2017 Cash Game Festival Malta

2017 Cash Game Festival Malta
Day: 1

Who's on the Pot Limit Omaha Feature Table?

Petteri Vanhapelto
Petteri Vanhapelto

The €1/€2 four-card pot-limit Omaha feature table just began. You can check out the action by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage, by heading to the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or on the Cash Game Festival Twitch website.

Malta's Richard Kevin, in Seat 1, shared his biggest achievement in poker was the fact that he once played six-card Omaha with three boards. Whether or not this was an achievement or just something fun to do is something up for debate. His favorite four-card Omaha hand, is ace-jack-ten-nine suited.

Sweden's Niklas Nyman, in Seat 2 is a 32-year old poker player that has been playing the game since he was 18 years old. Despite having all of this poker experience under his belt, Nyman shared he is a bit nervous about appearing on the televised table since it is his first experience doing so.

Malta's Antoine Degiorgio, in Seat 3, has been playing poker since 2009. When asked if he is nervous about playing under the lights and cameras he responded, "I am a bit nervous, to be honest. I am normally never nervous at the poker table."

Sweden's Mikael Viggander, in Seat 4, shared his best poker achievement is "still being alive." Despite this being his first televised poker table, he explained that he is not nervous.

Finland's Sami Pulliainen, in Seat 5, is an experienced poker player having played the game since the 1970's. While he enjoys cash games, he also has almost $200,000 in live tournament cashes according to The Hendon Mob. He joked that his favorite starting PLO hand is {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}.

Conor Coady, who is one the key people with the future launch of the RunItOnce online poker room is in Seat 7. He shared he likes "any hand with aces" and that he is nervous about appearing on the feature table.

Finland's Petteri Vanhapelto rounds off the table in Seat 8. Like his countrymate, he is an experienced veteran in both cash games and tournaments. He was also the commentator the last time the 2016 Cash Game Festival Malta. Whether he joins Cash Game Festival Commentator Brandon Allen in the booth later in the festival remains to be seen.