Stake.us is running a World KO Championship Poker Series until July 20, with over 1,000,000 SC prize pool across 23 days of play. Buy-ins start at 5 SC, and no events run during World Cup matches.
The Stake.us poker tournament series, which started on June 28, is still very much open. The World KO Championship runs through July 20 and puts every event in knockout format, meaning every time you eliminate an opponent, you collect a bounty on top of your normal tournament equity. The total prize pool across all events exceeds 1,000,000 SC, and buy-ins start at just 5 SC. If you have a Stake.us account, you can enter today.
How Does The Stake.us Poker Tournament Work
Every event in the Stake.us World KO Championship runs in All KO format. Every player carries a bounty. Eliminate someone, and you collect all or part of it immediately.
Three KO types appear across the series:
- Regular KO: A fixed bounty is attached to each player. Eliminate them, collect the full amount.
- Progressive KO (PKO): The bounty splits on elimination. Half pays out to you immediately; the rest is added to your own bounty, growing your target value.
- Mystery Bounty: Bounties are hidden and revealed as a random prize at the Money stage. Used in the 100,000 SC Main Event.
Stake Poker Key Tournament Details
Here is what the series looks like at a glance:
- Dates: June 28 to July 20, 2026
- Buy-ins: 5 SC to 50 SC across all events
- Total guaranteed: Over 1,000,000 SC across 23 days
- Main Event: 20 SC buy-in, 100,000 SC prize pool, Mystery Bounty. Phased format: Play any Day 1 flight, and your best qualifying stack carries to the July 20 finale.
- Bye Day Specials: Five 30 SC PKO events on July 8, 12, 13, 16, and 17. Prize pool grows by 500 SC per World Cup goal scored. Combined total: 700,000+ SC.
- Daily events: 10,000 SC Mystery Bounties, Super Terminators, and Speed Run PKOs run every day.
- Schedule note: No World KO Championship event will start while a World Cup match is in progress.
- Where to play: The World KO Championship section inside the Stake.us Poker Lobby.
How to Get In The 1 Million Free SC Poker Tournament
New players can sign up with promo code STAKENEXT for a sign-up bonus of 25 SC plus 25,000 GC, then 1 SC plus 10,000 GC every day. That 25 SC covers either a Daily Knockout or the Main Event entry. Here is how to enter:
- Create your Stake.us account and enter promo code STAKENEXT to activate your sign-up bonus.
- Open the Poker Lobby and navigate to the World KO Championship section.
- Choose your event: a Daily Knockout from 5 SC, the 30 SC Bye Day Special on the next scheduled date, or any open Day 1 flight for the 20 SC Main Event.
- Register up to 48 hours before each tournament start (12 hours for Bye Day Specials) and enter with Stake Cash or an equivalent-value ticket.
21+ only. Terms and conditions apply. Stake.us is available in eligible US states only.
