SportsCasinoLive CasinoBingoPoker

Help

About Us

Safer Gambling

Apps

Blog

Fair Gaming Policy

Unibet Community

Register

The Basics of Poker Bounty Tournaments

tile-getting-better

Back to poker guides

Bounty tournaments also known as Knockout tournaments are big hit. The one key difference compared to other types of poker tournaments is that in these games, you get a cash price for each player you knock out.

Normally in regular bounty tournaments ranging between 20 to 50% of their buy-in. In progressive knockout bounty tournaments the cash price for each player you knock out can differ. In those tournaments you win a certain portion of the bounty from the player you knock out directly and the portion left over is added towards your own bounty, so that bounties on players’ heads will increase while the tournament progresses.

Anticipate and adjust for better play: Since Bounty games are entertaining, it attracts a range of recreational poker players who might have little poker knowledge or strategy in mind when playing. So, expect to see some crazy bets all-in showdown in the early stages of the game. Adjustments will give you a better chance of gaining value from your made poker hands and therefore a lower success rate for bluffs.

Say no to Cooperation Plays: In normal poker tournaments, when you are close to the bubble, players will check-down a poker hand when a smaller stacked player is all-in. Bounty tournaments tend to eliminate this move except for some minor exceptions towards the end of the game.

When Small Stacks are added to the Pot: This move will provide you with plenty of opportunities to force the bigger stacks to fold and getting heads-up with the smaller stacks. If you see a big stack going all-in with weak hands to get smaller stacks, then you can look for spots to get all in.

Be above average with chips: Stay aggressive enough to be a little ahead of the majority of your opponents so when the big stacks happen, ensure that you get paid those bounties as well as the chips.

Keep an eye on the prize pool: Remember that the big money is at the final table. Make sure you don’t get side-tracked from this by the knockout battles earlier in the games.

If you’re still learning the ropes, then check out our Online Poker Guides where you will find everything from a poker cheat sheet, to poker rankings and poker hands.

Join a Poker tournament

18+ white
Gambling can be addictive. Play responsibly.
Safer Gambling
GC white
uk
Our Partners
Middlesborough Logo
Data Co Partners Logo
Security & Trust
egba white
protect integrity white
ecogra
carbon-footprint white
G4_new
Secure Payment Methods
ApplePayWhite
visa-logo.svg
 VisaElectronWhite
MasterCardWhite
trustly svg
Safer Gambling
be-gamble-aware.svg
Gamcare white
gamstop
gamban svg
gambling-therapy white
bgc uk
© Copyright 2025, Unibet. All rights reserved
Unibet is not affiliated or connected with sports teams, event organisers or players displayed on its websites and/or mobile apps or (ii) to any mobile brands.
This website is operated by Platinum Gaming Limited whose registered office is at Sovereign Place, 117 Main Street, GX11 1AA, Gibraltar.
Platinum Gaming Limited is regulated and licensed by The Great British Gambling Commission (under Account number 45322 ), with respect to customers registered in Great Britain, (ii) The Irish Revenue Commissioner (licence number 1013174) for sportsbook customers in Ireland, and for all other products and jurisdictions; (iii) The Government of Gibraltar (under Licence numbers 091 and 092), and the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner under the Gambling Act 2005.