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ACR Poker's $10M Venom Is Live – Here Is How To Qualify

Pessi
16 Apr 2026
Pessi Lamm 16 Apr 2026
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  • Venom Series 2026 features NLH with $8M and PLO with $2M guarantee.
  • Unique bounty system with prizes from $5k to $500k post-Day 1.
  • Qualifiers available from $0; multi-entry advantage for Day 2.
ACR Poker confirms Venom 2026 schedule with $10M GTD and six Day 1 flights set for April 12–26. (credit: ACR Poker)
Americas Cardroom launched the April 2026 Dual Venom on April 12. Six Day 1 flights run through April 26 with Day 2 on April 27 and the final table on April 28. Every player who reaches Day 2 is guaranteed a cash payout before a hand is dealt.

Venom Series 2026 – The Numbers

The current ACR Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms include two massive tournaments:
DetailsNLH VenomPLO Venom
Guarantee$8,000,000$2,000,000.00
Buy-in$2,650$2,650
Top bounty$500,000$200,000
Min bounty$5,000.00$5,000
January 2026 ran the identical format and closed at $11.27M – $1.27M over guarantee.

How ACR Mystery Bounty Works Here

Day 1 is straightforward deepstack poker. No bounties, no envelopes, just chips. The bounty pool activates the moment Day 2 begins. Every elimination from that point draws a random envelope worth anywhere from $5,000 to $500,000 in the NLH event. Nobody at the table knows what any envelope contains until it is opened. 

In January 2026 the runner-up drew the two largest envelopes in the pool and earned the champion by more than $500,000.

Qualifiers Start From $0

Six routes to a Day 1 seat, two of them free:
RouteCostNotes
Freerolls$0Daily freerolls in the Venom Fever lobby
Poison Path$1Four-step Survivor Flip ladder to a $2,650 seat
Venom Madness$17Multi-flight format
Direct Satellite$33+352 seats guaranteed across NLH and PLO
Beast Tournament$95.00Sundays only via $11 super-sat or leaderboard
Direct Buy-in$2,650Straight to any Day 1 flight
  • Venom Vault: Every player gets one free key on April 6. Prizes range from Survivor Flip step tickets up to a Golden Ticket worth a full $2,650 entry. Earn additional keys for free by playing 25 raked hands per day (3 keys), completing Survivor Flips, or running five straight days of real-money play. Keys expire April 27.
  • New players: First deposit of $25 or more unlocks 7 free Vault keys over three days plus a 100% Welcome Bonus up to $2,000.

One Strategic Note Worth Knowing

Multi-entry is permitted across all six Day 1 flights. Surviving stacks from separate flights combine automatically before Day 2. Players who qualify cheaply via satellites and survive two or three flights can arrive at Day 2 with a stack significantly above average. It is the single biggest edge available to a player who cannot or does not want to fire the direct $2,650 buy-in.

Day 1 flights close April 26. Day 2 is Monday April 27 at 1:05 PM ET. Every seat at that table is already in the money. Start your journey today on ACR Poker.

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