Knockout Games Return to 888poker With $500K GTD This March

Knockout Games Return to 888poker With $500K GTD This March
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Iva Dozet News Editor
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  • Updated: March 17, 2026
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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.

$500K Knockout Games up Close

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:

DateTime (GMT)TournamentBuy-in
21/317:00KO Games #07 – $2K GTD$16.50
22/318:00KO Games #15 – $8K GTD$8.80
24/318:00KO 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

DateTimeTournamentBuy-inGTD
20/316:00Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY$11$10,000
20/317:00Daily Gems – MB Big or Small$22$10,000
20/318:00Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty$55$12,000
20/318:00Mystery Bounty FRENZY mini$5.50$5,000
20/319:00Daily Gems – Super KO$109$10,000
21/316:00Daily Gems – MB Big or Small$11$10,000
21/317:00PLO5 Mystery Bounty Special$16.50$2,000
21/318:00Daily Gems – PKO 6-Max$55$10,000
21/318:00Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty 6-Max$22$12,000
21/318:00Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY$8.80$6,000
21/319:00Daily Gems – PKO 6-Max High$109$10,000
22/315:00Mystery Bounty FRENZY$33$12,000
22/316:00Mystery Bounty mini$16.50$20,000
22/318:00Mystery Bounty$55$27,000
22/318:00Mystery Bounty micro$8.80$8,000
22/319:00The PKO Rumble$109$10,000
22/319:00Mystery Bounty FRENZY mini$22$15,000
22/319:00Super High Roller PKO$1,050$35,000
23/316:00Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY mini$11$10,000
23/318:00Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty$55$10,000
23/318:00High Roller PKO$215$8,000
23/318:00Daily Gems – Mystery Bounty FRENZY$22$10,000
23/321:30The Mystery Mini Main (Day 2) *$25$50,000
23/321:30Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 2) **$160$200,000
24/316:00Daily Gems – Closing Event MB Mini$16.50$12,000
24/318:00High Roller PKO$320$15,000
24/318:00Daily Gems – Closing Event Mystery Bounty$55$12,000
24/319:00Daily Gems – Super KO$109$10,000
24/318:00Mystery Bounty Main Event (Final Table)–