Overlay Alert! Don't Miss the Extra Value in the 888poker KO Games Main Events

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
4 min read
888poker KO Games

Look no further than the KO Games Main Events at 888poker if you want to add some value to your Monday grind. While most of the KO games have put up impressive numbers, the two showpiece tournaments look set to overlay, with only a handful of flights remaining in the $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event and the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Event.

Another 367 Entries Required in the $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event

Event #29 is the $215 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Main Event. At the time of writing, 1,133 players had bought in across several Day 1s, leaving 888poker requiring another 367 entries over the final trio of starting flights. Only once has a Day 1 for this event drawn in more than 100 players, meaning an overlay is the most likely outcome.

If you enter and navigate to Day 2, which shuffles up and deals at 9:00 p.m. GMT today, you give yourself a chance to win one of the massive mystery bounties in play from the off. Ten bounties weigh in at $3,000, three at $6,500, and two are worth $12,000. However, one lucky 888poker player will see $30,000 land in their account if they pull out the jackpot bounty prize.

$300,000 KO Games #29 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
155luckbox777Mexico212,07685
2TAJJMAAKKHALTajikistan211,82285
3KaizenStyleBrazil210,61584
42pacnrw16 203,92182
5KellerAGermany200,83380
6icho90 191,10676
7GediminiasDIrLithuania180,95872
8bagedagDenmark172,20169
9Piciu03Romania172,06469
10AUTISPOSTIMalta171,92569

Over the weekend, Mexico's "55luckbox777" shot into the lead in the $300,000 guaranteed Main Event, turning their 10,000 starting stack into 212,076. However, things are tight at the top, with second-placed "TAJJMAAKKHAL" (211,822), 888poker's Leo "KaizenStyle" Jokura (210,615), and "2pacnrw16" (203,921) separated by only three big blinds!

Day 2 starts at 9:00 p.m. GMT and continues until the eight-handed final table is set. Those eight survivors hit the 888poker virtual felt on October 29 at 7:00 p.m. GMT under the watchful eyes of the 888poker Twitch stream team.

Remaining $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 1s

Three flights remain for the $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event, running at 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. GMT. A bunch of satellites are also in the 888poker lobby, so hit those up if the Main Event's $215 buy-in is too steep for your bankroll.

  • 2:00 p.m. GMT
  • 4:00 p.m. GMT
  • 6:00 p.m. GMT

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Turn $25 Into the Lion's Share of $100,000

The $100,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Event has a $100,000 guarantee on its prize pool despite only costing $25 to enter. Some 3,057 players have bought in or re-entered, but 888poker require another 1,387 value-seekers to enter the fray if they are to avoid an overlay. Each of the completed Day 1s has averaged just shy of 73 entries; only four flights remain, so you do the math.

Mystery bounties come into play from the start of Day 2, at 9:00 p.m. GMT today. Among those bounties are ten worth $1,000, four weighing in at $2,000, and a pair of $4,000 amounts. $10,000 is the largest of the bounties, 400 times larger than the tournament's buy-in!

$100,000 KO Games #28 – Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1DoomedGermany348,064139
2ukrLaciUkraine286,474115
3GiatinoGermany285,129114
4BrownBritUnited Kingdom269,740108
5joeharrison0United Kingdom254,782102
6SooltanaUnited Kingdom248,00699
7Laszlo_Szucs 242,62397
8DjPrunzCanada237,78095
9RenallinBrazil230,56592
10Con88United Kingdom225,12990

Germany's "Doomed" is the player to catch in this event, having amassed an impressive 348,064 stack, the equivalent of 139 big blinds. Four others return for Day 2 with 100 or more big blinds. "ukrLaci" (286,474), "Giatino" (285,129), "BrownBrit" (267,740), and "joeharrison0" (254,782) are that deep-stacked quartet.

Remaining $100,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Day 1s

Four flights are available in the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Event. They shuffle up and deal every two hours from 12:00 p.m. GMT before Day 2 commences at 9:00 p.m. GMT.

  • 12:00 p.m. GMT
  • 2:00 p.m. GMT
  • 4:00 p.m. GMT
  • 6:00 p.m. GMT

888poker KO Games Results

Expanding the table below reveals the results of all completed KO Games numbered tournaments, up to an including the 25th event. Shout-out to "vyhristy182" who triumphed in the $109 The PKO Rumble last night, walking away with $13,582, the second-largest single haul of the KO Games so far.

EventEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
#01 - $16.50 Opening Event Mini1,623$24,345PerfectGTO$2,000
#02 - $55 Opening Event Mid726$40,000Sr.Huana$4,466
#03 - $109 Opening Event288$30,000MickeyMous43$6,465
#04 - $215 Opening Event582$150,000Lavoisier$17,073
#05 - $16.50 Daily Gems PKO717$10,755back2play$1,802
#06 - $55 Daily Gems PKO406$20,300universeluci$3,879
#07 - $33 Daily Gems PKO312$10,000VICMOTA$1,955
#08 - $16.50 Daily Gems Super KO Mini718$10,770vtmRN$1,014
#09 - $320 Super KO High Roller54$16,200mo3ok911$3,480
#10 - $109 Daily Gems Super KO111$11,100p121a$1,867
#11 - $11 Daily Gems MB Big or Small1,114$11,140HudsonFaria$1,323
#12 - $5.50 MB Big or Small937$5,000juananklam$390
#13 - $22 Daily Gems MB Big or Small572$11,440flushingNUT$1,363
#14 - $320 PKO High Roller75$22,500hell0_br0tti$5,461
#15 – $33 Daily Gems PKO Mini390$11,700RaulAndrade$1,870
#16 - $109 Daily Gems PKO132$13,200viriadulto7$3,125
#17 - $8.80 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Mini75$6,040GomesGustavo$1,116
#18 – $22 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Mid666$13,320AlexCorvin$1,620
#19 - $109 Daily Gems Mystery Bounty121$12,100michel.mica$3,200
#20 - $11 PLO Mystery Bounty233$2,330Pibo1797$507
#21 - $55 Daily Gems PKO 6-Max319$15,9507Marcio7$3,027
#22 - $109 Daily Gems PKO 6-Max High129$12,900Billy_Slater$2,971
#23 - $16.50 Mystery Bounty Mini1,609$24,135JGX81$2,842
#24 - $55 Mystery Bounty789$40,000PashuPushu$4,359
#25 - $109 The PKO Rumble907$100,000vyhristy182$13,582

Remaining 888poker KO Games Schedule

Although the Main and Mini Main Event should be the two KO Games to grab your attention, some other numbered tournaments take place on October 28 and October 29. Check out the table below, and plan your attack!

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-inGuarantee
Mon 28 Oct5:00 p.m.#26 – Daily Gems PKO Mini$16.50$10,000
 7:00 p.m.#27 – Daily Gems PKO$33$10,000
 9:00 p.m.#28 – Mystery Bounty Mini Event Day 2$25$100,000
 9:00 p.m.#29 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 2$215$300,000
Tue 29 Oct5:00 p.m.#30 – Closing Event Mystery Bounty Mini$16.50$10,000
 7:00 p.m.#31 – Closing Event Mystery Bounty$55$20,000
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Matthew Pitt
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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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