New Zealand players have a free entry point into one of this summer's biggest live poker festivals. Sunday qualifiers at WPT Global are open to Kiwis, and the satellite path to a full Malta package starts at zero cost.
The campaign runs March 29 through May 17, with freerolls every Sunday at 17:02 UTC. Each freeroll awards 4 x $11 satellite tickets, and that's where the journey begins.
The route to Malta runs four steps:
Each $1,600 package covers the full trip:
Qualifying for Malta is the goal, but there's an extra incentive worth knowing about. Win your seat via the $110 Sunday satellite and then take down the Battle of Malta Main Event, and WPT Global will add $100K on top of your winnings as the Live Champion Bonus.
You can work your way into that $110 satellite for free, so the ceiling on what this promotion can return is genuinely remarkable for a zero-cost starting point.
Here's the full picture:
The festival takes place May 27 through June 3 at Casino Malta. With a €700K guaranteed prize pool and 20+ packages up for grabs across the campaign, it's one of the bigger live poker opportunities of the year for players in New Zealand.
The freerolls are free to enter, they run every Sunday and the first one is already live!

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