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Natural8 – GGNet launches Bounty Jackpot
The progressive knockout craze has become a fan favorite throughout the online poker scene with more and more platforms taking on the format. Leading network Natural8 – GGNet is not one to miss out as it recently launched its Bounty Jackpot for an added bonus for all PKO and Battle Royale enthusiasts. Its regular bounty schedule allows participants to claim extra prizes after eliminating an opponent for a chance of the jackpot.
There are two ways to win, the first one being a 1 in 100 chance to score a cut of the jackpot pool and the second being, a Mega Bounty bonus. The prizes to be won are randomly determined in part with the tournament and game buy-in level. The exciting Mega Bounty is deemed to be the biggest slice of the jackpot amounting to $10,000, $100,000 or even $1,000,000. By looking at the probabilities listed below, it means that by just playing a $16 knockout tournament, any player lucky enough can possibly be a millionaire overnight and claim the biggest advertised Mega Bounty!
Jackpot Fee, Mega Bounty Types and Bounty Probability Per Buy-in
Buy-in
Jackpot Fee
Mega Bounty
Probability of Mega Bounty per Jackpot
$3,000~
$150.00
$1,000,000
150,000/100,000,000
$2,000~$3,000
$100.00
$1,000,000
100,000/100,000,000
$1,000~$2,000
$75.00
$1,000,000
75,000/100,000,000
$500~$1,000
$40.00
$1,000,000
40,000/100,000,000
$300~$500
$20.00
$1,000,000
20,000/100,000,000
$200~$300
$12.50
$1,000,000
12,500/100,000,000
$100~$200
$7.50
$1,000,000
7,500/100,000,000
$60~$100
$4.50
$1,000,000
4,500/100,000,000
$32~$60
$2.50
$1,000,000
2,500/100,000,000
$16~$32
$1.50
$1,000,000
1,500/100,000,000
$8~$16
$0.60
$100,000
6,000/100,000,000
$4~$8
$0.30
$100,000
3,000/100,000,000
$2~$4
$0.15
$100,000
1,500/100,000,000
$1~$2
$0.07
$10,000
7,000/100,000,000
~$1
$0.02
$10,000
2,000/100,000,000
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888poker brings $1.7M GTD XL Retro Series
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A week into 888poker’s XL Retro Series, only nine days of action is left on the calendar including the highly anticipated $500,000 guaranteed Main Event. The festival scheduled to run through the 24th of October is on its way to completing its 27-event lineup. Over $1.7 million in prizes will be awarded throughout the two week celebration whilst featuring its classic Whale, Monsoon, BlowFish, Volcano tournaments among the list. Buy-ins vary widely ranging from $11 to its highest $2,100 for the XL Retro #26 – Super High Roller 8-Max with a prize pool guarantee of $150,000.
Matching today’s popular Mystery Bounty variant are two events – $215 Mystery Bounty $200K GTD and $33 Mystery Bounty $20K GTD, lined up for this coming Sunday, October 16. Players can attempt to unlock the biggest bounty up for grabs as soon as the late registration period ends. Other than that, the crown jewel Main Event kicks off on the 20th where runners can lock in a spot for the final day across a total of 16 flights. The five-day Main Event festivities carry a price tag of $250 per entry for a chance to claim the top payout of the $500,000 guaranteed pot.
2022 XL Retro Series Schedule
Date
Time (CET-2)
Event
Buy-in
Prize pool
October 16, 2022, Sunday
21:00
XL Retro #13 – Mystery Bounty
$215
$200,000
21:30
XL Retro #14 – Whale 8-Max
$525
$45,000
22:00
XL Retro #15 – Mini Mystery Bounty
$33
$20,000
October 17, 2022, Monday
21:00
XL Retro #16 – Monsoon
$55
$15,000
21:30
XL Retro #17 – BlowFish
$11
$3,000
October 18, 2022, Tuesday
21:00
XL Retro #18 – Crocodile KO
$320
$20,000
21:30
XL Retro #19 – Big Fish KO
$33
$8,000
October 19, 2022, Wednesday
21:00
XL Retro #20 – PLO 6-Max
$109
$5,000
21:30
XL Retro #21 – Mini PLO 6-Max
$33
$1,500
October 20, 2022, Thursday
21:30
XL Retro #22 – Crocodile PKO 8-Max
$320
$20,000
October 22, 2022, Saturday
22:30
XL Retro #23 – Volcano
$1,050
$45,000
October 23, 2022, Sunday
21:00
XL Retro #24 – Turbo Mega Deep PKO
$109
$30,000
21:30
XL Retro #25 – Mini Mega Deep PKO
$33
$20,000
21:00
XL Retro #26 – Super High Roller 8-Max
$2,100
$150,000
October 24, 2022, Monday
22:00
XL Retro #27 – Main Event
$250
$500,000
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WPT World Championship seats awarded daily at WPT Global
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The awaited WPT World Championship slated for this December at Wynn Las Vegas is fast approaching with the brand’s own real money platform making it even more worthwhile for all interested runners. Through November 20, at least one player a day can claim a WPT World Championship package valued at $12,400 in WPT Global’s satellite offerings. Weekly Sundays are a different story with as many as 8 players claiming the coveted seat for a fraction of the price.
The $15 Million guaranteed WPT World Championship, dubbed as the largest guaranteed prize pool in live tournament poker history is locked on every poker player’s schedule for the year. While the $550 qualifier may be steep for many, winning a package could inevitably push one to fire away to a life changing payday.
All $550 Qualifier winners are geared to receive:
A $10,400 WPT World Championship entry
$2,000 travel stipend
WPT Global merchandise
A special WPT Global Player Experience during the WPT World Championship.
Aside from that, lesser bankroll players can also make their way to the $550 qualifier through numerous step satellites priced at $5 and $55 available daily. Over 70 packages are still to be awarded through the next few weeks which means there is still enough time for eager tournament players to secure an entry for cheap.
Crypto Series of Online Poker on Coinpoker underway
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The revolutionary blockchain technology-based platform’s flagship Crypto Series of Online Poker kicked off last Friday and will run through to October 23, Sunday. The online festival is set to cover 20 events across its 10-day schedule with the biggest one lined up for its concluding day. The ₮500 buy-in NLHE Rebuy, Deep Stack brings the largest guarantee amounting to ₮50,000 out of the series’ total prize pool of ₮127,500.
Photo Credit – CoinPoker
Interestingly, Tony G is participating in all listed events and will post a special bounty for a combined additional value of over ₮4,000 in bounty prizes.
2022 CSOP Highlights
Event
Date/ Time (GMT+8)
Game
Format
Buy-in (₮)
Stack Size
GTD (₮)
Comment
4
October 16, 3:00 AM
NLHE
PKO Saturday Special
200
20000
5000
TonyG-Bounty ₮400 tickets
5
October 17, 1:00 AM
NLHE
Rebuy
100
10000
5000
TonyG-Bounty ₮200 tickets
6
October 17, 3:00 AM
NLHE
Sunday Special
200
20000
30000
TonyG-Bounty ₮400 tickets
16
October 22, 3:00 AM
NLHE
CSOP Big Bang Special
150
20000
7500
TonyG-Bounty ₮300 tickets
18
October 23, 3:00 AM
NLHE
PKO Saturday Special
200
20000
5000
TonyG-Bounty ₮400 tickets
19
October 24, 1:00 AM
NLHE
Rebuy+Addon
30
5000
4000
NoMercy ₮200 Bounty
TonyG-Bounty ₮100 tickets
20
October 24, 3:00 AM
NLHE
Rebuy, Deep Stack
500
20000
50000
TonyG-Bounty ₮1K Bounty
Janette Dee
Graduated from De La Salle University, Janette works as a full time teacher in Manila, Philippines. She has long joined the local poker community as a recreational player for the last decade. Having a natural love for the game, she decided to branch out into a different avenue of poker. Currently, Janette works for Somuchpoker as a content writer reporting local and international news for the site.
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