OlyBet Showdown Vilnius 2026: Schedule, Dates & Main Event Details

OlyBet Showdown Vilnius 2026 is set to return to the beautiful Lithuanian capital this May, with nine days of world-class poker on the slate at Olympic Casino Lietuva from May 9th-17th.

A highlight of the late-springtime European poker calendar, there are over 30 tournaments scheduled to run in the heart of the Baltics, including the headline €555 NLH Championship and €1,100 NLH Main Event, both of which are sure to draw huge fields from Lithuania and beyond.

Alongside those marquee events, there’s the usual packed selection of low to mid-stakes tourneys, mixed-games, and 24/7 cash games that players have come to expect from OlyBet events. You can check out the full schedule below.

OlyBet Showdown Vilnius 2026 Full Schedule

€1,100 Main Event Details

Undoubtedly the highlight of the nine days of action, the €1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event gets underway on Wednesday, May 13, with Flight 1A.

Players will have three starting flights, with 12 levels played each flight:

• Flight 1A – Wednesday, May 13
• Flight 1B – Thursday, May 14
• Flight 1C (25-minute levels) – Thursday, May 14

Those who bag on Day 1 will move on to Day 2 on Friday, May 15, where play will narrow to a final table. On Saturday, May 16, the winner of the €1,100 Main Event Vilinius Showdown 2026 will be crowned.

Key Events to Watch Out For

Aside from the Main Event, there’s also a ton of other key events worth firing at, including mixed-game action, OlyBet’s trademark Queens ladies event, the OlyBet special, and of course, the €555 NLH Championship.

Here are some of those worth noting down on your schedule:

• €250 NLH Opening Event, 9–10 May
• €555 NLH Championship, 11–14 May
• €200 PL Sviten Championship, 15 May
• €1,100 NLH Main Event, 13–17 May
• €350 NLH OlyBet Special, 16–17 May
• €150 NLH Queens, 16 May

There’s also plenty for those bounty hunters out there with the €150 PLO5 Bounty, €250 NLH Progressive Bounty, and €250 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty, which are all sure to be very popular events.

And you Scandis won’t have missed the Sviten Championship, which is fast becoming a big attraction of OlyBet events, and is another sure to draw a talented field.

Satellites & Online Pathways

Satellites run throughout the schedule, with €20 and €80 qualifiers feeding into both the €555 Championship and the €1,100 Main Event.

Alongside the live routes, players can also qualify online through OlyBet Poker, where hundreds of seats are up for grabs via satellite finals for both flagship events. Daily qualifiers start from centrolls, offering an easy entry point into the festival’s biggest buy-ins.

Olympic Casino Lietuva

Full Address: Located in Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, Konstitucijos pr. 20, Vilnius, 09308 Vilniaus m. sav., Lithuania

Phone Number: +370 5 211 1110

• Olympic Casino Lietuva is open 24 hours a day. The casino age limit is 21 years, and a valid ID or passport is required to enter. This is where you will find all the casino games, poker tournaments, and poker cash games.
• To enter tournaments and/or cash games, you will need to be a registered Olympic Casino Lietuva customer.

Eliot Thomas is an Editor at PokerNews, specializing in casino and poker coverage. He has reported on major events around the world, including the World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour, and Triton Super High Roller Series.