BOM Autumn 2026 Results: Tereza Vernerova Makes History with €162K Main Event Win

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  • Tereza Vernerova won the Battle of Malta Autumn 2026 Main Event, making history as the first female champion.
  • The Main Event attracted 5,368 entries and a €2,413,281 prize pool, smashing the €1.5 million guarantee.
  • Matteo Ricco and Michael Breen also secured major side-event victories at the festival.
BOM 2026 Autumn results are in: Tereza Vernerova makes Battle of Malta history, conquering a 5,368-entry Main Event and taking home €162,630.
The Battle of Malta Autumn Edition 2026 had a Main Event to remember. A field of 5,368 entries created a €2,413,281 prize pool, and Tereza Vernerova made history as the first woman to lift the Main Event trophy. Her victory came with €162,630 after a three-way ICM deal.

There was more to the festival than the Main Event, of course. Matteo Ricco and Michael Breen landed the biggest side-event victories, with several other tournaments bringing in big fields and rewarding their champions with healthy payouts.

Tereza Vernerova Wins Battle of Malta Main Event for €162,630


BOM 2026 Winner Tereza Vernerova
Battle of Malta Autumn 2026 Main Event winner Tereza Vernerova. (image: Battle of Malta/ Igor Bezborodov)

The €600 Battle of Malta Autumn 2026 Main Event attracted 5,368 entries, creating a massive €2,413,281 prize pool that smashed the initial €1.5 million guarantee.

Czech player Tereza Vernerova came out on top after a three-way ICM deal with Israel's Ofer Tadmor and UK’s James Malatynski. Tadmor collected the largest payout of €175,000, but Vernerova secured €162,630 and the trophy.

The victory also made Vernerova the first female Battle of Malta Main Event champion.

Battle of Malta Autumn 2026 Main Event results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Tereza VernerovaCzech Republic€162,630*
2Ofer TadmorIsrael€175,000*
3James MalatynskiUnited Kingdom€124,000*
4Lulei HuChina€62,150
5Marios KapirisGreece€43,400
6Rosario SaddemiItaly€32,000
7Ivane KhazaradzeGeorgia€25,150
8Marco Lopez CoronadoSpain€21,150
*Three-way ICM deal.
If you want to see how the BOM Autumn 2026 Main Event final table played out, you can watch the full replay here:

Matteo Ricco Takes €105,120 in StarYes High Roller

Italy's Matteo Ricco won the €1,100 StarYes High Roller, collecting €105,120 after defeating fellow Italian Giovanni Nava heads-up.

The tournament attracted 583 entries and generated a €548,020 prize pool, comfortably surpassing its €300,000 guarantee. Romania's Alexandru Popa finished third for €46,750.

€1,100 StarYes High Roller results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Matteo RiccoItaly€105,120
2Giovanni NavaItaly€65,300
3Alexandru PopaRomania€46,750
4Riccardo SaranieroItaly€36,150
5Filippos KasidokostasGreece€28,500
6Matteo MontanariItaly€22,300
7Maksim PetrovEstonia€16,500
8Taago TammEstonia€11,350
9Antonio GiuntaItaly€8,950
10Damien GallagherIreland€7,350

Michael Breen Wins €2,200 No Filter High Roller

Michael Breen added the €2,200 No Filter High Roller trophy to his collection, earning €40,000 for the victory. He got past Switzerland's Claudio Mueller in the final duel, leaving Sweden's Mikael Fors to settle for third.

The event drew 87 entries and produced a €163,560 prize pool, with 13 players sharing the payouts.

€2,200 No Filter High Roller results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Michael BreenUnited Kingdom€40,000
2Claudio MuellerSwitzerland€33,700
3Mikael ForsSweden€19,950
4Daniel LakerveldNetherlands€15,600
5Ziga KlopcicSlovenia€12,600
6Domenico Di VitoItaly€9,800
7Sondre StormyrNorway€7,750
8Kfir IvgiIsrael€6,060
9Maxime ChilaudFrance€4,600
10Giuseppe DedoniItaly€3,500
11Christer LarssonSweden€3,500
12Terje BremsethNorway€3,250
13Jonas LapinskasLithuania€3,250

More Battle of Malta Autumn 2026 Side Event Winners

Several other tournaments added to the festival's results sheet, including the IPC Turbo Deepstack, PokerNews Open, Novibet Bounty Cuatro and HORSE.

Here are the winners and top prizes from five more events:
TournamentBuy-inEntriesWinnerPrize
IPC Turbo Deepstack€400476Carmelo Osman€25,800*
PokerNews Open€330351Daniel Palsson€15,740*
Novibet Bounty Cuatro€450202Jorge Agudo€4,700
HORSE€33051Dillan Patel€4,530
Dark Knight NLH€130399Hasan Mahmoud€5,545*
*Deals or chops.

A few results deserve an extra mention:
  • IPC Turbo Deepstack: Italy's Carmelo Osman won after a three-way deal. The event generated a €161,078 prize pool.
  • PokerNews Open: Iceland's Daniel Palsson and Israel's Yonni Fleishman agreed to an equal heads-up chop, each collecting €15,740. Palsson took the trophy.
  • Novibet Bounty Cuatro: Spain's Jorge Agudo won €4,700, but runner-up Genzo Vlaemynck of Belgium collected the largest payout of €6,010.
  • HORSE: Dillan Patel took the title and €4,530, defeating fellow British player Richard Burke heads-up.
  • Dark Knight NLH: Hasan Mahmoud, Georgios Rozakos and Giorgio Morreale agreed to a three-way deal. Mahmoud received the trophy and €5,545.

Next Stop: Battle of Malta Heads to Spain

The Battle of Malta is taking its international expansion to Spain. The festival will make its Spanish BOM debut at Casino Barcelona from January 20–24, 2027, bringing the Battle of Malta brand to one of Europe's best-known poker destinations.

Following the successful Battle of Slovakia and the festival's continued international growth, Barcelona is the next stop. The tournament schedule and full event details are expected to be announced soon, so players will have to wait a little longer to see what's on the menu.

One thing is already certain: the Battle of Malta isn't staying in Malta.

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