2017 Cash Game Festival Malta

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Malta at Casino Malta by Olympic Casino.

With cash games running around the clock, it is difficult to put a line where Day 1 ended and Day 2 began. Many players were playing throughout the night with others playing for a bit before checking out the vibrant Maltese nightlife.

Others decided to get some rest in preparation for the second day of the poker festival. Those with the hospitality package met at 9 a.m. for a catamaran trip which we will have reactions about along with photos later in our coverage.

Yesterday's poker action was a huge success with six cash game tables full of action. Most of them went into the wee hours of the morning. Guts.com Head of Poker Eirik Thorvaldsen spiced things up on the first televised €1/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table by introducing a shot game. He was also the biggest winner during that session logging in a profit of around €400.

The game switched over to €1/€2 pot-limit Omaha for the second feature table of the day. To say it was an action table might be underestimating the amount of chips flying around. Finland's Petteri Vanhapelto, who was the commentator the last time the Cash Game Festival was in Malta in 2016, notched up the biggest win on the table after booking a profit of €1,200.

As will be the case during all five days of the Cash Game Festival Malta, Brandon Allen will host two televised feature tables with co-hosts popping in and out of the booth. The first table kicks off at 5:40 p.m. CEST and will be streamed on a 20-minute delay with stakes at €1/€2 no-limit on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel as well as will be broadcasted across multiple media outlets including PokerNews.

Later in the day, there will also be a higher-stakes no-limit hold'em televised feature table on a 20-minute delay at 8:40 p.m. CEST.

The PokerNews Live Reporting is on hand to report on all the excitement during Day 2 starting at around 5 p.m. CEST complete with recaps, quotes, pictures and videos.