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Competitive Matches with Prize Pools on PakAibo

A prize match is an ordinary competitive game with one difference: both players put up the same amount before it starts, and the result of the game decides where that amount goes. The terms are agreed in advance, the outcome is read from the game itself, and the platform's own share is a fixed percentage that is known before anyone presses play.

The model in one paragraph

Two players agree on a game, a mode and an entry amount. Each side's amount is held on their game balance while the match runs — reserved, not spent. They play in the game. The winner receives their own entry back plus the opponent's, less the platform fee. Nothing about the game itself changes: PakAibo does not influence the match, does not play in it and does not take a side.

How a prize match works

The terms are agreed first

Game, mode and entry amount are fixed before the match exists. Nobody can change them once the two sides are matched, which is why they are shown in full on the lobby.

The entry is held, not taken

Your amount is reserved on your game balance for the duration of the match. It is visible as held rather than missing, and it is released back to you if the match does not go ahead.

An opponent is matched

Search pairs players with a comparable entry and a comparable rating, so the game is a contest rather than a formality. You can also open a lobby and wait to be joined — see find an opponent.

The match is played in the game

The match happens in Dota 2 or Brawl Stars under the agreed terms. PakAibo is not part of the game session.

The result is verified

The outcome is taken from the game's own data, not from either player's report, and it is checked against the match: a game that finished before this match began cannot settle it. When the result cannot be confirmed automatically, the match goes to manual review instead of being decided by guesswork.

The prize is paid and ratings move

The held amounts are released, the winner is credited, and the rating for that game changes for both players.

The fee, with the actual numbers

The platform fee is 10%, and it is charged on the winnings — the amount that changes hands — not on the whole pot. A worked example is clearer than a formula:

both players put up 10 EK, so the pot is 20 EK;
the fee is 10% of the 10 EK that the winner gains, which is 1 EK;
the winner ends with 19 EK: their own 10 back plus 9 from the opponent.

The loser's cost is their entry, and nothing beyond it. The fee is the platform's only share of a match — there is no second cut at payout time.

Entry limits and rank ceilings

How much you may put up is capped by your rank in that game, not by your balance. The ladder is deliberately conservative at the bottom:

Starting ranks

Up to 50 EK per match while your rating is below 1500. This covers the calibration period and the first rank above it.

Middle ranks

Up to 100 EK from a rating of 1500, and up to 250 EK from 2000. Each step is earned by results rather than by depositing more.

Upper ranks

From a rating of 3000 the per-match ceiling is lifted. Matches started from the website keep their own separate limit regardless of rank.

Entry amounts are denominated in EK. EnalKoin (EK) is the platform's internal unit of account for entries, fees and rewards — its nominal value is set by the operator, and it is not a cryptocurrency, an investment product or a way to earn.

What decides the result

Automatic verification is the default and the only fast path. The platform reads the finished game from the official game data and matches it to the agreed match by participants and timing. Two things follow from that:

a player cannot win a prize match by claiming a win — claims are not an input;
a match that cannot be confirmed is held for manual review rather than settled either way.

Disputes have a fixed window after the match in which an appeal can be opened, and reviewed matches can be voided, in which case both entries are returned and the rating is left alone. The full rules live in the bot — open PakAibo and use the rules section for the current text.

What this is not

Not a casino. There is no house game, no odds and no random outcome. You play another player, and the game decides.
Not a bet against the platform. PakAibo is not a counterparty to the match; its income is the fixed fee, and it is the same whoever wins.
Not income and not an investment. Skill decides results, results vary, and the entry can be lost. Nothing here should be treated as a way to make money.
Not a promise of a fair opponent every time. Matching narrows by rating, but a wider window after a long wait can produce an uneven game.

Play amounts you would be content to lose in a game you wanted to play anyway. That is the only sensible frame for a prize match, and it is the one the limits above are designed around.

Prize matches and tournaments

A prize match is between two players. A tournament is a bracket with an entry fee, a shared prize pool and a fixed number of rounds — a different format with a different rhythm, described on online esports tournaments and, for one game in particular, on Dota 2 tournaments.

See the current terms in the app Entry limits, open modes and your own rank are shown live in the Matches tab.

Open Matches How quick matches work

Quick matches — the short path from opening the site to playing.
Find an opponent — how players are matched by game, mode and rating.
Dota 2 tournaments — modes, matchmaking and ratings for Dota 2.
Online esports tournaments — brackets, entry fees and prize pools.
EnalKoin (EK) — the internal unit used for entries, fees and rewards.

PakAibo (also known from the earlier PakAI name) is a competitive gaming and esports platform for Dota 2 and Brawl Stars.