Welcome to the coverage of the 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition at the luxurious Casino Malta and the massive Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Malta. Players have come from far and near to compete in the €500,000 guaranteed Battle of Malta €600 Main Event and the plethora of side events, satellites, and non-stop cash games on tap.

The weather is even more gorgeous outside as usual in Malta in early April providing players the perfect poker holiday with sunshine during the day and poker around the clock.

The Main Event boasts five opening flights from April 4-7 with each flight playing down to just 15 percent of the field with the surviving players already in the money. The event is a deep-stacked affair with players starting off with 30,000 in chips good for 300 big blinds for those getting into the battle early on during the first two blind levels. The first three opening flights, including today’s Day 1a boasts 40-minute blind levels with breaks every two hours allowing players to enjoy the action and build up their stacks with the final two opening flights featuring quicker 20-minute blind levels.

Late registration remains open until the dinner break, ensuring that even those who are fashionably late can still join in the thrilling action. With several hundred players expected to grace the tables today, the competition promises to be fierce, with each participant vying for what promises to be a massive prize pool.

Players surviving any of the opening flights will merge to battle for the title for four more days of play from April 7-10 until the latest Battle of Malta Main Event champion is crowned.

Italy’s Gabriele Re is the defending champion after defeating a field of 3,432 entries to win the €209,500 top prize in the 2023 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition. Meanwhile, another Italian in Dario Barone is the defending Battle of Malta Main Event Spring Edition after coming out on top of a 1,992 entry-strong field to win the €156,500 top prize.

Cards are in the air for the Main Event at 1 p.m. when our coverage will officially begin. However, the Battle of Malta already began yesterday with two qualifiers along with another qualifier kicking off this morning at 11 a.m.

Stay tuned to follow the biggest action, bad beats, and more. Also, check out the Battle of Malta Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch channels for the full Battle of Malta experience and download the PokerLens app to check out the players at each table and more.

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Benvenuti alla copertura della 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition presso il lussuoso Casino Malta e l’enorme Eden Arena dell’Intercontinental Malta. I giocatori sono venuti da lontano e da vicino per competere nel Main Event del Battle of Malta da 600€ garantiti e nella pletora di eventi collaterali, satelliti e cash game non-stop in programma.

Il clima è ancora più splendido come sempre a Malta all’inizio di aprile, offrendo ai giocatori la vacanza perfetta per il poker, con il sole durante il giorno e il poker tutto il giorno.

Il Main Event vanta cinque flight di apertura dal 4 al 7 aprile, con ogni flight che si riduce a solo il 15% del field, con i giocatori superstiti già in the money. L’evento è un affare deep-stacked, con i giocatori che iniziano con 30.000 fiches, che corrispondono a 300 big blinds per coloro che si lanciano nella battaglia durante i primi due livelli di blind. I primi tre flight di apertura, compreso il Day 1a di oggi, prevedono livelli di blind da 40 minuti con pause ogni due ore che consentono ai giocatori di godersi l’azione e di costruire i propri stack, mentre gli ultimi due flight di apertura prevedono livelli di blind da 20 minuti.

La registrazione tardiva rimane aperta fino alla pausa cena, assicurando che anche coloro che sono in ritardo possano partecipare all’azione emozionante. Con diverse centinaia di giocatori attesi ai tavoli oggi, la competizione promette di essere feroce, con ogni partecipante in lizza per quello che si preannuncia un montepremi enorme.

I giocatori che sopravviveranno a uno dei voli di apertura

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