EPT Malta kicks off today with 85 events in 12 days!

85 Events in 12 days

The European Poker Tour (EPT) once again smashed all records at the start of season 13 on Barcelona.

Today the second stop in Malta kicks off. From the 18th to the 29th of October not less than 85 events will take place in Casino Portomaso.

The buy-ins range from only €120 up to €25.750 and there will be three high roller events, so there is something for every taste and budget. There will be three high roller events plus the €5.300, so we expect all the big names to be there.

And the best thing is we will be there as well and provide you with pictures and updates!

Follow the EPT Malta and the live stream on VIP-Grinders.com!

As mentioned above VIP-Grinders.com will be live at the felt, bringing you live updates and pictures from the tournament area.

In addition to that, we are going to sponsor Mikalai Vaskaboinikau and Natan Chauskin, two upcoming stars from Belarus, for some of the best events, will follow them and let you know how they are doing in the tournaments.

And thirdly we will embed the EPT live stream every day on our website starting from Sunday 2 pm CET, so that you can follow all the action at EPT Malta live from home.

View the full EPT Live Stream Schedule below:

The best events of the EPT Malta

85 events is a lot, that’s why we had a close look at the schedule and summed up the highlights of the EPT Malta below.

The best events of the 2016 EPT Malta:

• NL – Hold’em (October 18-20, 2016) – €10,000 + €300
• IPT Main Event (October 19-23, 2016) – €1,000 + €100
• PokerStars Cup (October 19-23, 2016) – €300 + €30
• €25K High Roller (October 21-23, 2016) – €25,000 + €750
• IPT High Roller (October 22-23, 2016) – €2,000 + €200
• EPT Main Event (October 23-29, 2016) – €5,000 + €300
• NL – Hold’em – Single Day (October 24, 2016) – €10,000 + €200
• EPT High Roller (October 27-29, 2016) – €10,000 + €300
• PokerStars Open (October 27-29, 2016) – €200 + €20

Biographies of our two sponsored pros for EPT Malta

 Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau is one of the best tournament players in Belarus. In the last two years alone he has amassed 15 cashes and $362,332 in live winnings.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau took 3rd place in the €10k  High Roller at EPT Malta 2015 for $225,650.

He made the biggest cash of his career last year at the EPT Malta 2015. In a star-studded field of the €10,000 High Roller, Vaskaboinikau not only made the final table, but also the Top 3 before he busted to the later winner Byron Kaverman.

Mikalai will be playing some of the biggest and most interesting events this year: His schedule includes the €5,300 Main Event, the €10,200 Single Day No-Limit Hold’em and the €10,300 EPT High Roller.

Natan Chauskin

Natan Chauskin is one of the rising stars of the Belarussian poker scene. After crushing online tournaments for quite a while, Natan decided to take a shot at local live tournaments. It should soon pay off as he won the IPT Malta Main Event for $169,663!

Natan Chauskin won the IPT Malta Main Event 2015 for $169,663.

Within two years Natan had 16 cashes and won $252,157 in live tournaments alone, earning him a spot in the Top 20 of the Belarussian All Time Money List.

We will provide pictures and updates of our two sponsored players, so please make sure to check our website and Facebook Page regularly to get the latest updates from EPT Malta.

The official 2016 EPT Malta schedule:

Andrew Burnett

Professional Poker Journalist

An avid poker player, he dreams of one day playing the WSOP Main Event and has promised himself he will fold aces and kings if he gets them on the first hand to avoid front-page headlines. [more]