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Battle of Malta Autumn 2026: All UK Players ITM

By Pessi Lamm

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James Malatynski finished third in the €600 Main Event for €124,000 after a three-way deal.
Jane Jackson and Michael Breen secured titles in the Super Double Bounty and High Roller events.
Several UK players, including Dillan Patel and Elisabeth Morgan, also claimed trophies.

UK players make their mark at Battle of Malta 2026.

The Battle of Malta Autumn Edition delivered another monster festival, and UK players were there not just for the sunshine.

From the first BoM results, we have Jane Jackson taking first place in the €300 Super Double Bounty. James Malatynski then led the way, finishing third in the €600 Main Event for €124,000 after a three-way ICM deal.

There was plenty more to celebrate in the side-event schedule. Michael Breen took down the No Filter High Roller for €40,000, while Dillan Patel, Wai Tang, Stephen Kennedy and Elisabeth Morgan were among the British players to claim trophies.

Here's a look at the UK players who made the money at the 2026 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition.

Battle of Malta 2026: UK Players ITM

Event	Player	Finish	Prize
€600 Main Event	James Malatynski	3rd	€124,000*
€600 Main Event	Ryan Sweeney	24th	€8,950
€600 Main Event	Darren Harbinson	40th	€7,000
€600 Main Event	Philip Butt	76th	€5,000
€600 Main Event	Joseph Sheppard	83rd	€4,600
€600 Main Event	Benjamin Dunevein	101st	€4,200
€600 Main Event	Chuc Gia Khuu	104th	€4,200
€600 Main Event	Andrew Fleming	105th	€4,200
€600 Main Event	Michael Lewis	686th	€950
€2,200 No Filter High Roller	Michael Breen	1st	€40,000
€400 IPC Turbo Deepstack	Parminder Kandola	26th	€1,060
€400 IPC Turbo Deepstack	Michael Spencer	27th	€1,060
€400 IPC Turbo Deepstack	Jerome Green	57th	€610
€330 PokerNews Open	Philip Pearson	8th	€2,345
€330 PokerNews Open	Shaun Percival	10th	€1,560
€330 PokerNews Open	Liam Hind	20th	€980
€330 PokerNews Open	Andrew Quinn	37th	€580
€330 PokerNews Open	Philip Butt	40th	€480
€330 PokerNews Open	James Gibbons	46th	€480
€330 Super Double Bounty	Kate Jackson	1st	€5,320
€450 Novibet Bounty Cuatro	Harprit Gurnam	4th	€4,700
€450 Novibet Bounty Cuatro	Paul Romain	21st	€400
€450 Novibet Bounty Cuatro	Yvonne Spencer	29th	€330
€330 HORSE	Dillan Patel	1st	€4,530
€330 HORSE	Richard Burke	2nd	€3,270
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Ottavio Ferrazzano	4th	€3,900
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Peter Collings	7th	€1,320
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Brett Harris	8th	€1,220
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Guy Cox	11th	€620
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Darren Hill	15th	€580
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Kevin Nugent	16th	€520
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Russell Brooks	22nd	€400
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Robert Doran	23rd	€400
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Paul Grummitt	28th	€300
€130 Dark Knight NLH	James Macgillivray	33rd	€270
€130 Dark Knight NLH	James Barley	38th	€270
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Kevin Clark	41st	€230
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Neil Wyatt	45th	€230
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Antonie Hoyle	55th	€230
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Douglas Wheatland	56th	€210
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Stuart Griffiths	60th	€210
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Andrew Burton	61st	€210
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Kanwaldeep Badachha	62nd	€210
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Gavin Mathews	64th	€210
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Craig Heaton	66th	€210
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Thomas Naylor	70th	€210
€130 Dark Knight NLH	David Collins	72nd	€180
€130 Dark Knight NLH	James Rimmer	74th	€180
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Michael Russell	80th	€180
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Anthony Peters	81st	€180
€130 Dark Knight NLH	Derek Bond	84th	€180
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Matthew Cooledge	4th	€4,640
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Phillip O'Malley	6th	€4,240
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Jerome Green	15th	€780
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Andrew Wright	17th	€700
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Patrick West	20th	€630
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Darren Knaggs	21st	€570
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Edward Cherrie	22nd	€570
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Gary Wilson	30th	€430
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Alistair Bone	32nd	€360
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Ian Holwill	38th	€360
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Danny Toft	47th	€310
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Maxine Cherrie	55th	€310
€180 CoinMasters NLH	John Paterson	56th	€290
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Karen Jackson	57th	€290
€180 CoinMasters NLH	Gary Morgan	62nd	€290
€150 NLH Ladies Event	Elisabeth Morgan	1st	€3,510
€150 NLH Ladies Event	June Jenkins	5th	€1,100
€150 NLH Ladies Event	Lisa McNamara	10th	€360
€150 NLH Ladies Event	Jody Hopkins	19th	€220
€200 Beer Poker Tour	Michael Clayton	8th	€1,520
€200 Beer Poker Tour	Dillan Patel	11th	€1,000
€200 Beer Poker Tour	Neill James Kelly	19th	€620
€200 Beer Poker Tour	Patrick Eamon McMullan	38th	€360
€200 Beer Poker Tour	Michael Conrad Spencer	39th	€360
€200 Beer Poker Tour	Garry David Lee Carter	47th	€300
€200 Beer Poker Tour	John Todd	58th	€280
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	James Macpherson	19th	€12,580
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Nicholas Rose	27th	€5,980
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Kieron Coward	9th	€2,640
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Philip Pearson	23rd	€1,880
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Dean Hemmings	80th	€940
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	James Malatynski	34th	€920
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Stuart Bell	37th	€720
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Paul Shearing	46th	€620
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Malcolm McKinlay	57th	€520
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Scott Ledingham	79th	€440
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	David Lisher	92nd	€440
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Simon Cooke	97th	€400
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Matthew Hill	113th	€400
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Mitchell Jones	118th	€400
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Richard Arnott	123rd	€360
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Daniel Jackson	135th	€360
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Karl Cooper	142nd	€360
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Joseph Sheppard	143rd	€360
€450 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty	Mohammed Rahman	145th	€320
€330 PLO Masters Main Event	David Harris	10th	€1,300
€330 PLO Masters Main Event	Patrick McMullan	31st	€580
€330 PLO Masters Main Event	Mark Bamber	34th	€520
€330 PLO Masters Main Event	Samuel Newsome	35th	€520
€330 Pot-Limit Omaha	Paul McCann	9th	€680
€330 PLO 4/5 Card	Kieran Devine	13th	€1,080
€330 PLO 4/5 Card	Martin Bader	25th	€640
€330 PLO 4/5 Card	Christopher Cooper	28th	€580
€330 PLO	Andrew Fleming	3rd	€2,270
€330 PLO	Ian Holwill	7th	€820
€330 PLO	Raymond MacHugh	8th	€640
€330 PLO	Ben Haynes-Tate	9th	€480
€300 Sviten Special	Wai Tang	1st	€6,150
€300 Sviten Special	Jeraint Hazan	7th	€1,150
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Stephen Kennedy	1st	€2,755*
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Ryan Goffe	2nd	€2,165*
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Chelsie Glynn	10th	€380
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Shaun Percival	18th	€240
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Michael James-Cardi	19th	€240
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Garry Woods	25th	€200
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Amanda Stock	26th	€200
€175 Bounty Hunter Days Crazy Pineapple	Anthony Thornhill	27th	€200

The Main Event payouts reflect a three-way ICM deal. The Crazy Pineapple final payouts followed a seven-way deal. Bounty-event payouts are inclusive of bounties where specified by the official results.

The Battle Is Going International

Malta remains the home of the Battle of Malta, but the series is spreading its wings. After making its international debut in Slovakia in September 2026, BoM has announced an expanded schedule featuring a return to Slovakia, plus new destinations in Estonia and Barcelona.

You won't have to wait long, as BoM Barcelona 2027 makes its debut already in January.

Stay tuned for more poker news and results as the series enters its next chapter.