It’s not over yet, but it’s shaping up to be a busy first day at the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition 2024. So far just one of the day’s nine events has concluded. Seven others are still in play and there is one tournament yet to start, the €150 (€130+€20) No Limit Hold’em Hyperturbo, which begins at 10pm.

The tournament that has ended was the early starting Battle of Malta satellite, which attracted a sizeable field of 256 entries, generating 25 seats into the Main Event (full price seats) and a further €320 for the 26th place finisher.

Events Still in Progress

• Battle of Malta Day 1a: Late registration has just closed, with a total of 362 entries. They will play on until there are 54 players left, which will take quite a while yet as they are still 178 players left in the flight.
• Battle of Malta Day 1b: Late registration is still open in the first half price starting day of the Main Event with 93 players having entered by the end of level 6. 
• White Knight: The first outing for the White Knight is nearly over, with the last three of its 58 players currently fighting it out to determine who wins the €2,100 first prize. Vincenzo Scarpitti, Danny Verhij and Steven Smart are the last three. 
• Mystery Siege of Malta: This is still running with 53 of the 140 starters left in. Only 21 will progress to Day 2 and one of them won’t be Joe Grech. The Maltese number one ranked player on The Hendon Mob website has just busted and stopped by the media desk to say hi. He lost most of his chips to a 2-outer, but as ever he was very accepting and philosophical about it. He’s not upset, that’s the way poker goes and you have to take the rough with the smooth.
• Sviten: Today’s Sviten Special was a quiet one, with just six players entering. Three players are left  with Soner Vanelderen still in. 
• Dark Knight: The Dark Knight is down to the last 15 players from 47 starters. It pays seven spots, with the winner taking home €2,390.
• Main Event Satellite: the second Main Event satellite of the day is a busy one, with 284 entries already and they have only just started level 4.

Fikri Basaran, Winner of the Hat of the Day Competition