Murauskas and Andrėjauskas Win First Two Titles

The first two Kings were crowned at the 2024 Kings of Vilnius at Olympic Casino Lietuva on Saturday evening.

Both trophies stayed at home with Mindaugas Murauskas winning the one-day Event #3: €250 NLH Knockout and Audrius Andrėjauskas winning the one-day Event #4: €150 Pot-Limit Omaha.

Meanwhile, the three-day €555 NLH Kings of Vilnius Championship completed its final two of three opening flights with the field growing to 281 entries. Day 1a chip leader Nerius Rutkauskas will kick off the action with the chip lead when the event resumes for Day 2 on Sunday at Noon. The field and prize pool will continue to climb with late registration remaining open for the first two blind levels of the day.

In other news, three players punched their tickets into the €250,000 guaranteed €1,100 Kings of Vilnius Main Event including Vilius Zabarauskas, Edvards Lapins, and Gintaras Jucevičius.

Read on to learn more about the second day of the 2024 Kings of Vilnius:

Mindaugas Murauskas Wins €250 NLH Knockout

While players were busy building their stacks in the second and third opening flights of the three-day Event #2: €555 NLH Kings of Vilnius Championship, Event #3: €250 NLH Knockout silent grew its field to 153 entries for a €32,620 prize pool including €7,650 in bounties with a €50 bounty on each player’s head.

The battle raged on into the wee hours of the morning with 20 players going home with at least a €300 min-cash from the prize pool plus any bounties collected along the way. Mindaugas Murauskas and Eimantas Morkus agreed to a heads-up deal before Murauskas cruised along to earn the coveted trophy and €5,340 plus bounties for his efforts. Morkus collected €1,000 less from the prize pool with his runner-up performance worth €4,340 plus bounties.

Audrius Andrėjauskas Wins €150 Pot-Limit Omaha

Event #4: €150 Pot-Limit Omaha attracted 30 players to create a €3,744 prize pool. The top three players agreed to a deal after Lithuania’s Mindaugas Andrikis exited in fourth place for €520.

Norway’s Jorg Bru attempted to become the first player outside the home country of Lithuania to win the title but ultimately bowed out in third place for €975, the same prize the runner-up Markas Kurliancikas collected.

Meanwhile, Audrius Andrėjauskas won the trophy, the €1,274 top prize, and the honor of becoming one of the Kings at the inaugural Kings of Vilnius.

2024 Kings of Vilnius Day 3 Schedule (Sunday, November 17)

It’s Sunday Funday in Vilnius with three events and one satellite on tap. The day kicks off at Noon with the second of three days of the €555 NLH Kings of Vilnius Championship. Players can still get into the action during the first two blind levels of 40 minutes each.

Another multiday event kicks off soon after in the two-day €350 NLH Progressive Bounty at 3 p.m. followed by the fast-paced €150 NLH/PLO4 Turbo at 6 p.m.

Those with their eyes on playing the €2,000 High Roller will have a chance to do so much cheaper than the buy-in most will pay with an €80 satellite ending the evening at 9 p.m. Of course, there will also be cash games running around the clock to provide something for every poker player during the 2024 Kings of Vilnius at Olympic Casino Lietuva.