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Battle of Malta 2027 Expands to Five European Stops
- Battle of Malta expands to five festivals in 2027 across four countries.
- Barcelona and Tallinn are new stops, with Malta hosting two editions.
- Autumn Edition's dates are yet to be confirmed.
Battle of Malta will stage its biggest international calendar yet in 2027, with five festivals across Spain, Malta, Slovakia and Estonia.
Barcelona and Tallinn are both new additions, while the series returns to Slovakia following its first festival outside Malta in 2026. Casino Malta will remain at the centre of the schedule with both its flagship spring festival and the traditional Autumn Edition.
Four of the five stops already have confirmed dates. The Autumn Edition will also return to St Julian's, although its position on the calendar has yet to be announced.
Battle of Malta 2027 Schedule
| Festival | Dates | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Edition | January 20-24 | Casino Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain |
| Battle of Malta Flagship | May 21-June 2 | Casino Malta | St Julian's, Malta |
| Slovakia Edition | June 14-21 | Card Casino Bratislava | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Autumn Edition | TBA | Casino Malta | St Julian's, Malta |
| Estonia Edition | December 14-19 | Olympic Park Casino | Tallinn, Estonia |
Barcelona Opens the 2027 Season
The first event of the year takes Battle of Malta to Spain for the first time.
The Battle of Malta Barcelona Edition runs from January 20-24 at Casino Barcelona and already has a complete tournament schedule.
Its centrepiece is a €600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event featuring four starting flights. Players receive 40,000 chips, with 40-minute levels during the standard opening flights before the structure slows further on later days.
The schedule also includes a €300 Super Mystery Bounty, €150 Progressive Knockout, €300 Mini Battle and €150 Closer Deepstack.
It gives Battle of Malta a substantial new opening stop rather than simply another version of its Maltese festival.
Malta Remains the Heart of the Tour
Despite the expansion, the series is not moving away from Malta.
Casino Malta hosts the flagship festival from May 21 to June 2 before welcoming the Autumn Edition later in the year.
The scale of the Malta events was underlined again this autumn. The 2026 Main Event attracted 5,368 entries and generated a €2,413,281 prize pool, with Tereza Vernerova becoming the first woman to win the title.
Our Battle of Malta Autumn 2026 results recap covers the Main Event and the major side-event winners from the festival.
Slovakia Returns After Strong 2026 Debut
Slovakia became the first Battle of Malta stop held outside Malta in September 2026.
That experiment produced a strong response. The €400 Main Event attracted 1,510 entries and created a €402,840 prize pool, with Mario Klaic winning €46,900.
Battle of Malta will return to Slovakia from June 14-21 in 2027, this time listed at Card Casino Bratislava on the official calendar.
The return makes Slovakia more than a one-off expansion project and gives the tour a Central European stop between its Malta and autumn festivals.
Tallinn Joins the Calendar in December
The final confirmed stop is another first.
Battle of Malta Estonia runs from December 14-19 at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn, taking the series into the Baltic region for the first time.
Tallinn is already well established on the European live poker circuit and gives the tour a natural late-season destination for players from Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic countries.
Battle of Malta Becomes a European Tour
Battle of Malta began in 2012 as a Malta-based destination festival. Its identity was built around accessible buy-ins, large recreational fields and the combination of poker with a Mediterranean trip.
That model is now being exported.
Five festivals across four countries make 2027 the most extensive calendar the brand has announced, while keeping two editions at Casino Malta.
Full schedules for Barcelona are already available, but structures, Main Event guarantees and qualification details for most of the remaining stops are still to come.
Players looking for online tournament options while waiting for satellite announcements can compare the current best poker sites and verified poker promo codes available through PokerHeaven.
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