The Venom $10M GTD Dual Tournaments at ACR Poker

Author

Juan David Vargas Quiceno, aka Vargoso

Published

12/29/2025

Updated

3/31/2026

On April 12, 2026, ACR Poker will launch two flagship Mystery Bounty editions of The Venom tournaments, featuring a combined $10,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Players can win a $2,650 ticket through a wide range of satellites. Check out this article, as we’ll cover everything you need to know to take a shot at the big prize.

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In 2026, ACR Poker will once again host The Venom series in the Mystery Bounty format. As usual, the Hold’em event features an $8 million guarantee, while the Omaha edition carries a $2 million guarantee.

All flights, Day 2, and the final stages of tournaments will follow the same schedule:

Day 1A — Sunday, April 12
Day 1B — Thursday, April 16
Day 1C — Sunday, April 19
Day 1D — Thursday, April 23
Day 1E — Sunday, April 26
Day 2 — Monday, April 27
Final — Tuesday, April 28

Flights Structure:

Buy-in: $2,650.
The starting stack is 300,000 chips (187.5 big blinds) in Hold'em tournaments and 400,000 chips (200 big blinds) in Omaha tournaments.
Blinds speed:
Event Levels (20 minutes) Levels (15 minutes)
The Venom MB 1-21, 37+ 22-36
The Venom MB PLO 1-21, 50+ 22-49
Late registration – 21 levels.*
The game continues until 12% of registered players remain at the tables.

Event	Levels (20 minutes)	Levels (15 minutes)
The Venom MB	1-21, 37+	22-36
The Venom MB PLO	1-21, 50+	22-49

*Unlimited re-entries are possible.

Players can participate in any number of flights. Their stacks will also be combined.

Notably, earlier this January, Portuguese player Pedro “MatasSembolas” Neves won The Venom Hold’em tournament for $728,281. However, due to the $150K and $500K mystery bounties, the biggest overall payout — $1,240,310 — went to the winner of the second place Ben “BALDOUS” Aldous.

Satellites

Thanks to a wide range of qualifying tournaments, players of all bankrolls can play The Venom.

Early entry:

Beast & SnG Venom Fever for $95. Starting every Sunday from the end of March at 10:05 PM GMT. Each tournament guarantees 20-30 tickets for $2,650.
Survivor Flip Satellite. 4-level Sit &Go tournaments. The tournament continues until one player remains at the table. That player advances to the next level or receives a ticket if the game reaches Step 4.

Tournament	Buy-in
Survivor Flip $2,650 Tickets - Step 1	$0,8
Survivor Flip $2,650 Tickets - Step 2	$6
Survivor Flip $2,650 Tickets - Step 3	$46
Survivor Flip $2,650 Tickets - Step 4	$350

Direct satellites for the Venom Fever series will run from April 7 to 26. Hundreds of tickets to The Venom will be awarded in MEGA and Daily Direct satellites with buy-ins ranging from $33 to $630.

Step satellites will begin with freerolls, giving players a chance to qualify for a tournament with a seven-figure top prize for free.

On April 6, The Venom tickets and satellite entries will also be available via the Venom Vault. Players receive the first reward box for free, while additional boxes can be purchased for $2.99, Combat Points (330 CP per key), or by completing special missions:

Task	Keys
Play 3 Survivor Flips in a Day	1
Play 5 MTTs in a Day	1
Play 25 Raked Cash Game Hands in a Day	3
Play 25 Raked Blitz Hands in a Day	3
Win with 7-2 Offsuit (Hold’em only)	1
Win with 4-2 Offsuit (Hold’em only)	1
Hit a Royal Flush using both hole cards (Hold’em only)	10
Play poker for 5 consecutive days	2
Play poker for 10 consecutive days	3
Play poker for 15 consecutive days	6
Play Blitz, Cash, and Tournaments in a single day	1