Bulkšas Leads Final and Prevents Opponents' Comeback
The Main Event recorded 63 entries, creating a prize pool of €59,850. Nine players returned to the final table, but only eight spots were paid. The decision came right in the first hand: Raivo Grīslihs fell out after a preflop clash with Ēriks Krūmiņš, becoming the bubble boy. His exit was all the more bitter as he had just won the festival's Mystery Bounty the day before.
Bulkšas then showed why he had the most chips before the final. One crucial moment came with six players left, as his kings collided with the queens of Baptiste Caim. The Frenchman, who started the day in second place, was eliminated, and Bulkšas gained more than half of the total chips in play. He leveraged this advantage by putting pressure on shorter stacks; after eliminating Jurgis Beinoras, only three players remained. Bulkšas, Eduards Rakuss, and Ryhor Karapanau agreed to split part of the prize pool according to ICM. They continued to play for the trophy and the remaining €4,032. Karapanau eventually finished third with €10,962, and Rakuss took second place with €11,141. Bulkšas eliminated both opponents, securing his third OlyBet event title with a win of €18,217.
Final Table Results:
| # | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1. | Tomas Bulkšas | Lithuania | €18,217* |
| 2. | Eduards Rakuss | Latvia | €11,141* |
| 3. | Ryhor Karapanau | Belarus | €10,962* |
| 4. | Jurgis Beinoras | Lithuania | €6,030 |
| 5. | Ēriks Krūmiņš | Latvia | €4,610 |
| 6. | Baptiste Caim | France | €3,690 |
| 7. | Baris Borsa | Sweden | €2,910 |
| 8. | Roberts Rumba | Latvia | €2,290 |
Nenonen's Double Victory, Mini Main Goes to a Dane
Finn Joni Nenonen handled two different bounty tournaments over two days. He first triumphed in the €250 NLH Progressive Bounty, then followed up with a victory in the €250 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty. For both wins, the announced payouts from the main prize pool were separate from the bounty prizes: he earned €1,469 for the first win and €1,475 for the second, along with his bounties.
The €200 Mini Main Event drew a larger field than the main events, with 125 entries. Dane Kim Kirkeby Kjaer claimed the title and took home €4,383. The festival's last trophy went to Frenchman Josselin Daoulas, who turned 28 entries in the €250 DeepStack Closing Event into a victory worth €2,200.
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