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PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series: $3 Million in Total Guarantees
PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series: $3 Million in Total Guarantees
Will Shillibier
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Apr 20, 2026 2 min read
Table Of Contents
- Key Events & Guarantees
- How the Mystery Bounty Format Works
- PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series Full Schedule
The PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series** returns this spring, running from April 26 to May 4, 2026. The series is designed for fans of the high-variance, high-reward mystery bounty format, featuring over $3 million in total guarantees across the schedule.
Key Events & Guarantees
The series kicks off with the $75 buy-in Sunday Special on April 26, featuring a $350,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The festival continues throughout the week, with 55 tournaments in total across the series, with buy-ins ranging from $5.50 to $215.
The Mystery Bounty Series reaches its climax on the first weekend in May, with two flagship tournaments on the final Sunday
- $109 Main Event: $500,000 Guaranteed
- $11 Mini Main Event: $100,000 Guaranteed
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How the Mystery Bounty Format Works
Unlike standard "Progressive Knockout" (PKO)%20tournaments,them%20a%20more%20lucrative%20target.) tournaments, where you see the bounty value immediately, the Mystery Bounty format adds an element of surprise:
In the early stages of the tournament, it plays like a standard "Vanilla" MTT (no bounties are awarded yet). Once the tournament reaches a specific point (when the "In The Money" bubble bursts, but it can vary), the mystery bounty phase begins.
Every player you eliminate from this point forward earns you a "Mystery Bounty" token. You then "draw" a prize from a pool of rewards. These rewards can range from small amounts to "jackpot" bounties, often significantly larger than the first-place prize money.
PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series Full Schedule
DateTime (ET)Event #Tournament NameBuy-inGuarantee
Apr-2614:051Deep Stacks$11$60,000
15:052Late Reg Edition$55$100,000
15:303Sunday Stackosaurus$215$75,000
16:304Fabulous Forty$5.50$30,000
18:055Sunday Special (2-Day Event)$75$350,000
18:306PL Omaha$22$15,000
19:057Sunday Storm (2-Day Event)$11$80,000
20:058Final Table Bounties$22$50,000
21:309Big Mystery$5.50$20,000
22:3010NL Hold'em$55$75,000
23:0511Goose Hunt$5.50$10,000
Apr-2717:0512Ten Percenter$11$50,000
18:0513Late Reg Edition$55$100,000
19:05148-Game$22$8,000
20:3015Total Mystery$22$35,000
21:3016Goose Hunt$5.50$15,000
Apr-2817:0517Mostly Mystery$11$40,000
18:0518Late Reg Edition$55$80,000
19:0519PL Courchevel Hi/Lo$22$6,000
20:3020Ten Percenter$22$30,000
21:3021NL Hold'em$5.50$15,000
Apr-2917:0522Big Antes$22$50,000
18:0523Super Sixteen$55$60,000
19:0524NL Omaha H/L$22$10,000
20:3025Big Mystery$11$40,000
21:3026Total Mystery$5.50$10,000
Apr-3017:0527Mostly Mystery$11$40,000
18:0528Late Reg Edition$55$100,000
19:0529NL 2-7 Single Draw$22$5,000
20:3030Ten Percenter$22$40,000
21:3031NL Hold'em$5.50$15,000
May-0117:0532Fabulous Forty$22$50,000
18:0533Big Mystery$22$50,000
19:0534PL Omaha H/L$22$10,000
20:3035NL Hold'em$11$40,000
22:0036The Rounder$22$25,000
23:0537Goose Hunt$11$15,000
May-0216:0538Deep Stacks$22$50,000
17:0539NL Hold'em$11$50,000
18:0540Late Reg Edition$55$80,000
19:0541PL Badugi$22$5,000
20:3042Final Table Bounties$22$30,000
22:0543NL Hold'em$5.50$15,000
23:0544NL Hold'em$55$20,000
May-0314:0545Deep Stacks$11$50,000
15:0546Late Reg Edition$55$100,000
15:3047Ten Percenter$22$50,000
16:3048NL Hold'em$5.50$25,000
18:0549Main Event (2-Day Event)$109$500,000
19:0550PL Omaha$22$20,000
19:0551Mini Main Event (2-Day Event)$11$100,000
20:0552Fabulous Forty$22$50,000
21:3053Big Mystery$5.50$15,000
22:3054Total Mystery$55$50,000
23:0555Win The Button$5.50$10,000
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Will Shillibier
Managing Editor
Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor.
He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
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