American Mark Mattson qualified for the PokerListings Battle of Malta through a freeroll on HogWildPoker but the real obstacle was convincing his wife to let him take a marked cards poker trip on Thanksgiving weekend.
Mattson's route to the BOM began when he wrote a blog post about his most memorable poker experience. From there he was entered into a qualifying tournament for a seat here in Malta.
Kara Scott speaks to Mattson about the trip and how it feels to be one of the only Americans competing in the Battle of Malta.