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PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series

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 all through the week with 55 tournaments in total across the series, with buy-ins ranging between $5.50 and $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

How the Mystery Bounty Format Works

Unlike standard “Progressive Knockout” (PKO) 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 that are often significantly larger than the first-place prize money.

PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series Full Schedule

Date Time (ET) Event # Tournament Name Buy-in Guarantee
Apr-26 14:05 1 Deep Stacks $11 $60,000
  15:05 2 Late Reg Edition $55 $100,000
  15:30 3 Sunday Stackosaurus $215 $75,000
  16:30 4 Fabulous Forty $5.50 $30,000
  18:05 5 Sunday Special (2-Day Event) $75 $350,000
  18:30 6 PL Omaha $22 $15,000
  19:05 7 Sunday Storm (2-Day Event) $11 $80,000
  20:05 8 Final Table Bounties $22 $50,000
  21:30 9 Big Mystery $5.50 $20,000
  22:30 10 NL Hold’em $55 $75,000
  23:05 11 Goose Hunt $5.50 $10,000
Apr-27 17:05 12 Ten Percenter $11 $50,000
  18:05 13 Late Reg Edition $55 $100,000
  19:05 14 8-Game $22 $8,000
  20:30 15 Total Mystery $22 $35,000
  21:30 16 Goose Hunt $5.50 $15,000
Apr-28 17:05 17 Mostly Mystery $11 $40,000
  18:05 18 Late Reg Edition $55 $80,000
  19:05 19 PL Courchevel Hi/Lo $22 $6,000
  20:30 20 Ten Percenter $22 $30,000
  21:30 21 NL Hold’em $5.50 $15,000
Apr-29 17:05 22 Big Antes $22 $50,000
  18:05 23 Super Sixteen $55 $60,000
  19:05 24 NL Omaha H/L $22 $10,000
  20:30 25 Big Mystery $11 $40,000
  21:30 26 Total Mystery $5.50 $10,000
Apr-30 17:05 27 Mostly Mystery $11 $40,000
  18:05 28 Late Reg Edition $55 $100,000
  19:05 29 NL 2-7 Single Draw $22 $5,000
  20:30 30 Ten Percenter $22 $40,000
  21:30 31 NL Hold’em $5.50 $15,000
May-01 17:05 32 Fabulous Forty $22 $50,000
  18:05 33 Big Mystery $22 $50,000
  19:05 34 PL Omaha H/L $22 $10,000
  20:30 35 NL Hold’em $11 $40,000
  22:00 36 The Rounder $22 $25,000
  23:05 37 Goose Hunt $11 $15,000
May-02 16:05 38 Deep Stacks $22 $50,000
  17:05 39 NL Hold’em $11 $50,000
  18:05 40 Late Reg Edition $55 $80,000
  19:05 41 PL Badugi $22 $5,000
  20:30 42 Final Table Bounties $22 $30,000
  22:05 43 NL Hold’em $5.50 $15,000
  23:05 44 NL Hold’em $55 $20,000
May-03 14:05 45 Deep Stacks $11 $50,000
  15:05 46 Late Reg Edition $55 $100,000
  15:30 47 Ten Percenter $22 $50,000
  16:30 48 NL Hold’em $5.50 $25,000
  18:05 49 Main Event (2-Day Event) $109 $500,000
  19:05 50 PL Omaha $22 $20,000
  19:05 51 Mini Main Event (2-Day Event) $11 $100,000
  20:05 52 Fabulous Forty $22 $50,000
  21:30 53 Big Mystery $5.50 $15,000
  22:30 54 Total Mystery $55 $50,000
  23:05 55 Win The Button $5.50 $10,000
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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