Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 171/244 Throughout the years, the Battle of Malta has attracted some of the most prominent years in the industry. This year will be no different, and there will for sure be some big names in the field this year. Georgios Skarparis is one of the 171 players currently in Day…
DetailsThe first of the No Limit Hold’em single-day side events has just begun, in the Eden Arena. Its the Dark Knight, a Battle of Malta stalwart, with a €170+€30 buy-in. It began with six tables and just over 30 entrants and has 10 x 20 minute levels for late registration. Current State of Play Start…
DetailsLevel 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 175/240 I took my first stroll between the tables in the arena, and I decided to stop by Table 18 and follow along with the action in one hand, just to make sure I still got it. Seated in the Lo-jack, Petros Daktylidis decided to limp the 600 Big Blind.…
DetailsLevel 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 169/234 As the Day 1a players are returning from the second 20-minute break of the day, I, Christoffer Karlén, have joined the brilliant Jonathan Raab in the live reporter’s corner. For a few hours, the two of us will compose what hopefully will be a live coverage dream team. Considering…
DetailsLevel : 2nd Break Entries: 168/233 The players in Day 1a of the Main Event are now on the second break of the day. The field has risen to 233, of which 168 have their tournament lives intact. Daniel Maunder, the 2023 Spring Edition runner-up, is amongst those to have already found the rail, but…
DetailsThe first Pot Limit Omaha event of the week has just begun. Like all the non-Hold’em tournaments on the schedule, it has a €300+€30 buy-in. It’s run on a 25-minute clock and played start with 30,000 chips. There’s three more PLO tournaments still to come, over the course of the next few days. Date Time…
DetailsThe first satellite of the day has now reached its conclusion, with 28 x €600 BOM Main Event tickets awarded. For those who missed out on this one, fear not, there’s another taking place tonight at 9pm, with a €60+€10 buy-in. There’s also several more Main Event satellites scheduled over the next few days. Main…
DetailsEvery year the Battle of Malta grows. The numbers go up, the prize pools get bigger and the action just keeps getting hotter and hotter. The number of partners that Casino Malta has engaged in the event also goes up with every edition. There’s far too many partners to list them all, I’d still be…
DetailsLevel 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 155/175 During the 1st break the largest stacks were identified and we can reveal that the player with largest pile of chips at this early stage is Italian Marco Rubano, on 174,300. The next largest stack is that of Montenegrin Urtjon Harusha, who has 110,800. The only other player to…
DetailsLevel 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 144/162 Earlier this year, the Spring Edition was won by Polish Adrian Ziemichod, who put on a dominant display on the final table, to take down the €120,000 first prize and his first major live title. He’s gone on to have a pretty good 2025, with 18 further cashes, including…
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