The Battle of Malta festival has been a staple of recreational live poker in Europe since its inception in 2012. This year, the festival was hosted for the first time online at GGPoker from Nov. 1-22.
The festival was a huge success as it attracted 73,240 entrants across its 14 ring events. The $11.1 million in guarantees were absolutely smashed with $15,623,000 in combined prize pools.
The highlight of the festival was the Battle of Malta Main Event featuring a $550 buy-in and a $3 million prize pool. The big guarantee was merely a placeholder with 8,789 entrants getting into the action to generate a massive $4,592,252 prize pool.