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The Battle of Malta is expanding its international footprint with a new stop in Barcelona, following the recent success of the Battle of Slovakia at Card Casino Bratislava. The festival will team up with Casino Barcelona to stage the Battle of Malta Barcelona Edition from January 20-24, 2027.

The centerpiece of the event is a €600 Main Event, offering players a 40,000 starting stack and a blind structure that begins at 100/100 with 40-minute levels. A turbo-structured Day 1d option will also be available, running on a faster 20-minute clock.

The standard flights allow players to start with 400 big blinds, with breaks scheduled throughout the day, including a 45-minute dinner break after Level 8. Late registration closes after Level 11, meaning latecomers could start with as few as 16 big blinds.

Day 1d, the turbo flight, follows a similar blind schedule but skips the dinner break, wrapping up earlier at around 3:30 p.m. Day 2 begins at 5:00 p.m. on January 23 with 50-minute levels, while the final day starts at 4:00 p.m. on January 24 with hour-long levels until a champion is crowned.

The move follows strong results from the ongoing €600 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition, which has already drawn 5,368 entrants and built a prize pool of €2,413,281, with a top prize of €227,835.

Casino Malta General Manager Slawomir Switalski called the Barcelona expansion a milestone in the brand’s international growth, while Casino Barcelona’s Xavier Ballena welcomed the partnership as a step toward establishing the venue as a premier destination for major poker festivals. Online satellite details are expected to be announced soon.