Tourney How do Bounties Work? (1 Viewer)

[ATLarchip]

Is there a thread telling how bounties work? I read a wiki article about it, but how do you all use it? I’m assuming this is used mostly in tourneys, and do you get another bounty if you rebuy back in? When do you cash in the bounties? It sounds fun, just looking for more info and personal experiences. Thanks!

 

[Quicksilver-75]

In our games a bounty is "paid" or handed over in an all in bet as part of the pot.
When we allow rebuys, it would require a full rebuy, say $20 - $50 plus the negotiated bounty value.
That's just us. You can make a bounty part of the buy in but that will diminish the pot and cause making change a royal PIA. The only other thing I'd add is usually EVERY rebuy goes to first place only.

 

[ATLarchip]

In our games a bounty is "paid" or handed over in an all in bet as part of the pot.
When we allow rebuys, it would require a full rebuy, say $20 - $50 plus the negotiated bounty value.
That's just us. You can make a bounty part of the buy in but that will diminish the pot and cause making change a royal PIA. The only other thing I'd add is usually EVERY rebuy goes to first place only.

That makes sense. I assumed the bounty chip would be an additional $ amount on top of the rebuy/initial buy-in.

So how many bounties can you get? Meaning, if I knock two players out, then I would have a total of 3 bounties. Then, if someone knocks me out, do they get all 3?

 

[Quicksilver-75]

That makes sense. I assumed the bounty chip would be an additional $ amount on top of the rebuy/initial buy-in.

So how many bounties can you get? Meaning, if I knock two players out, then I would have a total of 3 bounties. Then, if someone knocks me out, do they get all 3?

No. Any "earned" bounties are yours to cash out. Every player is only expected to surrender one token upon elimination.

 

[DeeVee8]

My group is going to try progressive bounties. Each player gets two bounty chips. Upon elimination, one chip gets paid, the other goes on to the winners bounty. The more people you knock out, the more your bounty is worth. Haven't done it yet, but we'll see how it goes.

 

[Darson]

We put a bounty on the previous winner and the person who knocks them out (the first time) gets a prize - usually a bottle supplied by the host.

There are many ways to implement bounties so find what works best for your game.

 

[Mr Winberg]

I got some good ideas and info from this thread, it's worth a read IMO:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/rebuys-in-bounty-tourneys.34643/

 

[alittlemessi]

I got some good ideas and info from this thread, it's worth a read IMO:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/rebuys-in-bounty-tourneys.34643/

Thanks for linking that post. Pretty much gave me a good idea of how I want to approach bounties for my home setup!

 

[Jeevansluck]

What happens to a players bounty if he/she loses to 2 other players who tie for the win?

So player A is all-in. Player B and Player C call down Player A and tie with similar 5 card hands.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how does that get handles? Splitting?

 

[1A25R]

suit counts to define the winner

 

[markleteenie]

What happens to a players bounty if he/she loses to 2 other players who tie for the win?

So player A is all-in. Player B and Player C call down Player A and tie with similar 5 card hands.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how does that get handles? Splitting?

Many rules say that the person with the higher starting stack at the beginning of the hand wins the bounty.

And this is how we do it too in my past tourneys.

 

[1A25R]

And for the next question to come

In the situation of a side pot, the winner of the main pot tooks the bounty of the eliminated player

 

[Josh Kifer]

Our favorite way to use a bounty in a tourney, make the buy in include a lotto ticket, each time you knock someone out, you get a scratcher. Goes to high hand if someone is all in and loses both pots in a hi/low game.

 

[Darson]

Our favorite way to use a bounty in a tourney, make the buy in include a lotto ticket, each time you knock someone out, you get a scratcher. Goes to high hand if someone is all in and loses both pots in a hi/low game.

Love this idea. Also means you don't have to have bounty chips!

 

[Josh Kifer]

Don't have to, but we do. Makes it fun when someone has like 6-7 scratchers to turn in at the end of the night.

 

[Mr Winberg]

So player A is all-in. Player B and Player C call down Player A and tie with similar 5 card hands.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how does that get handles? Splitting?

Last time I saw this being discussed I think the most popular way was to split the bounty. This is probably the fairest approach.

Another way is to award the bounty to the player who first called the all in (if the eliminated player bet/raised all in), or to the player who first bet the amount that the eliminated player called (e.g., A bets 2000, B calls 2000, C calls all in 1000 and is eliminated, then A gets the bounty). A bit random but makes a little bit of sense and avoids splitting bounties.