Bounty Tournament Calculator
Calculate equity drops and adjusted pot odds for PKO and flat bounty tournaments.Calculate equity drops, bounty chip values, and adjusted pot odds for PKO and flat bounty tournaments. Enter your tournament structure and hand details to see how a bounty changes your required equity.
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Hand Info
PKO Results
Understanding Bounty Equity Drops
Equity Drop Formula
Equity Drop = 1/(2+s) − 1/2, where s = opponent instant bounty / total buy-in minus rake. This represents how much less equity you need to profitably call because of the bounty prize. A larger bounty relative to the buy-in means a bigger equity drop.
PKO vs Flat Bounty
In a Progressive Knockout (PKO), you win 50% of your opponent's bounty instantly and add 50% to your own. Enter the instant portion as the opponent bounty. In a flat SKO, you win the full bounty amount. The calculator adjusts averages and baseline values accordingly.
Chip Equity Drop
Uses the one-start bounty (initial bounty at tournament start) relative to the current average stack plus blinds and antes. This gives a chip-based perspective on how much the bounty structure reduces the equity required to call compared to a standard tournament.
Pot Odds with Bounty
Leave Amount to Call blank for an all-in vs the opponent stack. The calculator adds the equity drop directly to the chip EV pot odds to show how much less equity you need when a bounty is at stake. This directly reduces the hand strength required to make a profitable call.