Following the success of its tandem Venom Mystery Bounty and PLO tournaments just two months ago, ACR Poker has plans for another venomous slate in October.
This time around, the site offers up dual Progressive Knockout (PKO) tournaments. With over $6.5 million guaranteed across the two events, the NLH PKO Venom ($5M GTD) and the PLO PKO Venom ($1.5M GTD) will bring Venom fever to the site for the entire month. Plus, the Venom Special side events on offer during each Day 1 boast an $11 million combined guarantee.
Both tournaments offer the chance for big bounties and massive payouts, with plenty of opportunities for you to win your seat into either event through the Venom Fever satellite schedule. There are 644 guaranteed seats up for grabs for the NLH PKO Venom via Beast Satellites, Venom Madness Satellites, Direct Satellites, and Mega Satellites. For the PLO PKO Venom, 71 seats are guaranteed through Direct Satellites and Mega Satellites.
Sunday, October 13 will see the first of five Day 1 starting flights kick off in both events, offering you plenty of chances to build up a stack before a potential Day 2 run. Notably, the $1.5M GTD Venom PLO PKO stands as the site's biggest PLO PKO event.
$5 Million GTD NLH PKO Venom schedule
| Flight | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1A | Sunday, October 13 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1B | Thursday, October 17 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1C | Sunday, October 20 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1D | Thursday, October 24 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1E | Sunday, October 27 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 2 | Monday, October 28 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 3 | Tuesday, October 29 | 1:05pm ET |
| Final Table | Wednesday, October 30 | 4:05pm ET |
$1.5 Million GTD PLO PKO Venom schedule
| Flight | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1A | Sunday, October 13 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1B | Thursday, October 17 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1C | Sunday, October 20 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1D | Thursday, October 24 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 1E | Sunday, October 27 | 1:05pm ET |
| Day 2 | Monday, October 28 | 1:05pm ET |
| Final Table | Tuesday, October 29 | 1:05pm ET |
Venom Warmup lead-in
While the two PKO Venom events might seem like enough action, ACR Poker has another sweetener to add to the deal in the form of the $1M GTD Venom Warmup event. It's a big for a relatively small $66 buy-in.
ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker knows exactly what it takes to navigate a deep run in the Venom fields after making the final table in the site's largest-ever Venom tournament.
“This is one of the biggest value tourneys we’ve offered for such a low buy-in,” stated Moneymaker. “It’s the perfect way to turn a small investment into something big, as well as warm up for our dual Venom tourneys in October. We hope everyone makes the most of this.”
There are 258 Day 1 starting flights to choose from, running daily from October 1-27, giving you plenty of opportunities to spin up a stack. Additionally, you can choose to play multiple Day 1s and combine your cumulative chip stacks for Day 2 on October 27.
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