2018 Cash Game Festival London | 2018 Cash Game Festival London

01-07-2018 15:06 UTC

Will Sam Miller Big Win on Day 1 Be Good Enough to Win the Trophy

Jaxon

Welcome to PokerNews' live coverage of the final day of the 2018 Cash Game Festival London at Aspers Casino.

During the first four days, players enjoyed around-the-clock poker action along with many events organized by the festival including kicking things off with welcome drinks. Other activities included exercise at a trampoline park, a group dinner and competing during the VIP beer pong party. Today players are enjoying a guided city tour in one of the most unique areas of London in Camden Town.

Currently, there are six tables in action with many more likely to come as the day turns into the evening. Yesterday's poker action included many familiar names including Jon Kyte and Cat Winch-Johnson.

As was the case during every day during the festival, the first televised feature table today will feature a £1/£2 no-limit hold'em affair at 6 p.m. GMT on a 20-minute delay before the table switches up to £2/£5 pot-limit Omaha.

Ryan "Metalface" Davey will once again be leading the commentary with a handful of guests popping in and out. You will be able to check out the action on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and in our PokerNews coverage under the Live Stream tab.

For the fourth time, the Cash Game Festival has been hosting a feature table contest where the player that wins the most big blinds during a single feature table will win a commemorative trophy and a hospitality package to the Cash Game Festival Bratislava at the Banco Casino on April 4-8.

Going into Day 5, Sam Miller is in the lead after impressively winning £5,775 on a £2/£5 Omaha table or 1,155 big blinds, There will be two more chances today for this score to be beaten. In addition, Jon Kyte has a chance to enter the Cash Game Festival history books with one more big feature table win and tie the record for most feature tables won during a single festival.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing updates with some 2018 Cash Game Festival London highlights of action on and off the felts throughout the day. Coverage of the poker action will begin around 5:00 p.m.

01-07-2018 18:23 UTC

The Second to Last Feature Table Begins

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Elliot Hay, in Seat 1, is a 22-year old aircraft engineer. Despite his young age, he has some experience under his belt as he has been playing poker for eight years.

Stefan Dimitrov Bratanov, in Seat 2, is a software developer by day and has been playing poker since 2014. He last appeared on a Cash Game Festival feature table when the tour last visited the British capital in September.

Betsafe Ambassador Monika "HeyMonia" Zukowicz, in Seat 3, was on the women's only feature table yesterday. She was the big winner for awhile but after a bad run of cards she wound up more or less breaking even at the table. She is hopeful she can do better for herself and her many fans this time around.

Henry Charles Kilbane, in Seat 4, is a 23-year old professional poker player. Both Kilbane and Zukowicz have been to enough Cash Game Festivals in the past to be considered members of the ever-growing Cash Game Festival family.

British sales executive Alireza Safarabadi, in Seat 5, admitted he hasn't play much poker lately. However, he does have experience thanks to been playing the game since 2006.

Software developer Duncan Higgins, in Seat 6, attends every festival when it visits Aspers Casino and has been on the feature table countless times in the past. He has also served as a cohost and might join the commentary booth for the last stream of the festival taking place at 9 p.m.

Angus Dunnington, in Seat 7, is a 32Red Poker ambassador. He appeared at the feature table on Day 3 along with two other 32Red Poker players. In addition to being adept at poker, Dunnington is also someone to be feared on a chess board as well.

Rounding off the table is sports trading analyst George Sandford in Seat 8. He is friendly with Kilbane with the duo both handling the commentary during yesterday's early feature table. They know each other well and don't be surprised if they play hard at each other.

You check out each hand on a 20-minute delay on the televised feature table on the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and within our PokerNews coverage by clicking on the Live Stream tab.

01-07-2018 20:29 UTC

Alireza Safarabadi Wins Big

Jaxon

Alireza Safarabadi beat out a very competitive £1/£2 no-limit hold'em table after booking a profit of £499 or 249.5 big blinds.

While this does not put him near the running for the Cash Game Festival trophy with Sam Miller winning 1,155 big blinds on a Day 1 feature table, it does make his Sunday a bit brighter.

01-08-2018 00:50 UTC

Gang Wang and Jon Kyte Make History at the Cash Game Festival London

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The 2018 Cash Game Festival London at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City has been a resounding success. During the festival's peak-time, 24 cash game tables were running simultaneously.

As is always the case, the festival featured a wide variety of games including no-limit hold'em, dealer's choice pot-limit Omaha, Sviten Special and super dealer's choice at stakes low and high.

The festival hosted 11 televised feature tables with stakes ranging from £1/£2 to £10/£25. Throughout the festival it appeared that Sam Miller would win the fourth-ever feature table trophy after winning £5,775 or 1,155 big blinds on the Day 1 £2/£5 pot-limit Omaha feature table.

However, during the last 30-minutes of the final feature table of the festival, China's Gang Wang was able to amass a huge pile of chips to pass Miller and then some. After the final hand was over, Wang entered the record books by winning the most big blinds ever at a feature table after walking away with £9,064 in profit or 1,812.8 big blinds on the £5/£5 pot-limit Omaha feature table.

Day	Player	Game	Profit	Big Blinds Won
Day 1	David Newson	£2/£5 NLHE	£1,424	284.8
Day 1	Sam Miller	£2/£5 PLO	£5,775	1,155.0
Day 2	Jakub Stozek	£1/£2 NLHE	£398	199.0
Day 2	Jon Kyte	£2/£5 PLO	£4,260	852.0
Day 3	Alasdair Alexander	£1/£2 NLHE	£463	231.5
Day 3	David Clarkson	£5/£10 NLHE	£2,655	265.5
Day 4	Mick Smith	£1/£2 NLHE	£474	237.0
Day 4	Caroline Cove	£1/£2 NLHE	£124	62.0
Day 4	Jon Kyte	£5/£10 NLHE	£6,500	650.0
Day 5	Alireza Safarabadi	£1/£2 NLHE	£499	249.5
Day 5	Gang Wang	£5/£5 PLO	£9,064	1,812.8

The previous Cash Game Festival feature table record for the most big blinds won was established at the last Cash Game Festival at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn when Heiti Riisberg won €3,364 or 1,682 big blinds on a crazy €2/€2 no-limit hold'em table. While Riisberg was not in attendance this festival the other two trophy winners were including NordicBet player Jon Kyte (London - September) and Kevin Malone (Ireland - October).

While neither Kyte or Malone was able to win a second Cash Game Festival trophy, they both had success at the tables. Kyte also set a record after being the biggest winner two separate times to be the first player to ever be the biggest winner five times at a feature table across all Cash Game Festivals.

Of course, the Cash Game Festival is mostly about poker. However, every festival also features amazing activities away from the tables where players with similar interests can bond. New friends were made while old friends from previous festivals got a chance to catch up. During the 2018 Cash Game Festival London, players with the hospitality package enjoyed welcome drinks, exercise at a trampoline park, a VIP dinner, a beer-pong party and a guided tour of Camden Town.

Don't Miss Bratislava

If you were unable to make it out to Aspers Casino in east London, rest assured you will not have to wait too long to enjoy the next festival.

For the first time, the Cash Game Festival heads to Banco Casino in Bratislava, Slovakia on April 4-8 for another five days of nonstop cash game action. The festival is expected to attract many players from around the globe thanks to the festival's reputation and the wonders and splendors the Slovakian capital has to offer.

As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to report on all the events both on and away from the tables.

Tags: Aspers Casino Caroline Cove Cash Game Festival David Clarkson David Newson Gang Wang Heiti Riisberg Jakub Stozek Jon Kyte Kevin Malone Sam Miller