2018 Cash Game Festival Bratislava
Day 3 Completed
2018 Cash Game Festival Bratislava
2018 Cash Game Festival Bratislava
Day: 3
Massive Day for Karol Masarovic at Day 3 of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava
It was another huge day at the Cash Game Festival Bratislava at Banco Casino Bratislava with tons of action and fun both on and away from the felt.
The action has been full all day long with nine tables running as of midnight and more expected to open with many players now attending the VIP party at Club Bratislava.
During prior Cash Game Festivals, many of the players came back renewed with energy from the party and ready to play until the morning if not longer.
Cash Game Festival co-commentators Henry Kilbane and George Sandford were at it once again hosted two streams live on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and embedded in our coverage at PokerNews. After the streams were over, George Sandford took almost 15 minutes out of his day to appear live on Facebook to learn more about his experiences.
The first feature table was a fun €1/€2 no-limit hold'em affair with three players from Cash Game Festival partner 32Red Poker at the table.
As fate would have it, 32Red Poker qualifier Edgars Armans was the biggest winner at the table after booking a profit of €224 or 112 big blinds.
Armans' big day was overshadowed by the night by Karol Masarovic, who won €4,557 or 455.7 big blinds playing at the late €5/€10 no-limit hold'em. Masarovic won a massive pot for €4,600 when his ace-queen suited got there for a flush against ace-king and four-three after the trio of players were all-in preflop.
Masarovic is also now in the lead for the most big blinds won at a feature table. The player that wins the most big blinds at a single feature table will walk away from the festival as the Cash Game Festival Bratislava champion. Along with the honors, this player will be awarded a trophy and a hospitality package to the next Cash Game Festival at Olympic Park Casino in the Estonian capital of Tallinn on April 25-29.
Until Masarovic's big win, 2017 Cash Game Festival London trophy winner and the player with the most Cash Game Festival lifetime feature table wins Jon Kyte had the lead after winning €3,736 or 373.6 big blinds at the huge €10/€10 pot-limit Omaha late feature table on Day 2.
Here is a look at all of the biggest winners at the first six feature tables of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava:
| Day | Player | Game | Profit | Big Blinds Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | David Lappin | €1/€2 NLHE | €651 | 325.5 |
| Day 1 | Luca Sebastiani | €2/€5 NLHE | €1,688 | 317.6 |
| Day 2 | Paolo Caverzaghi | €2/€5 NLHE | €1,182 | 236.4 |
| Day 2 | Jon Kyte | €10/€10 PLO | €3,736 | 373.6 |
| Day 3 | Edgars Armans | €1/€2 NLHE | €224 | 112.0 |
| Day 3 | Karol Masarovic | €5/€10 NLHE | €4,558 | 455.8 |
The trophy isn't yet a given for Masarovic with four more feature tables taking place over the course of the last two days of the festival.
Tomorrow is expected to be a huge day both on and away from the tables. Players with the hospitality package will be traveling about 80 kilometers for a winery tour to remember for a lifetime. Meanwhile, the action at the tables is expected to hit its peak on Day 4 with many players coming to the Slovakian capital to play poker for the weekend.
Stay tuned at PokerNews as some of the biggest action of the Cash Game Festival is still yet to come.
Meet Cash Game Festival Co-Commentator George Sandford
First Six Feature Table Winners
As we just mentioned Karol Masarovic is in the lead for the Cash Game Festival Bratislava feature table trophy. Here are a look at all of the biggest winners so far on each of the first six feature tables.
| Day | Player | Game | Profit | Big Blinds Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | David Lappin | €1/€2 NLHE | €651 | 325.5 |
| Day 1 | Luca Sebastiani | €2/€5 NLHE | €1,688 | 317.6 |
| Day 2 | Paolo Caverzaghi | €2/€5 NLHE | €1,182 | 236.4 |
| Day 2 | Jon Kyte | €10/€10 PLO | €3,736 | 373.6 |
| Day 3 | Edgars Armans | €1/€2 NLHE | €224 | 112.0 |
| Day 3 | Karol Masarovic | €5/€10 NLHE | €4,558 | 455.8 |
Masarovic's lead could be in jeopardy as there are still four more feature tables to go over the course of the next two days. Stay tuned to see who performs the best at the feature tables at the Cash Game Festival Bratislava.
Karol Masarovic in the Lead for the Trophy
Karol Masarovic walked away from the feature table thanks for the huge hand where ace-queen suited got there against two other players as the biggest winner €4,557 or 455.7 big blinds.
This is good enough for the most amount of big blinds won thus far at all six feature tables. The player that ends all ten feature tables with the most big blinds won in a single session will be declared the Cash Game Festival champion and walk away with a trophy and a hospitality package to the Cash Game Festival Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino on April 25-29.
Day 3 Photos From Around the Room
Action Up to Eight Tables as Players Head to the VIP Party
The poker room is filling up and is now at eight tables. It could peak during the late night as many players have left for the VIP party at Club Bratislava.
Karol Masarovic "Wins Absolute Chunks"
A huge hand just took place on the €5/€10 no-limit hold'em televised feature table with Cash Game Festival commentator George Sandford correctly saying that Karol Masarovic "wins absolute chunks."
The hand began with Rolf limping from under the gun with 
. Russia's Vladimir Demidov jacked it up to €100 from one seat over with 
and Masarovic called with 
from the hijack. Ben Bashforth three-bet to €450 with 
.
Rolf folded and Demidov called before Masarovic four-bet all-in for around €1,500 total. Bashforth then over-jammed a bigger stack before Demidov called off a smaller stack of around $1,100 more.
The 
flop hit a piece of all three players with Masarovic with a nut-flush draw, Bashforth with top pair, and Demidov holding bottom pair,
The 
kept Bashforth in the lead, but his dreams of winning a huge pot worth €4,600 were shattered when the 
spiked the board on the river to give Masarovic the flush and the biggest feature table pot of the day.
Feature Table Photos
Funny Twitter Battle
For the first time, the Cash Game Festival and the MPN Poker Tour are collaborating together at a festival here in Bratislava. This doesn't mean that they can't have friendly jabs at each other.
Right now, there is a social media battle going on between the two festivals and started with this.
Want to learn how to do a proper #poker #vacation ? Please watch the video. @MPNPokerTour where is yours??… https://t.co/tufjaMLVzU
— Cash Game Festival (@CashFestival)