2026 Greek Poker Odyssea

Level 11:	3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries:	43/110
Prizes:	€207,900

David Kozma was all-in for 90,000 and at risk against Theofanis Poziopoulos.

David Kozma: A♥8♥
Theofanis Poziopoulos: K♠Q♦

Kozma was ahead, and had his opponent drawing dead by the turn on the 9♠8♠8♦6♣2♠ runout.

The players have been sent on a 20-minute break, and late registration in Day 1b will close before the start of the next level.

David Kozma – 193,000
Theofanis Poziopoulos – 100,000

Level 11:	3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries:	46/110
Prizes:	€207,900

Marek Ohnisko opened to 12,000 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 21,000 from Aiguo Xu from middle position.

Action folded back to Ohnisko, who four-bet jammed with the covering stack after a brief period of thought. Xu sighed and got his total stack of roughly 80,000 into the middle.

Aiguo Xu: A♠9♥
Marek Ohnisko: K♣K♠

Ohnisko had the goods, and Xu was up out of his chair after the K♥J♣6♥ flop, the Q♠3♦ turn and river confirming his fate.

Marek Ohnisko – 250,000
Aiguo Xu – 0

Level 11:	3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries:	45/110
Prizes:	€207,900

In the next hand, Dimitrios Manekas, opened to 45,000 under the gun, leaving himself 10,000 behind, and found a customer in Michail Tastanis in the next seat.

On the 9♥5♠3♦ flop, Manekas laughed to himself before shipping his last chips into the middle, and Tastanis quickly called.

Dimitrios Manekas: A♠Q♣
Michail Tastanis: A♣A♥

Manekas was up out of his chair, and wished the table good luck as the 6♥4♦ runout confirmed his exit.

Michail Tastanis – 440,000
Dimitrios Manekas – 0

Level 11:	3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries:	46/110
Prizes:	€207,900

Marek Ohnisko was all-in for 76,000, and at risk against Dimitrios Manekas.

Marek Ohnisko: 5♠5♥
Dimitrios Manekas: A♠K♥

It was a flip, and Ohnisko flopped a set, rendering Manekas’ top pair irrelevant, on the K♦10♠5♦9♦7♣ runout.

Marek Ohnisko – 165,000
Dimitrios Manekas – 55,000

Level 10:	2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries:	48/109
Prizes:	€207,000

With around 40,000 in the middle on a board of 10♠4♠2♠J♣, Alexandros Michas checked from the big blind to Konstantinos Kertikidis under the gun.

Kertikidis fired out a bet of 25,000, and was met with a check-jam from Michas for 81,000.

Kertikidis went deep into thought, and after a couple of minutes said “Sorry guys”, followed by “Sorry, it’s a really tough one” a further 30 seconds later.

Eventually, Kertikidis reluctantly folded.

Alexandros Michasc – 146,000
Konstantinos Kertikidis – 240,000

Level 10:	2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries:	48/109
Prizes:	€207,000

Athanasios Syntikos was all-in for 60,000 and at risk against Ioannis Souroukidis.

Athanasios Syntikos: Q♣Q♠
Ioannis Souroukidis: A♠K♥

It was the classic race, and Soroukidis bricked the 7♣3♠2♥2♣10♥ runout.

Athanasios Syntikos – 130,000
Ioannis Souroukidis – 137,000

Level 10:	2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries:	47/108
Prizes:	€206,100

Fotios Ntamaris has scooped successive pots to move over the 500,000 mark.

In the first, with around 70,000 in the middle, Lulei Hu check-called a bet of 55,000 from Ntamaris on a board of K♠J♣5♦4♥6♠, and mucked when Ntamaris tabled Q♦J♥ for second pair.

In the second, Jacub Forejt moved all in from early position for 36,000, and was looked up by Ntamaris.

Jacub Forejt: J♥10♠
Fotios Ntamaris: A♥K♦

Forejt wasn’t in terrible shape, but Ntamaris found trips on the A♠A♣9♥ flop. The 8♣ turn gave Forejt some hope, but the 4♦ river was a brick.

Fotios Ntamaris – 546,000
Lulei Hu – 155,000
Jacub Forejt – 0

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	49/105
Prizes:	€203,400

Vasilieios Gkokgas stack has gone in successive hands.

In the first, he check-called an all-in of 48,000 from Stefanos Giannakopoulos on a board of A♦5♠3♣6♠7♣ with A♥5♥ for two pair, but his opponent had 6♣4♦ for the straight.

In the next hand, there was an open from David Kozma to 7,000, and Gkokgas three-bet jammed for 20,000. Dimitrios Giannopoulos cold-called in the big blind, and Kozma made up the difference.

The active players checked down the 9♠9♣3♠J♣A♥ runout. Gkokgas had J♦10♦ for two pair but had been rivered by Giannopoulos’ A♣7♣, with Kozma in third with 6♣6♠.

Dimitrios Giannopoulos – 375,000
Stefanos Giannakopoulos – 215,000
David Kozma – 32,000
Vasilieios Gkokgas – 0

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	58/103
Prizes:	€201,600

Traianos Ntavoutis was getting up out of his chair laughing, after getting his chips into the middle with K♠K♥ versus Vladimir Shushkovsky’s A♦K♦.

An ace in the window on the A♣4♦3♦ flop appeared to have ended his hopes, with his opponent also picking up the nut flush draw, leaving Ntavoutis with one out.

In miraculous fashion, it had appeared on the K♣ turn. However, the 5♦ cruelly rolled off on the river to give Shushkovsky the nuts.

Vladimir Shushkovsky – 260,000
Traianos Ntavoutis – 0

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	58/103
Prizes:	€201,600

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos was all-in for 32,000, and at risk against Emmanouil Zacharakis.

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos: A♣2♥
Emmanouil Zacharakis: K♦Q♠

Chatzikyriakos was ahead, and he made two pair across the 10♣6♠4♠A♦2♠ runout.

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos – 72,000
Emmanouil Zacharakis – 200,000

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	60/101
Prizes:	€199,800

As the players return from dinner break, the following players lead the way:-

Vasyl Vorynka – 353,000
Aggelos Valilis – 350,000
Theofanis Poziopoulos – 350,000
Konstantinos Kertikidis – 350,000
Denis Simionel – 335,000

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Athanasios Syntikos was all-in for 28,500 and at risk against Vasileios Mirisiotis.

Athanasios Syntikos: 5♠5♦
Vasileios Mirisiotis: K♦Q♦

It was off to the races, but Syntikos flopped a set, and rivered a full house, on the 7♠5♣2♦2♠9♣ runout.

The players have been sent on a 40-minute dinner break, with play due to resume at 10.45 pm local time.

Athanasios Syntikos – 63,500
Vasileios Mirisiotis – 45,000

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Kiril Balakov was getting up out of his chair, and his stack was being passed to Konstantinos Kertikidis.

Balakov held A♣J♠ and had run into Kertikidis’ K♠K♣, with the 9♣7♥5♥6♠Q♠ runout failing to alter matters.

Konstantinos Kertikidis – 285,000
Kiril Balakov – 0

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Michailas Bedulskis was raking in a triple-up, after he pulled a one-outer on the river in a crazy three-way cooler.

With the board reading K♥6♦2♣4♥10♦, Bedulskis had 10♥10♣, Alexandros Michas held K♠10♠, and Christoforos Chatzikyriakos showed 2♦2♥, for a trips over trips over two pair scenario.

Michailas Bedulskis – 330,000
Alexandros Michas – 100,000
Christoforos Chatzikyriakos – 60,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

David Kozma opened to 4,000 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet jam of 38,000 from Vasileios Gkokgas.

Action folded back to Kozma, who was in the process of making his decision, when Gkokgas called the clock after a relatively short period of time.

That seemed to make Kozma’s mind up, and he immediately made the call.

Vasileios Gkokgas: 9♦9♥
David Kozma: 3♥3♦

Gkokgas was in a dominating position with the overpair, and there were no surprises on the K♥Q♣2♠2♣2♥ runout.

Vasileios Gkokgas – 81,000
David Kozma – 80,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Fotios Ntamaris opened to 4,000 from the cutoff, and received a call from Emmanouil Zacharakis on the button, before Simon Hajek produced a three-bet to 19,000 from the big blind.

Both of his opponents called to see the A♣K♥J♠ flop, where Hajek led out with a bet of 12,000, which failed to dispose of either opponent.

The K♦ turn paired the board and was checked through to the 2♣ river. Action was checked to Ntamaris, who fired out a bet of 100,000.

Zacharakis folded relatively quickly, but Hajek looked pained, and took at least two minutes pondering the spot before sending his cards to the muck.

Fotios Ntamaris – 220,000
Emmanouil Zacharakis – 265,000
Simon Hajek – 165,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/96
Prizes:	€193,500

With around 120,000 in the middle on a completed board of Q♦7♣3♠A♠5♥, Vasyl Vorenko fired out a bet of 25,000, sending Marek Ohnisko into the tank.

After about two minutes, Ohnisko made a seemingly reluctant call, and was shown the bad news when Vorenko tabled A♦Q♠ for two pair.

Vasyl Vorenko – 310,000
Marek Ohnsiko – 122,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/96
Prizes:	€193,500

Paschalis Papadopoulos was getting up out of his chair looking stunned, and his chips were being passed to Ippokratis Aslanoglou.

Papadopoulos had K♦5♥ on a board of K♥9♦J♥6♠5♠ for two pair, but Aslanoglou had K♣6♣ for the better two pair.

Ippokratis Aslanoglou – 245,000
Paschalis Papadopoulos – 0

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	72/95
Prizes:	€191,700

Nikolaos Grammis, Georgios Thanos, Dimitrios Stavaris and Vasileios Zisis have all been sent to the rail.

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	72/95
Prizes:	€191,700

With 24,000 in the middle on a board of 6♣2♠2♦8♣, Fotios Ntamaris fired out a bet of 20,000 from the big blind, which failed to shake off Giuseppe Corapi in the hijack.

The J♥ hit on the river, and Ntamaris quickly check-folded versus a bet of 25,000 from Corapi.

Giuseppe Corapi – 126,000
Fotios Ntamaris – 135,000

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	72/95
Prizes:	€191,700

Vahe Martirosyan opened to 3,000 from the cutoff, and received calls from Aggelos Valilis on the button, and Alexey Shilov in the big blind.

On the A♥K♣6♣ flop, action was checked to Martirosyan, who slid out a bet of 4,000.

Only Valilis called to see the 10♠ turn, where Martirosyan double-barreled with a bet of 13,500.

Valilis stuck around for the 4♣ river, where Martirosyan fired again with a bet of 23,000. Valilis responded with an all-in of 76,000, and after a good spell in the tank, Martirosyan called.

Valilis tabled Q♣9♣ for the flush, and Martirosyan showed A♣6♠ for two pair.

Aggelos Valilis – 210,000
Vahe Martirosyan – 99,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	77/90
Prizes:	€186,300

The following players appear to be sitting on the biggest stacks at the second break:-

Denis Simionel – 325,000
Emmanouil Zacharakis – 225,000
Ioannis Lazaridis – 220,000
Andreas Paliogiannis – 212,000
Vladimir Shushkovsky – 209,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	77/90
Prizes:	€186,300

Ivan Popov was all-in for 56,000 and at risk against Kosmas Maroudas.

Ivan Popov: 8♥8♣
Kosmas Maroudas: K♣Q♣

It was off to the races, and Popov held across the A♥7♦6♣J♦3♦ runout.

The players have been sent on their second break of the day.

Ivan Popov – 115,000
Kosmas Maroudas – 31,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	77/90
Prizes:	€186,300

With 40,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♦10♦6♥9♦K♥, Vladimir Shushkovsky led out with a bet of 10,000, and was called by Evaggelos Bechrakis.

Shushkovsky tabled 6♥4♥ for fifth pair, and was shocked to see Bechrakis had looked him up with 7♦7♠.

Evaggelos Bechrakis – 140,000
Vladimir Shushkovsky – 212,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	79/89
Prizes:	€185,400

Panagiotis Marizas opened to 2,500 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 6,500 from Cesare Raso in the cutoff.

Marizas called to see the J♥3♣2♣ flop, where Marizas check-called versus a continuation bet of 5,500 from Raso.

The J♣ turn paired the board and brought flush possibilities, and was checked to the 5♥ river. Marizas led out with a bet of 9,500, and Raso folded with more than a hint of frustration.

Panagiotis Marizas – 80,000
Cesare Raso – 76,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	79/89
Prizes:	€185,400

Around 50,000 had made its way into the middle on a completed board of 9♦3♥3♣4♣9♣, in hand between Athanasios Syntikos and Christos Symeonidis.

The river was checked through, and Syntikos mucked when Symeonidis tabled Q♠Q♥.

Christos Symeonidis – 175,000
Athanasios Syntikos – 53,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	79/88
Prizes:	€184,500

Roberto Palmieri, Dimitrios Manekas, Christos Lazopoulos and Georgios Varkaris will all have to fire another bullet to attempt to qualify for Day 2, after coming unstuck in Day 1b.

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	78/86
Prizes:	€182,700

After a preflop raising war, Kosmas Maroudas ended up all-in for 59,000 and at risk against Emmanouil Livanos.

Kosmas Maroudas: A♦K♣
Emmanouil Livanos: A♥Q♥

Maroudas had Livanos pipped, and managed to dodge a turned flush draw across the 10♠5♣4♥8♥5♦ runout to secure the double up.

Kosmas Maroudas – 120,500
Emmanouil Livanos – 125,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	78/86
Prizes:	€182,700

Nikolaos Tsinas opened to 2,000 from early position, and received calls from Aleksandar Georgiev in the hijack, the button, and Panagiotis Marizas in the big blind.

The 10♥4♣3♠ flop was checked to the 2♠ turn, where Marizas led out with a bet of 3,500. Tsinas folded, before Georgiev raised to 11,500, which was sufficient to force folds from both of his opponents.

Aleksandar Georgiev – 116,000
Panagiotis Marizas – 74,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	79/84
Prizes:	€180,900

Emmanouil Livanos opened to 2,200, and was met with a three-bet to 7,500 from Ivan Popov.

Livanos called to see the 6♥4♣2♣ flop, where he check-called in the face of a bet of 6,000 from Popov.

The Q♠ hit on the turn, and Livanos check-folded without ceremony versus a double-barrel of 21,000 from Popov.

Ivan Popov – 105,000
Emmanouil Livanos – 185,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	77/80
Prizes:	€177,300

Konstantinos Kertikidis opened to 2,000, and received two callers, before Dimitrios Stavaris produced a three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind.

Only Kertikidis called to see the A♦Q♠4♣ flop, where Stavaris led out with a bet of 9,000, which Kertikidis called.

The 5♥ turn was checked to the K♣ river, where Stavaris fired out a bet of 15,000. After some thought, Kertikidis raised to 65,000.

Stavaris seemed shocked by the move, and folded with frustration after a brief period of thought.

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Konstantinos Kertikidis – 175,000
Dimitrios Stavaris – 135,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	77/80
Prizes:	€177,300

A decent pot of 28,000 had developed by the river on a board of J♠2♠2♦Q♦8♥, in a hand between Evaggelos Tsairis and Alexandros Michas.

The river was checked through, and Tsairis’ 3♥3♠ was good versus Michas’ A♦K♦.

Evaggelos Tsairis – 125,000
Alexandros Michas – 71,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	75/76
Prizes:	€173,700

With around 25,000 in the middle on a board of J♠J♦9♥J♣, Venelin Pashev checked from the hijack to Leonidas Georgopoulos in the cutoff.

Georgopoulos fired out a bet of 20,000, and after some thought, Pashev called.

The 3♠ rolled off on the river to complete the board, and Pashev checked once more. Georgopoulos moved all in for 95,000, and Pashev sighed and sat back in his chair, looking pained.

Pashev, with around 90,000 behind, spent the next five minutes eyeballing his opponent, trying to get some kind of read. Georgopoulos’ gaze remained fixed straight ahead throughout, chewing gum and looking pretty relaxed.

Eventually, the clock was called, and as it got to five seconds, Pashev folded. Georgopoulos blew his cheeks with relief, and tabled Q♦10♠, earning a wry smile and tap of the table from Pashev.

Leonidas Georgopoulos – 160,000
Venelin Pashev – 90,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	71/72
Prizes:	€169,200

Georgios Sourlas opened to 1,300 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 2,800 from Andreas Paliogiannis on the button.

Arda Kilinc cold-called in the big blind, and Sourlas came along for the ride.

The A♦K♠3♠ flop was checked to the A♣ turn, where Kilinc led out with a bet of 3,000, which failed to dispose of either opponent.

The 2♣ river completed the board, and Kilinc double-barreled with a bet of 6,000, forcing both of his opponents to send their cards to the muck.

Arda Kilinc – 140,000
Georgios Sourlas – 93,000
Andreas Paliogiannis – 80,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	69/70
Prizes:	€166,800

With 32,000 in the middle on a board of Q♦10♦9♦, Hristina Nikolova led out with a bet of 13,000 from the small blind, and received a call from Emmanouil Livanos on the button.

The 10♠ hit on the turn. Nikolova jammed for 69,000, and looked concerned when Livanos snap-called for his remaining stack of 57,000.

Emmanouil Livanos: Q♣10♣
Hristina Nikolova: A♥A♣

Nikolova let out a sound of pain when she saw she was almost dead versus her opponent’s full house, and there was no two-outer on the 2♥ river, much to her disgust.

Emmanouil Livanos – 172,000
Hristina Nikolova – 12,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	69/70
Prizes:	€166,800

Around 50,000 had made its way into the middle by the river in a hand between Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos and Ioannis Drinis, with the board reading J♥3♠2♣4♥2♠.

Panagiotopoulos check-called a bet of 15,000 from his opponent, and mucked when Drinis tabled K♦K♥.

Ioannis Drinis – 140,000
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos – 60,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	62/63
Prizes:	€160,200

Stylianos Pallas opened to 1,500 from early position, and received a call from Emmanouil Zacharakis in the cutoff, before Simon Hajek produced a three-bet to 5,500 from the button.

Only Pallas called to see the Q♠9♦8♥ flop, where Pallas check-called a bet of 7,300 from Hajek.

The 4♦ turn and 3♣ river were checked through, and both parties were relieved to chop, Hajek holding A♥K♠, and Pallas A♦K♦.

Meanwhile, Ioannis Georgopoulos is the first player to bust in Day 1b.

Stylianos Pallas – 102,750
Simon Hajek – 102,750
Ioannis Georgopoulos – 0

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	62/62
Prizes:	€159,300

Denis Simionel opened to 1,500 under the gun, and received a call from Christos Moliotis in the cutoff, before Ivalyo Opalchenski produced a three-bet to 6,500 from the big blind.

Both of his opponents called to see the Q♣9♣6♣ flop, where Opalchenski fired out a bet of 7,500, leading to swift folds from both of his foes.

Ivalyo Opalchenski – 112,000
Denis Simionel – 120,000
Christos Moliotis – 86,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	56/56
Prizes:	€153,900

A big pot of 26,000 had developed by the river on a board of Q♣6♥3♦7♠2♦, in a hand between Ioannis Georgopoulos in the cutoff and Ioannis Lazaridis in the small blind.

The river was checked through, and Georgopoulos’ 4♥3♥ was good versus Lazaridis’ A♥K♠.

The pair had a good chuckle, and a bit of chatter in Greek, as Georgopoulos took the pot with fourth pair.

Ioannis Georgopoulos – 113,000
Ioannis Lazaridis – 87,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	56/56
Prizes:	€153,900

Joseph Houayek opened to 1,000 from early position, and received calls from Ioannis Drinis and Nikolaos Grammis in the blinds.

The K♠K♥6♣ flop was checked to the 2♠ turn, where Drinis led out with a bet of 700.

Both opponents called to see the Q♠ river, where action was checked to Grammis. He fired out a bet of 2,000, which only Houayek called.

Grammis tabled 8♠6♠ for the rivered flush, and Houayek mucked.

Nikolaos Grammis – 105,400
Joseph Houayek – 94,600
Ioannis Drinis – 96,600

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	51/51
Prizes:	€149,400

Play is underway here in Day 1b of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event, with 51 players already registered.

Late registration remains open until the start of Level 12, with 40-minute levels in play, and Lorenzo Arduini the player to catch, after the Italian bagged 922,000 for the chip lead in Day 1a.

Stay tuned to poker.pro for your coverage of all the action.

The 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea €1,000 Main Event got underway with gusto yesterday, June 14, as Day 1a attracted a total of 100 entries at the stunning Vergina Theatro at Regency Casino, Thessaloniki.

The first of four starting flights saw 25 players qualify for Day 2, with Lorenzo Arduini of Italy the early pace-setter after bagging up an impressive 922,000. Arduini,, an EPT Main Event final tablist, sits in the top fifty in the Italian all-time money list, and boasts recorded results of over €1,000,000, including 15 victories.

Not far behind were former WSOPE Mini Main Event champion Vaggelis Kaimakamis of Greece (796,000), and 2024 EPT Prague Eureka Main Event champion Martin Tsvetanov of Bulgaria (756,000), in a high-quality podium with more than $2.5 million in recorded cashes between them.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Blinds
1	Lorenzo Arduini	Italy	922,000	115
2	Vaggelis Kaimakamis	Greece	796,000	99
3	Martin Tsvetanov	Bulgaria	756,000	94
4	Anastasios Vardalis	Greece	677,000	84
5	Dimitar Toshev	Bulgaria	593,000	74
6	Konstantinos Siamitras	Greece	578,000	72
7	Artemios Fournaris	Greece	497,000	62
8	Ioannis Gerontas	Greece	490,000	61
9	Ioannis Diamantopoulos	Greece	446,000	55
10	Spyros Karathanos	Greece	440,000	55

The next opportunity for players to progress to Day 2 is Day 1b, kicking off at 4 p.m. on June 15. Players will receive a starting stack of 100,000 at blind level 300/500/500, with the clock set to 40-minute levels, and unlimited reentries permitted.

Late registration remains open until the end of Level 11 in each starting flight, with play scheduled to conclude at the end of Level 13. Day 2 qualifiers will return at 3 p.m on June 17 for Day 2, where the clock will be increased to 60-minute levels, while Days 3-4 will feature 75-minute levels.

There are also plenty of appetizing side events for players to enjoy in a packed schedule, including a €2,000 High Roller, a €350 Cuatro Progressive Knockout and a €115 Ladies Event, featuring €2,000 in added prizes.

Date	Time	Event	Buy-In	Chips	Re-Entry	Blinds	Late Reg
June 15	16:00	Main Event Day 1B (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 15	20:30	PLO Side Event (7 Max)	€230	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 15	21:00	Main Event Satellite (Last Chance)	€230	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 16	14:00	Main Event Day 1C (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 16	19:00	Main Event Day 1D (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 16	20:30	MIX NLH/PLO Side Event (Hyper Turbo–8 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 17	15:00	Main Event Day 2 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 17	17:00	High Roller Satellite	€280	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 17	19:00	Ladies Event (2K Added Prize)	€115	20,000	Unlimited	20 mins	8 Levels
June 17	20:00	High Roller Day 1	€2,000	250,000	Unlimited	45 mins	11 Levels
June 18	14:00	Main Event Day 3 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	15:30	High Roller Day 2	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	17:00	PKO Day 1 (Cuatro KO)	€230	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 18	20:00	PLO5 Side Event (Hyper Turbo–7 Max)	€115	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 19	15:00	Main Event Final Day	–	–	–	75 mins	–
June 19	15:30	High Roller Final Day	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 19	17:00	PKO Day 2 (Cuatro KO)	–	–	–	30 mins	–
June 19	20:30	PLO 4/5 Side Event (Buttons Choice–7 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 19	21:00	NLH Close Side Event (Deepstack Hyper)	€150	100,000	Unlimited	15 mins	11 Levels

poker.pro will be on the floor for the start of Day 1b of the Main Event at 4 p.m., so stay tuned for all your coverage of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea.

Level 13:	4,000/8,000/8,000
Entries:	25/100
Prizes:	€143,100

After four days of juicy side-event action, the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea €1,000 Main Event finally got underway today at the Regency Casino in Thessaloniki, with Day 1a, the first of four starting flights, attracting a very promising total of 100 entries.

After the completion of thirteen 40-minute levels, Lorenzo Arduini of Italy rose to the top of the standings, bagging up 922,000 by the end of play.

He is followed by Vaggelis Kaimakamis of Greece (796,000), while Martin Tsvetanov of Bulgaria (756,000) completes the podium places, although he required three bullets to get there.

It is a high-quality top three, with Arduini boasting recorded career earnings of over $1,030,000, including 15 recorded wins in the live arena.

Kaimakamis sits in the top thirty in the Greek all-time money list with over $700,000 in results, including victory in the World Series of Poker Europe Mini Main Event in 2019, while Tsvetanov triumphed in the Eureka Main Event at EPT Prague in 2024 for a huge $471,862 score, accounting for over half of his total of $865,197 in recorded results (All figures courtesy of The Hendon Mob).

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Blinds
1	Lorenzo Arduini	Italy	922,000	115
2	Vaggelis Kaimakamis	Greece	796,000	99
3	Martin Tsvetanov	Bulgaria	756,000	94
4	Anastasios Vardalis	Greece	677,000	84
5	Dimitar Toshev	Bulgaria	593,000	74
6	Konstantinos Siamitras	Greece	578,000	72
7	Artemios Fournaris	Greece	497,000	62
8	Ioannis Gerontas	Greece	490,000	61
9	Ioannis Diamantopoulos	Greece	446,000	55
10	Spyros Karathanos	Greece	440,000	55
11	Kristian Willumsen	Norway	435,000	54
12	Vasileios Chalkiopoulos	Greece	379,000	47
13	Nikolaos Valtatzis	Greece	369,000	46
14	Apostolos Kofidis	Greece	362,000	45
15	Atanas Malinov	Bulgaria	311,000	38
16	Georgios Dallas	Greece	305,000	38
17	Athanasios Andrianopoulos	Greece	270,000	33
18	Ivan Kyuchekov	Bulgaria	252,000	31
19	Georgios Tsialtas	Greece	244,000	30
20	Georgios Garnelis	Greece	237,000	29
21	Ivelin Kolev	Bulgaria	213,000	26
22	Jan Zupec	Slovenia	165,000	20
23	Simeon Ivanov	Bulgaria	116,000	14
24	Georgios Charmpilas	Greece	100,000	12
25	Edgar Sargsyan	Armenia	98,000	12

The €500 Mini Main and €400 Mystery Bounty also came to a conclusion today, and a summary of the final table results are outlined below.

A total of 364 entries created a €160,160 prize pool, and Andreas Vlachos ended up holding the trophy after a five-way ICM deal, although Giannis Panagopoulos took the biggest payout.

Place	Name	Country	Prize
1	Andreas Vlachos	Greece	€14,000*
2	Giannis Panagopoulos	Greece	€24,426*
3	Stavros Stavropoulos	Greece	€21,726*
4	Christos Patras	Greece	€18,713*
5	Kostas Kertikidis	Greece	€17,051*
6	Anonymous	N/A	€5,701
7	Dimitris Manekas	Greece	€4,645
8	Kosmas Barakos	Greece	€3,812
9	Kostas Chionidis	Greece	€3,139

Nikolaos Kritharis took the trophy in the €400 Mystery Bounty after outlasting 199 entries, denying Andreas Paliogiannis back-to-back titles.

However, Paliogiannis bagged the biggest payout from the €103,480 prize pool, after he scooped the largest bounties of €9,000 and €6,000, with the final table results as follows:-

Place	Name	Country	Prize (Incl Bounties)
1	Nikolaos Kritharis	Greece	€16,280
2	Andreas Paliogiannis	Greece	€23,215
3	Michail Tastanis	Greece	€5,635
4	Spyros Karathanos	Greece	€4,080
5	Ivan Popov	Bulgaria	€2,415
6	Orestis Papapostolou	Greece	€1,325
7	Baruch Haim	Israel	€2,140
8	A.L.	Greece	€930
9	Michail Tsilikidis	Greece	€1,290

The next opportunity for players to qualify for Day 2 of the Main Event takes place at 4 p.m. local time on June 15, with the full remaining schedule for the festival set out below.

Date	Time	Event	Buy-In	Chips	Re-Entry	Blinds	Late Reg
June 15	16:00	Main Event Day 1B (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 15	20:30	PLO Side Event (7 Max)	€230	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 15	21:00	Main Event Satellite (Last Chance)	€230	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 16	14:00	Main Event Day 1C (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 16	19:00	Main Event Day 1D (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 16	20:30	MIX NLH/PLO Side Event (Hyper Turbo–8 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 17	15:00	Main Event Day 2 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 17	17:00	High Roller Satellite	€280	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 17	19:00	Ladies Event (2K Added Prize)	€115	20,000	Unlimited	20 mins	8 Levels
June 17	20:00	High Roller Day 1	€2,000	250,000	Unlimited	45 mins	11 Levels
June 18	14:00	Main Event Day 3 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	15:30	High Roller Day 2	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	17:00	PKO Day 1 (Cuatro KO)	€230	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 18	20:00	PLO5 Side Event (Hyper Turbo–7 Max)	€115	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 19	15:00	Main Event Final Day	–	–	–	75 mins	–
June 19	15:30	High Roller Final Day	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 19	17:00	PKO Day 2 (Cuatro KO)	–	–	–	30 mins	–
June 19	20:30	PLO 4/5 Side Event (Buttons Choice–7 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 19	21:00	NLH Close Side Event (Deepstack Hyper)	€150	100,000	Unlimited	15 mins	11 Levels

poker.pro will be on the floor from the start of Day 1b of the Main Event at 4 p.m., so stay tuned for all your coverage of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event.

Level 13:	4,000/8,000/8,000
Entries:	25/100
Prizes:	€143,100

Play has now concluded in Day 1a of the Main Event, with 25 players qualifying for Day 2.

Stay tuned for updated chip counts.

Level 13:	4,000/8,000/8,000
Entries:	26/100
Prizes:	€143,100

The tournament director announced four more hands were to be played in Day 1a, as Artemios Fournaris opened to 16,000 from early position, and received a call from Martin Tsvetanov on the button.

On the K♥9♥4♠ flop, Fournaris fired out a bet of 30,000, which failed to shake off Tsvetanov.

The same pattern followed on the A♦ turn, following a double-barrel of 67,000 from Fournaris.

Fournaris slowed down on the J♣ river, and checked to his opponent. Tsvetanov took the opportunity to slid out a bet of 185,000, earning a swift fold from Fournaris.

Martin Tsvetanov – 708,000
Artemios Fournaris – 493,000

Level 13:	4,000/8,000/8,000
Entries:	27/100
Prizes:	€143,100

With around 90,000 in the middle on a board of 6♦6♣3♣A♣, Kristian Willumsen check-called from the big blind in the face of a bet of 25,000 from Panagiotis Oikonomidis in the cutoff.

On the Q♠ river, Willumsen led out with an all-in bet of 65,000, earning a rapid tap of the table and fold from Oikonomidis.

Kristian Willumsen – 225,000
Panagiotis Oikonomidis – 170,000

Level 13:	4,000/8,000/8,000
Entries:	29/100
Prizes:	€143,100

Nikolaos Toloudis was all-in for 73,000 and at risk against Vaggelis Kaimakamis.

Nikolaos Toloudis: 5♠5♦
Vaggelis Kaimakamis: K♠Q♠

It was off to the races, and Kaimakamis flopped a wrap draw on J♥10♥7♠.

He picked up further outs to the flush on the 4♠ turn, and Toloudis could not dodge the A♣ river, which gave Kaimakamis the broadway straight.

Vaggelis Kaimakamis – 810,000
Nikolaos Toloudis – 0

Level 12:	3,000/6,000/6,000
Entries:	30/100
Prizes:	€143,100

Bulgarian duo Alexander Skobelev and Valeri Savov have been sent to the rail, along with Greek pair Paraskevas Tsokaridis and Christos Lazopoulos.

Level 12:	3,000/6,000/6,000
Entries:	33/100
Prizes:	€143,100

A pot of 114,000 had brewed by the turn on a board of J♥6♣4♦9♣, and Ioannis Gerontas checked from the big blind to Vasileios Chalkiopoulos in middle position, who fired out a bet of 15,000.

Konstantinos Dalakas called on the button, and Gerontas also called.

The J♦ river paired the board, and action was checked to Dalakas. He slid out a bet of 40,000, and was met with a check-jam of 103,000 from Gerontas.

Chalkiopoulos called, and Dalakas folded.

Gerontas tabled K♠J♣ for trip jacks, and Chalkiopoulos tabled A♠A♦ as he counted out his bill.

Ioannis Gerontas – 380,000
Vasileios Chalkiopoulos – 170,000
Konstantinos Dalakas – 280,000

Level 12:	3,000/6,000/6,000
Entries:	38/100
Prizes:	€143,100

Late registration has now closed in Day 1a, with a total of 100 entries obtained for the first starting flight of the Main Event.

Ivelin Kolev opened to 12,000 from the hijack, and Anastasios Vardalis defended the big blind.

On the 8♣5♣2♠ flop, Vardalis check-called in the face of a continuation bet of 11,000 from Kolev.

The 10♦ turn was checked to the Q♥ river, where Vardalis check-folded versus a bet of 40,000 from Kolev.

Ivelin Kolev – 400,000
Anastasios Vardalis – 525,000

Level 11:	3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries:	39/99
Prizes:	€142,200

Lorenzo Arduini leads the way as the players head on their final break of the day, with late registration due to close before the start of Level 12, and play due to conclude in Day 1a at the end of Level 13.

The top stacks are as follows:-

Lorenzo Arduini – 765,000
Artemios Fournaris – 682,000
Vaggelis Kaimakamis – 625,000
Georgios Dallas – 515,000
Spyros Karathanos – 490,000

Level 11:	3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries:	40/96
Prizes:	€139,500

Apostolos Kofidis was getting up out of his chair, and his roughly 120,000 stack was being passed to Lorenzo Arduini, after the Italian turned a straight with 8♥6♥ on the K♣5♦4♣7♦5♠ board.

Kofidis’s cards had already been swept away.

Lorenzo Arduini – 735,000
Apostolos Kofidis – 0

Level 10:	2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries:	46/94
Prizes:	€130,500

With around 90,000 in the middle on a board of A♠7♥4♥, Konstantinos Kesidis checked to Vasileios Chalkiopoulos, who fired out an overbet of 100,000.

Kesidis had around 85,000 behind, and went into the tank, with a fair bit of chatter in Greek between the two.

Eventually, Kesidis sighed and moved his chips into the middle.

Konstantinos Kesidis: K♦K♣
Vasileios Chalkiopoulos: A♣5♥

Kesidis’ cowboys had been outflopped, and there was no two-outer on the J♥6♣ runout.

Vasileios Chalkiopoulos – 330,000
Konstantinos Kesidis – 0

Level 10:	2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries:	46/94
Prizes:	€130,500

Martin Tsvetanov opened to 8,000 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 27,000 from Paraskevas Tsokaridis in the small blind.

Alexandar Skobelev cold-called in the big blind, and Tsvetanov got out of the way.

On the 10♣8♥6♣ flop, Tsokaridis check-called versus a bet of 25,000 from Skobelev.

The same pattern followed on the A♦ turn, this time in respect of a bet of 55,000 from Skobelev.

The 6♥ river was checked through. Tsokaridis confidently tabled 9♦9♥, and was surprised to see Skobelev show 8♣8♦ for the full house.

Alexandar Skobelev – 315,000
Paraskevas Tsokaridis – 178,000
Martin Tsvetanov – 100,000

Level 10:	2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries:	46/94
Prizes:	€130,500

Plamen Marinov was getting up out of his chair looking stunned, after his final 110,000 went into the middle on the river in a hand against Georgios Kapalas, on a board of J♦7♦5♦A♠K♥, and was quickly called.

Marinov tabled 5♥5♣ for the flopped bottom set of fives, but he was behind the whole way against Kapalas’ 4♦3♦ for the flopped flush.

Georgios Kapalas – 395,000
Plamen Marinov – 0

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	50/92
Prizes:	€128,700

With around 140,000 in the middle on a board of A♥9♣3♠7♣3♦, Nikolaos Toloudis checked to Georgios Dallas, who fired out a bet of 90,000.

Touloudis was pained and went into the tank, moving his hands from over his mouth to cover almost the entirety of his face. Eventually, he shook his head, and reluctantly flicked his cards to the dealer.

Georgios Dallas – 480,000
Nikolaos Toloudis – 162,000

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	50/92
Prizes:	€128,700

Vasilieos Zisis was all-in for 27,000 and at risk against Ioannis Gerontas.

Vasilieos Zisis: J♠9♠
Ioannis Gerontas: A♥5♦

Zisis needed some assistance, but he was dead by the turn on the A♦7♦7♥A♠2♦ runout.

Ioannis Gerontas – 265,000
Vasilieos Zisis – 0

Level 29:	150,000/300,000/300,000
Entries:	1/364
Prizes:	€160,160

The Mini Main Event ended in a five-way ICM deal, with Andreas Vlachos taking the trophy, and Giannis Panagopoulos taking the biggest cash prize.

The final table results are as follows:-

Place	Name	Country	Prize
1	Andreas Vlachos	Greece	€14,000*
2	Giannis Panagopoulos	Greece	€24,426*
3	Stavros Stavropoulos	Greece	€21,726*
4	Christos Patras	Greece	€18,713*
5	Kostas Kertikidis	Greece	€17,051*
6	Anonymous	N/A	€5,701
7	Dimitris Manekas	Greece	€4,645
8	Kosmas Barakos	Greece	€3,812
9	Kostas Chionidis	Greece	€3,139

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	52/86
Prizes:	€123,300

The following players appear to be at the top of the standings after a quick persual of the room, just before a 40-minute dinner break.

Coverage will resume at 10.35 p.m. local time.

Georgios Dallas – 436,000
Lorenzo Ardunini – 370,000
Ioannis Gerontas – 350,000
Dimitar Toshev – 320,000
Nikolaos Valtatzis – 270,000

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	55/84
Prizes:	€121,500

Konstantinos Patsas was all-in for 13,000 and at risk against Jan Zupec.

Konstantinos Patsas: K♣K♦
Jan Zupec: A♦9♣

Patsas had a monster, and there were no surprises on the 9♥3♣2♣3♦3♠ runout.

Konstantinos Patsas – 30,500
Jan Zupec – 93,000

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	55/84
Prizes:	€121,500

On a flop of 6♣4♠2♣, Georgios Tsialtas led out from the big blind with a bet of 5,000, and was faced with a raise to 18,000 from Valeri Savov.

Tsialtas called to see the 9♥ turn, where he again led with a bet of 20,000. Savov raised once more, to 40,000, and Tsialtas called.

The 4♦ river completed the board, and Tsialtas led out for a third time with a bet of 30,000. Savov just called this time, and mucked when Tsialtas showed 2♠2♦ for a full house.

Georgios Tsialtas – 220,000
Valeri Savov – 30,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	61/79
Prizes:	€116,100

On his second bullet, Martin Tsvetanov was all-in for around 75,000 and at risk against Plamen Marinov.

Martin Tsvetanov: A♣Q♣
Plamen Marinov: Q♦Q♥

Tsvetanov was in trouble with a solitary overcard, and he could not connect with the K♣7♠2♦7♦3♣ runout.

Plamen Marinov – 220,000
Martin Tsvetanov – 0

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	61/79
Prizes:	€116,100

With around 82,000 in the middle on a board of 4♣4♦2♠K♣7♠, Vahe Martirosyan checked to Dimitrios Siantikos, both in middle position, who fired out a bet of 50,000.

Martirosyan, with around 100,000 behind, went deep into thought. After around two minutes, he flicked in a calling chip.

Siantikos tabled 9♠8♠ for air, and Martirosyan had found a good call with 6♣6♥, leading to a raised eyebrow from Siantikos.

Vahe Martirosyan – 282,000
Dimitrios Siantikos – 95,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	61/79
Prizes:	€116,100

With around 19,000 in the middle on a board of [invalid notations] river led to a double-paired board. Dallas checked, and after a brief period of thought, Savov moved all in for 91,500.

Dallas went into the tank, deep in thought for at least three minutes. Suddenly, he made the call, leading to an immediate tap of the table from Savov, suggesting he had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Savov tabled J♠9♠ for the missed flush draw, and Dallas had found the call with 7♥6♣ for the low end of the potential full houses.

Georgios Dallas – 310,000
Valeri Savov – 0

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	61/79
Prizes:	€116,100

With around 75,000 in the middle on a board of K♠9♦8♠6♥, Nikolaos Giannopoulos check-jammed for around 85,000 in the face of a bet of 40,000 from Aris Kotanidis, who quickly called, much to Giannopoulos’ displeasure.

Nikolaos Giannopoulos: 7♦6♦
Aris Kotandis: A♦K♦

Giannopoulos needed help with third pair and the wrap draw versus Kotandis’ top pair, and he bricked the 4♠ river, giving the table a tap as he left.

Aris Kotanidis – 220,000
Nikolaos Giannopoulos – 0

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	61/79
Prizes:	€116,100

Martin Tsvetanov was getting up out of his chair, after his A♥10♣ for two pair on a board of A♠9♥5♣2♥10♠ was second best against Konstantinos Siamitras’ 9♣9♠ for a set.

Siamitras’ celebrated with gusto, giving the table a good thump and pumping his fists.

Konstantinos Siamitras – 325,000
Martin Tsvetanov – 0

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	64/77
Prizes:	€114,300

Emmanouil Zacharakis opened to 3,000 from middle position, and received a call from Andronikos Voliotis in the small blind, before Theodoros Ampelikiotis three-bet jammed from the big blind for 46,000.

Zacharakis called, and looked concerned when Voiliotis moved all in for 51,000. Zacharakis made up the difference to create a three-way all-in scenario.

Theodoros Ampelikiotis: A♠J♠
Andronikos Voliotis: A♣Q♦
Emmanouil Zacharakis: 8♠8♦

Zacharakis looked in good shape, but was disgusted to see the A♥6♦5♦ flop, which put Voliotis in front.

The 9♦ turn and 10♥ river did not alter the position, and Voliotis secured a near triple-up, while Ampelikiotis was sent to the rail.

Andronikos Voliotis – 152,000
Emmanouil Zacharakis – 60,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis – 0

Level 22:	75,000/150,000/150,000
Entries:	9/199
Prizes:	€103,480

The €400 Mystery Bounty is down to the final table, with the seating draw as follows:-

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Blinds
1	A.L.	Greece	1,850,000	12
2	Orestis Papapostolou	Greece	4,225,000	28
3	Ivan Popov	Bulgaria	4,800,000	32
4	Andreas Paliogiannis	Greece	10,375,000	69
5	Baruch Haim	Israel	5,100,000	34
6	Michail Tsilikidis	Greece	2,100,000	14
7	Michail Tastanis	Greece	6,500,000	43
8	Spyros Karathanos	Greece	7,925,000	52
9	Nikolaos Kritharis	Greece	6,875,000	45

All players have guaranteed a €790 payday, with €9,280 awaiting the champion.

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	64/75
Prizes:	€109,800

Each of Athanasios Andrianopoulos, Andronikos Voliotis and Theodoros Ampelikiotis put in 7,000 preflop, before the dealer fanned the J♥7♣3♠ flop.

The flop was checked to the 6♣ turn, where Andrianopoulos led out with a bet of 6,000. Voliotis jammed for 15,600, and Ampelikiotis cold-called. Andrianopoulos looked pained, and folded after some thought.

Andronikos Voliotis: 3♥3♣
Theodoros Ampelikiotis: 8♠8♣

Ampelikiotis had been the victim of a two-outer, and there was no escape on the 9♠ river.

Andronikos Voliotis – 56,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis – 38,300
Athanasios Andrianopoulos – 120,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	64/75
Prizes:	€109,800

Georgios Tsialtas opened to 2,200 under the gun, and received five calls, before Marizas Panagiotis produced a three-bet jam of 39,800 from the big blind. Tsialtas called, and all other opponents got out of the way.

Marizas Panagiotis: 7♣7♦
Georgios Tsialtas: A♣A♦

Tsialtas had the premium of all premiums, and there was no escape for Panagiotis on the J♦5♣3♣2♥Q♥ runout.

Georgis Tsialtas – 145,000
Marizas Panagiotis – 0

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	64/75
Prizes:	€109,800

Stefanos Stefanidis was getting up out of his chair, and his roughly 30,000 stack was being passed to Emmanouil Asgoudakis, after Stefanidis’ A♦K♠ came off worst in a race against Asgoudakis’ 7♣7♦, the board reading 9♥4♥3♣7♣Q♠.

Emmanouil Asgoudakis – 148,000
Stefanos Stefanidis – 0

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	68/74
Prizes:	€108,900

A pot of around 27,000 had brewed by the river on a board of A♦10♥6♠9♥7♠, in a hand between Kristian Willumsen and Dimitrios Giannakis.

Willumsen led out with a bet of 11,000, and was met with a prompt raise to 36,000 from Giannakis. Willumsen didn’t waste much time in disposing of his cards.

Dimitrios Giannakis – 130,000
Kristian Willumsen – 87,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	68/74
Prizes:	€108,900

Theodoros Ampelikiotis opened to 2,200 from the hijack, and was faced with a three-bet to 7,000 from Vasileios Mirisiotis in the cutoff.

Athanasios Andrianopoulos cold-called in the small blind, and Ampelikiotis got out of the way.

On the K♦10♣2♣ flop, Andrianopoulos check-folded versus a bet of 7,000 from Mirisiotis, who flashed A♣A♠ as he raked in the pot.

Vasileios Mirisiotis – 140,000
Athanasios Andrianopoulos – 86,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis – 57,500

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	70/74
Prizes:	€105,300

There was 6,500 in front of Ivelin Yonchev, and Antonios Roumelitois moved all in for 37,600, receiving a snap-call from Yonchev.

Antonios Roumelitois: J♥J♦
Ivelin Yonchev: A♦Q♥

It was off to the races, and Yonchev missed the 10♠9♣5♠7♠3♥ runout. The players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

Antonios Roumelitois – 77,200
Ivelin Yonchev – 79,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	70/74
Prizes:	€105,300

At least 30,000 had made its way into the middle on a board of 6♦6♣5♣, in a four-way hand.

Georgios Kapalas fired out a bet of 10,000 from the big blind, and received calls from Emmanouil Asgoudakis and Martin Tsvetanov in early and middle position, and a fold from Stefanos Stefanidis on the button.

The 3♥ turn was checked to the K♥ river, where action was checked to Tsvetanov.

Tsvetanov jammed for 55,400, and earnt relatively swift folds from both of his opponents.

Martin Tsvetanov – 105,400
Georgios Kapalas – 98,000
Emmanouil Asgoudakis – 75,000
Stefanos Stefanidis – 82,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	72/73
Prizes:	€102,600

With around 12,500 in the middle on a flop of K♦Q♠J♦, Athanasios Xenodochidis checked from the cutoff to Georgios Garnelis on the button, who fired out a bet of 8,400.

Xenodochidis check-jammed for 70,000, earning a raised eyebrow of surprise from Garnelis. Garnelis spent a good 90 seconds in the tank, but ultimately elected to fold.

Athanasios Xenodochidis – 82,500
Georgios Garnelis – 70,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	72/73
Prizes:	€102,600

Ivelin Yonchev opened to 1,800 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 5,000 from Antonios Roumeliotis in the big blind.

Yonchev called after quite a bit of thought to see the Q♥J♣5♣ flop, which was checked through to the 8♣ turn.

Roumeliotis led out with a bet of 3,000, and Yonchev stuck around for the 6♠ river. Roumelitois fiddled with his chips with 31,000 behind, but ultimately check-folded versus a bet of 15,000 from Yonchev.

Ivelin Yonchev – 125,000
Antonios Roumeliotis – 31,000

Level 25:	75,000/125,000/125,000
Entries:	9/364
Prizes:	€160,160

The €500 Mini Main Event is down to the final table, with the seating draw as follows:-

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Blinds
1	Stavros Stavropoulos	Greece	5,750,000	46
2	Ioannis Panagopoulos	Greece	2,900,000	23
3	Polykarpos Stryvakis	Greece	6,900,000	55
4	Dimitrios Manekas	Greece	4,800,000	38
5	Konstantinos Chionidis	Greece	4,900,000	39
6	Christos Patras	Greece	1,300,000	10
7	Andreas Vlachos	Greece	2,500,000	20
8	Konstantinos Kertikidis	Greece	5,000,000	40
9	Kosmas Mparakos	Greece	2,100,000	16

The players have guaranteed a €3,139 payday, but all will be gunning for the €35,395 first-place prize.

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	66/67
Prizes:	€97,200

A huge pot of 62,000 had developed by the turn on a board of 8♦6♥4♦6♦, in a hand between Ivelin Kolev from early position, and Kristian Willumsen in the big blind.

The turn was checked to the 5♣ river, where Willumsen fired out a bet of 26,000, sending Kolev into the tank.

Kolev spent a good two minutes pondering the spot, but made the call.

Willumsen tabled 10♦10♣ for two pair, and Kolev clenched his fist in celebration as he tabled J♦J♣ for the superior two pair.

Ivelin Kolev – 255,000
Kristian Willumsen – 36,500

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	62/63
Prizes:	€90,900

Konstantinos Siamitras opened to 1,300 from the button, and Nikolaos Dalakis defended the big blind.

On the A♠7♣6♦ flop, Dalakis check-called versus a bet of 1,300 from Siamitras.

The J♦ hit on the turn, and Dalakis checked once more. Siamitras double-barreled with a bet of 4,000, and was met with a raise to 10,300 from Dalakis.

Siamitras called to see the 6♠ river, where Dalakis led out with a bet of 10,000. Siamitras thought for a brief period of time, and made the call.

Dalakis tabled J♥6♣ for two pair, and Siamitras mucked.

Nikolaos Dalakis – 96,000
Konstantinos Siamitras – 111,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	62/63
Prizes:	€90,900

Ivelin Kolev recounted to poker.pro the story of the first bust out of the Main Event.

There was an open from Atanas Malinov under the gun, and two callers, before Kolev three-bet to 16 big blinds from the big blind with 10♦10♠.

Only Malinov called to see the A♣10♣3♠ flop, where Kolev continued with a bet of around 40% of the pot.

Malinov stuck around for the 7♠ turn, where Kolev double-barreled with a bet of 66% of the pot.

The J♠ river completed the board. Kolev jammed with his set, and received a call from Malinov with A♠J♣ two pair.

Ivelin Kolev – 210,000
Atanas Malinov – 0

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	56/56
Prizes:	€83,700

Nikolaos Valtatzis opened from under the gun, and Theodoros Ampelikiotis defended the big blind.

On the 9♥4♠2♣ flop, Ampelikiotis check-called in the face of a bet of 1,200 from Valtatzis.

There was no further action on the K♦ turn or 5♠ river, and Valtatzis’ 7♥7♦ was good versus his opponent’s A♠10♥.

Nikolaos Valtatzis – 102,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis – 59,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	56/56
Prizes:	€83,700

With around 12,000 in the middle on a completed board of 10♥7♦4♠9♥8♠, Ivelin Kolev was the first of three players to check their option.

Kolev tabled [pnc]9d6d[/pcn] for the straight, forcing his opponents to muck.

Ivelin Kolev – 110,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	55/55
Prizes:	€81,900

Kiril Bakalov opened to 1,500 from the cutoff, and Nikolaos Toloudis defended the big blind.

On the 10♣5♠2♦ flop, Touloudis check-called in the face of a continuation bet of 1,500 from Bakalov.

The 10♦ turn paired the board, and Touloudis led out with a bet of 3,000. Bakalov responded with a prompt raise to 9,000, and after a bit of thought, Touloudis sent his hand to the muck.

Kiril Bakalov – 106,000
Nikolaos Touloudis – 94,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	55/55
Prizes:	€81,900

Play is underway in Day 1a of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyessa, with 55 players already registered.

Stay tuned to poker.pro for all your coverage of the action.

Level 23:	40,000/80,000/500
Entries:	12/364
Prizes:	€160,160

We are down to 12 players in the €500 Mini Main Event, after the eliminations of Gat Nitai, Nikolaos Perrakis and Christos Lavdanis.

In the €400 Mystery Bounty, the bubble has just burst, after Pantelis Dokas ran king-seven suited into aces, with all 23 players remaining guaranteed a €410 payday.

poker.pro is delighted to be back in the beautiful Greek port city of Thessaloniki, which boasts a history stretching back more than two millennia. Founded over 2,300 years ago, and named after the sister of Alexander the Great, the city has been shaped by centuries of triumph and turmoil.

This week, a different kind of battle takes place, fought with chips and poker strategy rather than swords, as poker players descend on the stunning Vergina Theatro at Regency Casino for the Novibet 2026 Greek Poker Odyssea, aiming to write their own tale of glory.

The festival is already well underway, with the €500 Mini Main creating a prize pool in excess of €160,000, and the final 15 combatants scheduled to return today, June 14, for the final day. Stavros Stavropoulos leads a field including Lorenzo Arduini and Andreas Vlachos, all vying for the €35,395 first-place prize.

Meanwhile, 41 players return for the final day of the €400 Mystery Bounty, with Andreas Paliogiannis topping the standings at the start of play, and best placed to seize the €9,280 top prize.

The crown jewel of the festival and the focus of our coverage, the four-day €1,000 Main Event, also gets underway, with Day 1a scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m local time.

With an expected estimated prize pool of €500,000, four starting flights are scheduled from June 14 – June 16. Players will receive a starting stack of 100,000 at blind level 300/500/500, with the clock set to 40-minute levels, and unlimited reentries permitted.

Late registration remains open until the end of Level 11 in each starting flight, with play scheduled to conclude at the end of Level 13. Day 2 qualifiers will return at 3 p.m on June 17 for Day 2, where the clock will be increased to 60-minute levels, while Days 3-4 will feature 75-minute levels.

Anastasios Vardalis is the defending champion, after taking the trophy and €34,546 following a five-way deal in the 2025 version, which featured a €600 buy-in and attracted 529 entries.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Anastasios Vardalis	Greece	€34,546*
2	Dimitrios Siantikos	Greece	€21,436*
3	Ippokratis Aslanoglou	Greece	€21,871*
4	Alexey Shilov	Cyprus	€26,057*
5	Nikolaos Giannopoulos	Greece	€33,652*
6	Ioannis Diamantopoulos	Greece	€9,448
7	Aggelos Valilis	Greece	€7,766
8	Itzhak Cohen	Italy	€6,420
9	Marios-Panagiotis Kapiris	Greece	€5,327

There are also plenty of juicy side events for players to enjoy in a packed schedule, including a €2,000 High Roller, a €350 Cuatro Progressive Knockout and a €115 Ladies Event, featuring €2,000 in added prizes.

Date	Time	Event	Buy-In	Chips	Re-Entry	Blinds	Late Reg
June 14	14:30	Mystery Bounty Day 2 (Monsterstack)	–	–	–	40 mins	–
June 14	15:00	Mini Main Event Day 3 (8 Max)	–	–	–	50 mins	–
June 14	17:00	Main Event Day 1A (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 14	20:00	Main Event Mega Satellite	€230	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 14	20:00	NLH Side Event (Deepstack Hyper)	€150	100,000	Unlimited	15 mins	11 Levels
June 15	16:00	Main Event Day 1B (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 15	20:30	PLO Side Event (7 Max)	€230	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 15	21:00	Main Event Satellite (Last Chance)	€230	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 16	14:00	Main Event Day 1C (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 16	19:00	Main Event Day 1D (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 16	20:30	MIX NLH/PLO Side Event (Hyper Turbo–8 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 17	15:00	Main Event Day 2 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 17	17:00	High Roller Satellite	€280	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 17	19:00	Ladies Event (2K Added Prize)	€115	20,000	Unlimited	20 mins	8 Levels
June 17	20:00	High Roller Day 1	€2,000	250,000	Unlimited	45 mins	11 Levels
June 18	14:00	Main Event Day 3 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	15:30	High Roller Day 2	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	17:00	PKO Day 1 (Cuatro KO)	€230	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 18	20:00	PLO5 Side Event (Hyper Turbo–7 Max)	€115	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 19	15:00	Main Event Final Day	–	–	–	75 mins	–
June 19	15:30	High Roller Final Day	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 19	17:00	PKO Day 2 (Cuatro KO)	–	–	–	30 mins	–
June 19	20:30	PLO 4/5 Side Event (Buttons Choice–7 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 19	21:00	NLH Close Side Event (Deepstack Hyper)	€150	100,000	Unlimited	15 mins	11 Levels

poker.pro will be on the floor bringing you full reporting of the Main Event, so stay tuned for your coverage of all the action and key moments from the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyessa.

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	58/103
Prizes:	€201,600

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos was all-in for 32,000, and at risk against Emmanouil Zacharakis.

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos: A♣2♥
Emmanouil Zacharakis: K♦Q♠

Chatzikyriakos was ahead, and he made two pair across the 10♣6♠4♠A♦2♠ runout.

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos – 72,000
Emmanouil Zacharakis – 200,000

Level 9:	2,000/3,000/3,000
Entries:	60/101
Prizes:	€199,800

As the players return from dinner break, the following players lead the way:-

Vasyl Vorynka – 353,000
Aggelos Valilis – 350,000
Theofanis Poziopoulos – 350,000
Konstantinos Kertikidis – 350,000
Denis Simionel – 335,000

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Athanasios Syntikos was all-in for 28,500 and at risk against Vasileios Mirisiotis.

Athanasios Syntikos: 5♠5♦
Vasileios Mirisiotis: K♦Q♦

It was off to the races, but Syntikos flopped a set, and rivered a full house, on the 7♠5♣2♦2♠9♣ runout.

The players have been sent on a 40-minute dinner break, with play due to resume at 10.45 pm local time.

Athanasios Syntikos – 63,500
Vasileios Mirisiotis – 45,000

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Kiril Balakov was getting up out of his chair, and his stack was being passed to Konstantinos Kertikidis.

Balakov held A♣J♠ and had run into Kertikidis’ K♠K♣, with the 9♣7♥5♥6♠Q♠ runout failing to alter matters.

Konstantinos Kertikidis – 285,000
Kiril Balakov – 0

Level 8:	1,500/2,500/2,500
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Michailas Bedulskis was raking in a triple-up, after he pulled a one-outer on the river in a crazy three-way cooler.

With the board reading K♥6♦2♣4♥10♦, Bedulskis had 10♥10♣, Alexandros Michas held K♠10♠, and Christoforos Chatzikyriakos showed 2♦2♥, for a trips over trips over two pair scenario.

Michailas Bedulskis – 330,000
Alexandros Michas – 100,000
Christoforos Chatzikyriakos – 60,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

David Kozma opened to 4,000 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet jam of 38,000 from Vasileios Gkokgas.

Action folded back to Kozma, who was in the process of making his decision, when Gkokgas called the clock after a relatively short period of time.

That seemed to make Kozma’s mind up, and he immediately made the call.

Vasileios Gkokgas: 9♦9♥
David Kozma: 3♥3♦

Gkokgas was in a dominating position with the overpair, and there were no surprises on the K♥Q♣2♠2♣2♥ runout.

Vasileios Gkokgas – 81,000
David Kozma – 80,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/97
Prizes:	€195,300

Fotios Ntamaris opened to 4,000 from the cutoff, and received a call from Emmanouil Zacharakis on the button, before Simon Hajek produced a three-bet to 19,000 from the big blind.

Both of his opponents called to see the A♣K♥J♠ flop, where Hajek led out with a bet of 12,000, which failed to dispose of either opponent.

The K♦ turn paired the board and was checked through to the 2♣ river. Action was checked to Ntamaris, who fired out a bet of 100,000.

Zacharakis folded relatively quickly, but Hajek looked pained, and took at least two minutes pondering the spot before sending his cards to the muck.

Fotios Ntamaris – 220,000
Emmanouil Zacharakis – 265,000
Simon Hajek – 165,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/96
Prizes:	€193,500

With around 120,000 in the middle on a completed board of Q♦7♣3♠A♠5♥, Vasyl Vorenko fired out a bet of 25,000, sending Marek Ohnisko into the tank.

After about two minutes, Ohnisko made a seemingly reluctant call, and was shown the bad news when Vorenko tabled A♦Q♠ for two pair.

Vasyl Vorenko – 310,000
Marek Ohnsiko – 122,000

Level 7:	1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries:	68/96
Prizes:	€193,500

Paschalis Papadopoulos was getting up out of his chair looking stunned, and his chips were being passed to Ippokratis Aslanoglou.

Papadopoulos had K♦5♥ on a board of K♥9♦J♥6♠5♠ for two pair, but Aslanoglou had K♣6♣ for the better two pair.

Ippokratis Aslanoglou – 245,000
Paschalis Papadopoulos – 0

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	72/95
Prizes:	€191,700

Nikolaos Grammis, Georgios Thanos, Dimitrios Stavaris and Vasileios Zisis have all been sent to the rail.

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	72/95
Prizes:	€191,700

With 24,000 in the middle on a board of 6♣2♠2♦8♣, Fotios Ntamaris fired out a bet of 20,000 from the big blind, which failed to shake off Giuseppe Corapi in the hijack.

The J♥ hit on the river, and Ntamaris quickly check-folded versus a bet of 25,000 from Corapi.

Giuseppe Corapi – 126,000
Fotios Ntamaris – 135,000

Level 6:	1,000/1,500/1,500
Entries:	72/95
Prizes:	€191,700

Vahe Martirosyan opened to 3,000 from the cutoff, and received calls from Aggelos Valilis on the button, and Alexey Shilov in the big blind.

On the A♥K♣6♣ flop, action was checked to Martirosyan, who slid out a bet of 4,000.

Only Valilis called to see the 10♠ turn, where Martirosyan double-barreled with a bet of 13,500.

Valilis stuck around for the 4♣ river, where Martirosyan fired again with a bet of 23,000. Valilis responded with an all-in of 76,000, and after a good spell in the tank, Martirosyan called.

Valilis tabled Q♣9♣ for the flush, and Martirosyan showed A♣6♠ for two pair.

Aggelos Valilis – 210,000
Vahe Martirosyan – 99,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	77/90
Prizes:	€186,300

The following players appear to be sitting on the biggest stacks at the second break:-

Denis Simionel – 325,000
Emmanouil Zacharakis – 225,000
Ioannis Lazaridis – 220,000
Andreas Paliogiannis – 212,000
Vladimir Shushkovsky – 209,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	77/90
Prizes:	€186,300

Ivan Popov was all-in for 56,000 and at risk against Kosmas Maroudas.

Ivan Popov: 8♥8♣
Kosmas Maroudas: K♣Q♣

It was off to the races, and Popov held across the A♥7♦6♣J♦3♦ runout.

The players have been sent on their second break of the day.

Ivan Popov – 115,000
Kosmas Maroudas – 31,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	77/90
Prizes:	€186,300

With 40,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♦10♦6♥9♦K♥, Vladimir Shushkovsky led out with a bet of 10,000, and was called by Evaggelos Bechrakis.

Shushkovsky tabled 6♥4♥ for fifth pair, and was shocked to see Bechrakis had looked him up with 7♦7♠.

Evaggelos Bechrakis – 140,000
Vladimir Shushkovsky – 212,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	79/89
Prizes:	€185,400

Panagiotis Marizas opened to 2,500 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 6,500 from Cesare Raso in the cutoff.

Marizas called to see the J♥3♣2♣ flop, where Marizas check-called versus a continuation bet of 5,500 from Raso.

The J♣ turn paired the board and brought flush possibilities, and was checked to the 5♥ river. Marizas led out with a bet of 9,500, and Raso folded with more than a hint of frustration.

Panagiotis Marizas – 80,000
Cesare Raso – 76,000

Level 5:	600/1,200/1,200
Entries:	79/89
Prizes:	€185,400

Around 50,000 had made its way into the middle on a completed board of 9♦3♥3♣4♣9♣, in hand between Athanasios Syntikos and Christos Symeonidis.

The river was checked through, and Syntikos mucked when Symeonidis tabled Q♠Q♥.

Christos Symeonidis – 175,000
Athanasios Syntikos – 53,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	79/88
Prizes:	€184,500

Roberto Palmieri, Dimitrios Manekas, Christos Lazopoulos and Georgios Varkaris will all have to fire another bullet to attempt to qualify for Day 2, after coming unstuck in Day 1b.

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	78/86
Prizes:	€182,700

After a preflop raising war, Kosmas Maroudas ended up all-in for 59,000 and at risk against Emmanouil Livanos.

Kosmas Maroudas: A♦K♣
Emmanouil Livanos: A♥Q♥

Maroudas had Livanos pipped, and managed to dodge a turned flush draw across the 10♠5♣4♥8♥5♦ runout to secure the double up.

Kosmas Maroudas – 120,500
Emmanouil Livanos – 125,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	78/86
Prizes:	€182,700

Nikolaos Tsinas opened to 2,000 from early position, and received calls from Aleksandar Georgiev in the hijack, the button, and Panagiotis Marizas in the big blind.

The 10♥4♣3♠ flop was checked to the 2♠ turn, where Marizas led out with a bet of 3,500. Tsinas folded, before Georgiev raised to 11,500, which was sufficient to force folds from both of his opponents.

Aleksandar Georgiev – 116,000
Panagiotis Marizas – 74,000

Level 4:	500/1,000/1,000
Entries:	79/84
Prizes:	€180,900

Emmanouil Livanos opened to 2,200, and was met with a three-bet to 7,500 from Ivan Popov.

Livanos called to see the 6♥4♣2♣ flop, where he check-called in the face of a bet of 6,000 from Popov.

The Q♠ hit on the turn, and Livanos check-folded without ceremony versus a double-barrel of 21,000 from Popov.

Ivan Popov – 105,000
Emmanouil Livanos – 185,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	77/80
Prizes:	€177,300

Konstantinos Kertikidis opened to 2,000, and received two callers, before Dimitrios Stavaris produced a three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind.

Only Kertikidis called to see the A♦Q♠4♣ flop, where Stavaris led out with a bet of 9,000, which Kertikidis called.

The 5♥ turn was checked to the K♣ river, where Stavaris fired out a bet of 15,000. After some thought, Kertikidis raised to 65,000.

Stavaris seemed shocked by the move, and folded with frustration after a brief period of thought.

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Konstantinos Kertikidis – 175,000
Dimitrios Stavaris – 135,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	77/80
Prizes:	€177,300

A decent pot of 28,000 had developed by the river on a board of J♠2♠2♦Q♦8♥, in a hand between Evaggelos Tsairis and Alexandros Michas.

The river was checked through, and Tsairis’ 3♥3♠ was good versus Michas’ A♦K♦.

Evaggelos Tsairis – 125,000
Alexandros Michas – 71,000

Level 3:	400/800/800
Entries:	75/76
Prizes:	€173,700

With around 25,000 in the middle on a board of J♠J♦9♥J♣, Venelin Pashev checked from the hijack to Leonidas Georgopoulos in the cutoff.

Georgopoulos fired out a bet of 20,000, and after some thought, Pashev called.

The 3♠ rolled off on the river to complete the board, and Pashev checked once more. Georgopoulos moved all in for 95,000, and Pashev sighed and sat back in his chair, looking pained.

Pashev, with around 90,000 behind, spent the next five minutes eyeballing his opponent, trying to get some kind of read. Georgopoulos’ gaze remained fixed straight ahead throughout, chewing gum and looking pretty relaxed.

Eventually, the clock was called, and as it got to five seconds, Pashev folded. Georgopoulos blew his cheeks with relief, and tabled Q♦10♠, earning a wry smile and tap of the table from Pashev.

Leonidas Georgopoulos – 160,000
Venelin Pashev – 90,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	71/72
Prizes:	€169,200

Georgios Sourlas opened to 1,300 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 2,800 from Andreas Paliogiannis on the button.

Arda Kilinc cold-called in the big blind, and Sourlas came along for the ride.

The A♦K♠3♠ flop was checked to the A♣ turn, where Kilinc led out with a bet of 3,000, which failed to dispose of either opponent.

The 2♣ river completed the board, and Kilinc double-barreled with a bet of 6,000, forcing both of his opponents to send their cards to the muck.

Arda Kilinc – 140,000
Georgios Sourlas – 93,000
Andreas Paliogiannis – 80,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	69/70
Prizes:	€166,800

With 32,000 in the middle on a board of Q♦10♦9♦, Hristina Nikolova led out with a bet of 13,000 from the small blind, and received a call from Emmanouil Livanos on the button.

The 10♠ hit on the turn. Nikolova jammed for 69,000, and looked concerned when Livanos snap-called for his remaining stack of 57,000.

Emmanouil Livanos: Q♣10♣
Hristina Nikolova: A♥A♣

Nikolova let out a sound of pain when she saw she was almost dead versus her opponent’s full house, and there was no two-outer on the 2♥ river, much to her disgust.

Emmanouil Livanos – 172,000
Hristina Nikolova – 12,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	69/70
Prizes:	€166,800

Around 50,000 had made its way into the middle by the river in a hand between Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos and Ioannis Drinis, with the board reading J♥3♠2♣4♥2♠.

Panagiotopoulos check-called a bet of 15,000 from his opponent, and mucked when Drinis tabled K♦K♥.

Ioannis Drinis – 140,000
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos – 60,000

Level 2:	300/600/600
Entries:	62/63
Prizes:	€160,200

Stylianos Pallas opened to 1,500 from early position, and received a call from Emmanouil Zacharakis in the cutoff, before Simon Hajek produced a three-bet to 5,500 from the button.

Only Pallas called to see the Q♠9♦8♥ flop, where Pallas check-called a bet of 7,300 from Hajek.

The 4♦ turn and 3♣ river were checked through, and both parties were relieved to chop, Hajek holding A♥K♠, and Pallas A♦K♦.

Meanwhile, Ioannis Georgopoulos is the first player to bust in Day 1b.

Stylianos Pallas – 102,750
Simon Hajek – 102,750
Ioannis Georgopoulos – 0

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	62/62
Prizes:	€159,300

Denis Simionel opened to 1,500 under the gun, and received a call from Christos Moliotis in the cutoff, before Ivalyo Opalchenski produced a three-bet to 6,500 from the big blind.

Both of his opponents called to see the Q♣9♣6♣ flop, where Opalchenski fired out a bet of 7,500, leading to swift folds from both of his foes.

Ivalyo Opalchenski – 112,000
Denis Simionel – 120,000
Christos Moliotis – 86,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	56/56
Prizes:	€153,900

A big pot of 26,000 had developed by the river on a board of Q♣6♥3♦7♠2♦, in a hand between Ioannis Georgopoulos in the cutoff and Ioannis Lazaridis in the small blind.

The river was checked through, and Georgopoulos’ 4♥3♥ was good versus Lazaridis’ A♥K♠.

The pair had a good chuckle, and a bit of chatter in Greek, as Georgopoulos took the pot with fourth pair.

Ioannis Georgopoulos – 113,000
Ioannis Lazaridis – 87,000

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	56/56
Prizes:	€153,900

Joseph Houayek opened to 1,000 from early position, and received calls from Ioannis Drinis and Nikolaos Grammis in the blinds.

The K♠K♥6♣ flop was checked to the 2♠ turn, where Drinis led out with a bet of 700.

Both opponents called to see the Q♠ river, where action was checked to Grammis. He fired out a bet of 2,000, which only Houayek called.

Grammis tabled 8♠6♠ for the rivered flush, and Houayek mucked.

Nikolaos Grammis – 105,400
Joseph Houayek – 94,600
Ioannis Drinis – 96,600

Level 1:	300/500/500
Entries:	51/51
Prizes:	€149,400

Play is underway here in Day 1b of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event, with 51 players already registered.

Late registration remains open until the start of Level 12, with 40-minute levels in play, and Lorenzo Arduini the player to catch, after the Italian bagged 922,000 for the chip lead in Day 1a.

Stay tuned to poker.pro for your coverage of all the action.

The 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea €1,000 Main Event got underway with gusto yesterday, June 14, as Day 1a attracted a total of 100 entries at the stunning Vergina Theatro at Regency Casino, Thessaloniki.

The first of four starting flights saw 25 players qualify for Day 2, with Lorenzo Arduini of Italy the early pace-setter after bagging up an impressive 922,000. Arduini,, an EPT Main Event final tablist, sits in the top fifty in the Italian all-time money list, and boasts recorded results of over €1,000,000, including 15 victories.

Not far behind were former WSOPE Mini Main Event champion Vaggelis Kaimakamis of Greece (796,000), and 2024 EPT Prague Eureka Main Event champion Martin Tsvetanov of Bulgaria (756,000), in a high-quality podium with more than $2.5 million in recorded cashes between them.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Blinds
1	Lorenzo Arduini	Italy	922,000	115
2	Vaggelis Kaimakamis	Greece	796,000	99
3	Martin Tsvetanov	Bulgaria	756,000	94
4	Anastasios Vardalis	Greece	677,000	84
5	Dimitar Toshev	Bulgaria	593,000	74
6	Konstantinos Siamitras	Greece	578,000	72
7	Artemios Fournaris	Greece	497,000	62
8	Ioannis Gerontas	Greece	490,000	61
9	Ioannis Diamantopoulos	Greece	446,000	55
10	Spyros Karathanos	Greece	440,000	55

The next opportunity for players to progress to Day 2 is Day 1b, kicking off at 4 p.m. on June 15. Players will receive a starting stack of 100,000 at blind level 300/500/500, with the clock set to 40-minute levels, and unlimited reentries permitted.

Late registration remains open until the end of Level 11 in each starting flight, with play scheduled to conclude at the end of Level 13. Day 2 qualifiers will return at 3 p.m on June 17 for Day 2, where the clock will be increased to 60-minute levels, while Days 3-4 will feature 75-minute levels.

There are also plenty of appetizing side events for players to enjoy in a packed schedule, including a €2,000 High Roller, a €350 Cuatro Progressive Knockout and a €115 Ladies Event, featuring €2,000 in added prizes.

Date	Time	Event	Buy-In	Chips	Re-Entry	Blinds	Late Reg
June 15	16:00	Main Event Day 1B (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 15	20:30	PLO Side Event (7 Max)	€230	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 15	21:00	Main Event Satellite (Last Chance)	€230	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 16	14:00	Main Event Day 1C (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	40 mins	11 Levels
June 16	19:00	Main Event Day 1D (8 Max)	€1,000	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 16	20:30	MIX NLH/PLO Side Event (Hyper Turbo–8 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 17	15:00	Main Event Day 2 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 17	17:00	High Roller Satellite	€280	30,000	Up to 1	15 mins	8 Levels
June 17	19:00	Ladies Event (2K Added Prize)	€115	20,000	Unlimited	20 mins	8 Levels
June 17	20:00	High Roller Day 1	€2,000	250,000	Unlimited	45 mins	11 Levels
June 18	14:00	Main Event Day 3 (8 Max)	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	15:30	High Roller Day 2	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 18	17:00	PKO Day 1 (Cuatro KO)	€230	100,000	Unlimited	30 mins	11 Levels
June 18	20:00	PLO5 Side Event (Hyper Turbo–7 Max)	€115	50,000	Unlimited	15 mins	10 Levels
June 19	15:00	Main Event Final Day	–	–	–	75 mins	–
June 19	15:30	High Roller Final Day	–	–	–	60 mins	–
June 19	17:00	PKO Day 2 (Cuatro KO)	–	–	–	30 mins	–
June 19	20:30	PLO 4/5 Side Event (Buttons Choice–7 Max)	€150	50,000	Unlimited	30 mins	10 Levels
June 19	21:00	NLH Close Side Event (Deepstack Hyper)	€150	100,000	Unlimited	15 mins	11 Levels

poker.pro will be on the floor for the start of Day 1b of the Main Event at 4 p.m., so stay tuned for all your coverage of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea.