2018 Cash Game Festival Bratislava Day 4 | 2018 Cash Game Festival Bratislava

04-08-2018 00:20 UTC+2

Vladimir Demidov Takes the Lead for the Trophy on Day 4 of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava

Jaxon

It was another spectacular day at the Cash Game Festival Bratislava at Banco Casino Bratislava with players enjoying themselves on and away from the poker tables.

The day began for many with an 80 kilometer trip out to the Elesko Restaurant & Wine Bar for a tour including wine and cheese tasting, a visit of the gallery, and of course a scrumptious three-course meal with of course a lot more wine.

The poker also was running all day long and it is likely the action will be still strong as the sun comes up.

As has been the case the entire festival, Cash Game Festival co-commentators Henry Kilbane and George Sandford hosted two streams live on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and embedded in our coverage at PokerNews. the action was loose and lively on both of the feature tables.

Two-time World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring winner Eyal Bensimhon from Austria finished the best on the early €2/€5 feature table after notching a profit of €1,780 or 356 big blinds. Cash Game Festival Co-Founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk was among the players at the table pushing for action along with American Michael Mirharooni who also played the late game.

The player that wins the most big blinds at a single feature table will walk away from the festival as the Cash Game Festival Bratislava champion. Along with the honors, this player will be awarded a trophy and a hospitality package to the next Cash Game Festival at Olympic Park Casino in the Estonian capital of Tallinn on April 25-29.

Russia's Vladimir Demidov shared before the late €5/€10 no-limit feature table began that he really wanted to win the trophy. He is in good shape and was the star of the day after he won €4,614 or 461.4 big blinds.

His massive win at the late feature table was just better than that of the one by Karol Masarovic last night after he won €4,557 or 455.7 big blinds at €5/€10 no-limit hold'em.

Here is a look at all of the biggest winners at the first six feature tables of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava:

Day	Player	Game	Profit	Big Blinds Won
Day 1	David Lappin	€1/€2 NLHE	€651	325.5
Day 1	Luca Sebastiani	€2/€5 NLHE	€1,688	317.6
Day 2	Paolo Caverzaghi	€2/€5 NLHE	€1,182	236.4
Day 2	Jon Kyte	€10/€10 PLO	€3,736	373.6
Day 3	Edgars Armans	€1/€2 NLHE	€224	112.0
Day 3	Karol Masarovic	€5/€10 NLHE	€4,558	455.8
Day 4	Eyal Bensimhon	€2/€5 NLHE	€1,760	356.0
Day 4	Vladimir Demidov	€5/€10 NLHE	€4,614	461.4

Tomorrow players with the hospitality package will be invited for a guided tour which festival organizers shared will include "refreshing beer."

Stay tuned at PokerNews as some of the biggest action of the Cash Game Festival is still yet to come.

Cash Game Festival Bratislava Wine Outing

Tags: Eyal Bensimhon Martin von Zweigbergk Michael Mirharooni Vladimir Demidov

04-07-2018 23:59 UTC+2

Vladimir Demidov Crushed the Feature Table

Jaxon

Russia's Vladimir Demidov is now the man to beat for the Cash Game Festival trophy after winning €4,614 or 461.4 big blinds at the €5/€10 no-limit hold'em feature table.

His impressive session was just better than that of the one Karol Masarovic had last night after he took home €4,557 or 455.7 big blinds in profit at €5/€10 no-limit hold'em.

There are still two more feature tables tomorrow and even though the stakes will be lower the trophy is determined based on the number of big blinds won.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see who the big winner of the Cash Game Festival will be.

Tags: Karol Masarovic Vladimir Demidov

04-07-2018 21:09 UTC+2

Kevin Malone Looking for Another Trophy

Jaxon

Cash Game Festival Dublin champion Kevin Malone is looking to become the first two-time trophy winner of the festival appearing in Seat 5 on the €5/€10 no-limit hold'em feature table.

On one hand, Malone has his work cut out for him with some fierce competition to catch up to the €4,557 or 455.7 big blinds Karol Masarovic, won at last night's late €5/€10 no-limit hold'em. On the other hand, it is a bit of an active group of players as well, meaning he has a good chance to win some big pots.

Here is a look at the rest of the lineup:

Austria's Alex Eder and Mario Langer are once again back in Seat 1 and Seat 7. Both of them are attending their first Cash Game Festival and are enjoying the action thus far.

In Seat 2 is a Czech player that asked to just be referred to as simply Romeo and one seat over in Seat 3 is Ukrainian businessman Sascha Fediv, who has been playing poker for five years.

Slovakia's Boris Matusovsky, in Seat 4, appeared on last night's €5/€10 no-limit hold'em feature table and shared his favorite hand is pocket queens.

American Michael Mirharooni, in Seat 6, experienced a taste of what a feature table is like after appearing for the final minutes of the last table. He now has a chance to play a full session with the stakes doubled.

Vladimir Demidov, who was at the last feature table as well as earlier in the festival, rounds out the action in Seat 8.

Tags: Alex Eder Boris Matusovsky Karol Masarovic Kevin Malone Mario Langer Michael Mirharooni Sascha Fediv Vladimir Demidov

04-07-2018 20:30 UTC+2

Eyal Bensimhon and His Bunny Hat Win Big

Jaxon

Austria's Eyal Bensimhon had the most productive session at the €2/€5 no-limit hold'em feature table after booking a profit of €1,780 or 356 big blinds.

Bensimhom, who has won two WSOP gold rings, currently isn't in the race to add a Cash Game Festival trophy to the his collection as Karol Masarovic, won a bit more at last night's late €5/€10 no-limit hold'em feature table with a profit of €4,557 or 455.7 big blinds.

It appears the experience was also an enjoyable one for Bensimhom as his first question after counting up his chips was whether he could join another feature table tomorrow.

The action is on a 30-minute break before the stakes go up to €5/€10. We will share some information about the lineup when the action resumes. Meanwhile, you can head to the Live Stream tab to watch highlights from previous festivals.

Tags: Eyal Bensimhon Karol Masarovic

04-07-2018 18:07 UTC+2

Franke Headlines the First Feature Table

Jaxon

The first feature table has just begun with stakes at €2/€5 no-limit hold'em. The table is headlined by none other than Cash Game Festival co-founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk, in Seat 5, who is known when in front of lights and cameras to try to play as many pots as possible.

As will be the case throughout the festival, the charismatic British duo of Henry Kilbane and George Sandford will once again host the two televised feature tables at 6 p.m. CEST and 9 p.m CEST broadcasted on a 20-minute delay at the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel. You can alternatively follow the action by clicking on the Live Stream tab located in our PokerNews coverage.

Here is a look at the other players at the early Day 4 feature table of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava at Banco Casino Bratislava.

Cash Game Festival regular Ed Furniss, in Seat 1, arrived yesterday to the festival with his friend Oli Bass and immediately he hopped into playing Sviten Special with Franke and others. He got hooked on the festival in London. Since then has been to many stops and now is considered to be part of the Cash Game Festival family.

Czech Republic's Jan Kytlica, is a student by day and has been playing poker for a decade. His favorite hand is pocket eights because he has gotten a lot of sets with this hand.

Patrik Mitic, in Seat 4, has been in big action games before. In Hong Kong, he once won a pot of around HKD 400,000 ($40,000) in a HKD 50/HKD 100 ($5/$10) game.

Jonathan Klingenberg, in Seat 5, made his way to Bratislava thanks to winning a Cash Game Festival package valued at €1,500 at the festival's partner 32Red Poker. He has been playing poker for nearly a decade and once won a tournament for around $25,000.

While Franke might be the biggest action player at the table, Austria's Eyal Bensimhon, in Seat 6, might be the most epic. The Austrian has two WSOP Circuit gold rings to his name, which is something not many poker players around the world can brag about. To make things more fun he is wearing a rabbit costume at the table.

Vladimir Demidov, in Seat 7, is another action player based on his play earlier in the festival. It could be a competition between him and Franke as to who plays more pots.

Rounding off the table is Irish student Eoin Starr in Seat 8. Like Kytlica, he has been playing poker for a decade and his favorite hand is pocket eights.

Tags: Ed Furniss Eoin Thomas Eyal Bensimhon Jan Kytlica Jonathan Klingenberg Martin von Zweigbergk Oli Bass Patrik Mitic Vladimir Demidov

04-07-2018 17:10 UTC+2

Epic Winery Journey Kicks Off Day 4 of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava

Jaxon

Welcome to Day 4 of the Cash Game Festival Bratislava at Banco Casino Bratislava.

The day began in epic style with players with the hospitality package visiting the Elesko Restaurant & Wine Bar for a tour including wine and cheese tasting, a visit of the gallery, and of course a scrumptious three-course meal with of course a lot more wine.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team was on hand for the unique off the felt event and we will share video interviews along with photos later in our coverage.

Meanwhile, many other players opted to play poker which at the Cash Game Festival is always available 24 hours a day throughout the five-day festival.

As will be the case throughout the festival, the charismatic British duo of Henry Kilbane and George Sandford will once again host the two televised feature tables at 6 p.m. CEST and 9 p.m CEST broadcasted on a 20-minute delay at the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel. You can alternatively follow the action by clicking on the Live Stream tab that will be in our PokerNews coverage once the action is live.

Cash Game Festival Bratislava VIP Dinner — Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk

As a special treat, Cash Game Festival co-founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk will appear at the early €2/€5 no-limit hold'em feature table.

Whenever von Zweigbergk appears at the feature table he is in the pots nearly 100 percent of the time almost never missing action unless he takes a quick break from the table. He promised this time around he would be more conservative and reduce his VPIP down to 70 percent. Time will tell whether or not he was bluffing PokerNews with this comment and perhaps himself as well.

Perhaps an even bigger treat is that the stakes at the later feature table are scheduled to increase to €5/€10 no-limit hold'em. While there have been many huge pots at side tables, it is likely this game will produce some of the biggest pots during the entire festival.

Stay tuned at PokerNews as we bring to you all the epic action on Day 4 and beyond at the Cash Game Festival Bratislava.

Tags: Banco Casino Bratislava Cash Game Festival Bratislava Elesko Restaurant & Gallary George Sandford Henry Kilbane Martin von Zweigbergk