Every knockout hides an envelope. Some pay small, some pay 10x — some pay 100x a buy-in. Nobody finds out which until the elimination happens.
The bounty is real — the amount is a surprise
Mystery Bounty Tournaments are a variant of the standard Bounty format where the reward for every knockout is randomized. Players receive a bounty envelope when they eliminate an opponent, but its value stays hidden until the moment of elimination. Most envelopes pay a modest amount — some pay 10x a buy-in, and the rarest can hit 100x, jackpot-style.
Unlike Celebrity Bounty, where the target and its reward are known in advance, Mystery Bounty keeps every knockout unpredictable — any player at the table could be carrying the tournament's biggest prize.
Hidden until elimination
The bounty value is sealed until a player is knocked out — nobody, including the eliminator, knows what it's worth beforehand.
From small to jackpot-size
Payouts range from a fraction of the buy-in up to 10x or even 100x — a single knockout can change a player's whole tournament.
Kicks in after the bubble
The Mystery Bounty phase typically activates once a set number of players remain, adding tension right as the field tightens up.
Built for replayability
Dynamic prize assignment, reveal animations and live-draw overlays turn every knockout into a moment worth watching, hand after hand.
Setting it up from the admin panel
Operators build a Mystery Bounty Tournament the same way as any other bounty event, with a dedicated step for configuring the size and spread of the hidden prize pool and when the mystery phase kicks in.
Set the Mystery Bounty pool
Allocate a fixed amount or a % of the total prize pool to fund the mystery envelopes, separate from the standard payout structure.
Define the payout range
Set the minimum and maximum multiplier for envelopes — from a small fraction of the buy-in up to 10x or 100x jackpot-tier prizes — and how many envelopes of each tier exist.
Choose when the phase activates
Trigger the Mystery Bounty phase once a set number of players remain (e.g. after the bubble bursts), so envelopes only come into play once the field has tightened up.
Reveal animations
Turn on animated envelope reveals at the table so every elimination during the mystery phase becomes a moment of its own.
Live-draw overlays
Enable stream-ready overlays and a bonus history log, so casters and viewers can follow every reveal in real time.
Built to pay off on both sides of the table
Mystery Bounty Tournaments keep players hunting for knockouts long after a normal min-cash would feel like the finish line, while giving operators a repeatable way to build tension into the late stages of any event.
For players
- Every knockout carries a shot at a 10x or 100x jackpot-style reward.
- A reason to keep chasing eliminations even once the payout value is unknown.
- Fresh tension right as the bubble bursts, changing strategy mid-game.
- The thrill of a reveal animation — win small or hit the jackpot-tier envelope.
For operators
- Full control over pool size, payout range and when the mystery phase kicks in.
- Higher registration numbers driven by the appeal of a life-changing envelope.
- Stream-ready reveal animations and overlays, built for live-draw content.
- Proven to drive participation and replayability across recurring events.
