Day 2 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Dublin has built off the huge success from its first day with nonstop ring game action running all day long.
Players that won a Cash Game Festival Dublin package or purchased the hospitality package were treated to an afternoon of football golf at an aptly named venue called Footsie Golf.
Today was Omaha day on the feature table. The first televised feature table was a low-stakes €1/€2 PLO affair. Kevin Malone booked the biggest win at the table to walk away winning €1,100 or exactly 550 big blinds. Thus far in the festival, this is the most big blinds won by any player at a feature table to give him the lead in the Cash Game Festival contest for a trophy and a hospitality package for two.
Irish poker legend Andy Black was the biggest winner during the second feature table after stakes moved up to €2/€5 pot-limit Omaha after booking a profit of €1,553. The game continued after the stream ended.
Andy Black
Players with the hospitality package are invited tomorrow for a VIP dinner at 6:00 p.m. GMT. After dinner, the Village Green Card Club poker room is expected to be packed with local recreational players who will be off work for the weekend.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the next three days as we report the hottest action during the 2017 Cash Game Festival Dublin.
The €2/€5 no-limit hold'em feature table has just ended its broadcast with Andy Black winning the most after bookng a profit of €1,553 or 310.6 big blinds.
Whether this holds remains to be seen as the entire table has decided to keep playing indefinitely.
Andy Black will be among the players to join the €2/€5 pot-limit Omaha feature table. Among his almost $4.7 million in tournament cashes as per The Hendon Mob, he took fifth place in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event for $1.75 million.
Also at the feature table will be Chris Dowling is well-known for playing both tournaments and cash games.
Head to the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel in about 10 minutes to watch the action on a 20-minute delay. You can alternatively follow the action by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our PokerNews coverage.
The €1/€2 pot-limit Omaha televised feature table got a bit wild at the end. Kevin Malone was able to take the most advantage and wound up winning €1,100 or exactly 550 big blinds.
This not only adds some money to his wallet but also places him in the lead in the Cash Game Festival feature table contest where he can win a hospitality package for two to the Cash Game Festival Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino on Nov. 15-19.
The next feature table is currently being set-up and will feature Chris Dowling among others.
Today is an Omaha day at both of the feature tables. As was the case yesterday, Cash Game Festival Co-Founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk will be commentating.
The first table has just begun and among the players at the table is Village Green Card Club owner JP McCann. McCann was at the cardroom until about 8 a.m. On no rest, he was among the players to play football-golf as today's off-the-felt activity.
Head to the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel to watch the action on a 20-minute delay. You can alternatively follow the action by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our PokerNews coverage.
Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of Day 2 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Dublin at the Village Green Card Club.
The festival kicked off yesterday with welcome drinks. Instead of the usual champagne affair, in true Irish-style, players were enjoying pints of Guinness. The action peaked at five tables running simultaneously on Day 1, which tied a venue-record for the most cash game tables running at the same time. Festival organizers believe the record will be shattered as the weekend approaches.
The first televised feature table today will be €1/€2 pot-limit Omaha at 6:00 p.m. local time broadcasted on a 20-minute delay before the table switches up to higher stakes to €2/€5 pot-limit Omaha at 9:00 p.m. Both tables will be a mix of Cash Game Festival veterans, Village Green Card Club regulars and recreational players competing for the first time under the lights and cameras.
As was the case yesterday, Cash Game Festival Co-Founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk will once again be hosting the televised stream. You will be able to check out the action in our PokerNews coverage and at the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel.
Players with the hospitality package enjoy a friendly football-golf competition at Footsie Golf. Just as it sounds, this involved both football and golf in one game. PokerNews will announce the winner later in the coverage as well as share photos of the outing.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing updates with some 2017 Cash Game Festival London throughout the day with the blog coverage beginning at around 5:30 p.m before the televised feature table begins.
