Mystery Bounty Tournaments
Mystery Bounty Poker Tournaments: A Comprehensive Guide
Welcome to the exciting world of Mystery Bounty poker tournaments! This unique format adds a thrilling twist to traditional knockout tournaments, offering players a chance to win significant Chip prizes on top of the regular prize pool.
How It Works: The Core Concepts
Mystery Bounty tournaments operate on a two-part structure, combining the strategic elements of a standard tournament with the high-stakes excitement of a lottery.
1. Prize Pool Distribution:
When you enter a Mystery Bounty tournament, your buy-in is divided into three parts:
A portion goes to the Regular Prize Pool, which is distributed to the top finishers based on their final rank, just like a standard tournament.
Another portion is allocated to the Mystery Bounty Prize Pool, which is where all the secret bounties are held.
A small fee is taken by the house (the rake).
2. The Two-Stage Structure:
The tournament progresses through two distinct phases:
Initial Stage (Pre-Bounty Phase):
This part of the tournament plays out exactly like a standard poker tournament. Your primary goal is to accumulate chips and survive. During this stage, no bounties are awarded for eliminating opponents.
Final Stage (Bounty Phase): The bounty element becomes active in this stage. This typically begins once the tournament reaches the "in the money" (ITM) phase, meaning all remaining players are guaranteed to win a prize. For multi-day tournaments, this often starts on Day 2, while in single-day events, it may begin at a specific blinds level.
The Mystery Bounties: What Makes Them Special
Unlike Progressive Knockout (PKO) or standard bounty tournaments where the bounty amount is fixed or grows predictably, the value of a Mystery Bounty is, as the name suggests, a mystery!
Secret & Random: Once the Final Stage begins, every player has a secret, randomly assigned Chip bounty on their head. The value of this bounty is kept completely secret from all other players until they are eliminated.
Varied Prizes: The bounty prize pool is not distributed uniformly. It is designed to create a lottery-style dynamic, with a wide range of prize values. The majority of bounties are smaller amounts, but a few extremely large "jackpot" bounties are hidden within the pool, sometimes valued at hundreds or even thousands of times the initial buy-in.
Winning a Bounty: When you eliminate an opponent during the Final Stage, you instantly win their mystery bounty. The Bounty value will be automatically revealed and credited to your account.
If you have any further questions regarding this new tournament format, please contact our Customer Support Team.
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