Today history is being made in the United Kingdom with Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City hosting the country's first ever Cash Game Festival.

The Cash Game Festival features 120-hours of non-stop cash game action from March 30 to April 3. The stop in London follows a successful festival in Tallinn, Estonia that took place late last year.

Already activity is heating up at Aspers Casino with eight tables of exciting low-stakes action including one £1/£1 Omaha game and seven no-limit hold'em games at £1/£1 and £1/£2. As a twist, the Omaha game features a unique dealer's choice element with players being able to decide whether there are four, five, or six hole cards.

This is just the beginning as the festival officially kicks off with its feature table at 6;30 p.m BST. The charismatic Marc Conway will be the lead commentator for the live poker stream, which will be broadcasted on a twenty-minute delay starting today at 7:00 p.m BST. on the Cash Game Festival website linked here and on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel linked here.

Festival organizers expect at least 20 tables in play at peak points during play today with more players expected on the remaining four days. Demand to get in on the action is high with more than 250 players reserving spots in the festival.

Players should expect a faster and more exciting pace than they normally might be used to with tables being capped at eight players. While right now, games are just running in two of the most popular poker variants, we expect to see throughout the festival many other games running including six-plus hold'em, six-card pot-limit Omaha with three boards, and Sviten Special otherwise known as Drawmana. Depending on player requests we could see other poker variants during the five-day festival as well.

Additionally, starting tomorrow £1/£2 and £2/£5 Cash-Game Tournaments will be available to players offering a unique format which includes a two hour structure without blind levels increase. The only structure change throughout the tournament will be in the last 30 minutes of the match when antes are introduced in hopes to create more action with the clock winding down.

All the stakes leading up the the festival are currently small, festival organizers have shared that there will be action running at £10/£25 once some of the higher rollers show up with some requesting during pre-registration to play at tables featuring bigger stakes including £25/£50.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing updates with some 2016 Cash Game Festival London highlights a few times a day throughout the five-day festival.