Today’s other significant event was the €250 PKO Full Tilt Catania Regressive. It’s a two day event and to clear up the confusion regarding the name, the regressive part refers to the fact that when they come back for Day 2, the blinds get rolled back by three levels when they restart play. Of the…
The €150 FLIP Ladies Event is now down to the last eight players, having had 53 entrants in total. British Emma “Emzy” Oliver is still in the running looking to claim her third title in as many years at the Battle of Malta. Daiva Byrne didn’t quite make it, exiting in 17th place, nor did…
The third iteration of the €220 Dark Knight tournament has just started and has 36 players as it approaches the end of the first level. There are ten levels for late entry. There are more at the start today than there were for yesterday’s Dark Knight, which ended up with 81 players, suggesting this could…
€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…