Welcome to the 2023 Malta Poker Festival Autumn Edition
Welcome to the 2023 Malta Poker Festival (MPF) Autumn Edition at the luxurious surroundings of Portomaso Casino for a week of thrilling poker action.
The highlight of the festival is easily the €500,000 guaranteed MPF €550 Grand Event powered by the Unibet DeepStack Open (UDSO).
While the focus of our coverage will be on the Grand Event, we will provide updates along the way from the side events as well. The coverage will officially kick off with Day 1c but we will provide vital statistics and ending chip counts from the first two opening flights as well.
The Grand Event boasts seven opening flights from October 24-29 with surviving players battling it out for two more days on October 29-30 until the latest winner is crowned.
Main Event Day 1a Structure
Check out the blind structure for Day 1a through Day 1d below. Players are allowed to re-enter up to two times during each opening flight until the start of Level 9.
| Place | Small Blind | Big Blinds | Big Blind Ante | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 min. |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 50 min. |
| 3 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 50 min. |
| Break | 15 min. | |||
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 50 min. |
| 5 | 300 | 600 | 600 | 50 min. |
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 800 | 50 min. |
| Break | 60 min. | |||
| 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 50 min. |
| 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 50 min. |
| Break | 15 min. | |||
| 9 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 50 min. |
| 10 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 50 min. |
| 11 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 50 min. |
| Break | 15 min. | |||
| 12 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 50 min. |
| 13 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 50 min. |
Stay tuned at the Malta Poker Festival website for all of your updates.