Welcome to sunny Malta for a week of amazing poker activity with The Festival Series Malta hitting Portomaso Casino from May 15-21.
This is our first visit to Malta and we have rolled out the red carpet for everyone in attendance with 49 numbered events! Players have come from near and far including to enjoy our amazing gaming festival including a record amount of qualifiers via our plethora of partners.
Poker players will not only enjoy plenty of no-limit hold'em action highlighted by the The Festival Series Nottingham €550 Main Event but also plenty of games in other poker variants including Sviten Special, Open Face Chinese Poker, pot-limit Omaha, 8-game, and more.
We used the term gaming festival as The Festival Series is more than just about poker. Players will also have the opportunity to battle it out in Blackjack, Roulette, Sports Wagering, and Slots tournaments. While these are typically known as house games, in this case, players will instead be battling against each other. In other words, there is some strategy in both games, so pay attention to how your opponents play and adjust accordingly.
Any player that wins any event will not only be awarded a handsome cash prize but also a one-of-a-kind portrait drawing of their winner's photo.
Cash game players also have something to look forward to as not only will there be ring games in a variety of poker formats around the clock but also a live-streamed Cash Game Challenge where the top performing player of the week will be awarded a €1,600 package to The Festival Series Bratislava on Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 at Banco Casino.
Franke's Flip Flops was an amazing twist added to The Festival Series last year. It has proven to be popular and, of course, it will be back for The Festival Series Malta.
Every day, a designated table will be created for rake-free flips to a variety of events. Players can get lucky without a house edge to enter an event of their choosing for a fraction of the cost and win something even more significant. The player that wins the most flips will win a package to The Festival Series Bratislava on Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 at Banco Casino and a coveted framed pair of Franke's actual flip flops.
Alexandru Talica won the most flips in the Franke's Flip Flops at The Festival Series and will attend The Festival Series Malta compliments on the house. The emotions run high in these flips and we recommend giving them a try or at least watching some of the action from the rail.
While The Festival Series Malta officially kicks off at 3 p.m. today, some already got into the action yesterday as it featured Day 1a of the €250 PokerListings Championship. The event boasts three opening flights with players starting out with 30,000 in chips and will battle it out with 30-minute blind levels.
Yesterday's Day 1a attracted a banner field of 89 entries with 13 players bagging chips at the end of the day. John Forsman performed the best after bagging 399,000 in chips yesterday.
Today we expect many more players not only in this event but also can enjoy other events including the €250 Sviten Special, the €70 Super Satellite to the Main Event, and the €125 Texas Knockout with the €550 Main Event kicking off on Tuesday. In addition, there will be two cash game challenges this evening.
Of course, Franke's Flip Flops will also run today and the casino is hosting cash games 24 hours a day in a variety of poker variants and stakes.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 p.m. | Event #3: €250 Sviten Special |
| 4 p.m. | Event #1: €250 PokerListings Championship |
| 8 p.m. | Event #4: €70 Super Satellite to the Main Event |
| 8 p.m. | Event #5: Cash Game Challenge (€2/€2 NLHE) |
| 10 p.m. | Event #6: €125 Texas Knockout |
| 10:30 p.m. | Event #7: Cash Game Challenge (€2/€2 PLO) |
Our coverage will begin at the start of the Sviten Special at 3 p.m. Stay tuned this week to check out the fun and see who will become the latest The Festival Series champions in Malta.
