In the former, whoever wins the hand also wins the button and the advantage of position that comes along with it in the latter, the entire buy-in (minus the rake) goes toward the bounty prize pool. In addition to traditional PKO events, there will also be other varieties including 'Win the Button' and 'Progressive Total KO' events. All the tournaments feature the increasingly popular progressive knockout format where bounties on each person increase as they send more players to the rail.Įach player begins the tournament with a bounty on their head, but when you knock someone out, part of your victim's bounty goes to your pocket and the other part (usually 50/50) gets added to your own bounty - hence the progressive designation.Ī total of 47 of the events are sped up in structure, with 43 turbos and 4 hyper-turbos, for those looking to grab a title in a hurry. The series offers mostly no-limit hold'em events, with some other variants like pot-limit Omaha sprinkled in. Bounty Builder Series Detailsīuy-ins range from $1.10 on up to a $10,300 high roller, with 12 progressive bounty events every day starting between 10 a.m. In the 2018 series, a young German named Julius, playing online as '121323243435454' won the event for $306,000 - all while streaming on Twitch. The event will play eight-handed and a maximum of three reentries are allowed. Like last year's BBS Main Event, it is a two-day tournament with at least $2 million up for grabs. The highlight of the festival is the $530 buy-in Main Event on Sunday, Oct. Last year's October Bounty Builder series offered $20 million in guarantees, which was surpassed by nearly 50% with $29,474,285 paid out across 140 events.

13 and will feature 180 progressive bounty tournaments, guaranteeing a total of $25 million in prize pools. 2019 PokerStars Bounty Builder Series ScheduleĪfter a successful Bounty Builder Series last October, PokerStars is bringing back the bounty-focused festival, adding in some seasonal spirit with Halloween-themed promotions.

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