€600 may not be a big buy-in by global poker standards, but its still beyond the amount that many people are prepared to fork out of their own wallet to play poker with. Which is why satellites exist, to give people a chance to qualify to play in a poker tournament that is otherwise beyond…
Another side event taking place today is the €250 PKO sponsored by Full Tilt Catania. Play has just resumed after the first break and there are a further 6 levels (2 hours) for late registrations. At this stage there are already over 200 entrants and 50 bounties have already been won. As the tournament…
The FLIP (Fantastic Ladies in Poker) Ladies event is taking place now. Its a €150 buy-in tournament and there are currently 49 players registered with still three levels for late registration. Amongst the contenders is double Ladies BOM winner Emma Oliver, who has won this same event for the last two years. Can she complete…
Strawberries are often associated with Wimbledon, as the UK’s strawberry harvest is at its peak in July, however in Malta where wer have a much warmer climate, the strawberry harvest is in spring and this weekend there is a special strawberry festival in the town of Mgarr, in the north-West of the main island. It…
After late registration closed for Day 1e, the final number of entrants in the Battle of Malta Spring Edition was confirmed as 1,814, with a total prize pool of €913,349! Starting Day Entries Survivors PrizePool Day 1a 201 30 € 101,204 Day 1b 359 54 € 180,757 Day 1c 747 112 € 376,115 Day 1d…
Today’s non-Hold’em offering is the €300+€30 Pot Limit Omaha 4/5 Card Round of each event. These mixed game names don’t trip off the tongue easily, but they provide an interesting alternative to Texas Hold’em. If you’ve only ever player NLH, it can be refreshing when the penny drops that there is so much more to…
The 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition saw two further starting days of the Main Event completed at the Eden Arena, within the Intercontinental Hotel, that also houses Casino Malta. There were also three side events that took place on what is traditionally the busiest day of the festival. Outside the early arriving Maltese summer…
The final side event to get underway on this busy Saturday at the Battle of Malta is the €220 Dark Knight, a turbo structured event, which runs on a 20-minute clock and gives players a 20,000 starting stack. This tournament is one of the favourites at the Battle of Malta and is scheduled on several…
Yesterday’s H.O.R.S.E tournament was a cosy one with 24 runners mounting their saddles, but not all were installed in the tournament before the starter gun had been fired. Ultimately it was Constantin Raducanu who crossed the finish line in first place, with only three other riders making it to the final circuit of the track.…
Day 1c of the Battle of Malta Main Event is still in progress and approaching 700 entries, as it enters level nine, with a further three to go until late registration closes. But there’s also another starting day taking place today, with a turbo structure, which is run on a 20-minute clock, rather than the…