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 day with a full poker schedule and there are no less than 9 (nine) tournaments on the menu.
There’s sure to be plenty of big pots won and bad beats dealt over the course of the day, but what is there to play? Let’s find out.
€1.5m GTD Battle of Malta Main Event Day 1a and 1b
The first two starting days of the €1.5m GTD Battle of Malta Main Event take place today. The first is a full price starting day at 13.00, with a half-price starting day at 20:00. For more details on how the split-price main event works, check out this post on the BOM main website.
€100,000 GTD Mystery Siege of Malta (Mystery Bounty) Day 1b
The second of four starting days of the €450 buy-in Mystery Siege of Malta begins at 16:00. Players start with a 30,000 chip stack and its being run on a 20-minute clock. the first starting day took place on Tuesday when xxx players joined the tournament, xx of whom have made it through to Friday’s Day 2, when the Mystery Bounties kick-in.
Sviten
Sviten (Sviten Special) is the first of the non Hold’em tournaments on the schedule It begins at 5pm with a €330 buy-in (€300 + €30).
White Knight & Dark Knight
These No Limit Hold’em side events are daily staples at the Battle of Malta, with at least one taking place on most days. Today, as a special treat to start the festival week, both are included on the opening day schedule. The White Knight is a daytime event, while the Dark Knight rides at night. The White Knight has a €150 buy-in (€130+€20) while the Dark Knight is slightly more at €200 (€170+€30).
BOM Main Event Satellites
There are two BOM Main event satellites today, the first at 11.00 for the early risers, while those who prefer to sleep in can join the action to try and win a seat at 21:00. Each costs €70 (€60 + €10) to enter and are run as target stack satellites. Players start with 10,000 chips and win their seats as soon as they have accumulated a stack of 100,000.
Hyperturbo
The €150 No Limit Hold’em Hyper Turbo is on at 22.00 every night throughout the festival (except on Wednesday 6th November).
The Full Daily Daily Schedule for Wednesday 30th November
Start Time | Event | Buy-In | Fee | Starting Stack | Levels |
11:00 | Satellite One Shot to BOM €1,500,000 GTD | €60 | €10 | 10K | 20 mins |
13:00 | BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day1A* | €530 | €70 | 40K | 40 mins |
15:00 | NLH White Knight | €130 | €20 | 15K | 20 mins |
16:00 | MYSTERY SIEGE OF MALTA (BOUNTY MYSTERY EVENT) €100,000 GTD Day1B | €210+200 | €40 | 30K | 20 mins |
17:00 | Sviten | €300 | €30 | 30K | 25 mins |
18:00 | NLH Dark Knight | €170 | €30 | 20K | 20 mins |
20:00 | BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day1B half price** | €265 | €35 | 20K | 20 mins |
21:00 | Satellite Accumulator to BOM €1,500.000 GTD – every 100K | €60 | €10 | 10K | 20 mins |
22:00 | NLH HyperTurbo | €100 | €20 | 20k | 10 mins |