The final day started with 49 competitors returning to the tournament area. “I was raising and everyone kept folding,’’ he said.

I was just visiting my family and I saw they had this tournament online so I decided to jump in and it worked.’’Īfter taking a first shot at this event and not finding a bag, he fired another bullet and managed to bag the second biggest stack of his field.

In fact, he was only in Arizona to visit family. His decision to play the tournament was a last-minute one. We don't have much poker there, so in the winter, I’m usually traveling around the world to go to some stops and play online. “I live in Lithuania but I’m only there in the summer. Stikelis is a poker professional and when he is not home, he is traveling the world to follow the game. When asked how he felt about his victory, Stikelis answered: “Great. Overall, the tournament saw a field of 319 entries, creating a prize pool of $95,700 and smashing the $75,000 guarantee. He will also appear on the cover of March 2019 issue of Ante Up Magazine and secure a spot in the 2019 Ante Up World Championship for his victory. He earned $18,189 for for his first place finish. Mantas Stikelis, from Lithuania, just won the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Spring Poker Classic Main $360 Event after outlasting 319 players.

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