2018 Cash Game Festival Tallinn

2018 Cash Game Festival Tallinn
Day: 5

Jon Kyte Ships the Trophy!

Jon Kyte
Jon Kyte

Norway's Jon Kyte has just made Cash Game Festival history by becoming the first player to win the Cash Game Festival trophy in two separate festivals.

He booked a profit of €2,698 at an action-packed €2/€2 pot-limit Omaha hi-low feature table. This comes out to 1,149 big blinds or 151 more than Peter La Terra won on Day 3 in a €2/€2 no-limit hold'em feature table.

The deciding hand began with La Terra limping from under the gun for €2 with {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Christoph Rueegg calling behind from the next seat with {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

Cash Game Festival Co-Founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk, who won the last Cash Game Festival trophy in Bratislava, jacked up the action to €10 from the hijack with {J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}. Tanal Taav with {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} then three-bet to €36 from the cut-off.

Kyte then four-bet from the big blind to €122 with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. La Terra and Rueegg folded before von Zweigbergk and Taav called.

The {2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{J-Hearts} flop came all hearts with none of the players nailing a flush but keeping low draws alive. This didn't stop the action from slowing down.

Kyte bets out for €200 before Franke goes all-in for around €1,400. Taav folded and Kyte seemed to be struggling with his decision before he called. At this point, the winner of the hand would have won enough big blinds to win the trophy.

Franke was looking good to win the pot after the {10-Hearts} appeared on the turn. However, the {4-Spades} spiked the river to give Kyte both the wheel for the low and the second nut-straight for the high to scoop up a huge pot of around €3,000.

After the hand, Franke was in a good spirits even though he was equally hungry as Kyte to become the first player to win both trophies. However, he was laughing with PokerNews before taking a jab at his friend.

"He got so lucky to win there and ship the trophy," Franke said.