Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians
Date: 23rd December 2009
Buy-in: €37+3
Starting stack: 3,000 chips
Time: 21:00hrs
Prize: Ticket to €330 Main event on the 29th & 30th December ’09
The action picked up again on Wednesday the 23rd December for the live satellite tournament hosted by Malta Poker Events at the Portomaso Casino. This was the last live satellite event this week which gave players the opportunity to qualify for the Special Edition €330 Freeze-out tournament being held on the 29th and 30th December at the Portomaso Casino.
Players who attended this event are having their buy-in refunded on XLBet.com, through and exclusive poker promotion organised this month. XLBet.com and Malta Poker Events offered the first 50 attendees of this month’s live events a refund of their live tournament buy-in for them to use at their discretion on XLBet games.
The tournament started slightly later than planned with players at their seats by 21:00. The event was attended by regular Hold’em players like Stephen Spiteri, Michael Curmi, Alexander Fenech and several other players, hopeful to win their seat to the €330 Special Edition tourney.
After four hours of intense action at the felt,Jacques Balzan Demajo emerged victorious after a heads up bout with Tanya Apap who placed in second and won herself a ticket to the final live satellite for the €330 tourney being held on Monday the 28th December 2009.
Jacques, who also attended the WSOP earlier this year, was delighted with his placing, and winning the €330 ticket, saving him the buy-in for his entry into the ‘Special Edition’ tournament.
Join Malta Poker Events for the final two satellite events for qualification in the Special Edition tourney. Schedule is as follows:
Online
Name: MaltaPoker27
Room: XLBet.com
Date: 27th December 2009 [Sunday]
Tine: 20:30 hrs
Buy-in: €33 + 3 [$50+5]
Live
Name: Special Edition – Final Satellite
Venue: Portomaso Casino
Date: 28th December 2009 [Monday]
Time: 20:30 hrs
Buy-in €37+3
Starting stack: 3,000 chips