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What Is Progressive Knockout in Poker?

A bounty tournament where eliminating a player pays part of their bounty and adds the rest to your own bounty.

Common abbreviation: PKO

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What it means

Exact splits vary by event; bounties affect decisions and accounting separately from place prizes.

AT THE TABLE

A practical example

You eliminate a player, receive a cash bounty, and your displayed bounty grows.

Where you will hear it

Tournament. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Also called: PKO, progressive bounty

Related concepts

BountyA prize awarded for eliminating a designated player.Explore ↗Knockout TournamentA tournament where eliminating opponents can award bounty prizes.Explore ↗Mystery BountyA knockout format where an eliminated player's bounty amount is revealed through a draw or other random mechanism.Explore ↗SatelliteA tournament that awards seats or entries to another event.Explore ↗Average StackThe tournament's remaining chips divided by its remaining players.Explore ↗

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex