The Battle of Malta has evolved over the years and one aspect that is now significantly different is how much it costs to play. For most of the event’s history it has had a buy-in of €550-€600, however for the Autumn 2024 edition, players have two choices of buy-in, €300 (€265+€35) or €600 (€530 + €70). 

Full Price Flights €600 (€530 + €70)

There are five full price flights, which start at 1pm from Wednesday – Saturday, with the final turbo flight taking place at 10am on Sunday. Late registration is open until the start of level 10. 

Players start with 40,000 chips (an increase on the 30,000 in previous editions) and levels are 40 minutes long, except for the turbo flight, which runs on a faster 20 minute clock. Play continues until 15% of the players who entered remain, who will all progress to Day 2.

Half Price Flights €300 (€265 + €35)

New for this edition is the inclusion of five half-price starting flights. The first of these took place remotely in Catania last week, while the remaining four run daily at 8pm at the BOM festival, from Wednesday – Saturday. Players start with 20,000 starting chips and levels are 20 minutes long. Play will end when 7.5% of the players who began are left, who will all progress to Day 2.

So You’d like to play the Main Event? How much would you like to buy-in for sir?