2017 Cash Game Festival Gibraltar

John Garratt followed the Cash Game Festival on Twitter during the Cash Game Festival London in February and got curious what it was all about. Shortly afterward, he checked out the stream on Twitch and was hooked. He liked what he saw and eventually began chatting with Cash Game Festival commentator Brandon Allen under his handle 127gazza.

"It was something different I haven't seen before," said Garratt about why his interest peeked about the Cash Game Festival. "Obviously, the standard festival is tournaments. This is the only one I have seen that is only cash games and popped out as something different."

"I found out on the schedule that Gibraltar was coming up and asked Brandon if I could pop down and he invited me to join him on the stream," said Garratt.

Now that Garratt has seen things first hand, he likes what he has seen even more.

"I think it is a great idea," Garratt said about the Cash Game Festival. "It is kind of nice that you are guaranteed a seat when you show up. At some casinos, there might not be a table open or a seat free and wait a few hours. It is good to know you can register ahead of time and show up and be guaranteed a seat."

Garratt appeared on the televised feature table for the first time ever. He shared before the stream he was a little nervous, but after a few 'free' drinks his nervousness turned into aggression.

"It was a good laugh," said Garratt. "I was kind of worried that maybe the cameras would make the dynamic a little nervous for me. I enjoyed myself and kind of enjoyed the free beer for appearing on the table. I wish I won money instead of lost money. Perhaps I was a little too aggressive."

You can follow John Garratt on Twitter under @RamblingsofG or read more about him on his ramblingofg.com blog.

The later televised feature table just kicked off with stakes at £1/£2 no-limit hold'em. You can check out the action on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and here at PokerNews under the Live Streaming tab.

Norwegian football scout Martin Lunde is in Seat 1. He shared he was playing poker since before he was a teenager with friends and now is a seasoned veteran appearing on four televised tables. Just recently he made it to Day 3 of the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Main Event.

British content manager Chris Vaughan is in Seat 2 and loves suited gappers especially ten-eight of spades.

Norway's Knut Rysstad living near Gibraltar is making his second appearance on a feature table this festival in Seat 3. He had a good run on yesterday's later table but shared he gave a bit back after the stream was over to his opponents. He is hoping for better luck today.

Oscar is in Seat 4 followed by Daniel Fox who was one of the big winners on the early feature table in Seat 5.

One seat over in Seat 6 is Eyal Narkiss who described himself as an executive game producer. He said his country of origin or where he lives is "complicated." Narkiss seems to have an excellent sense of humor as he shared his biggest poker achievement was not losing all of his money and joked, "What was the question again?" when asked if he was nervous.

Germany's Marcel Schütt living in Gibraltar is making his second return to the feature table in Seat 7 and Dom who appeared on the earlier televised table and was one of the big winners on the televised tables on Day 1 is in Seat 8.

A £2/£2 pot-limit Omaha table just opened. The Sunborn Casino record that was established last night with seven cash tables running simultaneously was just tied.

Here is a look at the tables running.

• £1/£2 no-limit hold'em (4 tables)
• £2/£5 no-limit hold'em
• £1/£2 Sviten Special
• £2/£2 pot-limit Omaha

The Cash Game Festival just made history for Sunborn Casino again. A £1/£2 no-limit hold'em table just opened bringing the total number of tables up to eight.

There is a good chance the record will extend further and we will keep you up to date. Here is a look at all of the tables in action.

• £1/£2 no-limit hold'em (5 tables)
• £2/£5 no-limit hold'em
• £1/£2 Sviten Special
• £2/£2 pot-limit Omaha