- PokerStars’ most prolific tournament, the Sunday Million, saw yet another significant transformation this summer when the operator made it progressive knockout (PKO) permanently.
- The tournament still costs the same to enter and retains the old guarantee, except that half of the buy-in now goes to the bounty prize pool and the other half to the regular pool.
- The switch to PKO happened in tandem with other changes, including tweaks to its blind structure, starting stack, players at the table, and Day 1 timing.
- Now, twelve weeks on, did its makeover help achieve PokerStars’ goal of increasing the Sunday Million’s participation and avoiding an overlay?
PokerStars' most prolific tournament, the Sunday Million, saw yet another significant transformation this summer when the operator made it progressive knockout (PKO) permanently.
Although PokerStars occasionally ran knockout editions previously but, starting June 12, its longest-running tournament would permanently switch over to the trending bounty format, running every Sunday.
The tournament still costs the same to enter and keeps the old guarantee, except that half of the buy-in now goes to the bounty prize pool and the other half to the regular pool. The switch to PKO happened in tandem with other changes, including tweaks to its blind structure, starting stack, players at the table, and Day 1 timing.
But was it a sensible move? Absolutely!
Some might argue that, by switching to the PKO format, the tournament would lose its prestige, but the bounty format is extremely popular with many players and is now often considered the standard for online poker tournaments
