The €450 Mystery Siege of Malta has four starting days and late registration has now closed for Day 1b, with 79 of today’s 140 players still in. Added to the 210 who played on Day 1a there have now been 350 entries and the prize pool is already in excess of its €100,000 Guarantee. Mystery Siege…
Level 9: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 208/345 Greek player Vasileios Zisis, who win the Battle of Malta Spring edition is playing today. He’s in quiet mode at the moment with headphones on and is trying to secure his place in Day 2 early in the week. He’s currently down to about 25,000 and has a lot…
Both the Knights tournaments are well underway now. The earlier starting White Knight is now in level 11 with just 14 of the 58 players who started still jousting away for a shot at the €2,100 first prize. The Dark Knight is now in the third level of the day and currently had 38 entries,…
The first non-Hold’em offering of the Festival is now underway. Like all the non-Hold’em events the buy-in is €300+€30 and there are ten levels for late registration. Players start with 30,000 chips. One question which is probably on the minds of a few players reading this is “what the heck is Sviten?” Sviten Special, to…
The second starting day of the €450 (€210+€200+€40) Mystery Siege of Malta takes place today, getting underway at 16.00. The first starting day was on Tuesday evening, which got the festival underway with 210 players taking their seats for the first time this week. The tournament had a €100,000 guarantee and that looks like it…
The White Knight and the Dark Knight are two of the established side events that take place at every Battle of Malta festival. They are single day No Limit Hold’em tournaments which are both run on 20-minute clocks. The White Knight is slightly cheaper, with a €150 buy-in (€130+€20) and players start with 15,000 chips.…
The Battle of Malta has evolved over the years and one aspect that is now significantly different is how much it costs to play. For most of the event’s history it has had a buy-in of €550-€600, however for the Autumn 2024 edition, players have two choices of buy-in, €300 (€265+€35) or €600 (€530 +…
The Battle of Malta has been running for twelve years now and its an instantly recognizable tournament brand. It conjures up images of Malta’s past using event names that pay homage to historical events and wars that took place in the mists of time on the bustling Mediterranean island nation. The event is now so…
The Battle of Malta has a structure that gets better and better as the tournament progresses. The opening starting days are long, as play continues until players reach the prize money. But with a further four days to complete the tournament, the blind levels increase in length and the play slows down. Day 1 Full…
Day 1a of the Battle of Malta Main Event is now underway in the Eden Arena at Casino Malta. This is the first of nine starting days taking place this week, although it is not the first, as there was a pre-festival starting day at Full Tilt Catania in Sicily last week, which 111 players…