Cash Game Festival Project Manager Andro Loos just announced that as many around the poker room expected Heiti Riisberg won the Cash Game Festival Tallinn feature table trophy and a hospitality package to Cash Game Festival London on Jan. 3-7, 2018 valued at €200.
Riisberg not only won the trophy after ran up a huge profit of €3,364 or 1,682 big blinds on a crazy €2/€2 no-limit hold'em table on Day 1 but also set a Cash Game Festival record since the trophy concept began at Cash Game Festival London in September.
The final feature table of the festival did not disappoint with the €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha game quickly turning big with players straddling it up to €40 on most hands.
Rain Jögioja made the most of his 2 1/2 hour session by booking a huge profit of €4,860 or 972 big blinds. This amount of big blinds would have won him the Cash Game Festival feature table trophy at most festivals as it is the second largest since a trophy has been on the line.
Instead, the trophy will be awarded shortly to Estonia's Heiti Riisberg after he booked a huge profit of €3,364 or 1,682 big blinds on a crazy €2/€2 no-limit hold'em table on Day 1.
The final feature table of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn just kicked with stakes at €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha. Cash Game Festival Commentator Andrew "Picasso" Hedley and special guest Ryan "Metalface" Davey are once again the hosts.
Estonia's Rain Jögioja, in Seat 1, is back at his second feature table this festival. He has been playing poker for more than a dozen years and his favorite Omaha hand is one that many players love ace-ace-jack-ten double suited.
Cash Game Festival Dublin trophy winner Kevin Malone, in Seat 2 is back in action after being the big winner on the first feature table of the day. He slightly outperformed Cash Game Festival Dublin winner Jon Kyte in Kyte's strongest game. Malone will see if he can complete the sweep in the game he won his trophy in as Kyte is also on the table in Seat 5.
Finland's Lasse Kekoniemi, in Seat 3, is also hoping for a big win. Along with Malone and Kyte, he is out trying to notch his second feature table big win this festival.
United Kingdom's Jonathan Bowers, in Seat 4, shared before he hopped into the game that he is freerolling his buy-in after winning a bit on a side table before his time under the lights and cameras. We plan to interview Bowers later on Facebook about some of the big games he has played in this festival including one that had around €100,000 spread between the players despite the game being €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha.
Finland's Matti Hautanen, in Seat 6, is relatively unknown to the Cash Game Festival. However, Pokeritieto's Juhani Tyrisevä has seen him in many mid-stakes cash games over the years and shared he is a solid player with a winning record.
Armenia's Marat Kasparov, in Seat 7, is also new to the Cash Game Festival and playing at his first televised feature table. His favorite Omaha hand is ace-ace-king-king.
Estonia's Steven Tool, in Seat 8, has been playing poker for a dozen years and loves any hand that incorporates a pair of aces.
Kevin Malone and Jon Kyte have both previously won Cash Game Festival feature table trophies for their performances in Dublin and London respectfully.
Both players were hopeful that they would outperform the other on the feature table. Malone was the big winner at the table with a profit of €1,165 or 235 big blinds. However, Kyte wasn't far behind with a profit of €1,130 for a total profit of 226 big blinds.
After a short break, the last feature table of the festival will take place. The stakes remain the same at €5/€5, however, the game changes to pot-limit Omaha. Both Malone and Kyte will compete against others starting at around 9 p.m. local time.
The action began with Espen Uhlen Jørstad opening from early position to €30 with . Kevin Malone three-bet to €67 with and Jørstad called.
Jørstad check-called with a flush-draw on a flop to Malone's €100 bet with top-pair.
The on the turn gave Jørstad the second nut-flush and he led out for €215 and got a call from Malone.
However, Malone's hand improved from top pair to the nut-flush after the appeared on the river. Jørstad opted to make a small bet of €46. Malone raised all in for €488 and Jørstad snap-called to send a pot of over €1,800 to his opponent.
The €5/€5 no-limit hold'em feature table has just kicked off. Cash Game Festival Commentator Andrew "Picasso" Hedley and special guest Ryan "Metalface" Davey are hosting a table full of familiar faces to anyone that follows the Cash Game Festival. You can check out the action on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage.
Joining the table late in Seat 1 will be an British player named Scott. Since he is arriving late we do not know very much about this player but we will try to see if we can find out a little bit about him before he hops into the action.
Finland's Lasse Kekoniemi, in Seat 2, was the big winner on a €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha table on Day 2. He is attempting to see whether he can be victorious again, this time with two cards instead of four.
Cash Game Festival Project Manager Andro Loos, in Seat 3, has appeared on many feature tables in the past. However, this is his first appearance in game higher than €2/€2. Loos is never afraid of the action and is almost always one of the stronger players on any table.
United Kingdom's Elizabeth Cape is back in action competing in Seat 4. PokerNews interviewed her and Monika "HeyMonia" Zukowicz on its Facebook page yesterday.
Unibet's Espen Uhlen Jørstad, in Seat 5, likely needs no introduction. He has appeared a few times at the feature table during this festival and the fact the cameras rolling should have no effect on his play as he is an avid Twitch streamer.
Nordicbet player Jon Kyte, in Seat 6, won the Cash Game Festival trophy in London and is hoping for a strong finish today. Kyte shared with PokerNews that he is afraid of no competition and a strong table gets his adrenaline running.
Ireland's Kevin Malone, in Seat 7, is the only other Cash Game Festival trophy winner after taking it down in Dublin. While both Malone and Kyte have been getting along very well away from the tables, their competitive nature takes over on the tables with both players admitting they fiercely want to outperform the other.
Rounding off the table is Sweden's Peter La Terra in Seat 8. La Terra is known for playing tons of Sviten Special, pot-limit Omaha and super dealer's choice and admitted he can't remember the last time he has played hold'em.
Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of the final day of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn Fall Edition at Olympic Park Casino.
Yesterday was easily the biggest day of the festival thus far with poker room booming with activity with at least a dozen tables running for hours. The games were across a variety of stakes and games included no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha and Sviten Special.
Yesterday's big feature table was €5/€10 no-limit hold'em. Cash Game Festival London trophy winner and Nordicbet player Jon Kyte proved he wasn't a one-hit wonder and was the biggest winner at that table after booking a profit of €2,350 or 235 big blinds.
Kyte will have a chance to face-off against Cash Game Festival Dublin trophy winner Kevin Malone, Unibet's Espen Uhlen Jørstad, Elizabeth Cape and many others in today's early €5/€5 pot-limit no-limit feature table at 6 p.m. local time.
Espen Uhlen Jørstad
The later feature table at 9 p.m. should also provide fireworks as the game changes to €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha. Malone will also play at this table giving him two chances to win back to back Cash Game Festival trophies.
All the feature table players will be chasing Estonia's Heiti Riisberg for this festival's feature table trophy. He holds a huge lead that is on the competition after winning €3,364 or 1,682 big blinds on a wild and crazy €2/€2 no-limit hold'em table on Day 1 that featured many businessmen including Cash Game Festival's Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk and Nick Voght.
You will be able to check out the feature tables on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and within our PokerNews coverage by clicking on the Live Stream tab once the action kicks off.
Many players with the hospitality package were treated to a guided tour. In a way, the tour was guided by the players as they were escorted to an escape room where they had to figure out the exit. Previous activities included welcome drinks, painting of nude models, a world-class dinner and last night's VIP party at one of Tallinn's most notorious party destinations Vabank Night Club.
Coverage will kick off at around 5:00 p.m. local time and continue throughout the day and evening. Stay tuned at PokerNews as we report the latest and greatest news from the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn.
. Kevin Malone three-bet to €67 with 
and Jørstad called.
flop to Malone's €100 bet with top-pair.
on the turn gave Jørstad the second nut-flush and he led out for €215 and got a call from Malone.
appeared on the river. Jørstad opted to make a small bet of €46. Malone raised all in for €488 and Jørstad snap-called to send a pot of over €1,800 to his opponent.
