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Posts: 3854 · Posted: 04.12.2010, 05:41

KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENTS

Knockout tournaments, or "bounty" tournaments, are becoming increasingly popular in online poker. The premise is simple, your buy-in is divided three ways: prize pool, bounty, and, of course, rake. The prize pool and rake portions of the buy-in should be pretty easy to understand since every tournament has them. What makes a Knockout Tournament different is the bounty money. This is money that is "put on your head", so to speak, and awarded to the player who knocks you out of the tournament.

For example, a tournament has a buy-in of $24+$2. Of the $24 buy-in, $20 is placed in the prize pool and $4 is used as a bounty. This means you'll receive $4 for every player you knock out of the tournament and whoever knocks you out of the tournament will receive $4. If you happen to win the whole tournament, you'll get the 2nd place finisher's bounty as well as retain your own bounty money. After all, no one knocked you out.

HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED A KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENT?
IF SO, HOW DID YOU DO?
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Posts: 822 · Posted: 04.12.2010, 14:38

I never played in one- they seem too mean to me....

Posts: 2787 · Posted: 04.12.2010, 15:29

I do not consider my skill great enough to play in aa knockout tournament. So, I have to say, no, I have never played one.

Posts: 6338 · Posted: 04.12.2010, 16:21

one word NOOOOOOOOOOOO

win4maw

Posts: 3854 · Posted: 04.12.2010, 18:42

I have, well for Bounty, and I won a bunch before getting knocked out too. Smile

Posts: 17 · Posted: 04.12.2010, 20:35

i played in a couple of bounty tourneys before. didn't do too good...got knocked out early.

Posts: 3854 · Posted: 05.12.2010, 02:16

PETIE, I AM SURPRISED BECAUSE YOU DO SO WELL IN OUR TOURNEY'S

TY FOR POSTING HUN Smile

Posts: 2993 · Posted: 06.12.2010, 18:08

To be honest, this is the first that I heard of it. It sounds like fun with friends if the stakes weren't too high. In a competition with other poker players, I wouldn't try.

Posts: 1825 · Posted: 07.12.2010, 04:44

never tried it

Posts: 526 · Posted: 08.12.2010, 16:32

actually yes I have played a knockout tourney. I didn't win anything in the tourney itself but I did win 1 bounty once. It was a really small prize but it was fun to play.