GGPoker Bounty Hunters Series: $80M GTD

GGPoker's Bounty Hunters Series returns from October 4 to 27, 2026, with $80,000,000 in guaranteed prize money across a schedule built around knockout formats. The series follows the conclusion of WSOP Online and shifts the focus of the operator's tournament lobby squarely onto bounty poker for the month.

Buy-ins range from $5.40 up to $1,050, with much of the schedule concentrated in the $10 to $108 band. The $25, $54 and $108 buy-in levels carry a large share of the events, giving low and mid-stakes players accessible action throughout the festival.

Three Formats in Play

The schedule combines established Progressive Knockout (PKO) tournaments with Mystery Bounty events, where each knockout can produce a substantially larger payout than the standard bounty. A third format, Ocean KO, is new for this series and layers staged jackpots on top of regular bounty poker.

In practice, Ocean KO adds a further reward tier: alongside tournament prize money and knockout rewards, players can hit jackpot-style payouts. The result is a schedule where every elimination carries extra weight, whether at the smallest buy-ins or in shots at the largest events.

Highlight Events and Guarantees

Several tournaments stand out for larger guarantees and bigger knockout rewards.

• October 12: $5 Ocean KO Opener, $1M guaranteed on Day 2. The Ocean KO format adds a jackpot component to each knockout, with successful eliminations worth up to 400 times the regular bounty value.
• October 19: $25 Ocean KO, $2M guaranteed on Day 2. Bounty multipliers of up to 400x are again in play, creating significant upside relative to the buy-in.
• October 26: $108 Mystery Bounty Main Event, $5M guaranteed on Day 2, plus 10 separate Mystery Bounties worth $100,000 each.

Beyond these three, GGPoker runs daily special editions of the Bounty Hunters Series, keeping knockout action running for the full festival. Every eligible bounty tournament also counts toward the Bounty King Leaderboard, adding a second reward competition on top of regular prizes and bounties.

The $1M Bounty King Daily Leaderboard

The Bounty Hunters Series includes a $1,000,000 Bounty King Daily Leaderboard, with more than $40,000 paid out each day during the festival. The mechanic is straightforward: eliminate opponents in eligible Bounty Hunters Series events and collect leaderboard points. Each knockout can therefore deliver value twice, first through the bounty itself and then through the daily leaderboard.

Points are awarded by buy-in tier:

• Buy-in up to $25: 1 point per knockout
• $25.01 to $99.99: 2 points per knockout
• $100 to $299.99: 4 points per knockout
• $300 to $999.99: 10 points per knockout
• $1,000 and above: 15 points per knockout

This structure gives high-stakes events considerably more influence on the ranking, while low and mid-stakes players can accumulate points steadily through higher tournament volume.

Each leaderboard runs on a 24-hour cycle from 08:00:00 to 07:59:59 UTC. Only knockouts from Bounty Hunters Series events count toward the ranking.

How Ties Are Decided

If two players finish on the same score, the player who reached that score first ranks ahead. If a tie persists, the next tiebreaker is the end time of the tournament in which the relevant points were earned.

For regular bounty grinders, this creates a competition running alongside the main schedule: every knockout can improve the bankroll directly while also moving a player closer to a share of the $1,000,000 leaderboard prize pool.

Series Quick Facts

• Series: GGPoker Bounty Hunters Series
• Dates: October 4 to 27, 2026
• Total guarantee: $80,000,000
• Buy-ins: $5.40 to $1,050
• Core buy-in range: heavy action between $10 and $108, particularly at $25, $54 and $108
• Formats: Progressive Knockout, Mystery Bounty and Ocean KO
• New format: Ocean KO combines bounties with staged jackpots
• Ocean KO upside: knockouts can be worth up to 400 times the bounty
• Special editions: daily Bounty Hunters Series tournaments
• October 12: $5 Ocean KO Opener, $1M GTD Day 2
• October 19: $25 Ocean KO, $2M GTD Day 2
• October 26: $108 Mystery Bounty Main Event, $5M GTD Day 2
• Main Event Mystery Bounties: 10 x $100,000
• Bounty King Leaderboard: $1,000,000 total
• Daily leaderboard prizes: more than $40,000 per day
• Points system: based on knockouts in Bounty Hunters Series events
• Leaderboard cycle: 08:00:00 to 07:59:59 UTC
• Tiebreaker: the player who reaches the score first ranks ahead; if still tied, the tournament end time decides
• Leaderboard eligibility: only Bounty Hunters Series events count

What the Series Offers

The headline value for players is the combination of large guarantees, bounty payouts, Ocean KO jackpots and a separate $1,000,000 leaderboard running alongside the tournament action. With buy-ins starting at $5.40, the series is designed to accommodate a wide range of bankrolls while keeping the knockout format, and its escalating rewards, at the center of the schedule.