The Battle of Malta has returned to home shores after its first overseas venture for the massive Slovakia Edition in September, with Casino Malta hosting a packed schedule of events for the Autumn Edition from October 27 – November 4.
The wait is over. Cards are in the air at 7 p.m. on October 27 with Day 1a of the €450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty, the opening event of the festival’s packed nine-day schedule, while the crown jewel is undoubtedly the €600 Main Event, sporting a huge €1,500,000 guarantee.
As a prelude, the Road to the Battle of Malta provided a slate of warm-up events and satellites, with Kate Jackson claiming the biggest title in the €330 Super Double Bounty.
Meanwhile, the community came out in force for a charity event for Antoine Degiorgio, raising close to €4,000 in support of the much-loved Maltese poker community stalwart.
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€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty
The 14th edition of the storied festival gets underway at 7 p.m. with Day 1a of the €150,000 guaranteed Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty, the first of five starting flights on offer for the two-day affair.
The €450 buy-in sees €210 applied to the cash prize pool and €200 to the bounty portion, with the envelopes in play from the start of Day 2.
Players will sit down to a 30,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 20-minute levels in each flight. Day 2 kicks off at 7 p.m. on October 30, and the last opportunity for qualification is at 11.30 a.m. on the same day.
Road to Battle of Malta Recap
A juicy schedule of warm-up offerings saw Kate Jackson take the spoils in the biggest event, the €330 Super Double Bounty, the Brit overcoming a 108-entry field to bank €5,320 of the €25,056 prize pool inclusive of bounties.
Jackson defeated Mark Vella of Malta heads-up, with the full results from the event below.
€330 Super Double Bounty Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 |  Kate Jackson | United Kingdom | €5,320 |
| 2 |  Mark Vella | Malta | €3,275 |
| 3 |  Alkan Aydingoez | Germany | €2,370 |
| 4 |  Florian Dietrich | France | €4,330 |
| 5 |  Gintas Dirse | Lithuania | €3,070 |
| 6 |  Benjamin Wey | Switzerland | €1,060 |
| 7 |  Andreas Panayides | Cyprus | €960 |
| 8 |  Serhii Ivanenko | Ukraine | €2,500 |
| 9 |  Khaled Mohamad | Egypt | €360 |
| 10 |  Kfir Ivgi | Israel | €300 |
| 11 |  Salvatore Ritrovato | Italy | €300 |
| 12 | Christopher Eddleman | United Kingdom | €260 |
| 13 |  Nicolas Stelis | Romania | €260 |
| 14 |  Raymond Flynn | Ireland | €230 |
| 15 |  Lukman Islam | Bangladesh | €230 |
| 16 | Andrew Cooper | United Kingdom | €230 |
Christian Schneider of Switzerland (€1,575), Dutchman Anthonius Henderiks (€2,050), Branimir Bizjak (€2,535) and Tudor Popa (€3,115) also tasted victory after they secured wins in the €120 Afternoon White Knight Daily.
Big Numbers for Charity Event in Support of Antoine Degiorgio as Chris Barclay Lifts Trophy
The poker community came out in big numbers to show its support for Antoine Degiorgio, with 134 entries for the €100 buy-in event creating a €3,700 prize pool, while over €5,000 in prizes were added from supporters including CoinPoker, OlyBet, PartyPoker, PokerStars, Simplified Poker and VibeLive.
The love for Antoine was palpable in the room, and everyone at poker.pro sends him and his family our continued support and best wishes.
At the felt, Chris Barclay defeated poker.pro’s Jason Glatzer to lift the trophy, along with a €1,600 package to the 2027 Battle of Malta Main Event, while almost €4,000 was raised to support Antoine and his family, with the results below.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Chris Barclay | United Kingdom | €910 |
| 2 | Jason Glatzer | Lithuania | €620 |
| 3 | Jennifer Barr | United Kingdom | €410 |
| 4 |  Freddy Rolland | Norway | €340 |
| 5 | Algirdas Tamasas | Lithuania | €270 |
| 6 |  Ramon Diaz | Spain | €210 |
| 7 |  Erik Scherman | Sweden | €170 |
| 8 | Scott Taylor | United Kingdom | €130 |
| 9 | Alkan Aydingoez | Germany | €90 |
| 10 | Jake Camilleri | Malta | €80 |
| 11 |  Adam Tomasson | Iceland | €80 |
| 12 | Christer Larsson | Sweden | €70 |
| 13 | Luciano Caruana | Malta | €70 |
| 14 | Ernestas Romeika | Lithuania | €70 |
| 15 |  Jacob Nielsen | Denmark | €60 |
| 16 |  Abdellah Baali | Algeria | €60 |
| 17 |  Martins Geiba | Latvia | €60 |
Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Schedule
The full schedule for the festival is set out below, with €2,000,000 in guarantees on offer across the nine days of action.
Day 1a of the Main Event gets underway at 1 p.m. on October 28. The turbo starting flights for the Main Event each evening feature a €300 buy-in, where 7.5% of the field will qualify, compared to 15% in the full price afternoon flights.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | 17:00 | €70 Satellite One Shot to BOM |
| 19:00 | €450 Mystery Siege of Malta Day 1A | |
| 21:00 | €70 Satellite Accumulator to BOM | |
| Oct 28 | 11:00 | €70 Satellite One Shot to BOM |
| 13:00 | €600 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1A | |
| 15:00 | €450 Mystery Siege of Malta Day 1B | |
| 16:00 | €330 Tag Team Event | |
| 17:00 | €330 Pot Limit Omaha | |
| 20:00 | €300 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1B | |
| 21:00 | €70 Satellite Accumulator to BOM | |
| 22:00 | €130 Dark Knight NLH | |
| Oct 29 | 11:00 | €70 Satellite One Shot to BOM |
| 13:00 | €600 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1C | |
| 15:00 | €450 Mystery Siege of Malta Day 1C | |
| 17:00 | €300 Sviten by PLO Masters | |
| 18:00 | €170 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple | |
| 20:00 | €300 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1D | |
| 21:00 | €70 Satellite Accumulator to BOM | |
| 22:00 | €130 Dark Knight NLH | |
| Oct 30 | 11:00 | €70 Satellite One Shot to BOM |
| 11:30 | €450 Mystery Siege of Malta Day 1E | |
| 13:00 | €600 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1E | |
| 17:00 | €175 Pot Limit Omaha 4-5c Round Each | |
| 18:00 | €130 Dark Knight NLH | |
| 19:00 | Mystery Siege of Malta Day 2 Final | |
| 20:00 | €300 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1F | |
| 21:00 | €70 Satellite Accumulator to BOM | |
| Oct 31 | 11:00 | €70 Satellite One Shot to BOM |
| 13:00 | €600 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1G | |
| 15:00 | €330 Bounty Hunter Days Bounty | |
| 17:00 | €330 Pot Limit Omaha €5,000 GTD | |
| 20:00 | €300 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1H | |
| 21:00 | €70 NLH Satellite Accumulator to High Roller | |
| Nov 1 | 10:00 | €600 BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 1I |
| 11:00 | €130 NLH Satellite One Shot to High Roller | |
| 15:00 | €220 IPC Side Event NLH | |
| 17:00 | €470 PLO Masters Main Event | |
| 19:00 | €130 Dark Knight NLH | |
| 20:00 | BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 2 | |
| 21:00 | €1,100 High Roller €300,000 GTD Day 1 | |
| 22:00 | €70 NLH Satellite Accumulator to High Roller | |
| Nov 2 | 11:00 | €130 NLH Satellite One Shot to High Roller |
| 13:00 | BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 3 | |
| 14:00 | €1,100 High Roller €300,000 GTD Day 2 Final | |
| 15:00 | €240 Bounty €50,000 GTD Final Day | |
| 16:00 | €5,200 Mega Teddy High Roller | |
| 17:00 | €200 Ladies Event | |
| 18:00 | Beer Poker Event | |
| 20:00 | €2,000 No Filter High Roller | |
| Nov 3 | 14:00 | BOM €1,500,000 GTD Day 4 |
| 14:00 | Mega High Roller Final Table | |
| 15:00 | €150 IPC Turbo Deep Stack NLH | |
| 16:00 | €2,200 Casino Malta Royal High Roller | |
| 17:00 | €200 HORSE | |
| 18:00 | €240 PokerNews Open Event | |
| 22:00 | €130 Dark Knight NLH | |
| Nov 4 | 14:00 | BOM €1,500,000 GTD Final Table |
| 14:00 | €200 NETWIN NLH |
The Battle of Malta live blog coverage will kick off in earnest with Day 1a of the Main Event at 1 p.m. on October 28, while poker.pro will have daily recaps of the highlights and results from the festival.
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