KKPoker Bounty tournaments offer instant poker cash bonuses when you eliminate an opponent!

Bounty and Progressive Knockout (PKO) poker tournaments have quickly risen in popularity, as they offer new and exciting poker strategies, plus the chance to win cash prizes in poker much faster than the traditional Hold’em prize pool structure.

KKPoker has an exciting tournament schedule featuring many bounty / PKO tournaments! Learn more below!

WHAT IS PKO POKER?

PKO (Progressive Knockout) is a popular poker format that has gained many fans due to the exciting new strategy dynamics and increased opportunities to earn real money cash prizes.

PKO at KKPoker is a bounty-based tournament that can be played in NLH and PLO formats.
In regular KKPoker PKO tournaments, the buy-in amount (minus the standard entry fee) is split into two, with one half for the main prize pool and the other half assigned as a player bounty.

When you successfully eliminate another player in a KKPoker PKO tournament, their bounty amount is split 50/50, with half awarded as a prize and instantly added to your in-app wallet, and the other half added on top of your current in-game bounty value.

Here’s an example:

• KKPoker PKO: $20 ($9+$9+$2) Buy-in
• Prize Pool: $9 / Player Bounty: $9 / Game Fee: $2
• Player 1 eliminates Player 2.
• Player 2 has a $9 bounty on their head.
• Player 1 receives a $4.50 prize into their KKPoker wallet, and $4.50 is added to the bounty on Player 1.
• Furthermore, if Player 1 had their original bounty of $9 + $4.50, the new total bounty is $13.50. Therefore, if an opponent eliminates Player 1, the $13.50 will be split 50/50.

As the PKO tournament progresses, the players’ bounty prize will continue to increase based on the number of opponents they eliminate and create exciting chances to win big cash prizes even before reaching the traditional prize pool payout places.

PKO tournaments are a fantastic addition to any poker player’s daily schedule, so keep reading to learn more!

BOUNTY POKER FORMATS

KKPoker offers various bounty & PKO tournaments suitable for all time zones! Browse the KKPoker MTT Lobby and look for the ‘PKO’ icon on the table displays.

KKPoker popular PKO tournaments:

WARRIOR

Our biggest guaranteed PKO prize pools!

BIG BOUNTY + BOUNTY HUNTER

Eliminate special guests for an instant bonus of up to $100! Look out for special events where you can earn a bonus and free entry to the following week’s tournament!

SUPER GLORY PKO + GLORY PKO

The biggest Sunday tournament at KKPoker with guaranteed prize pools of up to $200,000!

PLO PKO

Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with traditional PKO format.

PKO POKER STRATEGY

Playing PKO tournaments in NLH or PLO format will come with considerable similarities to standard tournament formats. For PKO beginners, the game format will be very recognizable, so concentrate on fully understanding the bounty aspect.

PKO strategy is extremely important to study due to the differing prize pool structure compared to traditional poker tournament formats.

With the PKO tournament prize pool split between the traditional payout method and the inclusion of player bounties, eliminating players during the tournament is much more significant than in traditional poker structures.

How Can You Adapt Poker Strategy?

Eliminating a player in KKPoker PKO tournaments consists of two factors:

1. Having more chips than your opponent
2. Winning the pot when they’re all in

These factors mean it is even more important to continually build your chip stack for a chance to win bounty prizes throughout the tournament.

One of the main strategy shifts from traditional MTTs to PKOs is all-in and calling ranges.

Hand ranges are a common strategy to study in poker tournaments and are essential to progression. In PKO tournaments, the bounty prizes available play a crucial role, and the all-in and calling ranges associated with normal MTT poker will need to be adjusted based on the bounty prizes on offer and the unique prize pool distribution.

If a player is all-in and has accumulated a large bounty prize, it is much more likely their opponents will call with a wider hand range in an attempt to win the bounty prize. The potential high-value cash bounty prize means the potential EV (expected value) call with more hands is generally accepted despite the possibility of losing chips.

Understanding Your Bounty

In the early stages of a KKPoker PKO tournament, player bounties will remain low, and the play is likely to be very similar to a regular tournament format.

However, it is important always to remember the value of your bounty, as well as your opponents.

For example, you’ve built up a large chip stack after eliminating several opponents and increased your bounty. Although opponents may fear playing against you due to your chip stack size, your bounty is an incentive, and because of this, you may face extra resistance to your bets.

Furthermore, if you were to lose a pot that dramatically reduced your chip stack, you would become an even bigger target.

FAQ

HOW DO I WIN A PKO POKER PRIZE?

When you eliminate an opponent from a PKO poker tournament, 50% of the opponent’s current Bounty value will be awarded as an instant prize, and 50% will be added to your own tournament Bounty.

Therefore, you can earn poker cash prizes from the very first hand in KKPoker PKO tournaments.

WHAT PKO BOUNTY TOURNAMENTS ARE AT KKPOKER?

KKPoker has a great selection of PKO tournaments with buy-ins suited to all levels of poker players. Check out the full KKPoker weekly tournament schedule here.

DO PKO TOURNAMENTS HAVE A REGULAR PRIZE POOL?

Yes. Typically, the tournament buy-in (minus fees) is divided in half. One half for the PKO bounties and the other half for the normal prize pool. Therefore, players can earn cash rewards by eliminating opponents and via the traditional poker tournament payout structure.