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The inaugural PGT Bounty Blitz will be the ninth series of the 2025 PGT Season. PGT Bounty Blitz will run from September 1-6, 2025, and will be held inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The six-event schedule consists exclusively of No-Limit Hold'em events, and all buy-ins are $5,300, with a $200 discount available for on-time entry for players in the registration line by the start of play, and players are allowed unlimited reentries. Day 1 in the first five events will play down to the final table of seven and levels are 30 minutes in duration. Event #6 is a single-day event, with levels lasting 25 minutes each.

Unique to PGT Bounty Blitz is that every event will be a different bounty format with $2,000 from each player's entry set aside for the bounty pool. Event #1 and #6 are standard knockout tournaments with an elimination earning that player $2,000. Event #2 is an escalator format with bounties valued at three different price points that rise as the tournament progresses. Eliminating players while registration is open earns the player $500, eliminations after registration closes are worth $1,000, and once the tournament reaches one full table before the bubble, the bounty value will be adjusted to the remaining prize pool divided by the number of players remaining.

Event #3 is a Quattro format, where bounties will begin with 25% of the field remaining and be valued at $8,000. Event #4 is a Progressive Knockout with each elimination earning the player half the bounty paid out in cash, and the half being added to their bounty value. Event #5 is a Mystery Bounty, and the second-highest bounty prize will be reserved for the final table.

The PGT shot clock will be active during PGT Bounty Blitz, with players having 20 seconds to act on their hand preflop, and 30 seconds postflop. Time extensions are worth 30 seconds each, regardless of which street they are used on. Players will receive six time extensions if entering before the first break, and four thereafter. Additional time extensions are distributed to players in the money if the field reaches 71 entrants. The final seven players will also receive six additional time extensions.

The PGT Bounty Blitz is part of the 2025 PGT season, with players earning PGT points based on the amount they cash for in each event. PGT points accumulated throughout the PGT season will decide players' final position on the PGT leaderboard. The season-ending top 40 eligible players and select Dream Seat winners will qualify for the 2025 PGT $1,000,000 Championship, where the first-place prize will be $500,000.

Information on the PGT points system, PGT Passports, prizes, championship bonuses, and payouts can be found here at pgt.com/points.

2025 PGT Bounty Blitz Schedule

Start Date Number Event Bounty Style Starting Stack Level Length
Monday, September 1 1 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout 125,000 30 minutes
Tuesday, September 2 2 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em Escalator 125,000 30 minutes
Wednesday, September 3 3 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em Quattro 125,000 30 minutes
Thursday, September 4 4 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em Progressive Knockout 125,000 30 minutes
Friday, September 5 5 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery 125,000 30 minutes
Saturday, September 6 6 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout 125,000 25 minutes

For full PGT schedule information, check out pgt.com/schedule. For the PGT leaderboard, check out pgt.com/leaderboard.

How to Watch the 2025 PGT Bounty Blitz?

The first five events of the 2025 PGT Bounty Blitz are two-day events with Day 1 playing down to the final table. Day 2 will see the final seven players return to the PokerGO Studio to conclude the event and crown a champion. 

Those first five final tables will be livestreamed on OTT service PokerGO from 4 p.m. ET from September 2-6, 2025. Event #6 is a one-day event and will not be livestreamed. Live updates of every PGT Bounty Blitz event will be handled exclusively by the PGT Live Reporting Team on PGT.com.

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