2017 Cash Game Festival Malta
Day 4 Started
2017 Cash Game Festival Malta
2017 Cash Game Festival Malta
Day: 4
Welcome to Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Malta
Welcome to Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Malta at Casino Malta by Olympic Casino. Yesterday was another big day with poker action running around the clock.
Perhaps even more special to many players was the VIP dinner lavished provided to those with the hospitality package. While the food was delicious according to those PokerNews spoke to that attended, what really caught the attention was that there were white lions and other exotic animals in huge enclosures on the premises.
Today's poker action is expected to be the biggest yet of the poker festival. Those looking for a break from poker will have a chance to party until their hearts are content at the Cash Game Festival Malta VIP party. Many are guessing where it will be held as festival organizers are keeping it a secret for now.
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 will report on all the excitement during Day 2 starting at around 4 p.m. CEST complete with recaps, quotes, pictures and videos.
CGF Commentator Stacking Chips Before the Stream
Cash Game Festival Commentator Brandon Allen is at the casino early to get in some poker action at a €1/€2 no-limit hold'em table on Day 4 before he hosts the two live televised feature tables in about an hour and a half.
The table looks like a fun one as it includes Cash Game Festival regular and 2017 Irish Poker Open final table member Michael Fletcher and Cash Game Festival Project Manager Andro Loos.
We'll catch up with Allen before the stream begins to see if fun also equates to profit or not for him.
What's Going on Here?
Cash Game Festival veteran Michael Fletcher is usually piling up the chips. However, a recent hand just left both him and Brandon Allen baffled.
Fletcher laid out a fairly large three-bet preflop and got two callers while chasing Allen out of the hand.
One of Fletcher's opponents opened with a raise on the 
flop before Fletcher jammed his stack of nearly €300 into the middle. Neither of his opponents thought too long before quickly calling him.
Opponent 1: 
Fletcher: 
Opponent 2: 
After the chips were in the middle, Allen shook his head and shared with Fletcher, "Damn you are so lucky, I would have had a set."
Fletcher kept quiet as he knew his hand still wasn't completely safe. The 
on the turn gave one of his opponents two-pair. The 
completed the board on the river and was unable to save Fletcher after a disastrous turn card appeared for him.
As the big pot of chips was being pushed over to the opponent calling preflop with seven-four offsuit and getting it in on the flop, Fletcher was dumbfounded.
He shook his head and said, "What's going on here?"
Peter Cox Having a Blast at the Cash Game Festival Malta
United Kingdom's Peter Cox learned about the Cash Game Festival through social media and came out to Malta to see what it was all about. He was amazed by what he has seen over the past few days.
Cox shared with PokerNews, "The Cash Game Festival is a blast, I definitely want to come out for more."
The only problem with Cox coming out to more festivals could be vacation time as he is not a professional poker player, but an engineer. He shared he will try to make the next stop at Platinum Casino in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria on Aug. 9-13. If he can't make this stop, he shared that he is "hooked" on coming back for more festivals down the road.
Cox explained to PokerNews that he loves the friendly atmosphere and enjoying time with players both on and off the poker tables. His favorite table came last night when he was playing no-limit hold'em on a table that was full of drunk Norwegian players. Cox was drinking himself as well and enjoyed the camaraderie. He enjoyed even more how just about every player at the table was splashing chips around creating a fun and loose game.
The British recreational poker player also shared that he loved being on the televised feature table. He did say one of his tables was a little tight so he was able to loosen things up for the table.
Cox's adventure at the Cash Game Festival Malta is just about over as he won't be able to stay for the entire festival. That is one of the beauties about the Cash Game Festival that you can pick and choose when you want to play. While most players come for all five days, there are plenty of others that make a shorter poker adventure when visiting the many of the festival's stops.
He still has a little time to play as he just joined the fun and action-packed €1/€2 no-limit hold'em table with Michael Fletcher, Andro Loos and Brandon Allen.
Cash Game Festival Malta Day 3 Video Highlights
Husband and Wife Compete at the Feature Table
The action on the €1/€2 no-limit hold'em televised feature table just began on a 20-minute delay. You can check it out through a variety of methods including by heading to the Cash Game Festival website or by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our PokerNews coverage.
Latvia's Sergey is in Seat 1. He was previously at the Cash Game Festival in Tallinn in April and wanted to visit Malta anyway since his wife is now living in Malta and they are temporarily living in different countries. He is competing against his wife, Luba, at the feature table in Seat 2.
France's Tristan Chevalier makes a return to the feature table in Seat 4. He was the big winner a couple of days ago on one of the early table streams.
Spain's Cesar Lopez Belver is making his feature table debut in Seat 6. He has played poker for five years and considers himself a professional player.
Head of Poker Nordicbet Jostein Grødum also makes a return to the feature table in Seat 7.
Meanwhile, many players are gathering for the VIP pool party, which we learned will take place on the top floor of the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel. Among the players going are Niklas Blomqvist, Andreas Karlsson, Sami Kontio and Trumulis.
Are You a Chicken?
The lovely Betsafe Ambassador Monika Zukowicz has joined the commentary booth to help announce the €1/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table. She was asked by someone in the Twitch chat box (cough, Franke, cough) whether or not she was going to get involved in any prop bets when the Cash Game Festival returns to Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.
Zukowicz just visited the infamous Janar Kokk in the Polish village that Cash Game Festival Co-Founder Martin "Franke" von Zweibergk "exiled" to. Coincidentally this bet happened during the stop to Platinum Casino in Bulgaria last year.
Zukowicz implied that she was not going to take part in anything too crazy while she was in the booth. Cash Game Festival Commentator Brandon Allen found this amusing before asking Monika, "Are you a chicken?"
We'll see if Zukowicz rises to the challenge and gets involved in a crazy prop bet when the festival returns to Sunny Beach, Bulgaria on Aug 9-13.
Feature Table Photos
Here are some photos of the players from the early Day 4 feature table.
One of Yesterday's Hands of the Day on the Twitch Stream