This September, the Unibet Open Malta Festival is returning to the island in what promises to be a thrilling event. The five-day festival will showcase tournaments including a ladies’ event, various bounty events, an Omaha tourney, and, of course, the main event with a buy in of €1,100.
The main event has over 70 online qualifiers already registered, with another 20 or so expected to join them through online satellites by mid-September. Sign up to Unibet and make sure you get it in good!
Win one of a GTD 5 seats this weekend
On Sunday, September 4 at 20:00 (CET), you will get the chance to win your way to Malta in one of the many Unibet Poker online satellites. The tourney will see at least 5 places winning a €2000 package to the Unibet Open in Malta.
The first-place packages will include the following:
- €1,1000 buy in (€,000 + €100)
- 4 nights’ accommodation at the 5-star Intercontinental Hotel
- €250 travel/spending money
The buy in to the satellite is €250, however, you can find qualifiers every day for as little as €0.40. So really, what’s stopping you? There are also €2 hyper-qualifiers with 3-5 mins blinds for those that enjoy a crapshoot.
If you think that’s still too much to spend on winning your ticket, there are also freerolls! With 20 qualifier tickets up for grabs in each freeroll, you can actually win your seat to the Unibet Open, for free.
Malta is calling…

Unibet Open Malta Festival
Even if you don’t win your seat, you can still visit Malta and enjoy the various events at the festival. The Unibet Open will run from Wednesday, September 28th, and finish on Sunday, October 2nd. If you didn’t know, the Maltese weather is at its finest at that time of year…
The main event will commence with two day 1s, one on Thursday and one on Friday. The #QUEENRULES ladies’ event takes place on Friday, with a buy in of €80. The PLO tourney starts at 13:00 on Saturday with a buy in of 200.
Among the other events, you will also find a mystery bounty event, a couple of PKOs, and a flipout tourney for the more adventurous players.
So there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy.
Previous Unibet Open Malta Winners
Year | Winner | Country | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool |
2011 | Mateusz Moolhuizen | Netherlands | €117,000 | 293 | €417,525 |
2016 | Martin Soukup | Czech Republic | €65,000 | 292 | €292,000 |
2018 | Daniel Jacobsen | Denmark | €60,090 | 273 | €273,000 |
2019 | Alan Carr | UK | €53,400 | 327 | €327,000 |
How do I Win my Seat to the Unibet Open in Malta?
It’s simple. Head over to Unibet Poker and create an account (if you don’t have one already).

From there, you will find loads of Satellites into the main event. Just search for UO (Unibet Open) and you’re on your way!
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