SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Americas Cardroom has concluded its latest Venom tournament series, awarding more than $10.2 million across its No‑Limit Hold’em and Pot‑Limit Omaha mystery bounty events and drawing a broad international field.
The $8 million‑guaranteed NLH Venom attracted 3,233 entries, pushing the prize pool to $8,082,500. The PLO edition, which carried a $2 million guarantee, drew 871 entries and reached $2,177,500. Both tournaments surpassed their posted guarantees.
KYOBLUK won the NLH title for $532,918 following a final‑table deal. The mystery bounty format again produced major payouts, with Rybka1294 claiming the top bounty of $555,000. Runner‑up KevinParcoeur earned $453,040 plus a $219,780 bounty.
Americas Cardroom pro Chris Moneymaker reached the final table and finished ninth.
“I’m proud to have made the final table in such a competitive field,” Moneymaker said. “It really shows how tough and global these events have become.”
The NLH final table featured players from multiple continents, reflecting the series’ international reach.
In the PLO Venom, 4m4nhasnonforme topped the field to win $210,315. The largest PLO bounty, $200,000, went to MatasSembolas. Like the NLH event, the PLO final table included players from several countries.
The Venom series has grown steadily since its 2019 debut, when it generated $6.38 million in prize money from a $5 million guarantee and earned a Guinness World Records title for the largest cryptocurrency jackpot in an online poker tournament — a Bitcoin payout of $1,050,650.
Recent editions have maintained that scale. In February 2026, the Venom awarded $9,182,500 in NLH prize pools and $2,092,500 in PLO.
With strong participation across both formats and continued global representation, the Venom remains a flagship event on the Americas Cardroom schedule.
