Who’s in the House? (Day 1c Remix)

Check, raise, call, rebuy! The Day 1c field has now grown to 666, but the final number of this beast is sure to be  even higher, as late registration remains open until 9.35pm. Quite a few friendly faces have now been spotted in today’s mammoth field, but as a safeguard against the risk of the…

Side Events Update

While the meat and potatoes of today’s schedule is clearly the Main Event, two of today’s side events are now well in progress. Registration is now closed in the Omaha Knockout, with 18 of the 60 starters still four carding away. One of those still in the hunt is Joe Grech, who built a big…

It’s An Omaha Knockout!

Today’s Pot Limit Omaha tournament is a four card bounty version, but not progressive. It began at 3pm and is currently in level 4, with 46 players, including Joe Grech, the player who tops the all-time Maltese cashes list on The Hendon Mob. Joe was born in Malta, but has lived most of his life…

Who’s Here for Day 1c?

Now that the Main Event is well underway, we’ve had a chance to take a glance and see who’s making hay. Amongst their number is Emmanouil Chalkiotis, the Grecian top earner in yesterday’s Mystery Siege of Malta. There are a lot of Greek players here today, but still no sign of Vasileios Zizis, last year’s…

Over 430 in Day 1c at the First Break

It’s break time in the Main Event and already over 430 players have taken their seats to start their personal crusades to survive the squid-game like reality that is every poker tournament.  There can be only one, only one player left with chips at the end of the fight, while the rest lie lifeless, their…

Late Night Poker

Play will continue well into the night here at Casino Malta and the Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Hotel. The Battle of Malta Main Event is down to 95 players and will continue until 45 remain. They’re now on level 12 with blinds of 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. The Mystery Siege of…