2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day 2 Completed
2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn (Fall)
2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day: 2
Footballer Joel Lindpere and Finland's Lasse Kekoniemi Shine on Day 2 of the Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day 2 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn Fall Edition at Olympic Park Casino has built off the huge success from its first day with nonstop ring game action running all day long.
Players that won a Cash Game Festival Tallinn package or purchased the hospitality package were treated to an afternoon of painting. As a surprise to all the players, they were learning how to paint nude models.
The feature tables were full of action. Estonian footballer and Coolbet player Joel Lindpere surprised his fans by showing he can play poker in addition to the sport he is famous for after becoming the biggest winner at the first €2/€2 no-limit hold'em table with a profit of €424. He then decided to play the later €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha feature table despite admitting he hasn't played much of the four-card game. He booked a small profit in that game as well.
However, the star of the show was another player at the Omaha table in Finland's Lasse Kekoniemi. The relatively unknown player until today impressively booked a profit of €1,518 on a fairly tough feature table that also featured Cash Game Festival Dublin trophy winner Kevin Malone. However, according to what was witnessed throughout the evening, despite not being well-known it is very clear he is very experienced.
Despite Kekoniemi's big win, he is not in contention for the trophy. Right now, Heiti Riisberg holds a lead that is likely to hold throughout the festival after last night winning €3,364 or 1,682 big blinds on a wild and crazy €2/€2 no-limit hold'em table.
Players with the hospitality package are invited tomorrow for a VIP dinner at 7:30 p.m. EET. After dinner, Olympic Park Casino is expected to be packed with local recreational players who will be off work for the weekend.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the next three days as we report the hottest action during the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn.
Ten Tables!
A €5/€10 pot-limit Omaha table just opened. The poker room is just about full with 10 full tables now running.
Lasse Kekoniemi Wins Big at Feature Table
The second feature table just wrapped up and Finland's Lasse Kekoniemi booked a nice profit of €1,518 on the €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha table or 303.6 big blinds. While this doesn't put him anywhere near the lead in the feature table contest, he was still all smiles and plans to play more tonight at a side table.
Photos From the Cash Game Festival Tallinn Painting Session
Next Cash Game Festival in London
While this is the last Cash Game Festival of the year, there are much more stops ready planned for 2018. So if you couldn't make Tallinn, rest assured you will still have plenty of chances to join in on the fun both on and away from the tables.
First up is the return to Aspers Casino in London for the fifth time on Jan. 3-7, 2018.
Nine Tables
There are currently nine tables in action with games including no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha and super dealer's choice.
Among the recent players to take their seats include two Polish women players Monika "HeyMonia" Zukowicz and Marika Nowak.
Both Zukowicz and Nowak are involved in the poker industry with the former being an ambassador at betsafe and the latter being the poker manager at Betsson.
Feature Table Photos
Super Dealer's Choice Opens
A €2/€2 super dealer's choice game just opened with Cash Game Festival cofounders Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk and Enri Orav headlining the action. Anything goes long as the rules can be explained to the other players and the dealers.
Here is a look at some of the action filmed live on Facebook:
Famous Football Player Joel Lindpere is Back on the Feature Table
The late feature table of the day has just begun with stakes at €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha. Scotland's Andrew "Picasso" Hedley will be joined with guest commentator Ryan "Metalface" Davey to provide analysis on the action. You can check out the action at the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage.
Finland's Lasse Kekoniemi is making his Cash Game Festival feature table debut in Seat 1. He is an engineer by day and has been playing poker since 2010.
Coolbet's Joel Lindpere is back as promised in Seat 2. He proved during the previous feature table that he can not only play football on a professional level but also play world-class poker. Time will tell if his skills in hold'em translate to the four card game of Omaha.
United Kingdom's Jonathan Bowers, in Seat 3, is making his Cash Game Festival feature table debut. His girlfriend Elizabeth Cape was on the previous feature table. PokerNews will be interviewing the couple on Facebook later in the festival about their experiences.
Ireland's Kevin Malone is in Seat 4. He was the biggest winner at the feature tables in Dublin and won a hospitality package to this festival. He hopes his success in Dublin follows him to the Estonian capital.
Estonia's Sander Laprik, in Seat 5, has been playing poker for almost a dozen years. He joked that his biggest poker achivement was creating 2,500 posts at TwoPlusTwo.
Rain Jõgioja is one seat over in Seat 6 followed by Cash Game Festival Ryan Mullarkey who just flew in from the United Kingdom in Seat 7.
Rounding off the feature table in Seat 8 is a Russian player that asked to be referred to as just Alexey.