March 28, 2023
Battle of Malta history
Designed for low- to mid-stakes poker players, Battle of Malta has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2012 and is now one of the most popular stand-alone events in Europe. Battle of Malta won the 2014 European Poker Awards “Event of the Year” title in the category for buy-ins up to €2,000.
In 2018, the Main Event was given a €1 million guarantee for the first time but massively exceeded the expected turnout.
Battle of Malta was launched by PokerListings and is now operated by Eden Leisure Group which also owns Casino Malta, the Hotel InterContinental (Malta’s largest 5* hotel), the Holiday Inn Express, and the InterContinental Arena Conference Centre. Not only is the Eden Leisure Group one of the biggest players in Malta’s hotel and casino industry in Malta, but its sister company the Olympic Entertainment Group also owns more than 100 gaming operations in seven different countries, giving players all over Europe the chance to win their Battle of Malta seat in live satellites to be held throughout Italy, the Baltics and other countries.
For the second year running, MainEventTravel.com will be the event’s Official Travel Partner.
Battle of Malta Main Event winners 2012-2019
2012: Winner Nicodemo Piccolo, €35,000, 349 entries, total prize pool of €169,265
2013: Winner Louis Cartarius, €68,000, 888 entries, prize pool was €430,680
2014: Winner Antoan Katsarov, €122,750, 1,447 entries, total prize pool €701,795
2015: Winner Nicolas Proust, €110,000, 1,804 entries, total prize pool €875,000
2016: Winner Robert Berglund, €160,000, 1,813 entries, total prize pool €879,305
2017: Winner Nadav Lipszyc, €200,000, 2,074 entries, total prize pool €1,005,890
2018: Winner Julien Stropoli, €168,500, 3,816 entries, total prize pool €1,850,760
2019: Winner Serghei Lisii, €247,167, 4,657 entries, total prize pool €2,258,645
2022: Winner Giuseppe Rosa, €200,340, 2,592 entries, total prize pool €1,244,160
2022: Winner Dimitrios Anastasakis, €285,900, 4,342 entries, total prize pool €2,171,000
BOM MAIN EVENT STRUCTURE 2023
•Players will play down to 15% of the field;
•Every player qualified for Day 2 will be ITM;
•Late Reg will be over after level 10;
•5% of all prizepools will be deducted as administration fee;
•Management reserves the right to impose pay out option restrictions;
•Management reserves the right to change, amend or alter any portion of the tournament;
•All tournaments may have a day added or subtracted at Tournament Director Discretion;
•When the tournament reaches 6 players, we reserve the right to reduce the clock to 45 minutes;
•When the tournament reaches 3 players the clock will be halved on the following level to 30 min;
•If a deal has been made at any point, the clock will be halved on the following level to 30 min.
BOM SIDE EVENTS STRUCTURES 2023
