Set Up a TournamentExplanation
Buy-ins, bounties, and where the money goes
How the buy-in splits into prize pool, bounty, and fees when you enable bounties.
The buy-in is the entry price excluding any house fee. If you enable a bounty, the bounty portion is taken FROM the buy-in (reducing the prize pool) — not added on top.
Example
1
$100 buy-in, $20 bounty
$80 goes to the prize pool, $20 becomes a knockout bounty.
2
Plus $10 house fee
Total out-of-pocket: $110. Prize pool + bounty pool: $100.
This is a common source of confusion. Announce the split to players beforehand so nobody is surprised at payout time.
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