Shot Take Pays Off for Rookie in OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Main Event
On Sunday, 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Autumn Edition €1,100 Main Event ended with Arunas Satkus completing the performance of his poker life.
The Lithuanian amateur, more accustomed to playing buy-ins of €55–€250, stepped up to the €1,100 Main Event and outplayed the 150-entry field to capture the Olybet trophy and €33,330 first place prize from the €142,500 prize pool.
According to The Hendon Mob, Satkus came in with only $7,260 in live earnings and a top score of $2,123, but by the end of the night he had quadrupled his career total and announced himself as a player to watch in Baltic poker. More importantly, he did it in commanding fashion, eliminating several of the biggest names at the final table.
€1,100 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arunas Satkus | Lithuania | €33,330 |
| 2 | Konstantin Arber | Germany | €22,060 |
| 3 | Yaniv Peretz | Latvia | €15,950 |
| 4 | Roberts Krīgers | Latvia | €12,430 |
| 5 | Ēriks Krūmiņš | Latvia | €9,650 |
| 6 | Gabi Livshitz | Israel | €7,510 |
| 7 | Alexander Levin | Israel | €5,850 |
| 8 | Pekka Ikonen | Finland | €4,730 |
| 9 | Edgars Beizaks | Latvia | €3,800 |
Building Momentum Early
The final day began with ten hopefuls returning to the Olympic Voodoo Casino. Among them were defending champion Roberts Krīgers, respected Latvian grinder Ēriks Krūmiņš, and Israel’s Gabi Livshitz, who has no shortage of experience on the international circuit.
Satkus wasted no time in getting involved, moving into the upper echelons of the chip counts. Firstly seeing off Edgars Beizaks before spiking a two-outer to oust Pekka Ikonen.
His biggest clash came against Livshitz, who picked up ace-king and found himself staring down Satkus’ pocket kings. The kings held, and Livshitz was sent to the rail in sixth place.
After that knockout, Satkus only grew stronger but it would be his final opponent, Konstantin Arber, who was responsible for ending Krīgers’ title defense, outkicking the Latvian to send him out in fourth place. .
Three-handed play saw Satkus continue to apply pressure, while Yaniv Peretz became the next casualty, losing a flip against Arber to bust in third. That left Satkus heads-up against the German, who had earlier staged a miraculous comeback from less than one big blind.
Sealing the Deal
Arber’s Cinderella run made for a great story, but Satkus wasn’t about to let the fairytale get in the way of his own. With the chip lead and momentum, he pressed his advantage, and the heads-up duel ended quickly. In the final hand, Satkus’ overcards connected with the flop to beat pocket tens, and Arber had to settle for second place.
Satkus, meanwhile, lifted the trophy and locked up the €33,330 payday and pulled off the kind of result that every rookie dreams of.
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