European Poker Tour to hold debut festival in Malta

PokerStars.eu announced yesterday that the European Poker Tour (EPT) will make its first visit to the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta from March 18-28, as part of the Season 11 schedule.

MALTA POKER FESTIVAL - Joining forces with the regional Italian Poker Tour (IPT), the 11-day EPT Malta poker festival will take place in the popular tourist resort of St Julian’s and will feature 40-45 events, including the €5,300 EPT Main Event and the €1,100 IPT Main Event. A wide variety of EPT-run cash games will also be offered throughout the tournament including No-Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha and Open Face Chinese Poker. This stop will be the EPT’s 22nd different destination since the tour began in 2004.

Edgar Stuchly, EPT President said: “After discussions with players and fellow colleagues, we decided it was time to add a fresh and exciting stop to the EPT schedule. Malta is a great destination for an EPT and we expect strong participation numbers. With excellent connections to all major European cities, a warm Mediterranean climate, delicious local cuisine and lots of great tourist activities, Malta is the perfect place for players to come with their friends and family next spring.”