October 29, 2025
It’s finally here, the 2025 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition is set to get underway. This is the tenth edition of Malta’s largest poker event to take place in the Eden Arena and Casino Malta, at the Intercontinental Hotel in St Julian’s. Battle of Malta 10 got underway on Tuesday 20th with a couple of €70 (€60+€10) Main Event satellites on Tuesday 28th October, plus the opening flight of the €450 (€210+€200+€40) Mystery Siege of Malta.
Battle of Malta Spring Edition Final Table
Wednesday 29th Tournament Schedule
Today’s (Wednesday 29th October) schedule makes yesterday’s openers seem like mere skirmishes. Today its out and out war, as not only does the Mystery Siege of Malta continue with its second opening flight, but the first two starting days of the Battle of Malta Main Event will also take place. There’s also the first PLO event of the festival, plus two NLH side events and a couple of Main Event satellites.
| Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in | Stack | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.500.000 GTD | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| 13:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1A 15%Q (Top 3 chip leaders receive a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €530+€70 | 40K | 40 min |
| 15:00 | MYSTERY SIEGE OF MALTA (Bounty Mystery Event) 100K GTD Day 1B | €210+€200+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
| 17:00 | Pot Limit Omaha | €300+€30 | 30K | 25 min |
| 18:00 | NLH Dark Knight | €170+€30 | 20K | 20 min |
| 20:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1B 7.5%Q (Top chip leader receives a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €265+€35 | 20K | 20 min |
| 21:00 | Satellite Accumulator to BOM €1.500.000 GTD (every 100K) | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| 22:00 | NLH Hyperturbo | €130+€20 | 20K | 10 min |
Battle of Malta Full Tournament Schedule
As usual, there’s a packed schedule of tournaments, most of which are No Limit Hold’em, but there are also several Omaha and Mixed Game events within the remaining 8-days of the festival. The highlight of the festival is of course the €1.5m guaranteed Main Event. The €530+€70 tournament has nine starting flights and runs throughout the festival, with the final table scheduled for Wednesday 5th November. Fireworks are expected, but there’s a few bonfires that need to be set alight before we get there.
Other highlights include the €100,000 guaranteed Mystery Siege of Malta, with a €450 (€210+€200+€40) buy-in. There’s also the €300,000 Guaranteed €1,000+€100 High Roller and a €2,000+€200 Super High Roller, sponsored by ACR Poker.
Overall it’s quite a similar schedule to last year, but there are a few small changes to some of the side events, as there are some new partners for this edition, keeping the side event schedule fresh. One of the new additions to get your thirst going, is the €180+€20 Beer Poker Tour NLH on Thursday.
There’s a lot to digest on the itinerary, with up to 10 tournaments scheduled on the busiest days. It can be accessed via the menu of the Battle of Malta website, but to save you the bother of navigating, here’s a quick link that will take you straight there (in a new tab):
Click Here for the full 2025 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Tournament Schedule.
Here’s a breakdown of events by type.
Battle of Malta Main Event
The €530+€70 Battle of Malta Main Event is the reason why we are here. It’s one of the biggest tournaments in the world, with a €1.5m guarantee, but we expect that to well and truly smashed by the time we get to Day 2, on Sunday.
There are nine starting days, two per day from Wednesday to Saturday and a final fling on Sunday morning. As per past year, the event has a two tier buy-in system.
The first flights of each day are full price starting days, costing €530+€70 to enter and they are run using a 40m clock, with players starting with 40,000 chips. The top 15% will progress to Day 2 from each of these.
The evening flights from Monday-Saturday cost half this amount to enter, €265+€35 and in these players start with 20,000 chips and play on a 20-minute clock until just 7.5% of the field remains.
The final starting day on Sunday morning is full price, with a 40,000 starting stack, but runs on a 20-minute clock.
The three players with the biggest stacks at the end of each full price starting day will receive a bonus prize of a €1,500 package to the 2026 Battle of Malta Spring Edition. For the half-price starting days, only the end of day chip leader will receive this prize!
| Date | Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in | Stack | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 13:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1A 15%Q (Top 3 chip leaders receive a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €530+€70 | 40K | 40 min |
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 20:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1B 7.5%Q (Top chip leader receives a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €265+€35 | 20K | 20 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 13:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1C 15%Q (Top 3 chip leaders receive a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €530+€70 | 40K | 40 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 20:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1D 7.5%Q (Top chip leader receives a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €265+€35 | 20K | 20 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 13:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1E 15%Q (Top 3 chip leaders receive a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €530+€70 | 40K | 40 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 20:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1F 7.5%Q (Top chip leader receives a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €265+€35 | 20K | 20 min |
| Saturday 1 Nov | 13:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1G 15%Q (Top 3 chip leaders receive a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €530+€70 | 40K | 40 min |
| Saturday 1 Nov | 20:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1H 7.5%Q (Top chip leader receives a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €265+€35 | 20K | 20 min |
| Sunday 2 Nov | 10:00 | BOM 1.500.000 GTD Day 1I 15%Q (Top 3 chip leaders receive a BOM April 2026 package worth €1,500) | €530+€70 | 40K | 20 min |
| Sunday 2 Nov | 20:00 | BOM Day 2 | – | – | 60 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 13:00 | BOM Day 3 | – | – | 75 min |
| Tuesday 4 Nov | 14:00 | BOM Day 4 (short clock, 24 players left) | – | – | 90 min |
Mystery Siege of Malta
The €450 Mystery Siege of Malta is the key marquee event of the festival, apart from the Main Event itself. The first of its four flights took place on Tuesday and there are three further starting days, with the second and final day of the event on Friday, when the Mystery Bounties can be won. Last year the Mystery Siege almost doubled its €100k guarantee, with 1,034 entrants. It was won by Dennis Stemmler, who scooped the €35,000 first prize.
The opening flight of the Mystery Siege had a field of 154 entrants, 23 of which made it into Day 2. Werge Malmborg bagged the chip lead, with a stack of 522,000, almost 150k ahead of second placed Pedro Faustino on 386,000.
| Date | Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in | Stack | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 28 Oct | 19:00 | MYSTERY SIEGE OF MALTA (Bounty Mystery Event) 100K GTD Day 1A | €210+€200+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 15:00 | MYSTERY SIEGE OF MALTA (Bounty Mystery Event) 100K GTD Day 1B | €210+€200+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 15:00 | MYSTERY SIEGE OF MALTA (Bounty Mystery Event) 100K GTD Day 1C | €210+€200+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 11:30 | MYSTERY SIEGE of MALTA (Bounty Mystery Event) 100K GTD Day 1D | €210+€200+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 19:00 | MYSTERY SIEGE of MALTA (Bounty Mystery Event) 100K GTD Day 2 | – | – | 30 min |
Two-Day Side Events
In addition to the Main Event and the Mystery Siege, there are also three other tournaments on the schedule that take more than one day to complete
| Date | Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in | Stack | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 2 Nov | 21:00 | NLH High Roller €300,000 GTD Day 1 (play till level 10) | €1,000+€100 | 50K | 30 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 14:00 | NLH High Roller €300,000 GTD Day 2 (Final Day, starts from level 10; reg open till 12) | €1,000+€100 | 50K | 30/40 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 20:00 | ACR Poker Super High Roller (8 levels) | €2,000+€200 | 50K | 40 min |
| Tuesday 4 Nov | 14:00 | ACR Poker Super High Roller Final Day (starts from level 8) | €2,000+€200 | 50K | 40/50 min |
| Sunday 2 Nov | 19:00 | SHARK BAY – EuroRounders Bounty €50,000 GTD Day 1 (play till level 10) | €110+€150+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 15:00 | SHARK BAY – EuroRounders Bounty €50,000 GTD Final Day (start from level 10) | €110+€150+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
One-Day Side Events
The vast majority of the side events are one-day tournaments. BOM favorites the Dark Knight and the White Knight take place several times throughout the festival, as does the late night HyperTurbo. Here’s the full schedule of one day Hold’em tournaments.
| Date | Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in | Stack | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 18:00 | NLH Dark Knight | €170+€30 | 20K | 20 min |
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 22:00 | NLH Hyperturbo | €130+€20 | 20K | 10 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 18:00 | NLH Beer Poker Tour | €180+€20 | 20K | 20 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 22:00 | NLH Hyperturbo | €130+€20 | 20K | 10 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 15:00 | NLH White Knight | €340+€60 | 30K | 20 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 18:00 | NLH Dark Knight | €170+€30 | 20K | 20 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 22:00 | NLH Hyperturbo | €130+€20 | 20K | 10 min |
| Saturday 1 Nov | 15:00 | NLH MAS Event | €260+€40 | 20K | 20 min |
| Saturday 1 Nov | 18:00 | NLH Dark Knight | €170+€30 | 20K | 20 min |
| Sunday 2 Nov | 15:00 | NLH White Knight | €340+€60 | 30K | 20 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 16:00 | NLH Novibet Ultradeep ‘PKO’ 30K GTD Bounty | €150+€150+€30 | 40K | 20 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 17:00 | NLH ACR Ladies Event 5K GTD | €135+€15 | 20K | 20 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 18:00 | QUIGIOCO – NLH | €160+€40 | 30K | 20 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 21:00 | NLH Hyperturbo | €130+€20 | 20K | 10 min |
| Tuesday 4 Nov | 15:00 | TourP O K E R Turbo DeepStack 10K GTD | €360+€40 | 50K | 15 min |
| Tuesday 4 Nov | 17:00 | NLH White Knight | €340+€60 | 30K | 20 min |
| Tuesday 4 Nov | 19:00 | NLH Dark Knight | €170+€30 | 20K | 20 min |
| Tuesday 4 Nov | 21:00 | NLH Hyperturbo | €130+€20 | 20K | 10 min |
Non-Hold’em Events
The Battle of Malta schedule also contains a number of non-Hold’em tournaments, mostly Omaha, but there is also a Sviten and a H.O.R.S.E in the mix. All of these are one-day tournaments.
| Date | Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in | Stack | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 17:00 | Pot Limit Omaha | €300+€30 | 30K | 25 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 17:00 | Pot Limit Omaha | €300+€30 | 30K | 25 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 17:00 | Pot Limit Omaha 4-5c round each | €300+€30 | 30K | 25 min |
| Saturday 1 Nov | 17:00 | Pot Limit Omaha 5.000 GTD | €300+€30 | 30K | 25 min |
| Sunday 2 Nov | 17:00 | Sviten | €300+€30 | 30K | 25 min |
| Tuesday 4 Nov | 16:00 | HORSE | €300+€30 | 30K | 25 min |
Satellites
The final category of tournaments on the schedule is satellites. Most of these are for the Main Event, but there are also some for the High Roller. All satellites are run using an accumulator format, whereby players are awarded a seat in the target event when their chip stack has reached a prescribed target. It’s also worth noting that it’s possible to win more than one ticket per player, as only the target amount is removed from players stacks when they are awarded a seat.
The first two satellites on Tuesday were busy, with 26 seats into the Main Event generated in the first one, plus another 16 in the second.
| Date | Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in | Stack | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 28 Oct | 17:00 | Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.500.000 GTD | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Tuesday 28 Oct | 21:00 | Satellite Accumulator to BOM €1.500.000 GTD (every 100K) | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 11:00 | Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.500.000 GTD | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Wednesday 29 Oct | 21:00 | Satellite Accumulator to BOM €1.500.000 GTD (every 100K) | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 11:00 | Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.500.000 GTD | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Thursday 30 Oct | 21:00 | Satellite Accumulator to BOM €1.500.000 GTD (every 100K) | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 11:00 | Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.500.000 GTD | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Friday 31 Oct | 21:00 | Satellite Accumulator to BOM €1.500.000 GTD (every 100K) | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Saturday 1 Nov | 11:00 | Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.500.000 GTD | €60+€10 | 10K | 20 min |
| Saturday 1 Nov | 21:00 | NLH Satellite Accumulator – High Roller €300.000 GTD – soft cap | €110+€20 | 10K | 20 min |
| Sunday 2 Nov | 11:00 | NLH Satellite One Shot – High Roller €300.000 GTD | €110+€20 | 10K | 20 min |
| Sunday 2 Nov | 22:00 | NLH Satellite Accumulator to High Roller €300.000 GTD – soft cap | €110+€20 | 10K | 20 min |
| Monday 3 Nov | 11:00 | NLH Satellite One Shot to High Roller €300.000 GTD | €110+€20 | 10K | 20 min |
Event Coverage
We’ll be covering the Main Event in detail in this blog throughout the festival, but also keeping an eye on all the other events. We’ll deliver crucial hands, crazy bad beats and everything else in between as the story of the Main Event unfolds. The coverage here will be brought to you by Christoffer Karlén and myself, Jonathan Raab, with perhaps a few posts from the maestro, Jason Glatzer. Photography is by Igor.
For those who prefer short-form content, the Battle of Malta’s social media channels on Facebook and Instagram are where this can be found. Glenn Brown, Jason Glatzer and Valeria will host the coverage and will also present the nightly Battle of Malta Show, with interviews, discussions and much more. All episodes of the show will be posted on the Battle of Malta’s YouTube Channel.
