2017 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria

2017 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria
Day: 3

2017 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria

Day 3 Completed

Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk is the Star of Day 3 of the Cash Game Festival Bulgaria

Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk
Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk

Cash Game Festival co-founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk has appeared on many feature tables in the past but has never been the biggest winner on the table. Opponents have previously shared with PokerNews when commenting on his play that this is because he opens a ton of hands in no-limit hold'em.

Franke put the demons to rest and he booked a very sizeable profit of around €700 in the early €1/€2 no-limit hold'em table to record the most profit on that table.

On the feature table were some friendly faces, including Sweden's Peter La Terra who consistently wins at Cash Game Festivals. Franke may have had a different opinion about his friend when we asked him about how he felt about his opponents at the table.

"They were all fishes," said Franke. "Especially [Peter] La Terra."

There were bigger games running on Day 3 as well, including a €2/€5 no-limit hold'em table that has been going for more than 30 hours straight.

Players have also enjoyed games in Omaha and after midnight a Sviten Special opened. Last night's late night Sviten Special table was converted into a super dealer's choice game that ran well after the sun came up.

Planned activities away from the poker felt included a go kart competition and later a VIP dinner.

New players that have attended previous festivals are continuously coming in to be back with their Cash Game Festival family. Today it was Latvia's Trumulis, Lithuania's Karolis and Bulgaria's Nickolay Johnson who lost more than 40 kilograms since anyone at the Cash Game Festival has seen him making their first appearances in the casino.

Tomorrow is expected to be just as big a day if not bigger. In addition to the exciting nonstop poker, at 11 p.m. players with the hospitality package will be invited to a raging VIP party.

Stay tuned at PokerNews as we continue to provide coverage throughout the 2017 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria.

Stacks About Even After Last Stream

Although there was a bit of money going back and forth during the €1/€3 no-limit hold'em late feature table, at the end of the session there was no big winner. Stacks were too close to give anyone the huge edge.

The one thing of note is that four times players were dealt pocket jacks and four time a jack hit the board to award those players.

Win a Stake to the Cash Game Festival London at Betsson

If you are looking to head to the Cash Game Festival London from Sept. 20-24, why not head there with some free money?

Tune into tomorrow's Cash Game Festival Bulgaria Day 4 streams to learn the password to a freeroll at Betsson on Aug. 12 at 9:30 CET where a €500 stake to Cash Game Festival London will be awarded. Even if you fall short of the top prize, you can win something notable. Second and third places will win a BoM Sunday Final ticket valued at €109. Fourth to 10th places will win a BoM Daily Final ticket valued at €11. The rest of the top 20 spots will win a Step 1 ticket.

In addition, the player that takes out Cash Game Festival host Brandon Allen will be awarded €25 in cold hard cash.

Spin the Wheel to Win a Cash Game Festival London Package

Cash Game Festival Bulgaria Roulette Wheel
Cash Game Festival Bulgaria Roulette Wheel

The promotional roulette wheel once again opened and will remain open during Day 3 until 1 a.m. Cash Game Festival vlogger Maxime Roseau is the host.

The concept of the promotional game is simple. Anyone playing at a poker table at any time during the 2017 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria when a new hour turns will receive a coupon good for 25 play chips at the roulette wheel. Players can combine chips with other players or even decide to purchase the coupons from other players.

Players then convert the coupons into chips and try to run it up on a promotional roulette wheel which will be open each day from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m.

The player that accumulated the most chips by 1 a.m. on Monday will win a trip for the Cash Game Festival London which includes flight, accommodation and a £500 stake.

Here is a look at all of the prizes:

1) Full Cash Game Festival London package (hotel, hospitality package and £500 stake)
2) Full Cash Game Festival London package (hotel, hospitality package and £200 stake)
3) £400 stake on the TV table at Cash Game Festival London
4) Hospitality packages for two at the Cash Game Festival London valued at £400
5) £200 stake on the TV table at Cash Game Festival London

Right now Bulgaria's Todor Balabanski is on top of the field on the leaderboard where he ended yesterday. Many players are visiting the wheel, so it is easily possible there will be a new leader when we update on the leaderboard again tomorrow.

Ten Tables After Players Return From the VIP Dinner

Cash Game Festival Bulgaria
Cash Game Festival Bulgaria

Players have returned from the VIP dinner. Many decided to go out either temporarily for the night while most others have come to the casino. There are now 10 cash game tables in action with it likely to grow by at least a couple of more before the night is over.

Day 1 Big Winner Miroslav Georgiev Hopes to Attend Another Cash Game Festival in the Future

Miroslav Georgiev
Miroslav Georgiev

Bulgaria's Miroslav Georgiev, aged 24, might be young but has already amassed a ton of poker experience. On Day 1 of the Cash Game Festival he was able to take down a huge pot off one of the most famous Bulgarian poker players in Fahredin "FeriBo" Mustafov.

A player uninvolved in the pot post-flop opened up in early position on the Day 1 €2/€5 no-limit hold'em feature table for €30. Georgiev, holding {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, three-bet to €110 and got a call from Mustafov who held {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} from the blinds.

Mustafov check-called a bet of €130 from Georgiev after the {10-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop was dealt before both players checked after the {9-Hearts} appeared on the turn.

Mustafov checked once again when the {5-Spades} completed the board on the river. Georgiev bet €340 before Mustafov tanked and jammed for the rest of his stack. Georgiev went into the tank before he called and collected a huge pot worth more than €4,000.

We asked Georgiev if he ever finds a fold against Mustafov and whether his answer could change against another opponent.

"I was never folding there based on my history with him." shared Georgiev. "Against another player, I can find a fold. Queens is the only hand that he was behind on that I would have folded. He has so many bluffs in his range and I see very few value hands in his range making the call very easy."

"We have a lot of history," added Georgiev about his opponent. "He is very aggressive and a very good player. I think the stakes when we were playing was too low for him which is why he was playing maybe too many hands. This is why he was involved in hands with j-4. He is a good player, especially for Bulgaria. He is also very famous and everyone knows. Everyone knows he is aggressive that is why we are also loose with him."

Georgiev has been playing poker for almost a decade and like many, his foray began against friends.

"I started playing poker eight years ago," shared Georgiev. "I played only with friends and very small money. If I won €50 I was a millionaire or like a big tournament."

After a couple of years, Georgiev was ready to move beyond games against friends.

"After I turned 20-21, I started to play in one casino and it was electronic tables and smaller stakes," shared Georgiev. "It was against other players, but with screens."

When one is successful at smaller stakes, they often begin to move up to bigger games. The same was true for Georgiev, however, his climb was gradual.

"After some success, I began playing a little higher at Golden Sands Casino a little bit higher stakes than before, but still low with my action at €1/€2 and I was buying in short for €100."

After seeing Georgiev during the Cash Game Festival, he appears to have grown as a different player who likes to now buy into games deep and at higher stakes.

"For the past couple of years, I am playing mostly €2/€5 and also €5/€10 if the action is good," said Georgiev.

Georgiev lives in Varna, which is about two hours from Platinum Casino. Despite that, he is well known by players and staff alike for his friendly and the fact he travels to Platinum Casino when he feels the action will be better than back home.

"I normally come to Sunny Beach for the festivals," said Georgiev. "So I made a special trip to Platinum Casino after I learned the Cash Game Festival was visiting."

It appears the decision was good for Georgiev not only because he won a bit of money early in the festival, but because of the fun he is having with players being far more social than he is used to. He does hope to see higher stakes at the next Cash Game Festival in Bulgaria, but more to watch rather than play.

"It is a good festival and I am having fun," said Georgiev. "I like the Cash Game Festival since I am a social player and never wear headphones or play around with my phone. Many players normally fall into both categories. Here I was able to talk to most of the players and even made new friends. In the future, I wouldn't mind seeing higher stakes at Platinum Casino including up to €10/€25. I won't play those stakes, but I would watch it."

Now that Georgiev has gotten a taste of the Cash Game Festival, he hopes to see the tour sometime in the future even though he can't during the next stop in London at Aspers Casino on Sept. 20-24.

"I travel a lot and hope to go to a Cash Game Festival in the future," explained Georgiev. "I can't go to the London festival since I will be in Cyprus when it takes place."

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Seven Hold'em Tables

Platinum Casino
Platinum Casino

The poker room is now full with hold'em tables including a €2/€5 no-limit hold'em table, two €1/€3 no-limit hold'em tables and four €1/€2 no-limit hold'em tables.

VIP-Grinders' Stefanov and Betsafe Baltic's Milbutas are Back on the Feature Table

Stanislav Stefanov
Stanislav Stefanov

The €1/€3 no-limit hold'em feature table is about to begin. You can follow the action on the Cash Game Festival website, on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel, and here in our PokerNews coverage.

Here is a look at who is at the table.

Jorg Bru from Norway is in Seat 1. He is at the festival with Tove Janne Kristiansen and is shared he is enjoying the poker action. The duo have already booked plans to head to London for the next Cash Game Festival from Sept. 20-24 at Aspers Casino in East London.

Vytautas Milbutas from Lithuania is in Seat 2 and was on yesterday's €2/€5 no-limit hold'em feature table. Being in front of a camera is natural for the Lithuanian as he frequently streams his online play as a Betsafe Baltics ambassador in his native language.

He also bought in the second deepest stack for €882, only second to Czech Republic's Mirek Seicka who bought in for €1,000.

The remainder of the table is occupied by local Bulgarians including VIP-Grinders' Stanislav Stefanov in Seat 6. Stefanov has appeared at the feature table in the past and looks comfortable in front of the lights and camera.

Other Bulgarians include Plamen Slavov in Seat 3, Ivan Petrov in Seat 4, Dimitar in Seat 5, in Seat 6 and Todor Peev in Seat 8.