Venom Special: An Additional Series to Dual Venom at ACR Poker

Author

Juan David Vargas Quiceno, aka Vargoso

Published

8/15/2026

ACR Poker continues its anniversary program and, in conjunction with the record-breaking Dual Venom $15M GTD, will host the Venom Special series, featuring nearly 100 tournaments and over $10 million in guaranteed prize money. We explore the schedule, buy-ins, satellites, and key features of the series.

What Makes Venom Special Stand Out?

The Dual Venom tournaments with a combined $15 million guarantee are already impressive in scale, but ACR Poker is not stopping there. Alongside its flagship events, the poker room will also host a new tournament series.

From August 17 to 31, 2026, the tournament schedule will feature 91 Venom Special MTTs, with a combined series guarantee of more than $10,000,000.

Details:

Buy-ins range from $11 to $2,650. The vast majority of tournaments, 64 out of 91, have buy-ins of $109, $215, or $630.
The minimum guarantee for individual tournaments is $15,000, while the maximum is $750,000.
The largest tournament in the series, the Venom Special $750,000 GTD High Roller with a $1,050 buy-in, starts on August 31 at 16:30 GMT.
The schedule includes two Omaha Hi-Lo tournaments: the VSpecial PKO with a $40,000 guarantee and a $630 buy-in.
Almost all events in the series have a deep structure: blind levels last 10-20 minutes, and starting stacks start at 150 big blinds.
Most tournaments start in the evening, European time.

In the ACR Poker client, Venom Special tournaments are highlighted in purple. The easiest way to find the relevant events is to enter "Venom Special" in the search bar.

Satellites

Players can qualify for each event either by registering directly or by advancing through the standard step satellite system. The tickets won in these satellites can be used for any tournament with the same buy-in.

For $630 – $6.60 > $66*.
For $290 – $2.50 > $33.
For $109 – $1.10 > $11.
For $55 – $0.55 > $5.50.

*An intermediate ticket can be used not only in the final-stage satellite, where $630 tickets are awarded, but also in any tournament with a $66 buy-in.

In addition, ACR Poker offers six multi-level 8-max Survivor Flip satellites, where players can win tickets worth between $66 and $2,650.

The full Venom Special schedule

Date	Time	Tourney	Buy-In	Detail
17/08	10:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	10:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	10:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$66.00	4h – 15/8m – 100k
	10:45	Venom Special PKO – $25,000 GTD	$27.50	4h PKO – 20/7m – 100k
	11:30	Venom Special PKO – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h PKO – 20/9m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $200,000 GTD	$630.00	4h – 15/12m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $30,000 GTD	$33.00	4h – 15/8m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $15,000 GTD	$11.00	4h – 15/7m – 100k
	13:30	Venom Special PKO – $100,000 GTD	$1,050.00	3h HS PKO – 20/10m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$630.00	3h15 – 15/12m – 30k
	16:05	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$109.00	3h12 – 12/9m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $25,000 GTD	$33.00	3h12 – 12/8m – 50k
	16:30	Venom Special – $30,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
20/08	10:45	Venom Special – $60,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	10:45	Venom Special – $60,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	11:30	Venom Special PKO – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h PKO – 20/9m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $200,000 GTD	$630.00	4h – 15/12m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	13:30	Venom Special PKO – $100,000 GTD	$1,050.00	3h HS PKO – 20/10m – 50k
	14:05	Venom Special PKO – $30,000 GTD	$66.00	3h PKO – 15/8m – 100k
	16:05	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$630.00	3h15 – 15/12m – 30k
	16:05	Venom Special – $30,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$109.00	3h12 – 12/9m – 50k
23/08	10:15	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	10:30	Venom Special – $200,000 GTD	$630.00	3h15 – 15/12m – 30k
	11:30	Venom Special – $150,000 GTD	$66.00	4h – 15/8m – 100k
	12:05	Venom Special – $600,000 GTD High Roller	$630.00	4.5h – 15/30/15/12 – 30k
	12:05	Venom Special – $250,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	13:30	Venom Special – $150,000 GTD Mystery Bounty	$215.00	3h12 – 12/9m – 50k
	13:30	Venom Special PKO – $50,000 GTD	$33.00	4h PKO – 20/8m – 100k
	16:15	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD Mystery Bounty	$109.00	3h12 MB – 12/8m – 50k
	16:15	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD Mystery Bounty	$44.00	3h12 – 12/7m – 50k
	17:05	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD Mystery Bounty 6-Max	$630.00	2h – 10/8m – 30k
	17:05	VSpecial PKO – $40,000 GTD 5C PLO8 6-Max	$630.00	2h30 Omaha – 15/10m – 100k
	17:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD 6-Max	$215.00	2h15 – 9/8m – 100k
24/08	10:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	10:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	10:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$66.00	4h – 15/8m – 100k
	11:30	Venom Special PKO – $60,000 GTD	$109.00	4h PKO – 20/9m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $200,000 GTD	$630.00	4h – 15/12m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	13:30	Venom Special PKO – $100,000 GTD	$1,050.00	3h HS PKO – 20/10m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$630.00	3h15 – 15/12m – 30k
	16:05	Venom Special – $30,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$109.00	3h12 – 12/9m – 50k
27/08	10:45	Venom Special – $75,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	10:45	Venom Special – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	11:30	Venom Special PKO – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h PKO – 20/9m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $250,000 GTD	$630.00	4h – 15/12m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	13:30	Venom Special PKO – $150,000 GTD	$1,050.00	3h HS PKO – 20/10m – 50k
	14:05	Venom Special PKO – $30,000 GTD	$66.00	3h PKO – 15/8m – 100k
	16:05	Venom Special – $60,000 GTD	$630.00	3h15 – 15/12m – 30k
	16:05	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$109.00	3h12 – 12/9m – 50k
30/08	10:15	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	10:30	Venom Special – $200,000 GTD	$630.00	3h15 – 15/12m – 30k
	11:30	Venom Special – $150,000 GTD	$66.00	4h – 15/8m – 100k
	12:05	Venom Special – $600,000 GTD High Roller	$630.00	4.5h – 15/30/15/12 – 30k
	12:05	Venom Special – $250,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	13:05	Venom Special – $500,000 GTD High Roller	$1,050.00	4.5h – 15/30/15/12 – 30k
	13:30	Venom Special – $150,000 GTD Mystery Bounty	$215.00	3h12 – 12/9m – 50k
	13:30	Venom Special PKO – $50,000 GTD	$33.00	4h PKO – 20/8m – 100k
	16:15	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD Mystery Bounty	$109.00	3h12 MB – 12/8m – 50k
	16:15	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD Mystery Bounty	$44.00	3h12 – 12/7m – 50k
	17:05	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD Mystery Bounty 6-Max	$630.00	2h – 10/8m – 30k
	17:05	VSpecial PKO – $40,000 GTD 5C PLO8 6-Max	$630.00	2h30 Omaha – 15/10m – 100k
	17:30	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD 6-Max	$215.00	2h15 – 9/8m – 100k
31/08	10:15	Venom Special – $20,000 GTD	$16.50	4h – 15/7m – 100k
	10:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	10:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	10:30	Venom Special – $60,000 GTD	$66.00	4h – 15/8m – 100k
	10:45	Venom Special PKO – 25,000 GTD	$27.50	3h PKO – 15/7m – 100k
	10:45	Venom Special PKO – 30,000 GTD	$27.50	4h PKO – 20/7m – 100k
	11:15	Venom Special PKO – $100,000 GTD	$630.00	3h HS PKO – 20/10m – 50k
	11:30	Venom Special PKO – $75,000 GTD	$109.00	4h PKO – 20/9m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $750,000 GTD High Roller	$1,050.00	4.5h – 15/30/15/12 – 30k
	12:30	Venom Special – $150,000 GTD	$215.00	4h – 15/10m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $100,000 GTD	$109.00	4h – 15/9m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$33.00	4h – 15/8m – 100k
	12:30	Venom Special – $15,000 GTD	$11.00	4h – 15/7m – 100k
	13:05	Venom Special – $500,000 GTD High Roller	$2,650.00	4.5h – 15/30/15/12 – 30k
	13:30	Venom Special PKO – $200,000 GTD	$630.00	4h PKO – 20/10m – 100k
	14:05	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$55.00	3h12 – 12/8m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $75,000 GTD	$630.00	3h15 – 15/12m – 30k
	16:05	Venom Special – $40,000 GTD	$215.00	3h12 – 12/10m – 50k
	16:05	Venom Special – $50,000 GTD	$109.00	3h12 – 12/9m – 50k

About Dual Venom $15M GTD

In honor of its 25th anniversary, ACR Poker is hosting the largest Venom series in the poker room's history. From August 13 to September 2, 2026, players will have the opportunity to participate in two tournaments:

Venom MB $12,000,000 GTD
Venom MB PLO $3,000,000 GTD.

The maximum Mystery Bounty will be $500,000 in the main Venom MB and $250,000 in the PLO version.
Each tournament features eight Day 1 starting flights. Players are not limited to a single entry and can participate in as many starting days as they wish. All qualifying stacks carry over to Day 2, allowing players to use multiple attempts to build a larger final stack. Players who reach the final stage are guaranteed to secure a cash prize.

Players can qualify for the starting flights not only by paying the direct buy-in. There are several ways to win a $2,650 ticket:

Venom Fever. At least 1,500 Venom tickets will be awarded in direct satellites with buy-ins starting at $55. Two-tiered step satellites are available for qualification, with the initial stage available via a freeroll.
Survivor Flip Satellite. Another qualifying option is based on multi-tiered Sit & Gos. Participants progress through four consecutive levels, and the tournament continues until only one player remains. The winner either advances to the next stage or receives a Venom ticket.
Spin to Get In. The Venom MB tournament lobby features a built-in slot machine. The minimum bet starts at just $0.01. Collecting three cards of the same denomination (a trip of a kind) earns tickets to satellites and a direct Venom ticket.
Venom Vault, with ticket prizes. Keys to these prizes are earned by completing various tasks.

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