Winning tournament bounties

Who wins a bounty in a Knockout tournament?

In a Knockout tournament, the bounty is awarded to the player who wins the relevant pot for the hand.

The relevant pot is the one in which the player with the bounty was all-in for their final chips. This can be the main pot or a side pot.

 

How do bounties work with multiple side pots?

For example, Daniel has 100 chips, Barry has 200, Vicky has 400, and Liv has 1,000:

1. Daniel moves all-in.
2. Barry, Vicky and Liv call.
3. Daniel is eligible for the Main Pot.
4. Betting continues between Barry, Vicky and Liv in Side Pot 1.
5. After the flop, Barry moves all-in, and Vicky and Liv call.
6. Betting continues between Vicky and Liv in Side Pot 2.
7. On the turn card, Vicky moves all-in, and Liv calls.
8. After showdown, Barry has the best hand among the players eligible for the Main Pot and the Side Pot 1. He wins both and eliminates Daniel.
9. Barry receives Daniel's bounty.
10. Liv has the next best hand and wins Side Pot 2, eliminating Vicky.
11. Liv receives Vicky's bounty.

Although Barry had the best hand overall, he didn't have enough chips to compete for the pot containing Vicky's final chips.

Liv had enough chips to compete in that pot, so she won Vicky's bounty.

For more information and scenarios involving multiple players, see:

Tournament Rules including scenarios involving multiple players