The £2/£5 no-limit hold'em feature table just ended. A new slate of players are getting prepared for bigger action with a £5/£10 table to start in about 15 minutes on a 20 minute delay. You can watch the action commentated by Brandon Allen on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or here on PokerNews.
Elsewhere around the room there are 14 tables running with stakes ranging up to £2/£5.
Six players qualified to the Cash Game Festival London through Betsafe including Poland's Daniel Wartak.
While he waited a few minutes to get into a game, Wartak shared that he has been having a good time, perhaps because of his success thus far on the poker felt. Early yesterday evening, Wartak began playing on a £1/£1 no-limit hold'em table with £100. He was on the grind until 4 a.m. before the table broke, and walked away winning more than £200.
After Wartak explained his success yesterday, he said, "The Cash Game Festival is great! I hope I win another package to attend another festival in the future."
There are currently 14 tables running with more about to open. There is talk among some of the players including Cash Game Festival regulars Jack Fenton and Peter La Terra about starting a Sviten Special game, which incorporates both five-card Omaha and five-card draw, later in the night.
Players have enjoyed this game at every Cash Game Festival thus far and whether the game breaks out today or tomorrow remains to be seen.
Today's early feature table features a mix of experienced and recreational players.
Buying in for £1,000 In Seat 1 is United Kingdom's Michael Fitzmaurice, who shared that yesterday was his first time playing poker. Although he had a straight face when telling us this, he looks more than experienced on the table. Poker players need to occasionally bluff and this was most likely his first attempted bluff of the day.
United Kingdom's Manoj Mohindra in Seat 2 shared one of the reasons he loves poker is that it is a great way to meet people. The Brit has been playing poker for four years and bought in for £1,000.
Dutch poker player Joost Schippers is in Seat 3 and bought in for £2,000. He joked his biggest achievement was not going broke while playing poker.
Turkey's Unal Altioglu in Seat 4 typically grinds it out away from the poker felt as a stock broker. Although he has only been playing for a few years, he shared he is not nervous on the feature table after buying in for £1,000.
United Kingdom's Jean-Luc Weller in Seat 5 also recently began playing poker and also bought in for £1,000. The 22-year old student shared his favorite hand is quad aces.
In Seat 6 is one of the table's most experienced players in United Kingdom's Paul Woods. Woods, who bought in for £1,000, has been playing poker for more than three decades and shared he is not nervous despite never playing on a televised table in the past.
On seat over in Seat 7 is Germany's Alex O’Brien. She bought in for the smallest amount among the players on the table for £700 and shared that her favorite hand is ten-nine suited.
Rounding out the table in Seat 8 is United Kingdom's Simon Renoldi. He shared his biggest achievement in poker was "not going skint." Renoldi bought in for £1,000 and shared he is not nervous about playing on the televised table.
The first feature table of Day 2 just kicked off. Players are playing no-limit hold'em with blinds at £2/£5. You can watch the action commentated by Brandon Allen on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or here on PokerNews.
While many players are playing cash games in the casino, others went approximately 100 meters into the air at the Arcelormittal Orbit.
The big surprise was that there was a twisting slide to bring players down the tower. A few in the tower decided to enjoy the view and to "safely" take the elevator back down. Other braver players took the plunge and were screaming down the slide.
Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of Day 2 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival London at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City.
The festival kicked off yesterday with welcome drinks, however, many players couldn't wait to play as there were already nine tables running before the official action began. As the day and night progressed, the room was full of action with almost 20 tables running for a few hours. Festival organizers and casino staff are expecting the poker room to be even more full for Day 2.
The first televised feature table today will be £2/£5 no-limit hold'em at 5:30 p.m. (BST) on a 20 minute delay before the table switches up to higher stakes to £5/£10 no-limit hold'em at 8:30 p.m. Many players will be taking part in a televised poker table for the first time, along with a mix of players that have played on the feature table during prior festivals.
Brandon Allen will once again be leading the commentary with a variety of guests joining him throughout the day. You will be able to check out the action here on PokerNews as well as on the Cash Game Festival website and on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel.
Many players got an early start to the day with already six cash game tables of action. Some players are still playing from the night before, while others came in fresh off some rest.
At 4:45 p.m., players with the hospitality package will head over to the 114.5 meter tall ArcelorMittal Orbit structure in Queen Olympic Park to enjoy an aerial view of the British capital. Festival organizers have promised a twist on the way down the tower.
Yesterday, VIP players were treated to drinks and betting tickets at the Sky Bar while watching Bayern Munich defeat Arsenal in Champions League play.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing updates with some 2016 Cash Game Festival London throughout the day with coverage beginning at around 5:00 p.m.
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