2018 Cash Game Festival London II
Day 4 Started
2018 Cash Game Festival London II
2018 Cash Game Festival London II
Day: 4
Welcome to Day 4 of the Cash Game Festival London
Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of Day 4 of the 2018 Cash Game Festival London at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City.
Yesterday was easily the biggest day of the festival thus far with poker room booming with activity with 24 tables running for hours. The games were all low to mid stakes and included no-limit hold'em, and Sviten Special.
The biggest games yesterday were played in £5/£10 no-limit hold'em including the late feature table which attracted many big cash game players including Terry Jordon, Jason Wong, Chris Yong and Jose Manuel Planells Castillo. However, it was Eddie Anderson, who bought into the game for the most, that booked the most profit at the table.
Today is set to be even bigger with many players confirming they are coming to Aspers Casino on Saturday and due to Cash Game Festival partner Unibet Poker hosting a cash game hybrid tournament at 3 p.m. BST.
The early televised feature table will be kicking off 6 p.m. BST on a 20-minute delay with stakes at £2/£2 no-limit hold'em with Cash Game Festival Dublin trophy winner Kevin Malone among the confirmed players.
Straight after that at 6 p.m., there will be an action-packed £5/£5 pot-limit Omaha table featuring Cash Game Festival veteran David Clarkson.
You check out each hand as it happens on the televised feature tables on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and within our PokerNews coverage. In the meantime, you can head to the Twitch channel to see some of the action from the previous three days.
Later in the night, players will the hospitality package will be off to dinner at the world-class restaurant at Aspers Casino.
Coverage will kick off at around 5:30 p.m. BST and continue throughout the day and evening. Stay tuned at PokerNews as we report the latest and greatest news from the 2018 Cash Game Festival London.
Henry Kilbane Wins the Unibet Poker Hybrid Cash Game Tournament
The Unibet Poker Hybrid Cash Game Tournament just ended and Cash Game Festival Commentator Henry Kilbane, who was invited into the action, proved he has what it takes and booked a profit of £323. Congrats to Kilbane and everyone else that walked away with some cash.
The early feature table is being set-up with stakes at £2/£2 no-limit hold'em. Cash Game Festival's George Sandford and PokerNews Editor Jason Glatzer will be co-hosting the commentary of the stream.
Meanwhile, many other players are gathering for a dinner event with Unibet Poker players.
Ed Furniss in the House and on the Feature Table
Cash Game Festival regular and Sviten Special lover Ed Furniss has just arrived to the Cash Game Festival and immediately will be hopping at the £2/£2 feature table. Be sure to follow the action linked in our coverage.
Joseph Field Wins Big
Joseph Field was the biggest winner at the early £2/£2, booking a profit of £739 or 369.5 big blinds. While this is a great hourly, it does not put him in line to win the Cash Game Festival trophy since Cash Game Festival Co-Founder won 750 big blinds in a £2/£2 pot-limit Omaha game on Day 1.
Next up is a £5/£5 pot-limit Omaha that is bound to be action-packed. We will have short bios of the players after it begins. Cash Game Festival's Henry Kilbane and George Sandford will be manning the booth.
CGF Regs Davey, Dambrans, and Malone Battle Aspers Regs at the £5/£5 PLO Feature Table
The £5/£5 pot-limit Omaha late feature table just kicked off. Henry Kilbane and George Sandford will co-host the commentary with special guests throughout the session including Unibet Poker Ambassador Rauno "Estonian Jesus" Tahvonen.
Ryan Davey, who was the main commentator the last time the festival was in London in January is among the players in action in Seat 3. Davey, who is primarily a hold'em player, shared with PokerNews before he got on the table, "I am taking a shot, don't be too hard on me if I don't fair well."
Also, a familiar face at the table in Seat 5 is Cash Game Festival veteran, Aigars Dambrans from Latvia. Dambrans, who is also known to Cash Game Festival fans simply as Mr. Vilson, loves the action and has been just about been playing nonstop since he arrived Wednesday evening.
Just one seat over is Cash Game Festival Dublin trophy winner Kevin Malone, who is fresh off playing at the earlier feature table of the day.
Here is a quick look at everyone else in the lineup:
Anthony Andreou is a local player to the left of the dealer in Seat 1. While he is mostly a cash game player, he has had some recent results in tournaments as well including a 15th place finish in a €2,700 buy-in event in Barcelona for €15,000 in April.
Chris Wong, in Seat 2, was already the biggest winner once at a feature table this festival when the game was £5/£5 no-limit hold'em. He is out to do it a second time with the same stakes and a different game.
Aspers Casino regular David Kappel is in Seat 4. He has been itching to get on the feature table all week and finally got his first chance at today's earlier £2/£2 no-limit hold'em affair. He isn't afraid to play a bit higher and could be a player to watch out for at this table.
Another local player, David Penly, in Seat 7, could prove to be the toughest of them all. In addition to being known for his cash game prowess, he has also done well in tournaments including two final table finishes in WSOP events.
Rounding off the action is Benjamin Voreland, in Seat 8.
It's Bastille Day! - Estonian's Jesus List of Top Three French Players
It is July 14, a special day in France. Across the English Channel (or La Manche') it is Bastille Day, the French National Day memorializing the anniversary of Storming of the Bastille in 1789.
With that in mind, we asked Unibet Poker Ambassador Rauno "Estonian Jesus" Tahvonen who he felt were the top three French players.
Surprising, or maybe not, Tahvonen avoided many of the big names including Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, David Benyamine, Sylvian Loosli, Fabrice Soulier, Antoine Saout, and Benjamin Pollak and took a more unique approach.
Tahvonen quickly chose Alexandre Reard in the top spot, a fellow Unibet Poker Ambassador. As this wasn't a name we quickly had in mind to be mentioned, it does make a ton of sense outside of the fact he is a brand ambassador. Tahvonen pointed out he has been a beast as of late and is ranked in 70th place at the Global Poker Index.
Second on Tahvonen's list was Ivan Deyra. He pointed out that he witnessed Deyra's fierce play in a high roller event against fellow Unibet Poker Ambassador Espen Uhlen Jorstad. Tahvonen added that Deyra is a tough player both live and online.
Last, but not least, was another Unibet Poker Ambassador Quentin Lecomte. Lecomte may not have a seven-figure resume like others from his homeland, but Tahvonen shared he respects his mindset and game. It likely didn't hurt that Lecomte won the 2013 Unibet Open Cannes Main Event for €100,000.
Who Does Philip Rolfe Think Are the Top Three French Players?
In line with today being Bastille Day in France, we asked Aspers Casino Poker Supervisor Philip Rolfe who he feels are the top three players from France.
Rolfe snapped answered, "Well, ElkY has to be on the list," obviously referring to Bertrand Grospellier.
He then went into the tank before his eyes lit up and said, "David Benyamine, he has to be there."
Once again Rolfe went into the tank. PokerNews was thinking of calling the clock and then said, why not choose someone that comes to Aspers Casino to play poker.
Rolfe took our advice and immediately came up with Lucille Cailly, who has played at the Cash Game Festival in London in the past and drops by the casino now and again to play poker even though now she focuses more on her comedy than cards.
Photos From the £5/£5 PLO Feature Table
Video Highlights From Day 3