Knockout Games Return to 888poker With $500K GTD This March
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From the looks of it, poker rooms almost unanimously decided that March would be the month for bringing back player favorites and as of this week, 888poker joins that trend with the return of its $500K Knockout Games, from March 20th to March 24th.
Here’s what to expect from the 2026 KO Games edition.
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The five day online tournament comes with a packed schedule, but the undisputed highlight remains the $200,000 GTD Mystery Bounty Main Event. It comes with a $160 buy-in and a mystery bounty of up to $20,000. The first flights for the Main Event already started yesterday, March 16 and will be running until March 23rd, when Day 2 officially begins. The live streamed final table will take place the following day, on the 24th.
For what it’s worth, 888poker isn’t blind to the fact that the $160 buy-in is on the steep end. That’s why they’ve created a $50K GTD Mystery Mini Main Event with a $25 buy-in to run alongside it.
Apart from these two, there are a twenty-six more events on the Knockout Games schedule. Here are a few highlights:
| Date | Time (GMT) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/3 | 17:00 | KO Games #07 – $2K GTD | $16.50 |
| 22/3 | 18:00 | KO Games #15 – $8K GTD | $8.80 |
| 24/3 | 18:00 | KO Games #26 – $15K GTD | $320 |
How to Get In the Knockout Games
Apart from paying the buy-in up front, there are two more ways of securing a Knockout Games ticket for free:
- Play daily freerolls for a chance at the Mystery Bounty Main Event.
- Qualify via satellites to the Main Event.
The Complete $500K Knockout Games Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/3 | 16:00 | Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY | $11 | $10,000 |
| 20/3 | 17:00 | Daily Gems – MB Big or Small | $22 | $10,000 |
| 20/3 | 18:00 | Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty | $55 | $12,000 |
| 20/3 | 18:00 | Mystery Bounty FRENZY mini | $5.50 | $5,000 |
| 20/3 | 19:00 | Daily Gems – Super KO | $109 | $10,000 |
| 21/3 | 16:00 | Daily Gems – MB Big or Small | $11 | $10,000 |
| 21/3 | 17:00 | PLO5 Mystery Bounty Special | $16.50 | $2,000 |
| 21/3 | 18:00 | Daily Gems – PKO 6-Max | $55 | $10,000 |
| 21/3 | 18:00 | Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty 6-Max | $22 | $12,000 |
| 21/3 | 18:00 | Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY | $8.80 | $6,000 |
| 21/3 | 19:00 | Daily Gems – PKO 6-Max High | $109 | $10,000 |
| 22/3 | 15:00 | Mystery Bounty FRENZY | $33 | $12,000 |
| 22/3 | 16:00 | Mystery Bounty mini | $16.50 | $20,000 |
| 22/3 | 18:00 | Mystery Bounty | $55 | $27,000 |
| 22/3 | 18:00 | Mystery Bounty micro | $8.80 | $8,000 |
| 22/3 | 19:00 | The PKO Rumble | $109 | $10,000 |
| 22/3 | 19:00 | Mystery Bounty FRENZY mini | $22 | $15,000 |
| 22/3 | 19:00 | Super High Roller PKO | $1,050 | $35,000 |
| 23/3 | 16:00 | Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY mini | $11 | $10,000 |
| 23/3 | 18:00 | Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty | $55 | $10,000 |
| 23/3 | 18:00 | High Roller PKO | $215 | $8,000 |
| 23/3 | 18:00 | Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY | $22 | $10,000 |
| 23/3 | 21:30 | The Mystery Mini Main (Day 2) * | $25 | $50,000 |
| 23/3 | 21:30 | Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 2) ** | $160 | $200,000 |
| 24/3 | 16:00 | Daily Gems – Closing Event MB Mini | $16.50 | $12,000 |
| 24/3 | 18:00 | High Roller PKO | $320 | $15,000 |
| 24/3 | 18:00 | Daily Gems – Closing Event Mystery Bounty | $55 | $12,000 |
| 24/3 | 19:00 | Daily Gems – Super KO | $109 | $10,000 |
| 24/3 | 18:00 | Mystery Bounty Main Event (Final Table) | – |
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