Battle of Malta Online Underway With Six-Figure Score Awarded, Main Event Continuing Thursday
The Battle of Malta Online has begun at CoinPoker, and it concluded a successful opening weekend by awarding a six-figure payday. Now, players can look forward to some of the biggest tournaments of the festival, starting with the main event on Thursday.
The $215 CoinMillion has been the headliner thus far, guaranteeing a $1 million prize pool. It concluded last Monday, with ‘monc’ winning a hefty $121,500. Here’s how the full top five shook out.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | monc | $121,500 |
| 2 | n7v7rcapp7d | $77,100 |
| 3 | JohnnieTsunami | $55,800 |
| 4 | IdiOtsudaDavai | $40,600 |
| 5 | LappyPoker7 | $29,800 |
Other big winners thus far included ‘agarrolaocho’ (Valletta 8-Max for $39,002), ‘Vorr’ (Battle of Malta $150 CoinMasters BITCOIN for $39,764), and ‘BAAAAMBINOOOO’ ($320 Dark Knight PKO for $18,341).
Battle of Malta Online Main Event Set to Continue on Thursday
Looking ahead in the series, the highly anticipated main event continues on Thursday. At a $565 price point and offering a $2 million guarantee, it hits the sweet spot of building a massive prize pool at a price that would be comfortable for most live poker players.
With the first two flights in the books, 611 entries have been logged. Fifty players have advanced to Day 2, which will take place on Aug. 3. Here’s a schedule of the remaining flights, all at 5:30 p.m. UTC (1:30 p.m. ET):
- Thursday, July 23
- Sunday, July 26
- Monday, July 27
- Tuesday, July 28
- Wednesday, July 29
- Thursday, July 30
- Friday, July 31
- Saturday, Aug. 1
- Sunday, Aug. 2
Other Key Poker Tournaments on Tap for Online Festival
Several other important events are coming up in the festival as well.
The $5,200 Iron Throne high roller has a $400,000 guarantee and begins July 26. It’s a two-day event.
The Regs of the Round Table is a three-tiered tournament with high ($530), medium ($55), and low ($11) stakes. These have guarantees of $200,000, $75,000, and $20,000, respectively. The tournaments, taking place on Thursday, July 30, will include appearances from sponsored top pros like Jeremy Ausmus and Patrick Leonard.
The $1,500 CoinMasters BTC High Roller has a $1 million guarantee, among the biggest on the schedule. Two of the four starting flights remain, set for July 26 and Aug. 2. Thus far, 30 players have punched tickets to Day 2, which concludes along with the rest of the series on Monday, Aug. 3.
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