The highlight was the $8 million guaranteed Mystery Bounty Venom main event, which attracted 3,234 entries for an $8.1 million prize pool. When the action concluded, 30-year-old Brazilian poker pro Ivan "chickenpastry" Limeira claimed the title and a total payout of $617,333. The new champion topped Hungary's "im_so_sh0rt" heads-up for the title.
Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka drew the top bounty prize of $500,000 in his first-ever Mystery Bounty series event. Jaka celebrated his good fortune via a video on Twitter, saying, "It's my wife's birthday, that must be lucky. It's going to be a nice surprise for her."
I'm so grateful and relieved that all the hard work actually paid off," Limeira said. "I always dreamt of winning big prizes and actually realizing this dream felt so good. The Venom is one of the world's best poker tournaments, and playing in the Mystery Bounty format is extra exciting with the huge bounties.
ACR's largest tournament of all time easily cracked the $2 million guarantee, drawing 914 entries for a $2.3 million prize pool. High stakes pro and ambassador, among others, competed.
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