Battle of Malta Fall Edition Sets €2 Million Guarantee Package
The €600 Main Event carries €1.5 million of the Malta festival’s guarantees, with nine starting flights from Oct. 28.
- Battle of Malta’s Fall Edition runs at Casino Malta from Oct. 27 through Nov. 4 with €2 million in guarantees.
- The €600 Main Event has a €1.5 million guarantee and nine starting flights.
- The Mystery Siege of Malta and Star Yes High Roller carry guarantees of €150,000 and €300,000, respectively.
- The 2025 Autumn Edition Main Event drew 6,039 entries and generated a €2.7 million prize pool.
Battle of Malta will return to Casino Malta in St. Julian’s from Oct. 27 through Nov. 4 with €2 million in guaranteed prize pools across its Fall Edition schedule.
The €600 Main Event carries €1.5 million of that total. It has nine starting flights from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1, with 40,000-chip stacks and 40-minute levels for the €600 flights. Lower-priced €300 flights use 20,000 chips and 20-minute levels.
Players advancing from the starting flights return for Day 2 on Nov. 1, and the Main Event plays through to its final table on Nov. 4. The festival also includes affordable side events, bounty tournaments, Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed games.
Among the biggest supporting events, the €450 Mystery Siege of Malta opens Oct. 27 with a €150,000 guarantee and €200 mystery bounties. The €1,100 Star Yes High Roller has a €300,000 guarantee, while the schedule also lists the €5,200 Mega Teddy High Roller and €2,200 Casino Malta Royal High Roller.
Players looking beyond no-limit hold’em can find several PLO events, a €300 Sviten tournament and a €330 H.O.R.S.E. event. The €330 PokerNews Open begins at 5 p.m. on Nov. 3, using 30,000 starting chips and 25-minute levels. PokerNews plans live coverage of both that event and the Main Event.
The Fall Edition follows a large 2025 Autumn Edition Main Event, which drew 6,039 entries including re-entries and built a €2.7 million prize pool against a €1.5 million guarantee. Candido Cappiello won €225,770 following a heads-up deal, and 811 players cashed.
Battle of Malta’s total prize money awarded rose from about €4.8 million in 2024 to just over €6 million in 2025, an increase of nearly 27%. The most recent Main Event, won by Alejandro Asenjo, drew 2,667 entries; its €1.2 million prize pool ended with Asenjo receiving €94,520 in a four-way deal.
