The Battle of Malta Autumn edition is by far the biggest poker event of the year on Malta’s busy poker calendar. The demand to play in it is huge and this has been evidenced in the massive turnouts there have been for the satellites that have taken place so far. Today’s opening satellite will likely…
DetailsLevel 1: 100/100 Entries: 204/209 The Day 1c field has already gone past 200 entries. Two more players recently hit the rail in Sweden’s Simon Persson and Greece’s Emmanouil Fountoulakis. Persson has already re-entered for a fresh stack of 40,000 in chips while Fountoulakis has plenty of time to do some himself if he so…
DetailsLevel 1: 100/100 Entries: 171/174 Mayhem erupted on Halloween with several players hitting the rail in the opening moments despite being 400 big blinds deep with a 40,000 starting stack. Sweden’s Tony Kennheden lasted just one hand. The formidable Norwegian Linda Nguyen opened from under the gun and was called by two players including Kennheden…
DetailsThe early satellites at the Battle of Malta typically attract a crowd of under 200 entries this early in the festival. What a nice Halloween surprise it was to walk into the Eden Arena today to see already 457 entries in the €70 satellite to the €600 buy-in opening flights of the Main Event. The…
DetailsDay 1c of the Battle of Malta Main Event is now in play in the Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Hotel in St Julians. When play commenced there were already 114 players in their seats ready to make their opening charges of the day. They are now up to 137 entries, but have some way…
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The Battle of Malta Autumn edition is now well and truly underway, with the first day now a thing of the past. And what a day it was, with an extremely busy start to the Main Event, taking place at Casino Malta and the Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Hotel. By the time late registration…
DetailsDay 1b of the 2024 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event at Casino Malta and the Eden Arena at the InterContinental Malta was historic as it was the first time a €300 opening flight was held on the island of Malta for this prestigious event. The rules were different to create parity with the…
DetailsThe €600 buy-in Day 1a of the 2024 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event at Casino Malta and the Eden Arena at the InterContinental Hotel Malta was a massive success. A total of 364 runners battled it out in a marathon of a day, and 54 players (15 percent) advanced to Sunday’s Day 2…
DetailsThe end of the day is approaching, but not for the players, as several tournaments are still in play and they have some way to go before the action draws to a standstill for the night. However, for the reporting team, the end of the day has been reached and we are off to recharge…
DetailsSecond starting day of the Mystery Siege of Malta has no concluded. 21 of the 140 players who started today have joined the 32 who progressed from Day 1a. There have been 350 entries in total and the prize pool is already almost €30,000 above the modest €100,000 Guarantee that Casino Malta placed on the…
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