The action became hot and heavy at the 2024 OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Jacks of June with the €555 Main Event breaking a new OlyBet Vilnius Showdown record with 390 entries getting into the mix to create a €187,200 prize pool.

The field was deep in the money Thursday evening with just 21 players remaining, led by Lithuania’s Martynas Kaulakys (pictured above).

Meanwhile, basketball fans also enjoyed the atmosphere at Olympic Casino Vilnius thanks to OlyBet celebrating its partnership with the Euroleague with a special tournament awarding added autographed basketballs. Matas Sabulis came out on top for a memorable evening for many in attendance.

Meanwhile, Jimmy Dewerdt and Liutauras Armanavicius won tickets valued at €1,500 each to the 2024 WSOP Circuit Main Event. The festival returns to Tallinn for an extended week of action deep into the summer from July 19-28.

Who Will Win the Jacks of June Main Event on Friday?

The Jacks of June Main Event witnessed players battle for nine blind levels of one hour each on Thursday, with the action ending with just 21 hopefuls set to battle on Friday’s final day, with the action recommencing on Friday at 12 p.m. with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. 

Local hero Martynas Kaulakys will kick off the action with a substantial chip-leading stack of 1,975,000 after ending the day picking off chips from his opponents. Two other players are chip millionaires to start Day 2, including Lithuania’s Rokas Skridulis (1,170,000) and Greece’s Enea Subashi (1,025,000).

 Just three players in the field wave flags outside the home country of Lithuania, and all are in the top 10. In addition to Subashi, Germany’s Fabian Bartuschk (590,000) and Sweden’s Johan Aakesson (490,000) hope to deny the Lithuanian poker community yet another big title on their home soil.

Meanwhile, a pair of brothers are in the mix with the start of Day 2 chip leader Rytis Sandaras bagging up 555,000 and his brother Aistis Sandaras bringing in one of the shorter stacks with 320,000.

WSOP bracelet winner Karolis Semeika is hoping to add a local title to his impressive poker resume with a fourth-place stack of 980,000 while many other popular players are still in the mix, including Ovidijus Berenes (885,000), Vasilijus Piskunovas (630,000), Tomas Bassus (440,000), 2020 Fisherman Challenge Main Event champion Martynas Racinskas (390,000), Vitalijus Kuzmicius (385,000), Vytautas Kacerauskas (335,000), Paulius Mikaliunas (255,000), and Stanlislovas Vinicenka (140,000). 

Several other big names were among the 47 players to make the money only to fall short of the final day including Modestas Kryzanauskas (25^th - €1,450), Algirdas Saveikis (31^st - €1,450), Laurynas Cerniauskas (32^nd - €1,450), Deividas Daubaris (40^th - €1,270), Vygerdas Jonikas (41^st - €1,090), and James Grogan (46^th - €1,090). 

In the case of Grogan, he had the chip lead throughout most of the opening hours of Day 2 but shared multiple times during the day that all he wanted to do was min-cash as he had an early flight he didn’t want to reschedule. He had a small sweat on the money bubble after he lost a good portion of his stack but squeezed in at the end and was thrilled to cash after qualifying to the event via a €30 live satellite at Olympic Casino Vilnius.

Martynas Kaulakys (pictured above) easily bagged the overnight chip lead with 21 remaining in the Main Event. 

We will recap the Main Event and all of the side events in tomorrow's article recap at OlyBet.tv. Good night and see you tomorrow.

All three tables have completed their action for Day 2. There will be a chip race off for the 1K chips before players bag and tag their stacks into tomorrow's final day.

Stay tuned for the final Day 2 chip counts in less than an hour.

Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 21/390

Mehmet Uskes got his short stack in the middle on the flop and was called by Vasilijus Piskunovas.

Mehmet Uskes:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

"Nice hand," said Uskes after he wasn't able to resolve his kicker issues on the turn and river.

The floor announced the final three hands for Day 2 after Uskes hit the rail.

Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 22/390

Stephen Lockett (pictured below) had his stack committed on the flop and was up against current chip leader Martynas Kaulakys.

Stephen Lockett:
Martynas Kaulakys:

Lockett had some hope with the nut flush draw and his ace and jack became live after the paired the board on the turn. This is as far as it went as Lockett was ousted in 23rd place after the blank river completed the board.

Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 23/390

Dominykas Skrinska jammed for 126,000 from early position before Mehmet Uskes called off his stack of 87,000 from one seat over.

Mehmet Uskes:
Dominykas Skrinska:

It was a scary board for Uskes, but he managed to hold on for a double-up on the runout.

Shortly after, Skrinska lost his two big blinds to Rokas Asipauskas when his was no good against after the ran out on the board to leave just 23 players remaining.

Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 24/390

The clock is paused with 38 minutes remaining on Level 21 for a three-table redraw after Modestas Kryzanauskas recently lost his short stack.

Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 25/390

Vytautas Kacerauskas (pictured below) jammed for 161,000 from the cutoff and was called by Paulius Mikaliunas from the button.

Vytautas Kacerauskas:
Paulius Mikaliunas:

Kacerauskas improved to a better two pair than Mikaliunas on the runout to double his stack instead of hitting the rail.

Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 25/390

Mindaugas Satkauskas (pictured below) three-bet shoved for about a dozen big blinds and was called by Martynas Kaulakys, who originally opened.

Mindaugas Satkauskas:
Martynas Kaulakys:

"Nice flop," Kaulakys said after gaining some hope on the to eliminate his opponent. 

It turned out to be an omen as Satkauskas was out on a bad beat after Kaulakys improved to a full house on the turn and river. 

Meanwhile, Mindaugas Kriauciunas hit the rail just moments before Satkauskas to leave just 25 players remaining.

Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 27/390

Vladimiras Meckovskis (pictured below) three-bet shoved from the hijack for 239,000 over the mid-position open by Karolis Sereika.

Vladimiras Meckovskis:
Karolis Sereika:

Sereika won the flip to felt Meckovskis in 28th place after the ran out on the board.

The final level, with blinds at 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante, has kicked off, with just 28 players remaining out of the 390 entries in the field.

The clock will stop with about 10 minutes remaining in this blind level when the floor will randomly determine the number of hands each table will play.

Level 20: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 28/390

Ugnius Olisauskas (pictured below) hit the rail not too long ago. Outside of that, there haven't been too many showdowns or at least any of significance. There have been several displays of aggression at all of the tables, but they have mostly led to folds by the opponents.

Level 20: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 29/390

Rytis Kriunas open-jammed a short stack from early position and was called by Audrius Navickas from the big blind.

Rytis Kriunas:
Audrius Navickas:

Kriunas lost to his opponent's two pair after the ran out on the board.

Meanwhile, Modestas Kryzanauskas hit a straight flush at another table. You can watch the hand in action at OlyBet Poker's Facebook page.

Level 19: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 30/390

Algirdas Saveikis (pictured below) three-bet shoved for about 15 big blinds and was called by the player who originally opened in Rytis Sandaras.

Algirdas Saveikis:
Rytis Sandaras:

Saveikis was on the rail after his tens couldn't push ahead of jacks on the runout. 

Greece's Enea Subashi led the way at the final break. He won a big hand on the money bubble against WSOP bracelet winner Karolis Sereika. Martynas Kaulakys is just a few chips behind.

Check out the top chip counts at the final break.

Players are on their final break of Day 2. Blinds will increase to 6,000/12,000 (12,000) and 10,000/15,000 (15,000) before the remaining field bags and tags their chips to tomorrow's final day of the Main Event starting at 12 p.m.

The following players were eliminated for €1,270 after finishing in 33rd to 40th place. The final 32 players will be awarded at least a €1,450 payout.

Level 19: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 33/390

Laurynas Cerniauskas three-bet jammed for around 20 big blind from late position and was called by Audrius Navickas (pictured below).

Laurynas Cerniauskas:
Audrius Navickas:

Big slick won the flip to send Cerniauskas to the rail in 32nd place after Navickas's ace connected on the runout.

Level 19: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 33/390

No more women are remaining in the Main Event after Zita Grabaziene (pictured below hit the rail).

She cold four-bet jammed for 90,000 and was called by Rokas Asipauskas, who originally three-bet to 50,000. Asipauskas's ace-nine offsuit held against ace-eight suited to leave just 33 players remaining in the field.

Level 19: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 35/390

The start-of-the-day chip leader Rytis Sandaras (pictured below) was nearly on the rail. Instead, he doubled his stack while also eliminating a short-stacked player as follows:

Sandaras min-raised from early position before Andrius Mazeika three-bet jammed for 46,000 from the button. Vasilijus Piskunovas tanked for about two minutes before he called from the button. Sandaras then tanked for a minute before he jammed for 282,000. Piskunovas snap-called and had two players at risk.

Andrius Mazeika:
Rytis Sandaras:
Vasilijus Piskunovas:

Sandaras connected with his king to eliminate Mazeika while doubling through Piskunovas after the ran out on the board.

Level 18: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 38/390

Martynas Racinskas (pictured below) three-bet jammed for 103,000 from the small blind and was called by Mindaugas Kriauciunas, who originally opened from early position.

Martynas Racinskas:
Mindaugas Kriauciunas:

Racinskas won the flip with a better two pair after his ace connected on the runout.

The below players all min-cashed the Main Event for €1,090. The final 40 players locked up at least a €1,270 payout.

Level 18: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 47/390

Players were cheering in celebration after the bubble broke nearly a full orbit into play as follows:

Marius Maciukas bet 10,000 into a pot of around 80,000. Tadas Balachovicius (pictured below) raised to 50,000. Maciukas jammed his big stack, and Balachovicius called off for 150,000.

Tadas Balachovicius:
Marius Maciukas:

"Nice hand," said Balachovicius after the cards were turned over. 

Balachovicius bubbled after no love came on the turn nor the river. 

After the hand, the remaining 47 players were in the money for at least €1,090. Expect a few eliminations straight off the bat with a handful of small stacks hoping to squeeze into the money.

Level 18: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 48/390

Vilius Zamzickas (pictured below) has been on fumes for a while and nearly bubbled the Main Event. Fate was on his side from the big blind.

Audrius Navickas limped from the small blind before Zamzickas checked it back from the big blind.

Navickas min-bet the flop which was enough to put his opponent all-in if he called with Zamzickas having just 3,000 behind.

Zamzickas tanked for more than a minute before he called. A crowd gathered while the other tables were still playing out their hands.

Vilius Zamzickas:
Audrius Navickas:

Zamzickas connected with his six and would have been ahead regardless. He doubled up to stay alive after the turn and the river completed the board.

Level 18: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 48/390

The action is hand-for-hand on the money bubble after Mantas Stikelis jammed his short stack from the button with and didn't get there against the held by his opponent.

If multiple players go out at different tables during hand-for-hand, they will split a min-cash. However, if two players hit the rail at the same table during the same hand, the player with the shorter stack will bubble while the other player will squeeze into the money with a min-cash of €1,090.

Best of luck to all of the bubble players.

Chip millionaire and WSOP bracelet winner Karolis Sereika holds a substantial chip lead near the bubble at the break. Check out some of the biggest stacks from around the room below:

Players are on their third 15-minute break. Blinds will increase to 4,000/8,000 (8,000) and 5,000/10,000 (10,000) before the fourth and final break of the day.

It is expected that the bubble will break shortly after the action resumes, with just a couple players remaining before the top 47 players lock up at least a €1,090 minimum cash.

We will update the biggest stacks around the room, but expect WSOP bracelet winner Karolis Sereika to hold the lead after earning the honor of becoming the first chip millionaire in the Main Event

Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 50/390

Justina Andriukeviciute opened for 15,000 from late position before Karolis Sereika (pictured below)min-clicked it up to 24,000 from one seat over.

Andrej Michailov three-bet jammed for 60,000 from the blinds. Andriukeviciute four-bet shoved for around 100,000 and Sereika snap-called both players.

"Sick, sick, sick!" Andriukeviciute said when she saw the cooler she was up against.

Andrej Michailov:
Justina Andriukeviciute:
Karolis Sereika:

Sereika's rockets held to ousts two players after the ran out on the board and became the first chip millionaire of the Main Event.

Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 52/390

Vilius Zamzickas (pictured below) jammed for 88,000 from the cutoff. Vygerdas Jonikas called off his stack of 69,000 from the button and the cards were tabled.

Vygerdas Jonikas:
Vilius Zamzickas:

Jonikas connected with his ace to double through Zamzickas and leave his opponent with just three big blinds after the ran out on the board.

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Several players eliminated from the Main Event are already registered, including Ant Gokcek, Kevin Hellgren, and Lars Raunkjaer.

Good luck to all of the side event players in this €150 buy-in event.

Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 57/390

Danielis Klocko jammed for 47,000 from the cutoff. Algirdas Saveikis tanked for a minute before three-bet shoved for 200,000 from the button. The rest of the table folded and Klocko was flipping for his tournament life.

Danielis Klocko:
Algirdas Saveikis:

Klocko's stack went over to Saveikis after getting nowhere on the runout.

Level 16: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 62/390

James Grogan (pictured below) is no longer with the chip lead for the first time in many levels. He just doubled up Marius Maciukas when his was no good against with betting on every street with the running out on the board.

Meanwhile, the action is just 15 players away from the money with the top 47 players locking up at least a €1,090 min-cash.

Level 16: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 64/390

Rokas Asipauskas doubled up again at this blind level. However, this time, it wasn't a flip as he was miles ahead when the chips went in against Zita Grabaziene (pictured below).

Asipauskas fired out a pot-sized jam of 65,000 with the already on the flip. Grabaziene went into the tank for a minute before she asked for a count. She called about a minute later.

Rokas Asipauskas:
Zita Grabaziene:

Asipauskas had a sweat after the turn with Grabaziene now with more outs to a potential straight. However, the safe river bricked the board for Asipauskas to double again.

Level 16: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 67/390

Vitalijus Kuzmicius limped from under the gun. Gytis Lazauninkas completed from the small blind before Rokas Asipauskas three-bet shoved for 45,000 from the big blind.

Kuzmicius asked for a count before he called, while Lazauninkas quickly got out of the way.

Rokas Asipauskas:
Vitalijus Kuzmicius:

"Nice hand," Kuzmicius said to Asipauskas after his opponent improved to Broadway on the runout to stay alive and double his stack.

Meanwhile, local hero Kasparas Klezys is on the rail about 20 spots shy of the money.

Level 16: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 68/390

Arunas Garunkstis min-raised the button before Vygerdas Jonikas three-bet jammed for 68,000 from the big blind.

Garunkstis tanked for more than 30 seconds before he called.

Vygerdas Jonikas:
Arunas Garunkstis:

Jonikas was in good shape to double and it was a near certainty that would happen after improving to two pair on the flop. Garunkstis was drawing dead despite connecting with his ace on the turn and paid off Jonikas after the river completed the board.

Level 16: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 76/390

Doroslav Rasiukevic opened from the button before Audrius Navickas (pictured below) defended his big blind.

Both players checked the flop before Rasiukevic had his stack committed on the turn against Navickas.

Doroslav Rasiukevic:
Audrius Navickas:

Rasiukevic flopped the top pair and improved to a wheel when the chips went in. The only problem was that Navickas turned the same wheel and had live redraws to a better straight or to a flush.

Unfortunately for Rasiukevic, the spiked the river to improve Navickas to a flush. Boesen let out a small cheer while Rasiukevic hit the rail on a cooler about a couple of dozen spots from the money.

Ireland's James Grogan still sits on top of the leaderboard in the €555 Main Event with just 76 players remaining.

Check out some of the biggest stacks at the break.

Get up and stretch! Players are on their second break of Day 2. The floor will race off the red 500-denominated chips leaving the yellow 1,000-denominated chip as the smallest chip in play.

The blinds will increase to 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante and 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante before the third short break is scheduled.

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 76/390

Jimmy Dewerdt had his short stack committed from the big blind and was a blind vs. blind battle against the small blind Fabian Bartuschk.

Jimmy Dewerdt:
Fabian Bartuschk:

Dewerdt's king connected but that wasn't enough to stay ahead with Bartuschk improving to three ladies on the runout.

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 78/390

Ovidijus Berenis min-raised from middle position and was called by Vitalijus Kuzmicius from the hijack. 

Andzej Bilat (pictured below) squeezed his stack of 71,000 from the cutoff. Berenis tanked for about a minute before he opted to call. Kuzmicius looked over at Berenis before open-folding .

Andzej Bilat:
Ovidijus Berenis:

Kuzmicius got a fist pump from a player at another table about his great fold. Meanwhile, Berenis's rockets held to eliminate Bilat after the ran out on the board.

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 86/390

Justina Andriukeviciute (pictured below) min-raised from middle position before Mantas Liachauskas three-bet to 20,000 from late position. Andriukeviciute five-bet shoved for 50,000 and Liachauskas called.

Justina Andriukeviciute:
Mantas Liachauskas:

Andriukeviciute won the flip with a full house after Liachauskas bricked the board.

Players will have a chance today at the Jacks of June to attend the second-ever World Series of Poker Circuit at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn from July 19-28, 2024.

A €110 satellite guaranteeing at least two seats valued at €1,500 each to the €1 million guaranteed 2024 WSOP Circuit Tallinn Main Event are on the line. 

Finland's Tapio Aaltonen, who won a seat to the Jacks of June Main Event in Tallinn, is now trying to win a seat to the biggest Main Event of the year in Tallinn while playing in Vilnius. Zydrunas Karcemarskas, Jonas Lapinskas, Liutauras Armanavicius, and Kestutis Jungevicius were also among the players noticed in the early action in this qualifier.

This year's version of the WSOP Circuit Tallinn boasts a whopping 53 numbered events, including 12 WSOP Circuit gold ring events, providing players with plenty of options.

The festival's highlight is the €1 million guaranteed €1,500 Main Event, with qualifiers already running at OlyBet Poker. 

Visit OlyBetEvents.com to learn more about what promises to be a memorable festival in the Estonian capital, Tallinn.

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 89/390

Elvinas Vitkevicius squeezed over an opener and at least one caller for about a dozen big blinds and was called by Enea Subashi.

Elvinas Vitkevicius:
Enea Subashi:

Vitkevicius stood up and began shaking his head in frustration after his opponent connected with his king on the flop. Neither the turn nor the river saved the day for Vitkevicius for Subashi to send him to the rail.

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 93/390

Arnas Bazys limped from the small blind before Martynas Vitkauskas (pictured below) three-bet jammed from the big blind for around 10 big blinds. Bazys called and the cards were flipped over.

Martynas Vitkauskas:
Arnas Bazys:

Ace-ten held for Vitkauskas to double his short stack after the ran out on the board.

The payouts were just announced with the top 47 players going home with at least a €1,090 min-cash for nearly double the buy-in.

The payouts increase quickly go from there with tomorrow's winner going home with a massive €40,470 top prize. The full payouts will be published shortly in the Payouts tab within our coverage.

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 108/390

Vytautas Kacerauskas shared the following big hand at his table.

Mindaugas Kriauciunas min-raised from middle position. Kestutis Jungevicius (pictured below) three-bet to 18,000 before Kriauciunas four-bet to 39,000. Jungevicius five-bet to 93,000 before Kriaciunas six-bet shoved. Jungevicius called and the cards and a massive flip was underway.

Kestutis Jungevicius:
Mindaugas Kriauciunas:

Kriauciunas won the huge flip after his king connected on the runout while also leaving Jungevicius without a stack.

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 115/390

Mantas Bagocius (pictured below) three-bet jammed from the small blind for 24,000 and was called by WSOP bracelet winner Karolis Sereika, who opened from late position.

Mantas Bagocius:
Karolis Sereika:

Ace-ten held for Bagocius to double his short stack after the ran out on the board.

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 123/390

Late registration is now closed for the Main Event with the field reaching 390 entries including 43 entries on Day 2. This official makes the Jacks of June Main Event the largest in OlyBet Vilnius Showdown history!

Stay tuned for the payouts as soon as they are announced and best of luck to all of the players!

Ireland's James Grogan shared before the start of the day he would be just happy to cash after qualifying in for a satellite. He has a flight booked tomorrow morning which he may need to change if things keep going his way as he was the chip leader on the break.

Check out the top chip counts at the break below:

Day 1c chip leader Audrius Navickas was among the players to hit the rail before the break. We will update the biggest stacks from around the room shortly.

The floor announced the final three hands before the first 15-minute break of Day 2. We've already witnessed a couple dozen new entries, but we will confirm the final numbers and the top stacks when the action resumes in 15 minutes.

Late registration will be closed once cards are back in the air. The staff will share the payouts shortly after.

Meanwhile, Paulius Vaitiekunas was noticed sporting his fancy Triton Poker Series champion cap he earned in Jeju, South Korea a few months ago when he won a $25K event for more than $1 million.

Level 13: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 107/364

GEMStaking Academy co-founder Gytis Lazauninkas (pictured below) began the day with 42,500 and is now on 200,000.

We learned that he eliminated Vadims Milovs when his kings-queen suited spiked a queen on the turn to push ahead of pocket fours. Shortly after, he sent Liutauras Armanavicius to the rail when his king-queen held against jack-ten.

Level 13: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 108/363

Doroslav Rasiukevic (pictured below) called off his stack of 123,500 facing a five-bet jam by Kazimieras Ramaska.

Doroslav Rasiukevic:
Kazimieras Ramaska:

Cowboys held on the runout for Rasiukevic to double his stack through Ramaska.

Level 13: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 112/357

Irmantis Rolis opened for 5,000 from middle position before James Grogan (pictured below) three-bet to 15,000. Rolis four-bet shoved for approximately 125,000 and Grogan quickly called.

Irmantis Rolis:
James Grogan:

"Cooler," Grogan said to the opponent after his pocket rockets held on the runout to eliminate Rolis.

Meanwhile, it appears Grogan has taken the chip lead after winning a massive pot with aces.

Level 13: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 119/353

Seconds after we published the last post about Gokcek, he came by the media desk to share he has recently hit the rail. He jammed ace-four from early position and didn't manage to improve against the cowboys held by chip leader Rytis Sandaras.

Meanwhile, Linas Radionovas, Edgars Beizaks, and Zydrunas Karcemarskas also lost their stacks during the opening moments of Level 13.

Level 13: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 123/352

Ant Gokcek (pictured below) entered Day 2 with a single 5K chip but shared with us after he bagged it up on Day 1a that he would win the tournament. He said he just needed a handful of double-ups to get started.

It appears his Cinderella story is off to a good start. Gokcek jammed for 6,000 from late position and was called by James Grogan from the big blind.

Ant Gokcek:
James Grogan:

The dry board was good enough to earn Gokcek a double. Meanwhile, Edvaldas Skyrius was the first player to hit the rail on Day 2. 

In other news, Local legend Kasparas Klezys and Andzej Bilat fired fresh bullets on Day 2.

Level 13: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 121/350

Cards are in the air to start Day 2. Three new players came into action before the start of play including Andrei Korobeinik, Jacob Witt, and Bahadir Hatipoglu.

Best of luck to all of the players!

Wednesday was another thrilling day at Olympic Casino Vilnius as players fiercely battled during the final two of three opening flights in the OlyBet Vilnius Showdown €555 Main Event. The field swelled to 347 entries, creating a €166,560 prize pool that shattered the €150,000 guarantee. The excitement continues, with late registration still open during the first blind level of Thursday’s Day 2 when the action resumes at 1 p.m.

Day 2 will boast nine blind levels of one-hour each instead of the 40-minute levels on Day 1a and Day 1b and the 25-minute levels on Day 1c. This provides plenty of more play for players as they run deeper and deeper into the Main Event.

Rytis Sandaras Still Leads Main Event

Local hero Rytis Sandaras (pictured above) transformed his 30,000 starting stack into the Day 1a chip-leading stack of 283,000 in the OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Jacks of June €555 Main Event. His impressive performance on Tuesday kept him at the top of the leaderboard throughout yesterday’s Day 1b and Day 1c.

Three players advancing from Day 1b also will start Day 2 with at least 200,000 in chips including Day 1b chip leader Kazimieras Ramaska (237,000), Ireland’s James Grogan (231,500), Martynas Racinskas (206,000), and Paulius “Mellow-Peach” Mikaliunas (194,500).

Meanwhile, Audrius Navickas bagged the Day 1c chip lead with 142,000. While this didn’t crack the top 10 on the leaderboard below, it does give him a healthy place to start Day 2 when the action resumes on Thursday, June 6 at 1 p.m. when he will resume the action in 15^th place overall.

Main Event Top 10 Leaderboard

Check out this link for the Day 2 seat draw. Remember that new players will fill empty seats for a fresh stack of 30,000 chips.