2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day 4 Completed
2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn (Fall)
2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day: 4
Hajek and Kyte Win Big on Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
The penultimate day of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn Fall Edition at Olympic Park Casino has been a huge success.
Many players began the day still in the poker room from the night before as there were at least half a dozen tables at 6 a.m. with some never breaking up into the evening.
A handful of the players, including Cash Game Festival regulars Peter La Terra and Ryan Mullarkey, decided after some rest to head to the casino in the early afternoon to compete in a €5/€5 Sviten Special game. Usually, the €2/€2 game plays rather huge, so it was of little surprise that the huge pots being shipped left and right when the stakes were more than twice as large.
As is always the case at the Cash Game Festival, there were two feature tables at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time. Betsson qualifier and Cash Game Festival veteran Dušan Hájek from Slovakia proved once again he is a strong player after booking the top performance at the early €2/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table with a profit of €336 or 168 big blinds.
After a small break, the stakes increased to €5/€10 no-limit hold'em at the feature table with an entirely new line-up. Cash Game Festival London trophy winner Jon Kyte proved he was up to par against a solid line-up to win €2,350 or 235 big blinds.
Despite Hajek and Kyte both winning big, neither player is in contention for the Cash Game Festival Tallinn feature table trophy that will be awarded to the player that wins the most big blinds at any of the 10 feature tables during the festival. Going into the final day of the festival, Estonia's Heiti Riisberg holds a huge lead that is likely to hold throughout the festival after winning €3,364 or 1,682 big blinds on a wild and crazy €2/€2 no-limit hold'em table on Day 1.
In addition to the amazing poker action, players with the hospitality package partied throughout the evening at Vabank Night Club.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the next two days as we report the hottest action during the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn.
Kyte Does it Again
The 2017 Cash Game Festival London trophy winner Jon Kyte has done it again. The Norwegian Nordicbet player was the biggest winner at the late €5/€10 no-limit hold'em feature table after notching a win of €2,350 or 235 big blinds.
Tomorrow, both Kyte and 2017 Cash Game Festival Dublin Kevin Malone are scheduled to appear at the same feature table.
Ten Tables
The poker room is just about full with 10 tables running. This is despite there being at least four tables worth of players currently enjoying the VIP party at Vabank Night Club.
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While Monika "HeyMonia" Zukowicz and Elizabeth Cape spoke with PokerNews live on Facebook while they were waiting to join Andrew "Picasso" Hedley in the commentating booth. They are now in the booth and you can check them out by clicking on the Live Stream tab. Meanwhile, here's a look at what they both had to say:
VIP Party Begins!
Dozens of poker players just heading off to Tallinn's Old Town to the Vabank Night Club for the VIP party. Despite the exodus of players, the poker room is full and expected to be packed with players all night long.
PokerNews will share pictures of the party when they are available at the beginning of the Day 5 coverage.
Star-Studded Feature Table Begins
The late €5/€10 no-limit hold'em feature table has just kicked off. Poker fans should be in for a treat as it is one of the stronger tables the Cash Game Festival has seen in terms of overall cash game talent. You can follow the action on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage.
Estonia's Kaido Mikk, in Seat 1, joked that his biggest achievement in poker was appearing on this televised feature table. It remains to be seen whether he can notch a huge win and make his prophecy true.
Lithuania's Pavel Timoshenko, in Seat 2, has appeared on a few feature tables in the past and €5/€10 is a game within his comfort zone. Timoshenko has proved to be a fierce competitor in the past with a sharp eye on his opponent's tendencies.
Estonian businessman Erti Laidvee, in Seat 3, has been playing poker for 15 years. While we don't know much about Laidvee, he did claim to once win a €30,000 in single a pot-limit Omaha hand.
United Kingdom's Ryan Mullarkey, in Seat 4, was also on last night's €5/€10 no-limit hold'em feature table. The young gun has proven at many Cash Game Festivals that he can play with the best of them. He was one of the players on the wild €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha table running until the sun came up that had over €100,000 on the table between all of the players.
Nordicbet player Jon Kyte from Norway, in Seat 5, needs little introduction to Cash Game Festival fans as he won the Cash Game Festival London feature table trophy for dominating a £2/£5 no-limit hold'em game. He will try to prove again that he is one of Norway's top poker players especially in cash games.
Estonia's Erki Andressoo, in Seat 6, has been playing poker for a decade. He shared that his biggest poker achievement was, "Talking this casino's best player Kaido Mikk out of a big pot on the river."
Whether or not that was a compliment at Mikk or a needle, we will likely see some action between the duo.
United Kingdom's Jonathan Bowers, in Seat 7, is fresh off his biggest tournament cash in his career when he took second place in a big event in London for £36,115.
Last, but certainly not least, is the charismatic Espen Uhlen Jørstad in Seat 8. It appears that the Cash Game Festival is following Jørstad around instead of the other way around. The Norwegian attended the festival in Malta in June where he was living at the time. He now lives in Tallinn and has been able to make several feature table appearances during this festival as well.
As a special treat, Bowers' girlfriend Elizabeth Cape, who also appeared on a pair of feature tables will join Cash Game Festival Commentator Andrew "Picasso" Hedley and betsafe Ambassador Monika "HeyMonia" Zukowicz in the commentator's booth. However, before that happens, Betsafe's Tanel "HDTanel" Lepp, who is a huge YouTube gaming streamer and appeared on the last feature table, will partner up with Hedley.
Dušan Hájek Victorious
Betsson qualifier Dušan Hájek from Slovakia once again proved he is a strong player. He won €336 or 168 big blinds at the €2/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table, which was more than any other player.
The stream is now on a break with the action while a new cast of players are getting ready for €5/€10 no-limit hold'em.