2017 Cash Game Festival London
Day 1 Completed
2017 Cash Game Festival London (Winter)
2017 Cash Game Festival London
Day: 1
Amazing Start to the Cash Game Festival London
Day 1 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival London was a huge success with lots of action and fun throughout the day and evening. More than a dozen tables are still currently in action, with some of the players expressing they plan to play through the night.
This includes at least one table that has prop bets that involve staying awake, drinking and playing until around noon tomorrow.
The festival began at 5:00 p.m. with welcome drinks with many players enjoying champagne. Shortly later, the first televised feature table kicked of with players battling it out in £1/£2 no-limit hold'em
At 7:30 p.m. many players headed over to the Sky Bar to watch Munich Bayern defeat Arsenal in a Champions League match five to one. Sweden's Lisa Nord won a free bottle of champagne as part of a contest after she picked the first player to score a goal.
Before the end of the football match, the second televised feature table began with a game change to pot-limit Omaha and stakes raised to £2/£5. United Kingdom's David Clarkson was the big winner on the feature table. He bought in for £2,000 on the uncapped table and doubled this up with 20 minutes left to play.
As the weekend approaches, many more players are expected in action tomorrow. Players with the hospitality package will be checking out the sites of London tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. after heading to the top of the 114.5 meter tall ArcelorMittal Orbit structure in Queen Olympic Park. Organizers promise a twist on the way down the tower.
Many other players will likely be enjoying the delights of London and of course at the casino playing 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 London.
David Clarkson Wins Big on the Feature Table
The £2/£5 pot limit Omaha feature table is now in the books and United Kingdom's David Clarkson walked away as the big winner.
About 20 minutes before the end of the feature table, Clarkson and two others were involved in a three-bet pot before the flop worth £420.
Flop: 
Two players checked before a player just known as Gareth opened for £300. One player folded before Clarkson thought for a minute before raising it up to £800. Gareth then tanked before he fired a bet that covered Clarkson's remaining stack of around £1,000.
Clarkson called with 
, to give him top pair, a flush draw and a straight draw before the duo decided to run it twice.
The first board ran out 
for two pair and 
for a better two pair. His opponent mucked and Clarkson reaped in a pot worth over £4,000.
Photos From Day 1
16 Tables in Action
Even though the Bayern Munich vs. Arsonal football match was tied at one after the first half, the game turned into a blowout after Bayern Munich scored four unanswered goals to win five to one.
After the match, players quickly went back to the poker room to hit the felts. There are now 16 tables full of ring game action including three pot limit tables.
Feature Table Bios
Here is a look at the players seated at the £2/£5 pot-limit Omaha televised feature table.
In Seat 1 is Finland's Mikko Hirvonen, who bought in for £1,000. He has been playing poker since 2004 and shared his favorite hand is jack-nine. He is not nervous despite this being his first appearance on a televised table.
Alexis Savvides, who lives in Cyrpus, is seated in Seat 2. He bought in for £600 and joked that his favorite Omaha hand is 
.
Latvia's Eduards Rakuss in Seat 3 bought in for £500. He was a bit more conventional when sharing his favorite Omaha hand is anything with two aces in it.
United Kingdom's Robert Lim in Seat 5 came onto the featured table as the short-stack after buying in for £250. He shared that his favorite Omaha hand is 
double suited.
Turkey's Serkan Eser didn't start the featured table that much deeper than Lim after buying in for £300. He shared that he is a hairdresser by trade and plays poker for "funny and money."
United Kingdom's David Clarkson is a well-known online and live tournament and cash game player. He has attended both of the prior Cash Game Festival stops in London and entered today's feature table action with a big stack of £2,000.
Rounding the table out is a player that wished to be referred to as just Gareth. He describes himself as self-employed and has been playing poker since 2010.
You can watch the action commentated by the charismatic Brandon Allen on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or here on PokerNews.
PLO Feature Table Begins
The second feature table just kicked off with a change in game to pot-limit Omaha. Stakes also went up to £2/£5.
Lisa Nord Wins a Prize After Arjen Robben Finds the Net
Arjen Robben scored an early goal for Bayern Munich. Nobody was more excited than Lisa Nord who is at Aspers thanks to her boyfriend winning a package through Betsafe.
Nord was the only Cash Game Festival attendee thus far to score a win off the felts thanks to choosing Robben to score the first goal of the match.
No Goals and a Dozen Tables
No early goals in the football match. Some players are enjoying each other at the Sky Bar, while others are busy stacking and shuffling chips with more than a dozen tables in play.
Players to Watch Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal with Free Beer and Betting Slips
Players will be meeting in the poker room at 7:30 p.m. before heading to the Sky Bar to watch Bayern Munich compete on its home pitch against Arsenal in the Champions League Round of 16.
Festival organizers will be providing players plenty of beer and also some betting slips to sweat the action with.
Some players may choose instead to remain in the poker room instead of heading to the Sky Bar with over 100 players seated on at least a dozen of tables.