That is how you "get into the money". Outlasting others without knocking anyone out doesn't bring in a nickel for places 4th through whatever. Only the Top 3 finishers are given prize pool money.

The tournaments are run once a week on a Saturday Afternoon. The buy-in is $5.50, and you earn $5 per bounty. And everyone has a bounty on their head.

Does that change the game? You bet it does!!

While each player will likely adjust his strategy accordingly, the fact that the payout structure is nearly solely dependant on knocking other players out of the tournament makes the Apocalypto tournaments the ultimate in headhunter/bounty poker tournaments.

While other rooms on the prima network are putting out their own bounty money heavy touraments (see Sharpshooter tournaments at Doyle's Room), the only place hosting the Apocalypto tournaments are Crazy Poker and Golden Riviera Poker.

And, they both offer $10 No Deposit Bonuses. That makes them both a bit of a throwback to the earlier days of online poker, and novel by today's standards.

I know that bounty tournaments aren't like other tournaments, so if you're part of the Sunday Millions crowd you're probably not reading this and thinking that you can't wait to play "all-in" against a bunch of donkeys - but, to me it looks like a very fun way to spend some time at the tables.