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The Festival Weekend, run in partnership with Olybet, wrapped up its final stop of the year in Riga, crowning nine champions across four days of action. The headline event, a €555 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Mystery Bounty, was won by Sweden’s ‘Mark Twin’ at Olympic Voodoo Casino Riga.
The victory earned Twin a top prize of €9,850, along with any mystery bounties collected during the tournament. The event drew 153 entries across three Day 1 flights, building a prize pool of €42,075, with an additional €30,600 allocated to mystery bounties.
Nineteen players returned for the final day, already guaranteed a min-cash of €630. Six Latvians made the final table of nine, but none managed to secure a podium finish. Juris Bonders was the last local player standing, exiting in 4th place for €3,700.
Estonia’s Dmitri Dudakov fell just before heads-up play, taking home €4,740. Finland’s Mikko Heikkala reached the final two but lost to Twin, settling for €6,555. Twin entered the last day as chip leader and maintained control throughout to seal the win.
The series also attracted notable names, including WSOP Main Event champion and five-time bracelet winner Scotty Nguyen, who played in the Main Event alongside commentator Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund, though neither cashed. Latvian Eduards Rakuss finished runner-up in the €350 Dealers Choice All PLO event.
Olympic Voodoo Casino continues its packed calendar with the OlyBet Showdown Riga, running September 19-27, featuring more than 25 events including a €1,100 Main Event starting September 23.
