Headhunter Challenge
The headhunter challenge is a new type of multi-table tournament where players can earn cash for every player they knock out of a tournament.
A portion of every buy-in is assigned to each player's "head". The more players someone eliminates, the more cash they win and also the bigger the target they become for all the other players.
All players who enter a headhunter tournament pay the same buy-in and entry fee. The prize pool is then divided, with a proportion being allocated to heads and then the rest going towards the standard prizepool. Although it may vary, the standard Headhunter tournament will award 50% of the prize pool based upon heads that are knocked out and 50% as the regular prize pool.
Step By Step Guide To Headhunter Tournaments
Choose Your Headhunter Tournament
In the Main Lobby, click on the Tourney tab. Headhunter tournaments can easily be identified by the unique "HH" icon displayed on the left hand side of the tournament listing.
Start Playing
Game play during the tournament is the same as any other multi-table tournament, however just after registration closes the value of every player's head will be calculated depending on their headhunter rating.
The player info box displays how much each player's head is worth in the lower right corner. Knock that player out and collect a portion of his head value and increase the price on your head!
Tournament Results
The tournament continues until one player wins it all. If you have knocked out any player then the value of these heads will be credited when the tournament finishes. If you have finished in the money, your share will also be credited to your account. Should you win the tournament, you get your own head value in addition to the other 2 possible payments.
Splitting Heads?
There is no way of splitting heads in a headhunter tournament. If a player is eliminated by two or more players who split the pot, the value of their head is awarded to the player with the biggest stack. If stacks are equal then the winning player is the player closest to the button.
Headhunter Ratings
What Are Headhunter Ratings?
The standard Headhunter tournament will calculate the value of a player's head based upon 50% of the head value prize pool spread evenly and the other 50% based on a player's HH rating.
The HH rating calculates how a player has performed in his last 15 Headhunter tournaments within a 90 day period.
How To Calculate Your Headhunter Rating
The formula for a single tournament value is as follows :
HH value = (Number of heads eliminated from tournament / total entrants) x 1000)) + 10
This is rounded to the nearest whole number, and cannot be higher than 100.
Your HH Rating
The HH rating is the average of the HH scores over the past 15 tournaments, using a score of 10 for each missing HH value in the past 15 tournament.
The Headhunter leaderboard ranks players by the percentage of players they have eliminated in the tournaments in which they have played.
On top of that, the player at the top of the weekly leaderboard is a Weekly Poker Champion and is invited to participate in a weekly final.
