Lesson overview
Progressive Knockouts
Price the bounty you can actually collect
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An opponent displays a $120 bounty. Is knocking them out worth $120 in immediate cash?
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A target displays $120. Before widening your call, identify the cash split, whether you can eliminate them, and the tournament value you risk.
What you’ll learn
- Separate collectible cash, transferred bounty, and tournament chips
- Check coverage and elimination eligibility before pricing rewards
- Compare total dollar outcomes without pretending chips have constant value
From the full lesson
Read the split before the cards
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Under this lesson’s 50/50 rule, a $120 knockout pays $60 now and adds $60 to your own bounty. The transferred portion affects future outcomes; it is not another immediate payment. Actual splits and winner rules vary. Read the operator format rules and the event structure before applying any conversion.
From the full lesson
Coverage is necessary; the right pot must also be yours
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Heads-up, a 15bb stack cannot eliminate a 20bb opponent: winning leaves them 5bb. Multiway, covering the short stack is not enough if you lose the main pot containing them. Winning a side pot alone does not award their knockout. Check who is eliminated, which pot you win, and the event’s tie rules before adding bounty value.
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