2018 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria
Day 5 Started
2018 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria
2018 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria
Day: 5
Will Bibov Win the Trophy at the Cash Game Festival Bulgaria?
Welcome to the final day of the Cash Game Festival Bulgaria at Platinum Casino in Sunny Beach.
It has been an amazing four days both on and away from the tables with a packed house in the casino and plenty of activities for those with hospitality package including parties, dancing, meals, sports activities, and more.
Early in the day, players with the hospitality package met at a beach cafe for early afternoon drinks before heading off on boat to Nesebar for a tour of the town. Others hit the beach and the casino.
The winner of the Cash Game Festival Bulgaria, which is determined by the player that wins the most feature tables, is up for grabs. The winner not only gets his or her name forever etched into the Cash Game Festival record books but also will walk away with a package valued at €1,500 to the next Cash Game Festival in Bratislava on Sept. 19-23.
Currently, Nikolay Bibov is the man everyone at today's feature tables will be targeting after he booked a festival-high win of 432.5 big blinds at the €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha feature table on Day 1. Bibov already won a package to Bratislava thanks to winning a festival promotion involving play money roulette chips. Also winning a package to the next festival via this path was Unibet Poker Ambassador Rauno Tahvonen.
Today players will be competing for a chance at the title in an early €1/€3 hold'em feature table and a later €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha table.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the highlights of the final day of the Cash Game Festival Bulgaria.
Photos From Yesterday's Party
Photos compliments of Natalie Black/Cash Game Festival.
First Eight Feature Table Winners
Youness Barakat has been the biggest winner at four of the first eight feature tables of the festival. However, it is Nikolay Bibov in the lead for the trophy competition after winning €865 or 432.5 big blinds at the €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha feature table on Day 1.
Here is a look at all of the feature table winners thus far this festival:
Cash Game Festival Bulgaria Feature Table Winners
| Day | Player | Game | Profit | Big Blinds Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Youness Barakat | €1/€3 NLHE | €996 | 332.0 |
| Day 1 | Nikolay Bibov | €2/€2 PLO | €865 | 432.5 |
| Day 2 | Youness Barakat | €2/€2 PLO | €128 | 64.0 |
| Day 2 | Youness Barakat | €5/€5 NLHE | €931 | 186.2 |
| Day 3 | Yohannes McAllistair | €1/€3 NLHE | €423 | 141.0 |
| Day 3 | Kamen Marlinov | €5/€5 NLHE | €1,167 | 235.4 |
| Day 4 | Youness Barakat | €1/€3 NLHE | €791 | 263.7 |
| Day 4 | Reivo Nodapero | €5/€5 NLHE | €1,497 | 299.4 |
Video Highlights From the Day 2 & 3
In case you want to see what you have been missing out on in Bulgaria, here are some of the video highlights from Day 2 and Day 3 of the festival.
Fun €1/€3 NLHE Feature Table Begins
The second to last feature table of the Cash Game Festival Bulgaria has just kicked off.
32Red Poker qualifier Yohannes McAllister is among the players in the lineup looking to become the biggest winner of a feature table twice this festival while Youness Barakat is looking to do the same for the fifth time.
Also at the table is Unibet Poker Ambassador Rauno Tahvonen, Cash Game Festival Dublin trophy winner Kevin Malone, Scott Andrews, Scott "Scandy" Andrews, Nikolay, Anton Peev, and Cash Game Festival veteran Ed Furniss.
Live Action of the €1/€3 NLHE Feature Table
Alexander Sirakov Wins Big
Alexander Sirakov was the big winner at the early feature table. Sirakov was not part of the initial line-up but obtained a seat after Scott "Scandy" Andrews was felted.
His profit of €513 at the €1/€3 no-limit hold'em table certainly was a nice hourly. However, this only adds up to 171 big blinds, meaning Nikolay Bibov is still in the lead for the trophy after winning 432.5 big blinds on Day 1 with on more feature table to go.
Ian Simpson Headlining the Final Feature Table
The €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha feature table has just kicked off. Players are aiming to win at least the 432.5 big blinds won on Day 1 by Nikolay Bibov in order to become the champion of the Cash Game Festival Bulgaria.
Many familiar names are at the feature table including Unibet Poker Ambassador Ian Simpson, Cash Game Festival Dublin champion Kevin Malone, four-time feature table winner at this festival Youness Barakat, 32Red Poker qualifier Christian Brauer, local player Milen Ivanov, and Cash Game Festival regulars Kalle Fagerstrom and Peter La Terra.
You can watch all of the action on a 20-minute delay with all hole cards exposed by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage.
Kevin Malone Ships the Trophy!
Who the champion would be came down to the final feature table with stakes at €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha. At first, it appeared it would be Ian Simpson after he won a huge pot off of Youness Barakat.
However, it was Kevin Malone that won a €3,700 four-way pot with ten-high rundown to become the clear favorite.
A half-hour later, the final feature table was in the books and Kevin Malone shipped the trophy after booking a profit of €1,620 or 810 big blinds.
Stay tuned for the final recap of the 2018 Cash Game Festival Bulgaria.