The 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition was the first of its kind in the majestic Latvian capital of Riga at the Olympic Casino Voodoo from March 22-30.
The event shattered Latvian poker records with nearly 1,900 entries creating nearly €500,000 in combined prize pools throughout the festival. Riga was put on display with players coming from far and near from 30 different countries including Australia, South Korea, Canada, Japan, and Brazil with nearly half the entries coming from outside of Latvia. Outside Latvia, the most players came from Lithuania, Finland, Norway, and Ukraine.
While many players traveled home outside of Latvia with hard-earned trophies, the biggest trophy of them all stayed on home soil after Latvia’s Roberts Krīgers won the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition €1,100 Main Event for €33,300.
Read on to learn more about the 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition at Olympic Voodoo Casino.
- Read more: OlyBet Showdown Riga Sets a New Gold Standard for Latvia (March 22-30)
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition landing page at OlyBetEvents
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 1: Kaspars Mallons Earns First Trophy
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 2: Raivis Pučurs Wins Opening Event
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 3: Vladislavs Petrovs Shines on Monday
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 4: Alex Isen Brings Trophy to United Kingdom
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 5: Andrii Malynovskyi Wins Gold for Ukraine
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 6: Michel Leibgorin Wins €555 Championship (€17,685)
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 7: Ott Jaakson Leads Main Event Final Table
- Read more: 2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo SE Day 8: Roberts Krīgers Wins Main Event (€33,300)
Early Momentum for Latvia
The nine-day festival ran over two weekends with the first weekend dominated by local players living in Latvia. Latvia’s Kaspars Mallons secured the first trophy of the festival after defeating a field of 77 entries in the €150 NLH to win the €2,850 top prize.
Latvia’s Raivis Pučurs earned the first multi-day event trophy in the two-day €250 NLH Opening Event for €6,740. Greece’s Enea Subashi broke the streak after winning the €350 NLH Progressive Bounty for €4,120 plus bounties, while Latvia went right back on track with local player Kaspars Renga shipping the €150 NLH/PLO4 for €1,445.
On the third day, Latvia’s Vladislavs Petrovs made it four for five during the opening weekend after by winning the €2,755 top prize in the €250 NLH/PLO4/PLO5.
International Players Dominate the Rest of the Way
While Latvia dominated the first few days of the festival, players from the rest of the world had better fortunes the rest of the way.
United Kingdom’s Alex Isen was the first to disrupt the Latvian flow of champions after winning the €150 NLH/PLO4/PLO5 for €2,190 plus bounties. Ukraine’s Andrii Malynovskyi followed this up with a victory of his own in the €250 NLH Progressive Bounty for €1,700 plus bounties.
France poker beast Michel Leibgorin then won the biggest prize early in the festival after defeating a field of 169 entries for a €17,685 top prize in the three-day €555 NLH Championship. This was followed by Ukraine’s Andrii Malynovskyi winning the €250 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty for €1,700 plus bounties, Finland’s Janne Kahonen shipping the €150 NLH for €3,450, Finland’s Joni Liimatta winning the €250 NLH Progressive Bounty for €2,053 plus bounties, France’s Sebastien Le Moigne winning the €350 NLH Progressive Bounty for €3,855 plus bounties, and Sweden’s Arasch Mirzai earning the trophy in the €150 NLH for €1,972.
Latvians then got back on track with Sandra Krastiņa winning the €80 Queens Ladies Only Event for €455 along with Roberts Krīgers shipping the crown jewel of the festival in the €1,100 Main Event for €33,300.
Finland’s Jussi Julkunen won the €150 NLH for €2,200 before Lithuania’s Lithuania’s Dominykas Ruškys won the €150 OlyBet Online NLH Progressive Bounty €1,946, including €1,015 in bounties.
Greece’s Enea Subashi became the first and only player to earn two trophies as on the final day he shipped the €350 NLH OlyBOOST Mystery Bounty for €11,530. Finland’s Joel Holmberg won the final event in the €250 NLH DeepStack for €4,070.
Congrats to all of the winners! If you missed out on this event, you won’t have to wait long for the OlyBet Showdown Vilnius taking place in the heart of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius at Olympic Casino Lietuva from May 18-25.
2025 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Results
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #2: €250 NLH Opening Event | 126 | €26,334 |  Raivis Pučurs | €6,740 |
| Event #3: €150 NLH | 77 | €9,510 | Kaspars Mallons | €2,850 |
| Event #4: €350 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty | 96 | €28,272 | [CC]GR[/CC] Enea Subashi | €4,120 |
| Event #6: €150 PLO4/PLO5 | 31 | €3,829 | Kaspars Renga | €1,445 |
| Event #8: €555 NLH Championship | 169 | €79,325 |  Michel Leibgorin | €17,685 |
| Event #9: €250 NLH/PLO4/PLO5 | 35 | €7,315 | Vladislavs Petrovs | €2,755 |
| Event #12: €250 NLH Progressive Bounty | 91 | €20,019 |  Alex Isen | €2,190 |
| Event #14: €1,100 Main Event | 141 | €133,950 | Roberts Krīgers | €33,300 |
| Event #15: €250 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty | 63 | €13,167 |  Andrii Malynovskyi | €1,700 |
| Event #17: €150 NLH | 105 | €12,967 |  Janne Kahonen | €3,450 |
| Event #18: €250 NLH Progressive Bounty | 83 | €17,347 | Joni Liimatta | €2,053 |
| Event #20: €350 NLH Progressive Bounty | 90 | €26,505 | Sebastien Le Moigne | €3,855 |
| Event #21: €150 NLH | 75 | €9,262 |  Arasch Mirzai | €1,972 |
| Event #22: €350 NLH OlyBOOST Mystery Bounty | 88 | €25,916 | [CC]GR[/CC] Enea Subashi | €11,530 |
| Event #23: €80 Queens Results | 17 | €1,130 | Sandra Krastiņa | €455 |
| Event #24: €150 NLH/PLO4 | 52 | €6,422 | Jussi Julkunen | €2,200 |
| Event #26: €250 NLH DeepStack | 61 | €12,749 | Joel Holmberg | €4,070 |
| Event #28: €150 OlyBet Showdown Riga Online Progressive Bounty | €5,000 |  Dominykas Ruškys | €1,946 |
