2016 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria

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Welcome to the 2016 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria at Platinum Casino

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Cash Game Festival Bulgaria
Cash Game Festival Bulgaria

Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of the 2016 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria at Platinum Casino located just off the sand and waves of Sunny Beach.

After successful stops this year in London and Malta, history is once again being made in Bulgaria with the country's first ever Cash Game Festival.

The Cash Game Festival features 120-hours of non-stop cash game action from Wednesday, August 31 to Sunday, September 4. Some players couldn't wait for the festival to begin as ring game tables already running before the official festival begins with welcome drinks at 5:00 p.m.

In addition to poker, there are many activities off the felts for players to enjoy.





2016 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria Activities

DateActivities
August 31Opening Drinks
September 1Mini Golf Challenge and Dinner
September 2Yacht Ride
September 3VIP-Party
September 4Guided Tour

Players during the festival will have the opportunity to play in any game they choose, with players already buzzing about no-limit hold'em, dealer's choice pot-limit Omaha, Sviten Special, and six-plus hold'em to name a few

Each day during the festival, a feature table will be broadcast on a 30 minute delay at 5:30 p.m. (GMT +3) and 9:30 p.m. (GMT +3) with the charismatic Brandon Allen and guests each day. You can check out the action on a 30-minute delay starting today at 6:00 p.m (GMT +3) on the Cash Game Festival website, on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel, and here on PokerNews.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing updates with some 2016 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria highlights of action on and off the felts throughout the five-day festival.

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Great Start to the Cash Game Festival

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Kalle Fagerstrom
Kalle Fagerstrom

Day 1 of the 2016 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria has been a huge success with lots of action and fun emanating throughout the poker room at Platinum Casino located off the boardwalk in Sunny Beach.

The day began with players heading their way off the volleyball courts, sand, and bars to head to the casino for welcome drinks at 5:00 p.m. Some players were already in action to battle it out on the felts early with a couple of tables full of players that came out special for the festival and did not want to wait for it to start playing.

About an hour later, the first televised feature table kicked off at €1/€2 no-limit hold'em, which included both Guts.com sponsored player Kalle Fagerstrom (pictured) from Sweden losing €700 and SlotsMillions.com player Maret Komarova winning about €70. Both players described the early action as tight.

Initially it was Brendon Allen and Brendon Krabill commentating on the live stream of the feature table. Before hitting the commentary booth, Krabill ran hot on the roulette wheel to win €1,500.

Shortly afterwards, it was Krabill's turn to shine on the feature table when the stakes went up to €2/€5. He won one of the biggest pots of the day on the feature table that wasn't chopped when his pocket-aces were up against his opponent's {K-}{Q-} on a {J-}{10-}{4-} flop. His hand was able to dodge a few outs to ship him a huge pot of €1,400.

A few hands later, Poland's Artur Grzegovzewski trumped this hand when he made a big hero call holding {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} on a {5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board against Platinum Casino regular Fahredin Mustafov, also known as "Feri" who shoved €400 into a €800 board. Grzegovzewski didn't wait much to call shipping him a giant 300+ big blind pot of €1,600.

Off the poker felts, there have been dozens of players enjoying drinks and conversation with promises to join in on the hot poker action as the festival moves ahead.

The action is still going strong with eight tables in play and some players have shared they plan to play through the night.

Players with the hospitality package are scheduled to head back to the casino tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. before heading off to play in a mini-golf competition at 4:00 p.m. Also, straight after the competition at 6:00 p.m., VIPs are scheduled to enjoy a special dinner.

Many other players will likely be sticking to the beach, bars, and of course the casino for some ring game action. Live streaming is scheduled at lower stakes at 5:30 p.m. and higher stakes at 8:30 p.m. on a 20 minute delay.

Stay tuned at PokerNews for the next four days as we report some of the hottest action at the Cash Game Festival.

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