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…
Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 81/81 There will be deep-stacked play of 400 big blinds during the first two 40-minute blind levels of Day 1a. A total of 81 players already got into the mix in hopes of doing something early on the first opening flight in Malta. Peter Kamaras, Tomi Arponen, Dana Hassan, Vasyl Laba,…
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…
Although this is the first day of our blog coverage, it’s not the first day of the festival, as that began on Tuesday evening with two satellites to the main event, plus the first starting day of the €450 Mystery Siege of Malta event. But let’s call yesterday Day Zero as today is the first…
The Battle of Malta began in 2012 and this is the 14th running of the biggest poker event in Malta. The Autumn 2024 edition has a packed schedule of over 40 events, including the €1.5m guaranteed Battle of Malta Main Event, the €100,000 GTD Mystery Siege of Malta and the €300,000 GTD Quigioco High Roller. …
The Battle of Malta Autumn Edition is ready to welcome all poker enthusiasts to Casino Malta…
Sometimes, stepping out of one’s comfort zone can do wonders. Vasileios Zisis must have been thinking along the same lines, as the online Omaha cash professional took a shot at the 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition €600 Main Event and took it down in dominating fashion. He bested a field of 1,814 entries and…
Zisis Gets Showered
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000) Entries: 1/1,814 After five long days of poker, Greek Omaha cash grinder Vasileios Zisis proved he could do it in a whole different field of poker as he beat the 1,814-strong field of the Battle of Malta Spring Edition Main Event and took home the grand six-figure prize of €100,000. Stay…