World KO Championship Poker Series

The biggest summer of football has reached the knockout stages and Stake Poker is marking it with our biggest series yet. From June 28 to July 20, every event in the World KO Championship is a knockout: regular Knockouts, Progressive Knockouts and Mystery Bounties, with over $1,000,000 in guarantees up for grabs. Bag some bounties, chase a share of $700,000 across our Bye Day Specials, and battle it in the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event. It's All At Stake.

How It Works

• All Knockouts - every tournament in the series is a knockout format: regular KOs, PKOs and Mystery Bounties. Bust an opponent, claim their bounty.

• Over $1,000,000 Guaranteed - more than $1,000,000 in tournament guarantees across 23 days of play, with multiple events every day.

• The $100,000 Main Event - a phased Mystery Bounty for just $20. Play any Day 1 flight across the series, bag a stack, and return for the finale on July 20.

• Bye Day Specials - five headline tournaments on the rest days of the football (July 8, 12, 13, 16 and 17), each a $30 Progressive Knockout. The guaranteed prize pool grows by $500 for every goal scored across the tournament. Registration stays open for a full 12 hours.

• Mystery Bounty Special - a $50 Mystery Bounty with a $20,000 guarantee on July 18.

• Daily Knockouts - every day brings more, including $10,000 PKOs and $10,000 Mystery Bounties, plus faster formats like Speed Run PKOs, Deepstack Turbos and Big Knockout Turbos.

• Football Comes First - no World KO Championship tournament will start while a match is being played.

• Where to Play - find every event in the dedicated World KO Championship section of the poker client lobby.

Stakes

Buy-ins run from $5 to $50 across the series - the $100,000 Main Event is just $20, the Bye Day Specials are $30, and the Mystery Bounty Special is $50. Enter with cash or an equivalent-value ticket.

Prize Pools

Over $1,000,000 guaranteed across the series, headlined by:

• $705,000+ - combined across the five Bye Day Specials ($135,000–$145,000 expected prize pools each), growing $500 with every goal scored

• $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event - phased, just $20 to enter, finale on July 20

• $20,000 Mystery Bounty Special - July 18, $50 buy-in

• $10,000 - daily PKOs and Mystery Bounties throughout the series

Terms & Conditions

• The World KO Championship runs from June 29 to July 20, 2026.

• Registration opens 48 hours before each tournament's start time. Bye Day Special tournaments open for registration 12 hours before start.

• Re-entries are permitted, up to a limit of 10 per player.

• The Main Event is a phased tournament. Each Day 1 flight ends when 15% of the field remains, and follows the Best Stack Forward Policy, only your highest qualifying chip stack carries into the July 20 finale.

• The Bye Day Special prize pools increase by $500 for every goal scored across the World Cup.

• Stake Poker terms and conditions can be found in the Card Room Rules, Security & Ecology Policy, and Refund Policy.

• Stake reserves the right to hold, void, suspend, cancel, or amend this promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.