How Bounty Tournaments Work & How To Adjust Strategy
Bounty tournaments change the rules of “normal” tournament poker.
In a regular tournament, your goal is simple:
survive
build a stack
climb the payout ladder
In a bounty tournament, there’s a second prize in every hand:
You can win cash immediately by knocking someone out.
That changes everything:
calling ranges get wider in the right spots
short stacks can be “worth more” than their chips
big stacks can apply pressure and hunt bounties








