$4M Guaranteed PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series Gives the Format Several Twists

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Jun 19, 2024 4 min read Last updated Jun 24, 2024

More Than Just No-Limit Hold'em
Learn the rules to the most popular poker variants
Even Some Hold'em Events Are Special
PokerStars Mystery Bounty Festival Schedule
Satellites and Power Path Bundles
Never Miss a PokerStars Tournament Again

Mystery bounty tournaments have taken the live and online poker worlds by storm, and the exciting format has quickly become a fan favorite. While PokerStars is no stranger to mystery bounty tournaments on its online platform or during its live festivals, it has never run a series dedicated to them….until now.

The inaugural PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series runs from June 23 through June 30. The entire week is dedicated to mystery bounty tournaments, with 55 events with buy-ins from $5.50 to $530 and combined guaranteed prize pools worth $4 million, including a brace of $1 million guaranteed events.

Big numbers always captured the poker community's imagination, but PokerStars has more about it than throwing wads of cash at a series; they are innovators in a world full of imitators. With that in mind, Mystery Bounty Series players can expect some unique formats and variants that are guaranteed to excite, thrill, and keep even the most seasoned grinders on their toes.

More Than Just No-Limit Hold'em

Although mystery bounty tournaments are in their relevant infancy, the early trend is that most are played as No-Limit Hold'em events. It makes sense because No-Limit Hold'em remains poker's most popular variant.

PokerStars doesn't only want Hold'em players to enjoy its mystery bounty tournaments, so is testing the waters with some other popular poker variants, each given a mystery bounty twist.

Pot-Limit Omaha, No-Limit 5-card Draw, Omaha Hi-Lo, Badugi, 2-7 Single Draw, and even 8-Game players can experience a mystery bounty tournament during the Mystery Bounty Series. PokerNews is not aware of anywhere that has offered such mystery bounty events, particularly online.

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Even Some Hold'em Events Are Special

While the bulk of the Mystery Bounty Series' events are No-Limit Hold'em, even some of those have a special twist that makes them stand out from the crowd. Some of the unique formats include:

Total Mystery – The entire prize pool is awarded as mystery bounty payments
Fabulous Forty – Mystery bounties only come into play when five tables (40-players) remain
Goose Hunt – Only one huge mystery bounty is in play
Mostly Mystery – 70% of the prize pool is awarded as mystery bounties
Super Sixteen – Mystery bounties only come into play when two tables (16 players) remain
Ten Percenter – Mystery bounties start when only 10% of the field remains
Final Table Bounties – Only the players at the final table can win mystery bounties

These new formats and structures help inject some excitement and fun into the mystery bounty world and should be well-received by the PokerStars community.

Hold'em players get to enjoy a $109 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed Sunday Million Mystery Bounty edition, and an $11 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed Sunday Storm Mystery Bounty edition.

Rounding off the series on June 30 are a $109 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed Main Event and an $11 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed Mini Main Event.

PokerStars Mystery Bounty Festival Schedule

Date	Time (BST)	Event	Guarantee
Sun 23 Jun	1:30 p.m.	#01: $11 NLHE Deep Stacks	$35,000
	2:30 p.m.	#02: $55 NLHE	$125,000
	3:30 p.m.	#03: $215 NLHE Sunday Stackosaurus	$85,000
	4:30 p.m.	#04: $5.50 NLHE Fabulous Forty	$20,000
	6:05 p.m.	#05: $109 NLHE Sunday Million	$1,000,000
	6:30 p.m.	#06: $22 PLO 6-Max	$15,000
	7:05 p.m.	#07: $11 NLHE Sunday Storm	$125,000
	8:05 p.m.	#08: $22 NLHE Final Table Bounties	$50,000
	9:30 p.m.	#09: $5.50 NLHE 7-Max Turbo	$20,000
	10:30 p.m.	#10: $55 NLHE 7-Max Turbo	$100,000
	11:05 p.m.	#11: $5.50 NLHE Hyper Goose Hunt	$15,000
Mon 24 Jun	5:05 p.m.	#12: $11 NLHE Ten Percenter	$35,000
	6:05 p.m.	#13: $55 NLHE 7-Max	$100,000
	7:05 p.m.	#14: $22 8-Game 6-Max	$5,000
	8:30 p.m.	#15: $22 NLHE 6-Max Total Mystery	$40,000
	10:05 p.m.	#16: $5.50 NLHE Turbo Goose Hunt	$15,000
Tue 25 Jun	5:05 p.m.	#17: $11 NLHE Mostly Mystery	$35,000
	6:05 p.m.	#18: $55 NLHE	$80,000
	7:05 p.m.	#19: $22 NL 5-Card Draw 6-Max	$5,000
	8:30 p.m.	#20: $22 NLHE Ten Percenter	$40,000
	10:05 p.m.	#21: $5.5- NLHE 6-Max Turbo	$20,000
Wed 26 Jun	5:05 p.m.	#22: $22 NLHE Big Antes	$50,000
	6:05 p.m.	#23: $55 NLHE Super Sixteen	$75,000
	7:05 p.m.	#24: $22 NLO8 6-Max	$10,000
	8:30 p.m.	#25: $11 NLHE 7-Max	$25,000
	10:05 p.m.	#26: $5.50 NLHE Heads-Up Turbo Total Mystery	$10,000
Thu 27 Jun	5:05 p.m.	#27: $11 NLHE Mostly Mystery	$35,000
	6:05 p.m.	#28: $55 NLHE	$100,000
	7:05 p.m.	#29: $22 NL 2-7 Single Draw 7-Max	$5,000
	8:30 p.m.	#30: $22 NLHE Ten Percenter	$40,000
	10:05 p.m.	#31: $5.50 NLHE 6-Max Turbo	$20,000
Fri 28 Jun	5:05 p.m.	#32: $22 NLHE Fabulous Forty	$50,000
	6:05 p.m.	#33: $22 NLHE 7-Max	$50,000
	7:05 p.m.	#34: $22 PLO8 6-Max	$7,500
	8:30 p.m.	#35: $11 NLHE	$25,000
	10:05 p.m.	#36: $22 NLHE Heads-Up Turbo Total Mystery	$25,000
	11:05 p.m.	#37: $11 NLHE 6-Max Hyper Goose Hunt	$20,000
Sat 29 Jun	4:05 p.m.	#38: $22 NLHE Deep Stacks	$30,000
	5:05 p.m.	#39: $11 NLHE	$35,000
	6:05 p.m.	#40: $55 NLHE	$80,000
	7:05 p.m.	#41: $22 PL Badugi 6-Max	$5,000
	8:30 p.m.	#42: $22 NLHE Final Table Bounties	$50,000
	10:05 p.m.	#43: $5.50 NLHE 7-Max Turbo	$20,000
	11:30 p.m.	#44: $55 NLHE 6-Max Hyper	$20,000
Sun 30 Jun	1:30 p.m.	#45: $11 NLHE Deep Stacks	$35,000
	2:30 p.m.	#46: $55 NLHE	$125,000
	3:30 p.m.	#47: $22 NLHE Ten Percenter	$50,000
	4:30 p.m.	#48: $5.50 NLHE	$20,000
	6:05 p.m.	#49: $109 NLHE Main Event	$1,000,000
	7:05 p.m.	#50: $22 PLO 6-Max	$15,000
	7:05 p.m.	#51: $11 NLHE Mini Main Event	$150,000
	8:05 p.m.	#52: $22 NLHE Fabulous Forty	$50,000
	9:30 p.m.	#53: $5.50 NLHE 7-Max Turbo	$20,000
	10:30 p.m.	#54: $55 NLHE 6-Max Turbo Total Mystery	$100,000
	11:05 p.m.	#55: $5.50 NLHE Hyper Goose Hunt	$15,000

Satellites and Power Path Bundles

Most of the Mystery Bounty Series events have satellites feeding into them, opening the door for those players will smaller bankrolls. You can also exchange a Silver Power Path Pass for a bundle of Mystery Bounty Series tickets worth an impressive $2,500. Such bundles contain:

4x $215 tournament tickets
6x $109 tournament tickets
8x $55 tournament tickets
15x $22 tournament tickets
18x $11 tournament tickets
$18 worth of tournament dollars

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Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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