There were 18 runners assembled at the starting line at 1pm for the orders to start the race. They have now been joined by a further 13 late starters, who are galloping hard to catch up with the main pack during the opening lap of the track in the €250 H.O.R.S.E tournament.
Many of the core Festival Series stalwarts have saddled up for this one, which drops Sviten Special in favour of the more traditional version of this mixed poker game. Barrie Dear is there searching for another title, so that when we get the next winners pic of him done, we can leave out his middle name, which was erroneously included on his first trophy.
Also playing today is Richard Burke, a local player (originally from the UK) who has a strong track record in mixed game tournaments. Rozvadov Mixed Games Champion Sascha Manns from Germany is also in the field today and although he no longe lives in Malta, his flag on the casino’s reporting system is still the red and white of the Maltese flag.
Another local, Antoine Degiorgio is not yet entered the tournament, as he got distracted when he tried to leave the casino at 1am last night and ended up not getting home until after 5am.
