OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Main Event Smashes €150K GTD
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.
Meanwhile, Zigmas Pekarskas won the only title of the day in the nightly event in the €150 NLH Win the Button Progressive Knockout.
Check out Wednesday’s highlights from the OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Jacks of June.
Rytis Sandaras Still Leads Main Event
Local hero Rytis Sandaras 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 15th place overall.
Jacks of June Main Event Top 10 Leaderboard
| Place | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Rytis Sandaras | Lithuania | 283,000 | 113 |
| 2 | Kazimieras Ramaska | Lithuania | 237,000 | 95 |
| 3 | James Grogan | Ireland | 231,500 | 93 |
| 4 | Martynas Racinskas | Lithuania | 206,000 | 82 |
| 5 | Paulius Mikaliunas | Lithuania | 194,500 | 78 |
| 6 | Aurelijus Sipavicius | Lithuania | 187,000 | 75 |
| 7 | Klaudijus Bajoras | Lithuania | 174,500 | 70 |
| 8 | Ovidijus Berenis | Lithuania | 168,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Martynas Kaulakys | Lithuania | 154,000 | 62 |
| 10 | Mantas Stikelis | Lithuania | 153,500 | 61 |
Zigmas Perkarskas Ships the Win the Button PKO
Event #17: €150 NLH Win the Button Progressive Knockout was an action-packed affair with 58 runners creating a €7,378 prize pool with €3,480 allocated to progressive knockouts and another €3,898 to the prize pool
The title was guaranteed to stay on home soil after Latvia’s Edgars Beizaks hit the rail in sixth place. Zigmas Pekarskas and Tomas Milevskij advanced to heads-up play each locking up €1,039 from the prize pool.
Pekarskas came out on top to win the title and the big progressive bounties at the end of the event.
Event #17: €150 NLH Win the Button PKO Results
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Zigmas Pekarskas | Lithuania | €1,039 |
| 2 | Tomas Milevskij | Lithuania | €1,039 |
| 3 | Arturas Paskevicius | Lithuania | €580 |
| 4 | Vaidas Lengvinas | Lithuania | €430 |
| 5 | Vilius Zamzickas | Lithuania | €310 |
| 6 | Edgars Beizaks | Latvia | €270 |
| 7 | Dominykas Chrypa | Lithuania | €230 |
Thursday, June 6 OlyBet Vilnius Showdown Jacks of June Schedule
| Time | Event |
| 13:00 | Event #13: €555 Main Event Day 2 |
| 15:00 | Event #18: €110 Satellite to WSOPC Tallinn Main Event, 2 SEATS GTD |
| 18:00 | Event #19: €150 Celebrating OlybetxEuroleague Basketball Premium Sponsorship |
| 22:00 | Event #20: €30 Satellite to €1,100 High Roller – 1 SEAT GTD |
