PokerNews to Live Report the Upcoming Malta Poker Festival Autumn

Connor Richards
Senior Editor U.S.
3 min read
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The Malta Poker Festival Autumn is on the horizon and will consist of a week of action at Portomaso Casino in Malta with €500,000 in guaranteed prize pools across more than a dozen events.

The Malta Poker Festival Autumn will take place Oct. 26-Nov. 3 and will culminate with the €550 buy-in MPF Grand Event. PokerNews will be on-site to live report the MPF Grand Main Event, a four-day tournament that will play to a winner on Nov. 3.

Seven Starting Flights

2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

The Malta Poker Festival takes place twice a year and draws poker players from all over Europe.

The Autumn edition will kick off with a special-priced flight of the MPF Grand Event, allowing players to get in for just €400. There will be seven total starting flights in the Grand Event, the last being a turbo flight on Nov. 1.

The biggest buy-ins of the series include the €1,000 UDSO Gold Highroller and the Super Highroller hosted by €1,400 Alexandra O’Brien.

Malta Poker Festival Schedule
Malta Poker Festival Schedule

Other highlights of the upcoming Malta Poker Festival Autumn include a €150 Bounty Hunter Days Malta event, a €200 Ladies First hosted by Ann-Ross Callens, and the €235 Scandinavian Open Poker Championship.

There will also be some chances to get festive on Oct. 31 with the €300 MPF Halloween Special hosted by Caroline Cove.

Last Time in Malta

Aurelio Vallone
Aurelio Vallone

At the Malta Poker Festival Spring festival earlier this year, the €550 Grand Event drew 1,202 runners for a prize pool of €555,940. Italy's Aurelio Vallone had an emotional victory as he defeated heads-up opponent Carsten Mawick to win €94,600.

"This is a very emotional moment for me — all the tournament was really insane," Vallone told PokerNews. "I sometimes ran good and sometimes ran bad, but I had four big blinds at the last two tables, so to be here is amazing."

The international final table featured players from Germany (Mawick), the United Kingdom (Alexander Maskell), Norway (Egon Holdhus) and North Macedonia (Dragan Ignjatovski).

2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Aurelio ValloneItaly€94,600*
2Carsten MawickGermany€68,400*
3Antonio ScalaItaly€43,500
4Domenico LandoItaly€32,150
5Matteo FerraraItaly€25,050
6Vincenzo PopoloItaly€18,450
7Alexander MaskellUnited Kingdom€12,950
8Egon HoldhusNorway€10,850
9Dragan IgnjatovskiNorth Macedonia€8,550

*Denotes heads-up deal

The full schedule for the upcoming Malta Poker Festival is available in the table below. For more information about the festival, head to themaltapokerfestival.com.

Malta Poker Festival Schedule

DateTimeTournamentBuy-In (€)
Saturday, October 25, 202519:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Sunday, October 26, 202514:00MPF Grand Event Day 1A Special Price€350+50
Sunday, October 26, 202519:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Monday, October 27, 202519:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Tuesday, October 28, 202517:00MPF Grand Event Day 1B€500+50
Tuesday, October 28, 202518:00Sviten Special hosted by Martin Smith€120+20
Tuesday, October 28, 202519:00MP Championship Day 1€180+20
Tuesday, October 28, 202521:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Wednesday, October 29, 202513:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Wednesday, October 29, 202514:00MPF Grand Event Day 1C€500+50
Wednesday, October 29, 202515:00MP Championship Day 2 and FTCLOSED
Wednesday, October 29, 202516:00Betsson One Bullet€150+20
Wednesday, October 29, 202517:00HORSE 5 Mix€100+20
Wednesday, October 29, 202518:00The Hendon Mob Championship Day 1€200+30
Wednesday, October 29, 202521:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Thursday, October 30, 202514:00MPF Grand Event Day 1D€500+50
Thursday, October 30, 202514:00The Hendon Mob Championship Day 2 and FTCLOSED
Thursday, October 30, 202515:00MP Seniors hosted by Paul Rhys Monaghan€100+20
Thursday, October 30, 202516:00Bounty Hunter Days Malta€120+30
Thursday, October 30, 202518:00MPF 8 Game€180+20
Thursday, October 30, 202519:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Thursday, October 30, 202521:00Satellite to Super Highroller€120+10
Friday, October 31, 202513:00MPF Grand Event Day 1E€500+50
Friday, October 31, 202516:00Mystery Bounty Day 1 by Prestige Poker€100+30+30
Friday, October 31, 202517:00PLO Knight Crusaders hosted by Barista Rebel€100+20
Friday, October 31, 202518:00MPF Grand Event Day 1F€500+50
Friday, October 31, 202519:00Satellite to MPF Grand Event€55+10
Friday, October 31, 202520:00MPF Halloween Special hosted by Caroline Cove€225+25+50
Friday, October 31, 202522:00Turbo hosted by Sherry Pilsudka€100+20
Saturday, November 1, 202513:00MPF Grand Event Day 1G Turbo€500+50
Saturday, November 1, 202514:00Mystery Bounty Day 2 by Prestige PokerCLOSED
Saturday, November 1, 202514:00Ladies First hosted by Ann-Ross Callens€180+20
Saturday, November 1, 202515:00Satellite to UDSO Gold Highroller€110+15
Saturday, November 1, 202517:00APAT Maltese Championship Day 1A€100+15
Saturday, November 1, 202518:00MPF Grand Event Day 2CLOSED
Saturday, November 1, 202521:00UDSO Gold Highroller Day 1€1000+100
Sunday, November 2, 202513:00Satellite to Super Highroller€120+10
Sunday, November 2, 202514:00MPF Grand Event Day 3CLOSED
Sunday, November 2, 202515:00UDSO Gold Highroller Day 2CLOSED
Sunday, November 2, 202516:00APAT Maltese Championship Day 2 and FTCLOSED
Sunday, November 2, 202520:00Scandinavian Open Poker Championship€210+25
Sunday, November 2, 202520:00Super Highroller hosted by Alexandra O’Brien€1300+100
Sunday, November 2, 202521:00MPF Turbo Showdown€100+20
Monday, November 3, 202513:00MPF Grand Event Final TableCLOSED
Monday, November 3, 202514:00Super Highroller Day 2 hosted by Alexandra O’BrienCLOSED
Monday, November 3, 202515:00Bounty Hunter Days Progressive Closer€150+50+20
Monday, November 3, 202518:00Win the Button€100+20
Monday, November 3, 202520:00MPF Last Chance€270+30

*Lead image courtesy Malta Poker Festival

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Connor Richards
Senior Editor U.S.

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for three Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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