Welcome to Day 3 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Malta at Casino Malta by Olympic Casino.

Day's 1 and 2 were huge and Day 3 is bound to only be even bigger and better as the weekend approaches. Some new, but familiar faces, have come just for the weekend including Finland's Veli-Matti Puumala, who came straight from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas to get in on the fun.

As the sun came up to start the day, there were a handful of tables still running from the afternoon before including a Sviten Special table that included Cash Game Festival's Tony Hitrov, Guts.com Poker Coordinator Lars Erik Isaksen and Cash Game Festival regular Trumulis from Latvia.

Many players are already enjoying poker in the casino while others are enjoying the perfect weather and the sunshine that Malta is well-known for.

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.

In addition, players with the hospitality package will be enjoying a special treat. The festival is hosting a VIP dinner at 6 p.m., that according to Cash Game Festival Project Manager Andro Loos will be the most amazing dinner experience in Cash Game Festival history. Loos didn't want to give any spoilers about where they are heading, but it is likely to be special considering all of the other hosted dinners are always raved about.

The PokerNews Live Reporting is on hand to report on all the excitement during Day 3 starting at around 5 p.m. CEST complete with recaps, quotes, pictures and videos.