Two of Europe’s most popular live poker events have been shelved due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting live festivals around the world.

The Malta Poker Festival and Masters Classics of Poker will not take place in their regular venues this year after the Coronavirus pandemic put paid to two more massive live events.

The Masters Classics of Poker in Amsterdam used to be tied to a World Poker Tour Main Event in a festival which having been present at, I thought was a great festival. It was at one of the MCOP events that I met Felipe Ramos, now one of the faces of GGPoker, as he made it to the final table only to eventually miss out on the top prize.

As I interviewed him after the event, he expressed the opinion that, just like his good friend Neymar, second was nowhere and as good as 8th place to him, it was all about the victory.