The first Pot Limit Omaha tournament of the festival series in Malta has also now started today and is taking place in the Poker room on the upper floor.
The event has a €250 buying has been run on a 20-minute clock and will be completed before the end of the day.
they have just started the fourth level of the day and there are currently 25 players who have entered the tournament.
Perhaps the loudest player in the field is JJ Hazan who arrived in Malta yesterday, but I had a very late night as he was doing commentary on a live poker stream from Bratislava which only ended at 5 AM, after eight hours of play.
JJ is an extremely talented man with many feathers in his cap. For example, one of his previous career paths it was that of a stand-up comedian however, but nowadays when he stands up, it’s usually because he’s been knocked out of the tournament. Boom boom! Ok, I’ll get me coat… (for non-native English speakers, this is an expression that people sometimes use when they tell a bad joke).
At previous editions of The Festival Series, JJ has run masterclasses to teach people intricacies about the great game of Pot Limit Omaha, however this week the only masterclasses he will be giving are at the tables themselves. JJ has graced many Festival final tables over the years and has one victory to his name, winning the PokerListings Deepstack in Bratislava in 2021.
Streamer Scott Kenyon is also playing this one and streaming it live on his Pokerbrahs Twitch channel. Please note that to comply with casino rules, no chat is available on this stream, or any other stream while play is in progress.
