ACR Poker is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the biggest Venom series in the room’s history. From August 13 through September 2, 2026, two simultaneous Mystery Bounty Venom tournaments offer a combined $15 million in guaranteed prize pools. Americas Cardroom published the event details.
The headline event is the $12 Million GTD No-Limit Hold’em Venom, accompanied by the $3 Million GTD Pot-Limit Omaha Venom. Both tournaments have a $2,650 buy-in and feature eight Day 1 starting flights.
Huge Mystery Bounties
The Mystery Bounty format brings some of the largest knockout prizes currently available in online poker.
| Tournament | Guarantee | Buy-in | Top Mystery Bounty |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLH Venom | $12,000,000 | $2,650 | $500,000 |
| PLO Venom | $3,000,000 | $2,650 | $250,000 |
Every Mystery Bounty in both tournaments is worth at least $5,000. The bounty phase begins on Day 2, and every player who reaches Day 2 is already in the money.
Players can enter multiple Day 1 flights with the same account and combine their qualifying stacks for Day 2, creating an unusual opportunity to build a much larger stack before the Mystery Bounty stage begins.
Eight Chances to Reach Day 2
The remaining schedule gives players several more opportunities to qualify:
- Day 1D: August 20 — 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1E: August 23 — 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1F: August 24 — 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1G: August 27 — 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1H: August 30 — 12:05 PM ET
- Day 2: August 31 — 1:05 PM ET
- NLH Day 3: September 1 — 1:05 PM ET
- NLH Final Table: September 2 — 4:05 PM ET
The PLO Venom has no Day 3, while the NLH tournament continues through the final table on September 2.
More Than $10 Million in Venom Specials
The two main events are only part of ACR Poker’s anniversary schedule. Venom Specials add more than $10 million in additional guarantees, while Venom Fever offers 1,500+ guaranteed Venom seats through satellites, Mega Satellites, Beast tournaments, Steps and other qualifying routes.
With $15 million guaranteed across the two main events, a $500,000 top bounty and more starting flights than ever before, the August 2026 edition is the largest Venom ACR Poker has run to date.