Welcome to the first post of this year's The Festival Series in Malta from the luxurious venue that is the Portomaso Casino. The Festival Team are here and ready to welcome everyone to this glorious spot in the Mediterranean.
Despite the series being announced to commence tomorrow, the cards are already in the air as the opening flights of the €250 Hendon Mob Championship, and the €550 Mixed Game Main Event - T.O.R.S.E.S. Currently, there is a field of 14 in the latter event, and 51 remain of the 61 entrants that took to the felt in the Hendon Mob Championship this afternoon. Players in both events will play 10 30-minute long levels, with 12.5% in each tournament progressing to Day 2, which will commence with the field being in the money come 12 p.m. on Wednesday 17th.
The second and final flight of the Mixed Game Main Event - T.O.R.S.E.S. will run tomorrow from 3.30 p.m. and this tournaments Day 2 will start and finish on Tuesday 16th. Come and get involved in the world's first official T.O.R.S.E.S. tournament!
This is a twist on the popular Mixed Game format, H.O.R.S.E. 2-7 Triple Draw has taken the place of Limit Hold'em, and Sviten Special has been included as a new addition. To learn more about H.O.R.S.E and H.O.R.S.E.S, click here.
