International Poker Tournaments Casinò di Venezia

International Poker Tournament at Casinò di Venezia
Live Poker Season kicks off at Casinò di Venezia in Vittoriosa. As in previous years, the Casino will be hosting a series of high-profile international poker tournaments over the coming months READ MORE

Reduced rake at Portomaso Casino

Most of the regulars at the Portomaso Casino poker room have been waiting for this since a long time, and it’s now official: the rake appplied to all cash games has been decreased.

So far, the rake was between 4 and 7%, depending on the size of the pot. It is now closer to 3%, with 1 euro taken for every 25 euros in the pot (1 euro for a pot between 25 and 49 euros, 2 euros between 50 and 74, etc.). The cap is still fixed at 100 euros of rake. These new fees are applied at Portomaso Casino since this week.

The casino will also adopt a new poker tournament schedule, starting in June. All details can be found on our Calendar page.

Omaha growing in popularity in Malta

The Omaha poker variant has been almost absent on the island so far, but its popularity is now growing.
The game was first introduced mid-2009 by Dragonara Casino, with a low buy-in, once-a-month tournament. Starting this month, this event becomes a weekly tournament, played on Wednesdays (see our Tournament Calendar for details). Omaha is now present in three of the four Maltese casinos. Although not frequent, Omaha cash games have been taking place at Portomaso Casino since the beginning of this year, thanks to newly trained dealers. And Casino di Venezia has started to include a weekly Omaha tournament in its program as well.
Quite popular among the Scandinavian poker community in Malta, there is no doubt that Omaha will become – slowly but surely – a strong component of the Maltese poker scene.

The Malta poker tournament calendar

We are pleased to offer you the first of its kind poker tournament calendar in Malta.

The tournament calendar has evolved recently, with major changes at Portomaso Casino and a few minor updates at Dragonara Casino. It is now possible to find a poker tournament every day in Malta, which is quite pleasant.

We will keep you posted every time there is something new.