The stakes on the second televised feature table have increased to €2/€5 no-limit hold'em. Both Italy's Federico Drassich and England's Michael Fletcher were on the earlier feature table of the day decided to return again for the higher stakes action.
Stefan Bagiensky and Matthew Manetta have entered the poker room and were sharing with their friends about Venice. About 30 minutes later Jack Fenton waltzed in as well. We are unsure where Elora Kask and Janar Kokk disappeared to, but imagine we will see them again before the night is out.
Most of the tables running right now are €1/€2 no-limit hold'em. However, there are higher stakes €2/€5 no-limit hold'em feature table and a €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha game.
As it moves deeper into the evening, there will likely be players enjoying other poker variants as well.
Per Lindholm was on the way out of the poker room when he shared he is back in profit again. Earlier in the trip he was up a bit, only to give it all back yesterday. He is leaving tomorrow morning, and it looks pretty good he will do so with a few extra bucks in his pocket.
The poker room is full of enthusiasm from those sitting at the poker tables and grinding. However, there are some others off of the tables buzzing with excitement about the VIP party about to begin in one hour at the Pulse Arena located in the casino.
Ex-footballer Rinaldo Frezza just shipped a big pot on the €2/€5 feature table in a crazy hand.
The action began when Finland's Aapeli Äikäs with pocket aces opened for €15. Alessandro Natale, holding three-bet to €45 before a player we only know as Dvevad four-bet with pocket queens to €200.
Frezza then five-bet all-in for €337 all-in with . Äikäs then goes over the top for a six-bet to €510. Natale quickly folded and Dvevad who had everyone covered called.
The flop came to give Frezza an unlikely lead in the hand. He shipped a pot of over €1,000 after the completed the board on the turn and the river. Äikäs didn't lose everything as he was able to collect a few hundred in the side pot.
Federico Drassich is going for a Cash Game Festival feature table trifecta as the biggest winner on the table. He just won a nice pot against Dvevad when the duo started going at it on a flop. Both players had two pair, however, Drassich's two pair was better with against his opponent's .
By the time the completed the board on the turn and river, the two players were all-in. Drassich collected a nice pot of €893 which catapulted him as the current biggest winner on the table with over €900 in profit.
If Drassich is able to hold on as the biggest winner on the table, he will make Cash Game Festival history as the only person to not only accomplish this three-times, but to do so three times in the same festival. Tune into the stream here on PokerNews, on the Cash Game Festival website or on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel to see first hand whether festival history will be made by Drassich.
RustRock participated as a streamer for the first-ever online Cash Game Festival which took place late last year. He just announced in the chat box on the Twitch stream that he will be heading to Perla Casino tomorrow to join Brandon Allen in the commentary booth and also enjoy some poker action.
We are keeping a close eye on the feature table with Italy's Federico Drassich potentially creating Cash Game Festival history with being the big winner on a feature table. He had a healthy lead on the rest of the table, but now he is neck in neck with fellow Italian Alessandro Natale.
We will announced if history was made in about 40 minutes.
three-bet to €45 before a player we only know as Dvevad four-bet with pocket queens to €200.
. Äikäs then goes over the top for a six-bet to €510. Natale quickly folded and Dvevad who had everyone covered called.
to give Frezza an unlikely lead in the hand. He shipped a pot of over €1,000 after the 
completed the board on the turn and the river. Äikäs didn't lose everything as he was able to collect a few hundred in the side pot.
flop. Both players had two pair, however, Drassich's two pair was better with 
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completed the board on the turn and river, the two players were all-in. Drassich collected a nice pot of €893 which catapulted him as the current biggest winner on the table with over €900 in profit. 