2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn Day 4 | 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn (Fall)

11-18-2017 21:54 UTC

Hajek and Kyte Win Big on Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn

Jaxon

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.

Tags: Dušan Hájek Heiti Riisberg Jon Kyte Peter La Terra Ryan Mullarkey

11-18-2017 21:30 UTC

Kyte Does it Again

Jaxon

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.

Tags: Jon Kyte Kevin Malone

11-18-2017 19:21 UTC

Star-Studded Feature Table Begins

Jaxon

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.

Tags: Andrew Hedley Elizabeth Cape Espen Uhlen Jørstad Jon Kyte Jonathan Bowers Monika Zukowicz Ryan Mullarkey

11-18-2017 18:25 UTC

Dušan Hájek Victorious

Jaxon

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.

Tags: Dušan Hájek

11-18-2017 16:03 UTC

HeyMonia Joins Picasso in the Commentary Booth

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The €2/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table has just begun. Betsafe Ambassador Monika "HeyMonia" Zukowicz, who was playing at the Ladies Feature Table yesterday will join Cash Game Festival Commentator Andrew "Picasso" Hedley in the booth.

You can follow the action on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage.

Meanwhile, here is a look at the players:

In Seat 1 is Swedish bartender and Cash Game Festival regular Daniel Näsman. He has appeared at several feature tables in the past and feels more than comfortable playing his best game while the cameras are rolling. He shared his favorite hand is jack-ten suited due to how well it connects to many boards.

Slovakia's Dušan Hájek, in Seat 2, is also no stranger to Cash Game Festival feature tables. Hájek is an online grinder and has won Cash Game Festival packages at Betsson to about half of the events this year.

Ryan "Metalface" Davey, in Seat 3, doesn't need an introduction to Cash Game Festival fans. He learned about the festival by watching the Twitch stream and since then has been hooked and goes to every stop his work schedule allows. In addition to grinding hard at the tables, Davey also enjoys guest commentating at just about every Cash Game Festival he attends.

Poland's Arkadiusz Kolodziejczyk is in Seat 4 followed by United Kingdom's Ed Furniss in Seat 5. Furniss has been to multiple Cash Game Festivals including the last one in Dublin where he was the biggest winner at one of the feature tables. Time will tell whether Furniss can repeat his success today.

Betsafe's Tanel "HDTanel" Lepp from Estonia, in Seat 6, is making his first-ever Cash Game Festival feature table appearance. Gaming fans have likely heard of Lepp as he is one of the bigger names streaming e-games on YouTube.

Lithuania's Rimantas Simonavicius, in Seat 7, is also playing on his first Cash Game Festival televised feature table. He qualified to the festival through a promotion at betsafe and shared that he loves king-ten suited.

United Kingdom's Oli Bass rounds off the table in Seat 8. He joked with Näsman that he is in a good spot with position on him. That being said, Bass may prove to be a difficult player to play against as he has been playing poker for more than a decade.

11-18-2017 11:51 UTC

Big Day Planned for Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn Fall Edition

Jaxon

Saturday is here, which can only mean that we are onto Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn Fall Edition at Olympic Park Casino. The action thus far has been tremendous with games suitable for just about anyone with stakes ranging from €1/€1 to €5/€10 and games ranging from no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, pineapple open-face Chinese poker, Sviten special and super dealer's choice that included anything players could think of that they could explain to the other players.

One of the biggest tables in recent memory was still running as the sun came up with the €5/€5 pot-limit Omaha table featuring Cash Game Festival Dublin trophy winner Kevin Malone and Ryan Mullarkey with about €100,000 on the table. Of course, there were tons of straddling in the game and it was unusual for any pot to be under four-digits with some pots reaching over €10,000.

Also running for hours on end was a €2/€2 super dealer's choice game where crazy games were played including with cards on players heads, even during Omaha, and games with multiple boards and wild cards. Among the players at this table were well-known Twitch sensation Espen Uhlen Jørstad, Betsson Poker Manager Marika Nowak and Nordicbet Poker Manager Jostein Grødum.

Yesterday, players that secured a Cash Game Festival Tallinn package through an online promotion or purchased the hospitality package were treated to an afternoon VIP dinner. Previous activities included welcome drinks and painting of nude models. Still to come is a rocking party where drinks will be flowing at one of Tallinn's best clubs Vabank Night Club tonight and a guided tour tomorrow.

Yesterday's feature tables were full of excitement as well. To start things off was an amazing Ladies Feature Table with some of the best women poker players in the area and throughout Europe. Estonian Tennis Coach Maret Komarova, who was a regular on the tour in 2016, rose to the top of the pack by booking a profit of €594 or 297 big blinds.

The stakes moved up to €5/€10 no-limit hold'em, which proved to be a very competitive table. Cash Game Festival Commentator Andrew "Picasso" Hedley joined in on the fun and proved to his fans that he can play with the best of them by booking a profit of €1,320 or 132 big blinds. He added a bit more profit after the cameras turned off before heading to play Sviten Special for the first time.

Viacheslav Kovalev was the biggest winner while the table was streamed by notching up a healthy profit of €1,716 or 171.6 big blinds.

Even though Komarova and Kovalev notched big wins at their perspective table, neither player are not currently in contention for the trophy. Right now, Heiti Riisberg maintains a 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 the first day of the festival.

As will be the case throughout the festival there will be two feature tables today at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. EET on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and in our PokerNews coverage under the Live Stream tab.

The first table will feature Ed Furniss, who dominated a feature table during the previous Cash Game Festival in Dublin and Cash Game Festival veteran Daniel Näsman. The stakes then move up to €5/€10 no-limit hold'em with Cash Game Festival London big winner Jon Kyte among the players confirmed.

The casino is expected to be packed with all 15 tables expected to be running on Day 4. While we can't predict the excitement ahead of time, we can say for sure fun times are ahead.

Stay tuned at PokerNews for the last two days as we report the hottest action during the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn. Our official coverage is scheduled to begin before the first feature table kicks off at 6 p.m.

Tags: Andrew Hedley Daniel Näsman Ed Furniss Espen Uhlen Jørstad Heiti Riisberg Jon Kyte Jostein Grødum Maret Komarova Marika Nowak Mark Jua Ryan Mullarkey Viacheslav Kovalev