Welcome to the coverage of the 2018 Unibet Open Malta! For the first time ever, the Unibet Open and Deepstack Open join forces to create a buzzing five-day poker event on the sunny island of Malta. The event is being run in conjunction with Casino Malta and the Intercontinental Hotel in the vibrant city of St. Julians to set the stage for five days of heated poker action in the Mediterranean hotspot.

The two-day €330 Unibet Deepstack Open Cup starts today and highlights of this event will be provided here. At 6:30 p.m., cards will also be in the air for the popular Esports Battle Royale IX. Alan "hotted89" Widmann, Sophia "djarii" White, Scott "Sco" McMillan, Fabien "Kiocsgo" Fiey, Kevin "Papaplatte" Teller, Rafael "Venikraft" Eisler, Colin "Koolein" Wijnholds, Lisa "STPeach" Vannatta and Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens will take part in a €10,000 freeroll. The winner of the freeroll will take home €5,000, the runner-up receives €3,000, and number three walks away with €2,000. The event will be live streamed with hole cards and on a 30-minute security delay.

As the €1,100 Unibet Open Main Event starts tomorrow, on Thursday, May 17, we have several stories lined up for today. There will be an interview with Alex Henry, founder of the Deepstack Open, of the premier European amateur poker tours, we'll speak with popular streamer Alan "hotted89" Widmann, who recently joined Unibet as an ambassador, and Daiva Byrne will talk about the Ladies of Unibet Poker and the QueenRules event on Friday, May 18.

Enjoy the PokerNews coverage of the 2018 Unibet Open Malta from the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Julians.