The Venom PKO $5M GTD and $8M Venom Special Series

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Vargoso
Published
10/7/2023
Updated
10/7/2023

The next Venom PKO, with $5,000,000 guaranteed, is scheduled to start on October 19, 2023. Ten days before that, the Venom Fever satellites will kick off. The Venom Special mini-series will be held simultaneously.

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Tournament structure

A new edition of The Venom PKO was announced by Winning Poker Network with a comprehensive satellite grid and a new Venom Special series with $8M guaranteed

From October 19 to 29, 2023, PokerKingAmericas Cardroom, and Black Chip Poker  will host The Venom PKO $5M GTD tournament for $2,650.

  • Day 1A – October 19
  • Day 1B – October 22
  • Day 1C – October 26
  • Day 1D – October 29

Each Day 1 has the following structure:

  • The starting stack is 300,000 chips (187.5 BB).
  • Late registration with unlimited re-entry — 18 levels of 20 minutes each.
  • Duration — 28 levels.

You can qualify for Day 2 only once; after that, the remaining flights become unavailable for registration. The game will continue on October 30 and will last seven hours. Day 3 will go until the formation of the TOP 8. The live-broadcasted final table will be held on November 1.

The easiest way to find all the events related to the tournament is by writing “Venom” in the search bar in the tournament lobby.

Venom Fever

Venom Fever is a series of direct satellites with 633 tickets guaranteed, scheduled from October 9 to 29.

  • Entries from $33 up to $109-$290.
  • Seven MEGA-satellites with 235 tickets added
  • Step-sats for megasatellites, starting with freerolls.
  • Beast satellites (October 15 and 22) with 40 prizes for players who got into the prizes of the weekly rake race.

Venom Fever tournaments come in several types:

SatelliteStarting StackBlinds (Minutes)Late registration
VenomFever Sat
8.000
12
3 hours
VenomFever Turbo Sat
25.000
5
2 hours
VenomFever Hyper Sat
2.500
5
50 minutes

Mega Satelites:

TournamentDateTime (CET+1)Guarantee (Tickets)Step
MEGA $290
15 October
20:15
25
Freeroll > $2.50 > $33
MEGA $290
22 October
17:45
30
Freeroll > $2.50 > $33
MEGA $630
22 October
17:45
50
Freeroll > $6.60 > $66
MEGA $55
28 October
20:30
10
Freeroll > $0.55 > $5.50
MEGA $109
28 October
20:30
20
Freeroll > $1.10 > $11
MEGA $290
29 October
17:45
40
Freeroll > $2.50 > $33
MEGA $630
29 October
17:45
60
Freeroll > $6.60 > $66

Full Venom Fever Schedule

DateTime (ET)*TournamentBuy-inFeatures
9.10
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
10.10
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$290.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
 
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
11.10
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
12.10
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$290.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
 
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
13.10
15:05
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
 
18:30
VenomFever Satellite - 2 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
14.10
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$290.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
 
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
15.10
13:15
VenomFever MONSTER MEGA - 25 Tickets GTD
$290.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
 
18:05
Beast & SnC Venom MEGA - 20x $2,650 Tickets GTD
$95.00
3h LR (15 lvls) - 5K SS
16.10
13:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$290.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
 
13:30
VenomFever MEGA - 5 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels
 
18:30
VenomFever Satellite - 3 Tickets GTD
$109.00
3h LR - 8k SS - 12m levels

Venom PKO Blitz

In these satellites (fast-fold poker format), the player automatically receives a ticket to the next level by stuffing 5,000 chips. At the last one, players do not get a direct ticket to Venom but to a $290 satellite:

EventBuy-inSB/BBStarting Stack
VenomPKO Blitz Step 1 (3-max)
$0.11
40/80
910
VenomPKO Blitz Step 2 (3-max)
$0.55
40/80
1.000
VenomPKO Blitz Step 3 (3-max)
$2.5
40/80
1.023
VenomPKO Blitz Step 4 (3-max)
$11
50/100
1.516
VenomPKO Blitz Step 5 (3-max)
$33
40/80
1.377
VenomPKO Blitz Step 6 (3-max)
$109
50/100
1.725

Venom SnG

EventBuy-in

Minimum players

TheVenom Step 1/7 - 10 Seats GTD to Step 2
$0.11
15
TheVenom Step 2/7 - 8 Seats GTD to Step 3
$0.55
12
TheVenom Step 3/7 - 7 Seats GTD to Step 4
$2.50
10
TheVenom Step 4/7 - 6 Seats GTD to Step 5
$11
10
TheVenom Step 5/7 - 5 Seats GTD to Step 6
$33
8
TheVenom Step 6/7- 4 Seats GTD to Step 7
$109
8
TheVenom Step 7/7 - 1 Venom Seat GTD
$290
6

Full Schedule of the $8M GTD Venom Special

From October 19 to 30, The Venom Special series will guarantee $8,020,000 across 57 tournaments on Winning Poker Network.

  • Buy-ins are from $16.5 to $1,050. Most tournaments cost from $55 to $215.
  • Guarantees — from $40K to $750K.
  • The biggest tournament — $750,000 GTD Venom Special Sunday HR for $630, starts on October 29
  • The only two-day tournament is named after the network's ambassador, John van Fleet: $500,000 GTD apestyles Sunday Banana PKO -  for $1,050, will be held on October 29 and 30.
  • Two non-Hold'em events: Venom Special PKO - $100,000 GTD 6-Max in Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo for $1,050 will start on October 23 and 30, respectively.
DateTime (ET)*TournamentBuy-inFeatures
19.10
10:15
Venom Special - $75,000 GTD
$109.00
4h LR - 15/12min Blinds - 35K SS
 
10:30
Venom Special - $100,000 GTD
$215.00
4h LR - 15/12min Blinds - 35K SS
 
10:30
Venom Special - $50,000 GTD
$55.00
5h LR - 15/12/15min Blinds - 50K SS
 
13:05
Venom Special PKO - $200,000 GTD
$630.00
4h LR - 15/12min Blinds - 35K SS
 
13:05
Venom Special - $150,000 GTD
$215.00
5h LR - 15min Blinds - 50K SS
 
13:30
Venom Special PKO - $80,000 GTD
$109.00
4h LR - 20/12min Blinds - 150K SS
 
14:05
Venom Special PKO - $150,000 GTD
$1,050.00 
4h LR - 20/12min Blinds - 150K SS
 
16:05
Venom Special HR - $75,000 GTD
$630.00
3h30min LR - 15/12/15min Blinds - 35K SS
 
16:05
Venom Special - $60,000 GTD
$109.00
4h LR - 15/12min Blinds - 35K SS
 
17:05
Venom Special - $60,000 GTD
$215.00
4h LR - 15/12min Blinds - 35K SS
22.10
8:05
Venom Special Euro WarmUp - $75,000 GTD
$109.00
4h LR - 15/12min Blinds - 35K SS
 
8:05
Venom Special - $40,000 GTD
$55.00
4h LR - 15/12min Blinds - 35K SS
 
10:15
Venom Special Euro HR - $200,000 GTD
$630.00
3h30min LR - 15/20min Blinds - 35K SS
 
11:30
Venom Special PKO - $60,000 GTD
$16.50
4h LR - 20/10min Blinds - 125K SS
 
12:05
Venom Special Sunday HR - $750,000 GTD
$630.00
5h LR - 15min Blinds - 50K SS

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