Day 1D begins at 12:05 p.m. ET after 235 players secured Day 2 stacks across NLH and PLO

SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2026 / Americas Cardroom's $15 million Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms continue today with Day 1D at 12:05 p.m. ET. The fourth of eight starting flights is available in the $12 million guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em event and the $3 million guaranteed Pot-Limit Omaha event, each carrying a $2,650 buy-in.

The first three flights generated 1,526 NLH entries and 418 PLO entries. Of those fields, 184 NLH players and 51 PLO players have qualified for Day 2, where every remaining player will be in the money and the Mystery Bounty phase will begin.

The largest turnout to date came in Day 1B last Sunday, when NLH attracted 1,105 entries and PLO drew 238. Entry remains available for the remaining flights, and players who qualify more than once can combine their stacks for Day 2.

At the top of the current counts, eko4gg leads the NLH field with 8,542,202 chips, equivalent to 213 big blinds. Winkyface1984 is the PLO chip leader with 17,037,699 chips, or 608 big blinds.

Mystery Bounties add a separate knockout component once Day 2 starts. The NLH Venom has a $500,000 top Mystery Bounty, and the PLO Venom has a $250,000 top Mystery Bounty. In both events, each successful Day 2 knockout has a minimum $5,000 Mystery Bounty.

Venom Fever has awarded 853 seats worth $2,650 each and guarantees more than 1,500 seats before the promotion ends Sunday, August 30. Available routes include Direct and Mega Satellites, Beast tournaments, Venom Madness, Survivor Flips and Spin to Get In, with some opportunities beginning at $0.

Venom Specials have 91 additional tournaments and $10.16 million guaranteed. The opening schedule on Monday, August 17 had 15 tournaments and $860,000 guaranteed, ultimately finishing with $1.125 million in prize pools.

Following Day 1D, starting flights are scheduled for August 23, 24, 27 and 30, each at 12:05 p.m. ET. Day 2 begins Monday, August 31 at 1:05 p.m. ET. The NLH and PLO final tables are scheduled for Wednesday, September 2 at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Full details can be found on the Americas Cardroom Blog.

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SOURCE: Americas Cardroom