Day 2 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Malta at Casino Malta by Olympic Casino was a huge success. The day began for many players with a catamaran trip exploring the wonders of the Mediterranean Sea.

For many others, the day began at the poker felts with tables running all day and night long in a variety of games including dealer's choice four-, five- and six-card pot-limit Omaha, no-limit hold'em and Sviten Special.

Finland's Sami Kontio, who qualified to the Cash Game Festival through a promotion at Guts.com was the biggest winner on the early €1/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table after sharing what he described as an amazing experience on the catamaran trip.

Later in the evening, the stakes went up to €2/€5 no limit hold'em on the feature table. Cash Game Festival regular Michael Fletcher beat out a tough table to book the most profit during that 2 1/2 hour session.

Many other players that attended other Cash Game Festivals were in attendance today including Sin Menis Melin, Niklas Blomqvist, Jack Fenton, Guts.com Ambassador Slije Nilsen, Betsafe Head of Poker Michael Robinson, Nordicbet Head of Poker Jostein Grødum and Betsafe Ambassador Monika Zukowicz. Some are still among the half a dozen tables running after midnight while others are out enjoying the vibrant Maltese nightlife.

Tomorrow is expected to be another big day with new festival records in Malta expected to be shattered for the most tables running as the weekend approaches. Those with the hospitality package are expected to enjoy a legendary dinner with Cash Game Festival Andro Loos sharing, "it will be the best VIP dinner in the history of the Cash Game Festival."

PokerNews coverage will resume again tomorrow on Day 3 to cover all the poker action and the VIP dinner.