2018 Cash Game Festival Tallinn II

2018 Cash Game Festival Tallinn II
Day: 3

Can Rain Make it Rain Again?

Rain Jõgioja
Rain Jõgioja

Rain Jogioja is currently in the lead for the Cash Game Festival trophy after winning 922.5 big blinds (€1,845) on an action-packed €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha feature table. He is looking for another big win on the feature table tonight in Seat 2 at another €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha feature table.

The competition won't be easy as it includes two-time CGF trophy winner Kevin Malone in Seat 1 and Estonian poker legend Henri Kasper in Seat 5.

Two 32Red Poker poker players are in the mix including Christian Bauer in Seat 4 and Isak Bergstrom in Seat 8. Rounding off the table are Georgi Voomets in Seat 3, Stephen Groom in Seat 6, and Ryan "Metalface" Davey in Seat 7.

Click on the Live Stream tab or head to the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel to follow the action.

Highlights From Day 2

Here is a look at highlights from Day 2 of the Cash Game Festival Tallinn. Players with the hospitality package had fun learning how to pole dance and of course, there was plenty of poker action.

Michelangelo Paints a Pretty Picture

Michelangelo Scalcione
Michelangelo Scalcione

The €2/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table has just ended and Michelangelo Scalcione was the biggest winner booking a profit of €348 or 174 big blinds.

The cameras have been turned off for 30 minutes. When the feature table resumes the game will change to €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha with a new line-up.

Tags: Michelangelo Scalcione

Black Friday Straddles?

Aigars Dambrans
Aigars Dambrans

Over on a €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha side table, Cash Game Festival regular Aigars "Mr. Vilson" Dambrans tossed out a straddle of €3.

A normal straddle is €4 and sometimes a poker room will let players round it up to €5. A €3 isn't normally even legal.

The illegal straddle bet was pointed out by Mr. Vilson was ready with a response.

"It's a Black Friday straddle," said Mr. Vilson with a smile.

It is indeed Black Friday today meaning there are discounts available everywhere.

Franke bellowed out a huge laugh and the rest of the table joined him. The straddle size is now legal but only for today as the straddle sale is only valid on Black Friday.

Tags: Aigars DambransMartin von Zweigbergk

Mix of Qualifiers and Others at the First Feature Table

Ryan Davey
Ryan Davey

The €2/€2 no-limit feature table has just kicked off with a mix of familiar faces, online qualifiers, and others.

Representing Unibet Poker are Jozsef Hegyi in Seat 2 and Artur Chekalio in Seat 5. Toomas Unt qualified to the Cash Game Festival Tallinn via betsafe while Milan Tomasevic qualified at 32Red Poker.

Cash Game Festival veterans Niklas Blomqvist in Seat 1 and Ryan "Metalface" Davey in Seat 4. Rounding off the table are Kaur Ajamaa in Seat 7 and Michelangelo Scalcoine in Seat 8.

You can check out the action at the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel with hole cards exposed or by clicking on the Live Stream tab in our coverage.

Jõgioja Still in Command

Rain Jõgioja
Rain Jõgioja

The Cash Game Festival Tallinn trophy will be awarded to the player that wins the most big blinds out of any of the 10 feature tables during the festival.

The player that walks away with the trophy will also be awarded a Cash Game Festival package valued at €1,500 to the next Cash Game Festival at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City in London on Jan. 30 to Feb. 3.

Rain Jõgioja, who has attended the majority of the eight Cash Game Festivals that have taken place in Tallinn where he lives, is currently in the driver's seat after booking a profit of €1,845 or 922.5 big blinds on Day 1's €2/€2 PLO feature table.

Here is a look at the big winners at first four feature tables of the festival:

Cash Game Festival Tallinn Feature Table Winners

DayPlayerGameProfitBig Blinds Won
Day 1Oliver Florea€1/€1 NLHE€204204.0
Day 1Rain Jõgioja€2/€2 PLO€1,845922.5
Day 2Rikard Relander€1/€1 NLHE€756756.0
Day 2Anton Dzehelali€2/€2 PLO€359179.5

Tags: Anton DzehelaliOliver FloreaRain JõgiojaRikard Relander

Dansken Wins the Mixed Game Stream

Bjorne Lindberg and Jens Riis
Bjorne Lindberg and Jens Riis

The mixed game stream has ended and Jens Henrik Riis otherwise simply known as "Dansken" was the big winner after booking a profit of €573. Not a bad profit considering about a dozen hands were played to test out new games for future Cash Game Festival streams.

Riis said he played well and ran well.

"I have never been a run like that in my life," shared Riis to PokerNews. "I couldn't lose in the first nine hands."

Cash Game Festival Co-Founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk who was also on the table had a small difference of opinion.

"Dansken got lucky," said Von Zweigbergk. "Lucky, lucky, lucky!"

Party Time on Day 3 of the Cash Game Festival Tallinn

Cash Game Festival Tallinn Sports Outing
Cash Game Festival Tallinn Sports Outing

Welcome to Day 3 of the Cash Game Festival Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino. Today is expected to be a huge day with the weekend upon us.

To make things even more special, for the first time the Cash Game Festival will be hosting a 4:30 p.m. EET stream hosted by Jason Glatzer and Christin Mäemets with new games including the Big O (five card Omaha h/l), Courchevel, Badugi, Crazy Pineapple, and Sviten Special. The big winner of this table is not eligible for the Cash Game Festival Tallinn trophy which will be awarded to the player that wins the most big blinds during the festival.

Currently Rain Jogioja has won the most big blinds on the first four feature tables after booking a win of €1,845 (922.5 big blinds) on Day 1's €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha table. Along with the trophy, the biggest winner will also win a Cash Game Festival package valued at €1,000 to the next festival at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City in London on Jan. 30 to Feb. 3.

Rain Jogioja
Rain Jogioja

The first of two officially scheduled televised feature tables kicks off at 7 p.m. EET with stakes at €2/€2 no-limit hold'em. Three hours later at 10 p.m. EET, the game switches over to €2/€2 PLO.

The feature tables can be viewed with hole cards exposed on a 20-minute delay at the Cash Game Festival Twitch channel and within our PokerNews coverage. Mäemets will once again provide expert commentary with many guests popping in and out of the booth throughout the evening.

Players with the hospitality package, including Cash Game Festival package winners from CGF online partners 32Red Poker, Olybet Poker, Unibet Poker, and betsafe are all invited to the VIP party at 11:30 p.m. EET tonight.

Our coverage will begin before the first official feature table begins. Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you the highlights of Day 3 of the Cash Game Festival Tallinn.

Tags: Christin MäemetsJason GlatzerRain Jogioja