Americas Cardroom has confirmed that its flagship Venom tournament will return this season with its largest guarantee to date, cementing the event's place as the biggest regular online tournament available to US-facing players.
The Venom has grown steadily since its debut, climbing past the $6 million mark in recent editions. For the 2026 season, ACR is extending the qualifying window and adding more mega-satellites, giving smaller-stakes players a longer runway to win their seat cheaply rather than buying in directly.
Why the Venom matters
Marquee guarantees do more than create headlines — they pull traffic across the entire Winning Poker Network, which benefits everyone who plays on it. More players chasing satellites means softer fields in the smaller events feeding the main tournament, and busier cash tables around the series.
How to satellite in
Rather than paying the full buy-in, most Venom qualifiers start with low-cost feeder satellites and step-up tournaments. Winning your way in through a series of cheap satellites is the classic bankroll-friendly route — and exactly the kind of spot where our tournament strategy guide pays off.
The bigger picture
ACR's continued investment in the Venom underlines why it tops our room rankings: the deepest US-facing traffic and the most ambitious tournament calendar in the offshore market. Sister site Black Chip Poker, which shares the same network pool, offers access to the same events through its own lobby.
Full schedule and guarantee figures are expected closer to the series, and satellite grinding typically opens weeks in advance. Players chasing a life-changing score without leaving home will want to mark their calendars.
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