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 , three-bet to €110 and got a call from Mustafov who held from the blinds.

Mustafov check-called a bet of €130 from Georgiev after the flop was dealt before both players checked after the appeared on the turn.

Mustafov checked once again when the 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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