World KO Championship Brings $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event to Stake Poker
Stake Poker is set to run its largest poker tournament series yet: the World KO Championship, from June 28 to July 20, 2026. The series features $1,000,000+ in guarantees and is uniquely timed alongside a major football event. Players can participate in various knockout formats, with headline events such as a $100,000 Main Event and high-value Bye Day Specials. Notably, certain prize pools increase for every football goal scored, adding even more excitement. Buy-ins range from $5 to $50, and a flexible schedule accommodates both poker and football fans.
- World KO Championship runs June 28-July 20, 2026 with $1M+ in prize pools.
- $100k Main Event, Bye Day Specials, and football-goal boosted prizes.
- Multi-format KO tournaments; buy-ins start at $5.
Stake Poker introduces the World KO Championship from June 28 to July 20, 2026, featuring over $1,000,000 in guarantees. The knockout-only series includes a $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event and five Bye Day Specials tied to football goals.
Stake Poker has unveiled its latest tournament schedule, timing the launch with the knockout stages of the summer football tournament. Running from June 28 to July 20, 2026, the World KO Championship poker series features an entirely knockout-based schedule.
Every event throughout the 23-day series will utilize a knockout format, including regular Knockouts, Progressive Knockouts (PKOs), and Mystery Bounties, offering a collective guarantee of over $1,000,000.
To ensure poker players do not miss any live sports action, the organizers have structured the schedule around the football broadcasts. No World KO Championship tournament is scheduled to begin while a football match is actively being played.
Players can access the full lineup of events within the dedicated World KO Championship section of the poker client lobby.
The tournament series accommodates varying bankrolls, with buy-ins ranging from $5 to $50. Players can secure entry into these events using cash or an equivalent-value ticket.
The daily schedule features a variety of structures, including $10,000 guaranteed PKOs and $10,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounties.
For players seeking faster gameplay, Stake Poker has integrated accelerated formats into the daily rotation, such as Speed Run PKOs, Deepstack Turbos, and Big Knockout Turbos.
The centerpiece of the series is the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event, which features a $20 buy-in. This tournament is formatted as a phased event, allowing players to enter any Day 1 flight scheduled throughout the series.
Each Day 1 flight concludes when exactly 15% of the starting field remains. The Main Event operates under a Best Stack Forward Policy, meaning if a player qualifies through multiple flights, only their single highest chip stack will carry over to the tournament finale on July 20.
The schedule includes five designated Bye Day Specials, which take place on the football rest days: July 8, July 12, July 13, July 16, and July 17. Each Bye Day Special is a $30 Progressive Knockout tournament.
These events feature a specific prize pool mechanic where the total guarantee increases by $500 for every goal scored across the World Cup.
The combined total across these five specials is expected to exceed $705,000, with individual tournament prize pools anticipated to land between $135,000 and $145,000. Registration for each Bye Day Special remains open for a full 12 hours.
Additionally, the schedule highlights a standalone Mystery Bounty Special on July 18. This tournament requires a $50 buy-in and features a $20,000 prize pool guarantee.
While the initial events begin on June 28, the primary operational dates listed for the World KO Championship extend from June 29 to July 20, 2026.
Standard registration for the individual daily tournaments opens 48 hours prior to the scheduled start time. For the Bye Day Special tournaments, registration opens 12 hours before the cards are in the air.
Players are permitted to utilize re-entries across the series, with a strict limit of up to 10 re-entries allowed per individual player per tournament.
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