2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar
Day 5 Completed
2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar
2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar
Day: 5
History Made During the 2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar
The 2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar at Sunborn Casino was a huge success with records being set and tied.
On Day 2 of the festival, a new casino record was set when seven cash game tables were running in the casino. The previous record was six tables. The record was beaten once again when there were eight cash game tables in play.
Another record was almost set, but instead was tied. On the early televised feature table on Day 5 of the festival, Norway's Knut Rysstad won nearly £2,000 on a £1/£2 no-limit hold'em table. This was the most out of anyone else on the table, making him the biggest winner three times on the feature table during the festival. Only once before was this accomplished when Italy's Federico Drassich accomplished the same feat as Rysstad during the 2017 Cash Game Festival Slovenia at Perla Casino in March.
For awhile, it seemed like Rysstad would set a new record on the late Day 5 feature table. He was back and forth with John Garratt, who is an avid follower of the Cash Game Festival Twitch stream. Garratt eventually pulled away late in the stream after he won a huge hand. Rysstad came close to beating the record since just a handful of hands after the stream ended with a few new players on the table he won a big pot himself.
While all eyes were on the feature table during the festival, recreational and more serious players alike were able to enjoy great cash game action all week long in a variety of poker variants including no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, ROE (round of each of NLHE & PLO), pineapple open-face Chinese Poker and Sviten Special (also known as Drawmaha).
The Cash Game Festival is more than just about poker with many events planned off the felts. During this festival, players were able to enjoy a whale and dolphin sightseeing boat trip, welcome drinks, a fancy dinner, a pool party, a late-night VIP party and a tour up the famous Rock of Gibraltar where they got to check out an awesome view and mingle with the area's famous monkeys.
The 2017 Cash Game Festival Malta is up next on June 14-18 at Casino Malta by Olympic Casino. PokerNews will be on hand to provide all the best moments in Malta. Head to the Cash Game Festival website to register for the televised feature table or express interest in the side tables and activities away from the poker felt.
John Garratt Wins Big on the Late Feature Table
Avid Cash Game Festival Twitcher follower John Garratt attended his first Cash Game Festival here in Gibraltar.
He also served as a bit of a spoiler for Norway's Knut Rysstad who almost set history by being the only poker player in Cash Game Festival history to be the big winner on four different feature tables. Rysstad was back and forth for the table lead with Garratt, but Garratt moved well into the lead near the end of the stream after winning a big hand against Greg Robinson.
Rysstad still has a place in Cash Game Festival history as his three big wins on previous feature tables ties the record set by Italy's Federico Drassich established during the Cash Game Festival Slovenia in March of this year.
Photos From Last Night's VIP Party
Knut Show Part 3 - Ties Cash Game Festival History
Knut Rysstad just tied Cash Game Festival history in a huge way by being the biggest winner on a feature table three times in one festival. Three-times across all Cash Game Festivals also ties a record. He cleaned house during the early session booking a profit of almost £1,800.
Right now he is tied with Italy's Federico Drassich who accomplished the same feat during the 2017 Cash Game Festival Slovenia at Perla Casino in March. Rysstad has a chance to hold the record all for himself as he is back competing right now on a £1/£2 no-limit holdém feature table.
Will Rysstad make history? Find out by Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or simply click on the Live Streaming tab here in our PokerNews coverage of the event.
Day 4 Video Highlights
How to Play Six-Two Offsuit
Most would say to fold six-two offsuit preflop. But here is another way to play it by Cash Game Festival Cofounder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk.
Monika Zukowicz "Would Love to Go to Malta" For the Next Cash Game Festival
We said goodbye this morning to Betsafe Ambassador Monika Zukowicz, who headed back to her home country of Poland after spending four fun days at the 2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar.
Earlier in the festival, Zukowicz sat down with PokerNews so we could learn a bit more about the young lady behind the infectious smile she always has and her thoughts about her first experience at a Cash Game Festival.
You can read part one of our interview with Zukowicz here.
Zukowicz fell instantly in love with the Cash Game Festival due to the flexibility the festival provides when compared to traditional poker tournament festivals she has been to in the past.
"In the morning we still have time for sightseeing and touristic stuff," explained when asked what were some of the things she liked about the Cash Game Festival versus tournament festivals. "The festival allows for the perfect day schedule away from the casino."
The 2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar featured many activities away from the tables. But on the tables, players could either play games they already know and love or learn new ones. Zukowicz decided after seeing players having a great time playing Sviten Special to dive into the game even though she never heard of it in the past.
"I wasn't even familiar with the name of this game," Zukowicz said about Sviten Special. "I was thinking it was called Sweden Special. I never heard about this game before, but I am going to tell stories about this game because it was crazy. I really like to test new types of games. I really like Razz and crazy games that are not popular in Europe. When I was in Las Vegas last summer I was shocked that people weren't playing no-limit hold'em that much. When they are playing a side game they are more into mixed games and a different type of poker. Where here in Europe, it is all about no-limit hold'em and pot-limit Omaha and that's it. That is why I was so excited to learn about the game."
Zukowicz hopes that her trip to Gibraltar will be the first of many trips to Cash Game Festivals. She already has her eyes set on the next Cash Game Festival in Malta on June 14-18 after just being there for the MPN Poker Tour at the end of April. You can read more about this festival on the Cash Game Festival website.
"I would love to go to Malta," said Zukowicz. "As I said before, I really like the format of the Cash Game Festival. Going into playing, going back to the hotel and playing again is something most people do at tournament festivals. Especially as I just have been to Malta recently for a tournament festival where we had a catamaran trip and the festival organizers did their best to make this event really good. However, almost nobody attended since the day of tournaments ends pretty late and nobody was able to wake up in the morning and enjoy the trip."
On a different subject, Zukowicz poker dreams came true last summer when she was invited by Betsafe to attend to the 2016 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. She has her fingers crossed she will be able to revisit Sin City sometime soon.
"Going to Las Vegas last summer was my poker dream adventure. It was my first cooperation with Betsafe and they sent me to Las Vegas," said Zukowicz. "I made some blogs and did some live coverage for the Polish poker audience about how Polish poker players were doing."
I had media access to the WSOP. I was allowed to join the huge studio that people were sitting in for entire days, It was awesome and I had a great time.
What was even more awesome is I got to make interviews with many huge names in poker including Daniel Negreanu, Jason Somerville, Faraz Jaka, Joe Stapleton and Andre Aakari. I was super shocked. It was the first time I got to see these people that I see on TV. So that was a great experience. So, I hope one day I can go back to Las Vegas.
You can follow Monika Zukowicz's poker exploits via her social media listed below:
- Facebook - HeyMonia
- Instagram - heymonia
- SnapChat - ja_monia
- Twitter - HeyMonia
- Twitch - betsafe
Peter La Terra Joins the Feature Table
Cash Game Festival regular Peter La Terra just joined the feature table. La Terra was among the crew at the VIP party and then at the poker tables well after the sun rose for the day. He also somehow made it to the tour of the Rock of Gibraltar that many of the players with the hospitality package attended before getting right back into the poker action.
Familiar Names on the Early Feature Table
The first feature table just kicked off with stakes at £1/£2 no-limit hold'em. Here's a look at many familiar faces on the table. Two other familiar faces are commentating including Cash Game Festival Twitch Host Brandon Allen and guest host Ryan Davey.
British trader Greg Campbell has been on a few feature tables this festival and will be showcasing his skills once again in Seat 1.
Norwegian professional poker player Knut Rysstad is also making a return in Seat 2. Rysstad currently lives nearby the casino in Spain and has shown many of the players from out of town some of the hotspots during the festival.
United Kingdom's Wayne, who didn't share his surname, is in Seat 3. Another player that just shared his first name, Freddy is a few seats over in Seat 6.
Oscar Beccera who works as a pharmacist and lives in Gibraltar is in Seat 5. He joked that his biggest poker accomplishment is "still being married."
Rounding off the table is none other than Cash Game Festival Project Manager Andro Loos. Loos works hard behind the scenes to make everything about the festival a huge success and is just as hands on when the festival begins. His style can be unpredictable when he appears on the table and it will be curious to see how other players react to him.
Check out all the action on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or just click on the Live Streaming tab in our coverage of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar to follow along on a 20-minute delay.