No Rest for Grinders: ACR Follows $50M OSS XL With $6.5M Dual Venom PKOs

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  • OSS XL 2026 Main Events shattered guarantees with big prize pools.
  • Dual Venom PKO returns Oct 4 featuring $5M NLH and $1.5M PLO progressive knockouts.
  • Players can qualify from just $0.80 via Venom Fever satellites.
OSS XL Wraps Up, The Dual Venom Kicks Off
No rest for the wicked... grinders. Today, Monday, September 28, the $50M OSS XL 2026 enters its closing chapter with three Main Event Day 2s and a $15.4K Nosebleed high roller. Even as OSS tournaments roll through Tuesday, ACR Poker is already setting the stage for its next monster festival: the Dual Venom PKO.

These must play elite progressive knockout tournaments enter the arena on October 4 with a combined $6.5M guaranteed.

You can start grinding your $2,650 seat the moment OSS XL wraps up, with ACR’s Venom Fever satellites firing cheap qualifier routes right away.

OSS XL Monday Madness: $7.5M+ in Play

OSS XL Monday’s schedule combines the surviving fields from the multi-flight Main Events, and every single one eclipsed its guarantee:
  • $2,650 Main Event ($2.5M GTD): 1,069 entries pushed the final prize pool to $2,672,500.
  • $1,050 Main Event ($2M GTD): 2,184 runners drove the pot to $2,184,000.
  • $630 Multi Main ($1.5M GTD): 2,750 entries capped the pool at $1,650,000.
Right alongside the Main Event restarts, high-stakes players get a prime sweat with Second Mortgage Week wrapping up via the $15,400 Phil’s Nosebleeds ($45K GTD) and a $5,200 NLH 6-Max. 

The OSS XL schedule stays loaded through Tuesday, September 29, with final tables streaming and events like the Loncar and Boski Daily Doubles running right to the finish line.

OSS XL Monday
OSS XL Monday September 28

Dual Venom PKO Returns: $5M NLH & $1.5M PLO

Once the OSS XL closes Tuesday night, the tournament calendar shifts directly into bounty mode. Starting Sunday, October 4, the Dual Venom PKO brings two separate MEGA bangers for online scalp hunters for a direct $2,650 buy-in:
  • $5,000,000 GTD NLH PKO Venom
  • $1,500,000 GTD PLO PKO Venom
Both of these tournaments feature a premier progressive knockout format, where every elimination adds instant cash to your bankroll while boosting the bounty on your own head.

In the previous Dual Venom edition, both guarantees were crushed, building $7.8 million+ in combined pools. 

NLH winner Rigapols81 received a $675,000+ total payday (including nearly $297,000 in bounties alone), and PLO champion PohPohPohPAAAA pocketed $252,888, taking nearly half of that score from knockouts.

Five Flights Starting October 4

Both tournaments share identical flight schedules, giving players five separate chances to bag chips for Day 2:
StageDateStart Time (ET)Details
Day 1ASunday, October 41:05 p.m.Opening flight for both NLH and PLO
Day 1BThursday, October 81:05 p.m.Midweek flight
Day 1CSunday, October 111:05 p.m.Weekend flight
Day 1DThursday, October 151:05 p.m.Penultimate flight
Day 1ESunday, October 181:05 p.m.Final Day 1 flight
Day 2Monday, October 191:05 p.m.Surviving fields combine
Day 3Tuesday, October 201:05 p.m.NLH field plays to final table
Final TablesWednesday, October 214:05 p.m.Live streams for both championships

Qualify From 80 Cents via Venom Fever

You do not need $2,650 to get a seat. Starting Tuesday, September 29, Venom Fever runs through October 18, putting hundreds of guaranteed packages into play across three routes:
  • Survivor Flips: Fast-paced steps from just $0.80.
  • Mega Satellites: Massive multi-seat qualifiers with feeder steps starting at $0.
  • Direct Satellites: Daily straight-shot qualifiers across the lobby.

Jump into the tournament lobby to scout out your qualifying path before Day 1A fires on Sunday.

Stay tuned for more detailed Dual Venom and Venom Fever info in coming days.

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