Americas Cardroom's Dual Venom PKOs Each Surpass Guarantee

ACR Pros Kornuth and Moneymaker hold top-four PLO stacks entering Day 2.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Americas Cardroom's Dual Venom PKOs exceeded both tournament guarantees after Sunday's final starting flights, producing $6,862,500 in combined prize pools. The total surpassed the combined $6.5 million guarantees by $362,500.

The $5 million guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em event attracted 2,143 entries for $5,357,500. The $1.5 million guaranteed Pot-Limit Omaha event drew 602 entries for $1,505,000. Both tournaments have $2,650 buy-ins.

ACR Pros Chance Kornuth and Chris Moneymaker enter PLO Day 2 first and fourth, respectively. Kornuth, playing as LawyerDad68, leads with 9,172,216 chips; Moneymaker has 7,062,845. Haftbefehl is second with 8,457,419, followed by NewYorkMidgets with 7,513,919.

Day 2 begins today at 1:05 p.m. ET for both events. NLH has 319 players remaining and pays 266 places. PLO has 72 remaining and pays 61.

NLH chip leader owens9397 returns with 7,413,966, ahead of Infliponcio with 6,174,844 and c4trups!! with 6,066,954. In PLO, 11 more eliminations are needed before the field reaches the regular-prize payouts.

The NLH prize pool includes $2,678,750 in regular prizes and $2,678,750 in bounties, with a listed first-place regular payout of $332,932. PLO has $752,500 in each portion and a listed first-place regular payout of $128,622. These first-place figures exclude bounty winnings.

NLH Day 3 runs Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 1:05 p.m. ET. Both final tables are Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 4:05 p.m. ET. PLO has no Day 3.

Today's blog article has more details on Day 2 of the Dual Venom PKOs.

About Americas Cardroom

Americas Cardroom is one of the world's leading online poker destinations, serving players since 2001. Known for major tournament series, innovative promotions, and a commitment to the poker community, the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026 while continuing to expand its tournament offerings and deliver world-class online poker experiences to players across the globe.

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