News Sunday Recap: $5 Million Battle of Malta gets underway Americas Cardroom July 14, 2025 Our $5 Million GTD Battle of Malta Online series got underway yesterday in exciting fashion. Plus, there were five additional live trips awarded to Malta for this October. Read our July 13th Sunday Recap for full details. $250,000 GTD Battle of Malta Event #6 There were 2,970 total entrants in our Battle of Malta Event #6 ($109 buy-in). That resulted in a $297,000 prize pool. There were 357 players who cashed, including these top three after a final table deal escabofildo -> $42,234 AALEKKHINE-> $41,490 main force -> $25,805 Battle of Malta live packages Yesterday’s Beast Tournament guaranteed five live packages to Malta for a series this October and exactly 5 packages were awarded (see below). Each are valued at €8,000 and include a 10-night stay in Malta and tickets to a Main Event and High Roller event. The second satellite guaranteeing the final five packages is this Sunday, July 20th. Smartuscle31 BurnB4byBurn Mark6727 Kondilon hayhay87 Phil’s Thrill Our second-ever Phil’s Thrill tournament ($10,300 buy-in) had even more entrants than the inaugural version last week. This big event, named after our CEO, had 47 total entries and a $470,000 prize pool. Congrats to the top three: inauspicious -> $141,000 Justsomefish72 -> $98,700 Chamois999 -> $77,550 $400,000 GTD Sunday High Roller There were 635 entries in Sunday’s $400,000 GTD High Roller. That meant the $630 buy-in tourney had a small overlay. Congratulations to the 85 players who won money, especially the top three after a final table deal: FandorinE -> $74,335 TeeWee55 -> $68,922 felipeaa23 -> $44,242 $100,000 GTD Sunday Special With 606 total entries, the $100,000 GTD Sunday Special was special once again. 73 players took home dough in this $215 buy-in tourney, which had a final prize pool of $121,200. Here’s a look at the top 3 after another final table deal: artemur88-> $23,876 AxelBoogerHugh -> $19,937 loltaxpayers-> $13,467