Lighting PKO: New Tournament Format at ACR Poker

Author

Vargoso

Published

3/17/2025

Updated

3/17/2025

ACR Poker introduced a new tournament format with progressive bounties: Lighting PKO. In this article, you'll find the complete schedule and a description of its unique structure

Fast and Profitable

Progressive bounty tournaments are among the most popular in modern online poker thanks to the opportunity to win big prizes for reaching the top positions and eliminating opponents. The best online poker rooms continue to invest in this format.

Lighting PKO tournaments are the latest novelty on the Winning Poker Network poker rooms (ACR Poker, PokerKing, Black Chip Poker, YaPoker). Buy-ins are $0.11, $0.27, $3.15, $10.50, and $31.50, and guarantees range from $5 to $3,500.

Lighting PKOs have an unusual structure, the same for all buy-ins:

Starting stack: 10BB
First level blinds: 20 minutes
All subsequent levels last 2 minutes
Late registration period: 20 minutes
8-max tables. Play begins with a minimum of 6 players.

Then, Lighting PKOs last about an hour, but the winner can walk away with a massive prize.

For example, in the two most expensive Lighting PKO tournaments, $31.50 and $1,500 guaranteed, played in the first week, the winners took home about $500 each.

Full Lighting PKO Schedule

Every day, the tournament schedule at WPN Network poker rooms includes over 100 Hold'em and Omaha tournaments*:

Time (ET)	Tournament	Buy-in
7:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
8:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
9:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
10:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
11:45	Lightning PKO - $8 CTD	$0.11
13:45	Lightning PKO - $1,000 GTD	$31.50
14:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
15:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
16:45	Lightning PKO - $25 GTD	$0.53
17:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
19:15	Lightning PKO - $500 GTD 5C PLO8	$31.50
20:15	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD 5C PLO8	$10.50
21:15	Lightning PKO - $10 GTD 5C PLO8	$0.53
22:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
23:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
0:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
1:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
2:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
4:15	Lightning PKO - $500 GTD PLO8	$31.50
5:15	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD PLO8	$10.50
6:15	Lightning PKO - $10 GTD PLO8	$0.53
7:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
8:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
9:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
10:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
11:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
13:15	Lightning PKO - $500 GTD 5C PLO8	$31.50
14:15	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD 5C PLO8	$10.50
15:15	Lightning PKO - $10 GTD 5C PLO8	$0.53
16:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
17:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
18:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
19:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
20:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
22:15	Lightning PKO - $500 GTD PLO8	$31.50
23:15	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD PLO8	$10.50
0:15	Lightning PKO - $10 GTD PLO8	$0.53
1:45	Lightning PKO - $600 CTD	$31.50
2:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
3:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
4:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
5:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
7:15	Lightning PKO - $500 GTD 5C PLO8	$31.50
8:15	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD 5C PLO8	$10.50
9:15	Lightning PKO - $10 GTD 5C PLO8	$0.53
10:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
11:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
12:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
13:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
15:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
16:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
17:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
18:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
20:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
21:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
22:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
23:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
1:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
2:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
3:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
4:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
6:45	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD	$10.50
7:45	Lightning PKO - $75 GTD	$3.15
8:45	Lightning PKO - $15 GTD	$0.53
9:45	Lightning PKO - $5 GTD	$0.11
11:45	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD	$10.50
12:45	Lightning PKO - $75 GTD	$3.15
13:45	Lightning PKO - $15 GTD	$0.53
14:45	Lightning PKO - $5 GTD	$0.11
16:45	Lightning PKO - $200 GTD	$10.50
17:45	Lightning PKO - $75 GTD	$3.15
18:45	Lightning PKO - $15 GTD	$0.53
19:45	Lightning PKO - $5 GTD	$0.11
21:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
22:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
23:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
0:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
2:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
3:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
4:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
5:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
7:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
8:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
9:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
10:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
12:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
13:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
14:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
15:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
17:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
18:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
19:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
20:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
22:45	Lightning PKO - $250 GTD	$10.50
23:45	Lightning PKO - $100 GTD	$3.15
0:45	Lightning PKO - $20 GTD	$0.53
1:45	Lightning PKO - $6 GTD	$0.11
3:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
4:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
5:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
6:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
7:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
9:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
10:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
11:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
12:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
13:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
15:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
16:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
17:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
18:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
19:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
21:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
22:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
23:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
0:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
1:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11
3:45	Lightning PKO - $600 GTD	$31.50
4:45	Lightning PKO - $400 GTD	$10.50
5:45	Lightning PKO - $150 GTD	$3.15
6:45	Lightning PKO - $30 GTD	$0.53
7:45	Lightning PKO - $8 GTD	$0.11