The Dark Knight is one of the staple tournaments at the Battle of Malta. Its a recurring €220 No Limit Hold’em event and this is the fourth edition of it during the Spring Festival. When most people think of the Dark Knight, they instantly conjure up images of Batman, the caped crusader of Gotham City.…
The €250 MAS Full Bounty, which is a 100% Knockout Tournament is now underway. It’s €220+€30 and players get €220 for every bounty they take. Should be interesting! The players are just beginning to take their seats for this rare structure. It’s very tempting to just quit the day job on the spot and buy-in…
The final mixed-game event of the festival started slightly later than the 5pm advertised time, as most of the contenders were still out in the paddock and had not even put their saddles on by then. But they soon began to trot into the venue and the tournament is now in-running with nine players now…
€1100 High Roller Amazing Bet Reggressive Final As I arrived today for the start of my shift, I happened to pass table 76 of the Battle of Malta High Roller, where the colorful and enigmatic Italian player Fabio Peluso was in the act of shoving all-in for his remaining chips on a board. I’d missed…
With the Main Event resuming and the High Roller also attracting a sizeable field of late entries today, it was already a busy room by 1.30pm. The first side event of the day to shuffle up and start dealing is the €330 Novibet Ultra Deep PKO. There were just over 100 players in their seats…
Day 3 of the Battle of Malta Spring Edition’s Main Event on Monday saw 101 players return to the Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Hotel to fight it out for a place in the fourth day of the €600 buy-in event. But not only that, there were also several other tournaments in play throughout the…
The €250 IPF (Italian Poker Federation) side event has recently started. So far there are 50 players and they have just started level two. There are ten levels for late registration. Already spotted in the field is Emma “Emzy” Oliver, who finished 5th in last night’s FLIP Ladies event. She would have been disappointed not…
The big chip leader at the second break of day was Rasmus Sepping, who with 5.2m chips, was almost 1.5m ahead of his nearest challenger, Vasileios Zisis, who had 3.75m. I managed to catch up with Rasmus during the break to find out a little bit more about the Estonian national. Rasmus was 20-years-old when…
Today’s non-Hold’em event is a €330 Knockout (non-progressive bounty) and it has just kicked-off, with 17 players joining within a few minutes of the start. Amongst the early entrants are Finnish player Samuel Newsome, who won Saturday’s Dark Knight II. There are eight 25 minute levels before late registration closes. L’evento non-Hold’em di oggi è…
This year’s Battle of Malta Spring Festival has a very floral theme. Not only are there free Hawaiian Lei for all competitors and not only is Telly Bartolo sporting a flowery shirt on most days of the festival, but even some of the tournament names reflect the festival’s blossoming theme. The latest side event to…