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 advertised top Mystery Bounties are $500,000 in NLH and $250,000 in PLO.
| 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, allowing players to take chips from more than one starting flight into the Mystery Bounty stage.
Eight Chances to Reach Day 2
At the time of publication, the remaining flights and later stages were scheduled as follows:
- 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.