2017 Cash Game Festival Slovenia
Day 4 Started
2017 Cash Game Festival Slovenia
2017 Cash Game Festival Slovenia
Day: 4
Welcome to Day 4 of the Cash Game Festival Slovenia
Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Slovenia at Perla Casino.
Yesterday was the biggest day of the festival with constant ring game action running through the night until the next day. Among the games played was pineapple open-face Chinese poker, dealer's choice pot limit games, Sviten Special, pot-limit Omaha and of course no-limit hold'em.
Today is set to be even bigger and there are already many poker players in the poker room playing no-limit hold'em.
The early televised feature table will be kicking off at 5:40 p.m. CET on a 20-minute delay at lower stakes before the later televised table will feature bigger action at 8:40 p.m. CET on a 20-minute delay. You can check out each hand as it happens on the televised feature tables here on PokerNews as well as on the Cash Game Festival website and on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel once action kicks off. In the meantime, you can head to the Twitch channel to see some of the action from the previous three days.
Later in the night, players will the hospitality package will be heading to a VIP party at 10:30 p.m. CET at the Pulse Arena. Previous activities included an adventure trip to Soca Fun Park and a special dinner at On' Italy and welcome drinks at the casino.
Coverage will kick off at around 5:30 p.m. CET and continue throughout the evening. Stay tuned at PokerNews as we report the latest and greatest news from the 2017 Cash Game Festival Slovenia.
Per Lindholm is Happy to Socialize With Other Poker Players at the Cash Game Festival
Per Lindholm traveled from Sweden to attend his first Cash Game Festival. The Swede is a ski and bicycle technician by trade and like most attending the festival loves to play poker. He heard about the event from his good friend and Cash Game Festival regular Daniel Näsman and the timing and atmosphere worked out well for Lindholm to see what the buzz is all about.
"I heard about the Cash Game Festival from Daniel," said Lindholm. "I came because it was close to Italy and for a good time and to play poker. It is also always good to get some sun and meet other people in a social setting that have the same poker interests that I do."
Lindholm, aged 29, has been playing for more than half his life or 15 years. He shared that he got his start playing home games with friends. Despite him playing for so long, he has only recently been taking the game more seriously.
"I have been playing a lot more the past two years," Lindholm said.
Lindholm started off on the television table hot. He claimed that he approaches playing under the lights and cameras just like he would any other game. However, this doesn't mean he won't get anything out of being on the feature table.
"I look forward to watch myself on the stream on my way home," said Lindholm. "It will be nice to see how I reacted towards other people."
What Lindholm says makes tons of sense, especially if you aren't altering your game. Being able to take a step back and analyze how you play in a live setting is often difficult and appearing on a feature table is one way to analyze your own play and self-improve.
Lindholm had a decent start to the festival, but not every day was a winning day. How he performs today will determine whether he goes home notching up a festival win or loss.
"I started the festival off well, as you can see on the first televised table I was on Day 1," said Lindholm. "I won a little more on Day 2, however, gave a bit back on Day 3. However, I am planning to play a bit today and that will determine whether I win or lose on the trip since I am leaving on Sunday at noon."
It is easy to see that LIndholm is having a blast at the Cash Game Festival. He confirmed this was true, however, a big change coming up in his life will prevent him from attending another festival until at least the summer.
"I am enjoying the festival, however, this is my busy season work-wise," Lindholm shared. "More importantly, I am having my first child, which I am not sure how it will change the way I look at my free time. I am definitely keen on attending a Cash Game Festival during the summer, provided that I can get away."
Lights, Camera, Action!
It's showtime! The €1/€2 no-limit hold'em early feature table just kicked off. A couple of the players to look out for are Michael Fletcher in Seat 4 and Jan Martinšek in Seat 6.
Fletcher traveled to the festival from the United Kingdom after learning about it on social media. He has had success in ring games this festival, and according to his profile on The Hendon Mob also can hold his own in tournaments with over $600,000 in earnings.
Martinšek loves playing poker and working in the industry as a VIP-Grinders affiliate. While this is his first televised feature table at this Cash Game Festival, he isn't new to playing under the lights and camera as he made his Cash Game Festival tv table debut in Tallinn.
You can check out all the action on the televised feature table here on PokerNews as well as on the Cash Game Festival website and on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel.
Photos From Day 3 & 4
Next Up, Tallinn!
After Slovenia, the Cash Game Festival heads back to where it all began in Tallinn, Estonia for five days of nonstop cash game action at the Olympic Park Casino from April 26-30.
One lucky player from the Cash Game Festival Slovenia will be heading to Tallinn for free with a luxurious package valued at €1,400. Players attending this festival can win a raffle ticket with any hand that is four of a kind or better for a drawing that will take place later in the festival.
Players interested in attending Tallinn should head to the Cash Game Festival website for more information about the event including registering for the event and reserving their spots on the televised feature tables.
Video Highlights From Day 3
Viktoria Lundberg Shares, "Slovenia Has Been Really Nice"
SlotsMillion Ambassador Viktoria Lundberg has embarked on a new project where she will be vlogging, blogging, streaming and sharing on social media about her day-to-day journey through life and playing her favorite video slots.
Her journey began here at the Cash Game Festival Slovenia, and there might not have been a better place for her to begin. Lundberg couldn't have had nicer things to say about the locals.
"Slovenia has been very nice," shared Lundberg. "Since we arrived, the weather has been great and the people have been very friendly and helpful. Even at the local supermarket I had some help. I didn't know how to use the fast lane and navigate through the screens and a girl came over to help me with the things I bought, showed me how to pay with coins and get a receipt. Even if local people don't understand English, they are really helpful and really try. Everyone understands body language which helps a lot."
You can check out more about Viktoria on her My Little Slots blog. Here is also a look at her latest vlog.
Federico Drassich Wins Again!
The early feature table has just ended. Federico Drassich, who won big earlier in the festival on the feature table, was the biggest winner on the most recent €1/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table with almost €300 in profit.
Tune back to the feature table at 9 p.m. CET when stakes move up to €2/€5. Once the stream begins, you can catch all of the action here on PokerNews as well as on the Cash Game Festival website and on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel.
Venice Anyone?
We learned during dinner, that Janar Kokk has yet to sleep after playing into the wee hours of the morning last night. This hasn't stopped his sense of adventure as he was part of a crew that included his wife Elora Kask, his old friend Stefan Bagiensky, a friend he met last year Jack Fenton (also did not go to bed last night) and a new friend from this festival Matthew Manetta that headed about 90 minutes into the heart of Italy to visit the canals and wonders of Venice.
It might be awhile longer before Kokk gets some rest as he was texting festival organizers when the VIP party is. The party starts in about two hours at the Pulse Arena, so if they stick to the plan, we should see them back in Nova Gorica at Perla Casino soon.