It’s nowhere near the end of play, as both Day 1c and Day 1d of the Main Event are both likely to carry on until the small hours of the morning. However, we won’t be sticking around until the bitter end, as tomorrow will be another busy day at the Battle of Malta and the…
Late registration has now closed in Day 1c of the Main Event, with a total of 533 players taking part, 80 of whom will proceed to Day 2. This brings the total up to 1,141 entries, with with six starting days left to go. One of those remaining six flights, Day 1d, is currently in…
Due to the high popularity of the Main Event satellites, we have had our first (and hopefully only) casualty of the schedule, as tonight’s HyperTurbo has been cancelled (RIP), to ensure maximum space is available for the satellite, which has now up to 339 entries. The fourth level of the satellite has just started and…
The second Main Event satellite of the day has just begun. If its anything like the one that was held this morning (which had over 500 entries and produced 50 tickets) its going to be another huge qualifier. It started with 159 players and is filling up rapidly and is now at 200 entries. Will…
The second half-price starting day has become the seventh event of the day to get going. They are still in the first level of the day and so far 101 players have joined the flight, with just one exit so far. The first player to exit was Michael Tabone. Yesterday’s had-price flight had 133 entries,…
With the Main event now on dinner break, let’s take a quick look at the state of play in all the events taking place right now. Battle of Malta Main Event Day 1c The Main Event has climbed to 509 entries today, just over half of whom are still in. Late registration is still open…
In April, Englishman Daniel Maunder went into the Battle of Malta Spring edition final table as the chip leader. He almost managed to hang on for the win, but in the end he departed as the runner up. This time he’s back and says he only needs to improve by one place to secure the…
The Halloween edition of the €200 No Limit Hold’em Dark Knight has begun with 50 players currently negotiating the second level of the day. I’ve just spotted a blast from my own poker past in today’s field in the shape of UK player Alan “All-in Vin” Vinnicombe. I haven’t seen him for years, but he…
The Main Event is now on the second break of the day and the field has grown to 430 players, with 316 still involved in today’s flight. There’s still four levels left for late entry and its possible we could exceed 500 players today.
Today’s non Hold’em tournament is the first of three Pot Limit Omaha tournaments taking place during the series. It has recently begun and there are 38 players taking part so far, as they approach the end of the first level of the day. Just one player has busted so far and that dubious honor goes…