ACR Poker Venom PKO: Pepareg1 Collects $446,141 with Two Podiums

Pepareg1 finished second in the Venom PKO PLO and third in the Venom PKO NLH on Wednesday, 22 October 2026, collecting a combined $446,141 in prize-money and bounties. The player took $128,621 for second place plus $36,050 in bounties in the PLO, and $240,369 for third place plus $41,101 in bounties in the NLH.

Two Venom finals on the same night

The flagship Venom PKO series on ACR Poker ran both No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha editions on the same day. The Venom PKO NLH attracted 2,143 entries to create a $5,357,500 prize pool, exceeding its $5,000,000 guarantee. The Venom PKO PLO drew 602 entries, producing a $1,505,000 prize pool, just above its $1,500,000 guarantee.

Pepareg1 reached the final table of both events, a feat previously achieved by ACR Team Pro Chance Kornuth in September 2026. In the PLO event Pepareg1 began the heads-up as the short stack against tigerseyes, then agreed a heads-up deal that left Pepareg1 with $128,621 in place money and $36,050 in bounties. In the NLH event Pepareg1 was eliminated in third after moving all-in for the last 20 big blinds and taking home $240,369 in place money and $41,101 in bounties.

Venom PKO NLH final table and key hands

PushLightYear won the Venom PKO NLH for $332,932 in place money and $204,644 in bounties, defeating ArkaduktusFrRM heads-up, who collected $332,931 plus $85,893 in bounties for second. Pepareg1 finished third for $240,369 plus $41,101 in bounties.

Two pivotal heads-up hands decided the title. In the first, PushLightYear min-raised from the button and took the heads-up chip lead after a sequence of bets that left ArkaduktusFrRM drawing dead on the turn. A few hands later a re-raise confrontation produced the final hand when PushLightYear made two pair on the river and called a thin jam to secure the win.

NLH final-table payouts (place — player — place prize — bounty):

1 PushLightYear — $332,932 — $204,644

2 ArkaduktusFrRM — $332,931 — $85,893

3 Pepareg1 — $240,369 — $41,101

4 Lappy — $173,550 — $84,248

5 Nyts14 — $125,306 — $54,492

6 WhatDoWeHave — $90,446 — $14,726

7 meteli goli — $65,318 — $38,769

8 RippersNdarts — $47,162 — $32,636

9 TIKITAKA11 — $34,052 — $44,780

The entire NLH final table was livestreamed on the ACR Poker Twitch channel with commentary from Team Pros Chris Moneymaker and Rob Kuhn; the replay is available for viewers on ACR Poker's channels and event pages. The Venom PKO PLO was not livestreamed, but ACR Poker's final-table replayer provides hole-card visibility.

Venom PKO PLO final table and decisive hands

The PLO final table featured notable pros Brian Hastings and Yuri Dzivielevski (playing as vousconfus). Hastings finished third for $93,194 plus $25,903 in bounties; Dzivielevski placed fifth for $48,927 and $23,706 in bounties.

Heads-up in PLO, tigerseyes won the title and collected $128,621 in place money and $111,197 in bounties after a short heads-up where Pepareg1 rivered a full house in a large pot and the two players subsequently agreed a deal. Final PLO payouts (place — player — place prize — bounty):

1 tigerseyes — $128,621 — $111,197

2 Pepareg1 — $128,621 — $36,050

3 Brian Hastings — $93,194 — $25,903

4 Blessed33 — $67,526 — $15,217

5 Yuri 'vousconfus' Dzivielevski — $48,927 — $23,706

6 Tweetme — $35,451 — $18,476

7 Juantman — $25,687 — $20,205

Context and notable runs

Pepareg1's combined haul of $446,141 came from the two podiums: $164,671 in bounties across both events and $281,470 in place money. The Venom PKO NLH and PLO both exceeded their advertised guarantees, producing prize pools of $5,357,500 and $1,505,000 respectively. ACR Poker streamed the NLH final table with commentary from Chris Moneymaker and Rob Kuhn; the PLO action can be reviewed using the site's final-table replayer. For coverage of ACR Poker live events see events and for related tournament results see news.