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Live Poker is Alive: Martynas Račinskas Wins Betsafe Fisherman's Challenge (€26,392)

Related Topics: COVID-19, Betsson, Lithuania

It has been a year that no-one has planned and, like with many aspects of life, it has affected live poker.

While many casinos in Europe had reopened their doors when some regulations were lifted in the spring and summer, most of them have since then closed with the second COVID-19 wave hitting Europe hard.

However, there are some parts of Europe and the world where poker is alive and thriving.

One such place is the small Baltic country of Lithuania of about 2.7 million where the Vilnius Olympic Casino Poker Club recently hosted the 2020 Betsafe Fisherman's Challenge (also known in Lithuanian as u017dvejo Iššu016bkis) on Oct.