Pepareg1 records two Venom PKO final-table finishes for $446,141 at ACR Poker

Pepareg1 recorded two simultaneous final-table finishes in ACR Poker's Venom PKO series on Wednesday 21 October 2026 and collected a combined total of $446,141 after finishing second in the Venom PKO PLO and third in the Venom PKO NLH. Both events exceeded their guarantees: the NLH drew 2,143 entries for a $5,357,500 prize pool and the PLO attracted 602 entries for a $1,505,000 prize pool.

Double result and prize breakdown

In the Venom PKO PLO, Pepareg1 began the final table as the short stack but rose to heads-up against tigerseyes. The two reached a deal that left Pepareg1 with $36,050 in bounty earnings and $128,621 for second place. In the Venom PKO NLH, Pepareg1 was eliminated in third after shoving his last 20 big blinds from the small blind and running into a better hand; he received $41,101 in bounties and $240,369 for third place.

Player combined breakdown:

• Venom PKO PLO: $128,621 (place) + $36,050 (bounties)

• Venom PKO NLH: $240,369 (place) + $41,101 (bounties)

Venom PKO NLH: key hands and the winning line

The Venom PKO NLH attracted 2,143 entries and built a total prize pool of $5,357,500, topping its $5,000,000 guarantee. PushLightYear won the event and earned $332,932 in the place prize plus $204,644 in bounties. ArkaduktusFrRM finished second for $332,931 in the place prize and $85,893 in bounties.

Two pivotal hands decided the heads-up. In the first, PushLightYear min-raised from the button and was called by ArkaduktusFrRM; after a connected flop and a half-pot continuation bet from PushLightYear, ArkaduktusFrRM called and ran out of outs on the turn, folding after PushLightYear's river bet and surrendering the chip lead. In the final hand, ArkaduktusFrRM opened from the button and PushLightYear three-bet; both made top pair, but PushLightYear completed two pair on the river and survived a jam from his opponent to clinch the title.

Final payout table — Venom PKO NLH:

1. PushLightYear — $332,932 (place) + $204,644 (bounties)

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 NLH event was streamed live on ACR Poker's Twitch channel with commentary from Team Pros Chris Moneymaker and Rob Kuhn; the complete replay is available on the ACR Poker Twitch channel.

Venom PKO PLO: heads-up deal and notable names

The Venom PKO PLO drew 602 entries and produced a $1,505,000 prize pool, just above its $1,500,000 guarantee. tigerseyes took first place for $128,621 in the place prize and $111,197 in bounties after the heads-up deal with Pepareg1. Brian Hastings finished third and collected $93,194 in place prize plus $25,903 in bounties; Yuri Dzivielevski, playing as vousconfus, finished fifth for $48,927 in place prize and $23,706 in bounties.

Key hand in the PLO heads-up: Pepareg1 hit a full house on the river and scooped a significant bounty before the players agreed the remaining payout split. The PLO event was not broadcast live, but ACR Poker's FT Replayer allows review of the action with the hole cards revealed.

Final payout table — Venom PKO PLO:

1. tigerseyes — $128,621 (place) + $111,197 (bounties)

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 coverage

Both events exceeded their guarantees and used a PKO structure that rewards progress in the main prize pool as well as bounty captures. ACR Poker streamed the NLH and provided a replayer for the PLO; live coverage included professionals Chris Moneymaker and Rob Kuhn. Pepareg1's double final-table result follows a recent precedent: Team Pro Chance Kornuth, who achieved the same feat in September 2026.