2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day 4 Started
2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn (Fall)
2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day: 4
Big Day Planned for Day 4 of the 2017 Cash Game Festival Tallinn Fall Edition
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.
Early Sviten Special Action Streamed on Facebook
PokerNews streamed some of the live €5/€5 Sviten Special table on its Facebook channel featuring Cash Game Festival regulars Ryan Mullarkey and Peter La Terra.
HeyMonia Joins Picasso in the Commentary Booth
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.
Betsafe Giving Away Prizes Just for Watching the Twitch Stream
With two of the eight players at the feature table representing betsafe and betsafe Ambassador Monika "HeyMonia" Zukowicz guest commentating, the online poker site has decided to give away some goodies!
Check out the live stream of the feature table on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel or by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage to learn how you can get involved in the giveaway.
Here is a look at what you can win:
- 7:00 p.m. - deck of cards
- 7:30 p.m. - betsafe hoodie
- 8:00 p.m. - chip set
Feature Table Photos
Will Anyone Catch Heiti Riisberg?
Estonia's Heiti Riisberg leads the feature table contest after winning a huge €3,364 profit which translates to 1,682 big blinds in the wild and crazy €2/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table late on Day 1.
Whether or not his huge win will take down the contest is yet to be seen as there are still four more feature tables to go. Here is a look at the big winners of the first six feature tables:
| Day | Player | Game | Profit | Big Blinds Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | [Removed:111] | €2/€2 NLHE | €252 | 126.0 |
| Day 1 | Heiti Riisberg | €2/€2 NLHE | €3,364 | 1,682.0 |
| Day 2 | Joel Lindpere | €2/€2 NLHE | €424 | 212.0 |
| Day 2 | Lasse Kekoniemi | €5/€5 PLO | €1,518 | 303.6 |
| Day 3 | Maret Komarova | €2/€2 NLHE | €594 | 297 |
| Day 3 | Viacheslav Kovalev | €5/€10 NLHE | €1,716 | 171.6 |
Photo's From Last Night's VIP Dinner
Day 3 Video Highlights
Action Picking Up
The action is picking up at Olympic Park Casino as the night grows later. Right now, no-limit hold'em is dominating the action. However, the biggest "action" table is still the €5/€5 Sviten Special table. All the players now have very deep stacks and it seems like every other hand a huge pot is being shipped by a different player.