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KA-BOM! 2014 Battle of Malta Hits 1,447 Entries, Crushes Guarantee
A record-smashing 926 entries poured through the doors of the Portomaso Casino today to not just break our own record of 888 total entries last year but set a new record for single-day poker...
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Censori Piles Up Chips, Records Shattered at Battle of Malta Day 1b
After 13.5 hours of play Censori bagged up a field-leading 427,500 to head into Day 2 tomorrow with the overall chip lead. Censori will lead a combined field of 261 players towards the real prize...
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888poker Qualifier Brendan Doogan Won Battle of Malta Package for 1¢
Rarely, of course, do you end up running your mini stack all the way back up to a title-contending one. But, you know, it does happen. And almost every poker player can vouch for a time it has....
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€140,000 Up Top, Lemaire Crushing w/ 35 Left in BOM Main Event
Standing tall above the crowd? French pro Hugo Lemaire who bagged up 2.4 million to lead the way towards the final table tomorrow. "I ran good today," Lemaire said. "I cracked AA + AK with KTo." "I...
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Siege of Malta Second Chance Event - Day 2 Chip Counts
An impressive 593 players stepped up for a second shot at making some money and 114 survived to see Day 2. Among the notables to make the cut is Friend of PokerStars Gaëlle Garcia Diaz who moved onto...
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2014 Battle of Malta Biggest Standalone Poker Tournament in Europe
A total of 1,447 entries generated a prize pool of €701,795 to smash our own record for biggest poker tournament ever held in Malta. In fact, there has never been a €550 buy-in poker event in Europe...
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Truce! 2014 Battle of Malta Title and €122k Goes to Antoan Katsarov!
Facing a hard 5 am stop imposed by the Portomaso Casino our two heads-up combatants - Bulgaria's Antoan Katsarov and Malta's Alan James Brincat - played to a virtual stalemate. The clock was forced to...
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Battle of Malta Runner-Up Brincat Eyes Bigger Poker Future
In the end - and we mean the absolute end - Brincat finished as the runner-up because he had a smaller stack than his opponent Antoan Katsarov when the tournament had to be stopped per casino...
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Fridtjov Såheim of Hit Series Lilyhammer Gets Paid at Battle of Malta
Over the past few years Lillehammer has also become famous for being the home of the TV series Lilyhammer. The series is among the most popular on Netflix and created by American Steven Van Zandt,...
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(VIDEO) Heartwarming End to Bitter Lennaárd/Bergman Feud
Ken Lennaárd is one of the most popular poker bloggers in Sweden and it was in the comment section of one of his posts that he first met Andreas Bergman. According to Lennaárd, Bergman went way over...
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(VIDEO) Thor Hansen: “I'm Not Made of Blood and Flesh. I'm of Steel”
“I started playing poker more than 50 years ago in Norway and we'd play at the racetrack and in the woods with people,” said Hansen. “Poker came naturally to me. I was playing a little bit of pool and...
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(Video) Panka, Shorr, Hansen Accept 2014 Spirit of Poker Awards
Dominik Panka, Thor Hansen and Shannon Shorr won this year's Spirit of Poker Awards thanks to receiving more online votes than any of their competitors. Panka won in the category of Rising Star,...
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Go Behind the Scenes at 2014 PokerListings Battle of Malta (VIDEO)
In just three years the Battle of Malta has gone from the spark of an idea to a premiere destination event for recreational poker players from all over Europe. In this video you'll hear from the woman...
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PokerListings Battle of Malta Back, Bigger Than Ever for 2015!
In November 2015 PokerListings will host the fourth annual Battle of Malta and it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. Already the largest stand-alone tournament in Europe, the 2015 BOM is...
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Battle of Malta Nominated for GPI European Poker Award
The Battle of Malta is up for the best tournament of the year in the Up to €2,000 Buy-in category. The tournament will have a chance at winning on home turf as this year’s European Poker Awards will...
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Battle of Malta Vies for European Poker Award, Plans Big for 2015
There will be a bit less money on the table, yes. But a world-class poker festival in its own right with a very different objective in mind: Fun. With just a €550 buy-in and a €700,000 prize pool the...
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Battle of Malta Wins European Poker Award for Low Buy-In Event of the Year!
Awarded live during the ongoing EPT Malta festival tonight, Battle of Malta defeated co-nominees the Estrellas Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event, the Eureka Poker Tour Prague Main Event and the WPT500...
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Discounted Early Bird 2015 Battle of Malta Packages On Sale Now!
Just this week it won the European Poker Award for Low Buy-In Poker Event of the Year. With 1,447 runners, a €700,000 prize pool and a €140,000 first-place prize it's also now the biggest standalone...
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Grab an Early Bird Discount for the Award-Winning Battle of Malta!
For just €1,295 (Day 1b) or €1,390 (Day 1a) players can now pick up an early-bird package that includes the €550 Main Event buy-in, five nights accommodation at the 5-Star Hilton Malta, daily...
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(Video) Prep for Battle of Malta with Maria Ho's MTT Crash Course
In 2014 Maria Ho hosted the Battle of Malta for the first time, helping the event crush the €500,000 guaranteed prize pool. 170 players made it into the money and Bulgaria's Antoan Katsarov went all...
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