Staniukaitis:
Vytautas Semaska:

Rockets were good on the runout to double his stack on the money bubble.

Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 10/86

Klaudijus Bajoras jammed from the small blind before Marijus Dirgela (pictured below) called off his stack from the big blind.

Marijus Dirgela:
Klaudijus Bajoras:

Players from both tables appeared to be cheering for Bajoras to send Dirgela out on the money bubble. However, the runout had something else in mind as Dirgela stayed alive and doubled his stack.

Players are on a 15-minute break. When the action resumes, the blinds will increase to 10,000/20,000 (20,000), but not before the 1,000-denominated chips are raced off.

Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 10/86

Vytautas Laurinaitis (pictured below) jammed his short stack from the small blind with and was called by Vasilijus Piskunovas with .

Piskunovas fell behind on the flop but the turn and river catapulted him to a wheel to leave just 10 players remaining.

The final table will be reached and players will be in the money after one more player hits the rail.

Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 11/86

Raimondas Zilenas min-raised from late position and was called by Nikodemas Staniukaitis from the small blind and Klaudijus Bajoras from the big blind called.

There was some small betting on the flop before Bajoras bet 60,000 on the turn. Zilenas jammed for 200,000. Staniukaitis folded while Bajoras went into the tank before he found a call.

Raimondas Zilenas:
Klaudijus Bajoras:

Zilenas had his opponent drawing dead and put an exclamation point on his hand after further improving to quad treys to double his stack on the river.

Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 11/86

Vytautas Laurinaitis open-jammed for 250,000 from the small blind and was snap-called by Vasilijus Piskunovas from the big blind.

Vytautas Laurinaitis:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

There was literally no sweat for Piskunovas as the on his way to double his stack.

Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 11/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas, who was dubbed Cinderella after coming back from two big blinds, jammed from the small blind before Laurynas Cerniauskas (pictured below) called off his stack of 138,000 from the big blind.

Laurynas Cerniauskas:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

Cerniauskas was ahead the entire way en route to doubling his stack after the ran out on the board.

Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 11/86

Yauheni Novik (pictured below) jammed for 187,000 from the small blind. Vytautas Semaska asked for a count before he called from the big blind.

Yauheni Novik:
Vytautas Semaska:

Novik connected with his ten on the runout but this wasn't enough to stay alive with Semaska also improving to a pair of aces.

Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 12/86

The floor instituted a hand-for-hand policy despite the action still being three players away from the money.

The reason for this is quite simple. Table 2 plays hands at a relatively normal pace, while several players take a lot more time before committing to any action on Table 3.

Good luck to the final dozen players in reaching the money and beyond in the High Roller.

Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 12/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas may have a story to tell for years to come if he keeps accumulating chips. He recently doubled again, leaving Rolandas Aglinskas with less than a big blind.

Vasilijus Piskunovas check-jammed from 20,000 to 184,000 the flop. Aglinskas tanked for about a minute before he called.

Vasilijus Piskunovas:
Rolandas Aglinskas:

No miracle came for Aglinskas on either he turn or the river and shortly after he lost his final few chips to leave just 11 players remaining in the High Roller.

Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 13/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas was at one point down to 2 big blinds. His comeback continues and a little Lady Luck didn't hurt.

Piskunovas had his stack of 107,000 committed preflop with and was up against the held by Rolandas Aglinskas.

It was bad beat city for Aglinskas as Piskunovas connected with his ten on the runout for Piskunovas to double up once again.

Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 13/86

Andrej Michailov came back after his kings were good against nines to eliminate Audrius Laimelis but was down to two big blinds after his ace-king didn't stand up well to the cowboys held by Klaudijus Bajoras. 

Those went into the wind soon after and the action was down to just 13 players.

Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 15/86

Vytautas Semaska had his stack of 243,000 committed before the flop and was up against Andrej Michailov.

Vytautas Semaska:
Andrej Michailov:

Semaska won the flip with a better two pair after the ran out on the board.

Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 15/86

Audrius Navickas (pictured below) was at the final table last night of the Main Event. He will not have a repeat performance today after losing his stack to Povilas Jakutis as follows.

Navickas jammed for 11 big blinds from early position. Jakutis asked for a count from the button before he called moments later.

Audrius Navickas:
Povilas Jakutis:

Navickas was unable to win the flip and was on the rail in 16th place after Jakutis's ace connected on the board.

Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 16/86

Yauheni Novik (pictured below) opened for 22,000 from the hijack before Audrius Laimelis defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop before Laimelis led out with a small bet on the turn.

Novik called, and the river completed the board. Laimelis fired out for 55,000. Novik tossed in a single chip to call. Laimelis tabled the , which wasn't good enough to win the hand, with Novik turning over the before collecting the pot.

The final 16 players are on their second break of Day 2.

Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 16/86

Perhaps we are witnessing the start of a Cinderella story for Vasilijus Piskunovas as he doubled up once before doubling up against after the following hand.

Laurynas Cerniauskas min-raised from the cutoff before Audrius Navickas three-bet shoved for about 125,000. Piskunovas went into the tank for a minute before he called off his stack of 46,000 from the small blind. Cerniauskas folded, and Piskunovas needed to win a flip to stay alive.

Vasilijus Piskunovas:
Audrius Navickas:

Piskunovas improved to a flush on the runout to double his stack again.

Meanwhile, Deividas Daubaris lost his short stack, and the action was down to just 16 players.

Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 17/86

Vasilijus Piskunovas (pictured below) was on the final table last night in the Main Event. He will have his work cut out for him if he plans to do the same today in the High Roller as his stack is down to just two big blinds after the following hand.

Piskunovas opened from late position before Aurelijus Sipavicius three-bet jammed for 159,000 from the button.  Piskunovas called, and the players were off to the races.

Vasilijus Piskunovas: 
Aurelijus Sipavicius: 

Sevens were good on the  runout for Sipavicius to double through Piskunovas. Meanwhile, Modestas Kryzanauskas lost his short stack shortly after while Tomas Bassus, who once had a healthy stack, lost his stack.

Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 19/86

Mantas Liachauskas open-jammed for 15 big blinds from the hijack and was looked up by Marijus Dirgela from the small blind.

Mantas Liachauskas:
Marijus Dirgela:

Dirgela won the flip to leave Liachauskas on fumes after his ace found a friend on the runout.

Liachauskas had less than a big blind remaining after the hand before dusting that off shortly after.

Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 20/86

Martynas Racinskas (pictured below) jammed for 47,000 from the hijack. The action paused on Vytautas Semaska before he opted to call from the cutoff.

Martynas Racinskas:
Vytautas Semaska:

Racinskas connected his jack on the , but this wasn't enough to get past the better two pair Semaska had with his overpair to the board to hit the rail in 21st place.

Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 21/86

Jacks of June Main Event runner-up Martynas Racinskas (pictured below) limped from middle position before Deividas Daubaris jammed from the button for 85,000. Marijus Dirgela tanked for about a minute from the big blind before he folded, and Racinskas called off his short stack of 16,000 soon after.

Martynas Racinskas:
Deividas Daubaris:

"Back to starting," Racinskas said with a smile after he was saved on the runout by pairing up his nine.

Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 21/86

Tomas Bassus min-raised from under the gun and was called by Rolandas Aglinskas (pictured below) from the cutoff and Raimondas Zilenas from the button.

Bassus led out for 15,000 on the flop, and both his opponents called to see the turn. Bassus checked before Aglinskas bet 12,000. Zilenas and Bassus both called.

The river completed the board. Bassus checked before Aglinskas bet 13,000. Zilenas called before Bassus jacked it up to 70,000. Aglinskas quickly called, and Zilenas got out of the way.

Aglinskas turned over the to take down a sizeable pot with a flush.

Meanwhile, Gediminas Dirmantas lost his short stack earlier during Level 15, while Andzej Bilat hit the rail shortly after this hand to leave just 21 players remaining.

Level 14: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 23/86

The very next hand, Matas Cimbolas (pictured below) jammed his 9,000 stack from the cutoff and was called by Audrius Laimelis from the button and Nikodemas Staniukaitis from the big blind.

Staniukaitis checked the flop before he folded to a 10,000 bet by Laimelis.

Matas Cimbolas:
Audrius Laimelis:

Both players had the top pair but Cimbolas had kicker issues. The kicker issues weren't resolved on either the turn or the river for Cimbolas to hit the rail.

Ignas Vaitulionis and Rytis Pranarauskas both dusted off their short stacks to leave just 23 players remaining.

Level 14: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 25/86

Matas Cimbolas min-raised the button before Yauheni Novik (pictured below) defended his big blind. Novik checked the flop. Cimbolas bet 18,000. Novik jammed for 72,000. Cimbolas asked for a count before he called.

Yauheni Novik:
Matas Cimbolas:

"Not a good card," said Cimbolas after the turn improved Novik to two pair. No eight came on the river to save the day for Cimbolas and he was down to just two big blinds after the hand.

Level 14: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 26/86

Nikodemas Staniukaitis (pictured below) eliminated back-to-back players in the High Roller as he just busted Kestutis Jungevicius, who started Day 2 with a healthy stack, as follows.

Jungevicius checked the flop from the blinds before Staniukaitis fired out for 10,000 from the button. Jungevicius jammed for around 75,000 and was quickly called.

Kestutis Jungevicius:
Nikodemas Staniukaitis:

Staniukaitis improved to a flush after the turn and river completed the board to felt Jungevicius, while increasing his ever-growing chip stack.

Level 14: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 27/86

Nikodemas Staniukaitis opened the button for 10,000. Laurynas Vaitkevicius (pictured below) three-bet jammed for 40,000 from the small blind and Staniukaitis called.

Laurynas Vaitkevicius:
Nikodemas Staniukaitis:

Sevens won the flip for Staniukaitis to oust Vaitkevicius after the ran out on the board.

Level 14: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 28/86

The payouts for the High Roller were just announced with tonight's winner slated to be awarded a tasty €24,660 top prize. The top nine players will collect at least a €2,540 prize. You can check out the full payouts in the "Payouts" tab within our coverage.

Ignotas Tamasauskas won't be among the players grabbing a piece of the pie. He was eliminated as the payouts were just being announced, leaving 28 players remaining.

Level 14: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 29/86

Modestas Kryzanauskas (pictured below) jammed for 48,000 from the hijack and was called by Raimondas Zilenas from the small blind.

Modestas Kryzanauskas:
Raimondas Zilenas:

Kryzanauskas pulled out ahead after his king connected on the flop but he wasn't out of the woods yet with Zilenas having plenty of outs including a flush draw on the turn. The blank river was good enough for Kryzanauskas to double instead of hitting the rail.

Level 14: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 29/86

Three new players entered during the break including Jacks of June runner-up Martynas Racinskas, Rytis Pranarauskas (pictured below), and Vytautas Laurinaitis. This brought the field up to a record-breaking 86 entries for a €82,560 prize pool.

Best of luck to all of the players in the record-breaking OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Jacks of June €1,100 High Roller.

Raimondas Zilenas (pictured above) led the field at the first break, while Ignas Vaitulionis busted during the final few hands only to re-enter to bring the field up to 83 entries for now.

Check out the biggest stacks below:

Players are on their first break. The field has grown to 82 entries and counting, with Laurynas Vaitkevicius joining the action.

Late registration will remain open during the break, and we will know the final field size and prize pool shortly after the action resumes.

What we can share is that this €1,100 High Roller is already the largest in Lithuanian history, beating out the 78 entries that came out in full force in the Winter during the OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Ace Breaker.

Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 25/81

The floor just announced the final three hands of late registration. 

Ignotas Tamasauskas, Gediminas Dirmantas, and Deividas Daubaris got into the mix to bring the field up to 81 entries.

Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 22/78

Nikodemas Staniukaitis opened the button for 9,000 before Vytautas Laurinaitis (pictured below) jammed for 87,000 from the small blind.

Staniukaitis asked for a count. He paused for about 15 seconds after the count before he found a call.

Vytautas Laurinaitis:
Nikodemas Staniukaitis:

Staniukaitis improved to a better full house than his opponent to eliminate Laurinaitis, at least for now, after the ran out on the board.

Meanwhile, Andzej Bilat re-entered to bring the field up to 78 entries.

Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 22/77

Yauheni Novik (pictured below) jammed for 25,000 into a pot of nearly double with the on the board and was called by Laurynas Cerniauskas.

Cerniauskas tabled the for two pair. Novik had a better two pair to double his stack after he tabled the .

Meanwhile, Deividas Daubaris hit the rail but still has time to re-enter if he so chooses.

Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 23/77

Ignas Vaitulionis jammed for about 15 big blinds from the button and was called by Matas Cimbolas from the big blind.

Matas Cimbolas:
Ignas Vaitulionis:

Cimbolas was ahead but was out of chips after Vaitulionis nailed two pair on the runout.

Andzej Bilat hit the rail just before Cimbolas. While Bilat has yet to re-enter, Cimbolas immediately got back into the action after sharing a "good game" with his previous table.

Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 24/76

Three new entries got into the mix before the start of the High Roller including Lithuanian poker legend Matas Cimbolas (pictured below), Deividas Daubaris, and Yauheni Novik.

The cards are now in the air to start Day 2.

The 2024 OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Jacks of June €1,100 High Roller was off to a hot start on Friday at Olympic Casino Vilnius with 73 entries creating a €70,080 prize pool after a dozen blind levels of 40-minute each.  These figures will continue to grow with late registration open for the first level of the final day beginning on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Klaudijus Bajoras (pictured above) performed the best out of the 21 Day 1 survivors after he parlayed his opening stack of 50,000 into 439,000 to take the overall chip lead. Raimondas Zilenas (388,000), Audrius Laimelis (291,000), Aurelijus Sipavicius (282,000), Kestutis Jungevicius (241,000), Main Event final tablist Tomas Bassus (216,000), and Rolandas Aglinskas (208,000) all bagged more than 200,000.

Blinds will start at 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante with levels increasing every 40 minutes. Stay tuned to our live reporting blog to find out who will win the High Roller on Saturday.

Table 3

1. Mantas Liachauskas - 70,000 (18 Big Blinds)
2. Rolandas Aglinskas - 208,000 (52 Big Blinds)
3. EMPTY SEAT
4. Kestutis Jungevicius - 241,000 (60 Big Blinds)
5. Vytautas Semaska - 95,000 (24 Big Blinds)
6. Marijus Dirgela - 161,000 (40 Big Blinds)
7. Modestas Kryzanauskas - 96,000 (24 Big Blinds) 
8. Empty Seat

Table 5

1. Tomas Bassus - 216,000 (54 Big Blinds)
2. Audrius Navickas - 128,000 (32 Big Blinds)
3. Raimondas Zilenas - 388,000 (97 Big Blinds)
4. Povilas Jakutis - 74,000 (19 Big Blinds)
5. Klaudijus Bajoras - 439,000 (110 Big Blinds)
6. Ignas Vaitulionis - 60,000 (15 Big Blinds)
7. Andzej Bilat - 52,000 (13 Big Blinds)
8. Andrej Michailov - 176,000 (44 Big Blinds) 

Table 6

1. Audrius Laimelis - 291,000 (73 Big Blinds)
2. Ricardas Lukauskas - 102,000 (26 Big Blinds)
3. Vasilijus Piskunovas - 126,000 (32 Big Blinds)
4. EMPTY SEAT
5. Nikodemas Staniukaitis - 115,000 (29 Big Blinds)
6. Vytautas Laurinaitis - 125,000 (31 Big Blinds)
7. Laurynas Cerniauskas - 169,000 (42 Big Blinds)
8. Aurelijus Sipavicius - 282,000 (71 Big Blinds)