News ACR Poker Caps Super Stacked Sunday as Run Up Series Crowns Its Biggest Winners Owen Gaines Owen Gaines is a professional poker player and author who has played an estimated ten million hands and written four poker strategy books. August 19, 2026 greedyalex, Organisedman and 0to100k won the three Run Up Main Events as the five-week series finished with $10.81 million in prize pools and $458,960 in overlays.The cards are down on Super Stacked Sunday, and the biggest winners came from every corner of the bankroll ladder. The August 16 schedule carried more than $20 million in guarantees, while the Run Up finale produced three Main Event champions, a $1 million Mystery Bounty winner and the final High and Low leaderboard leaders.The Sunday traffic also pushed the Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms forward. Day 1B drew 1,105 NLH entries and 238 PLO entries, a combined 1,343 shots at reaching Day 2. With the Run Up champions decided, attention now shifts to the ongoing Venoms and the $10.16 million Venom Specials schedule running through August 31. Three Main Events, Three New ChampionsThe biggest first prize of the Run Up finish went to greedyalex. The $1,050 Main Event with $750,000 guaranteed attracted 866 entries, built an $866,000 prize pool and paid the champion $173,732. JINLEMON collected $126,552 for second, while Maddona earned $92,383 in third.At the $215 level, Organisedman topped a 2,321-entry field for $78,027. That tournament finished with $464,200 in the middle, comfortably above its $400,000 guarantee. Goldennnn took $57,143 for second and whtsallthishn pocketed $41,714 for third.The $33 Main Event gave thousands of lower-stakes players the same finish-line sweat. 0to100k beat 4,276 entries and won $36,016 from the $200,000 prize pool. weres261 finished second for $26,065, and NPK300 took third for $18,859. ACR Poker topped up the prize pool to meet the guarantee, as the series’ largest single overlay: $71,720. Run Up Finale at a Glance Run Up Finale at a Glance Event Entries Prize Pool Champion (Prize) $1,050 Main Event 866 $866,000 greedyalex ($173,732) $215 Main Event 2,321 $464,200 Organisedman ($78,027) $33 Main Event 4,276 $200,000 0to100k ($36,016) $66 Mystery Bounty 16,117 $1,000,000 Instant198 ($73,547 + $5,650 in bounties) Instant198 Finishes the $1 Million Mystery Bounty MarathonThe $66 Mystery Bounty multi-flight drew the weekend’s largest field: 16,117 entries. ACR Poker met the $1 million guarantee, and Instant198 claimed the title with $73,547 in regular prize money plus $5,650 in bounties.Coonhog finished second for $54,053 plus $1,725 in bounties. PIESnaStacki had a $39,728 tournament payout in third and added $1,200 in bounties. The format gave players two separate ways to get paid – by surviving deep into the tournament and by finding knockout prizes once the Mystery Bounty phase began. BUENAHISTORIA and HAPPYDEATH Win the Leaderboard RacesFive weeks of leaderboard points ended with BUENAHISTORIA on top of the High standings. First place was worth $10,000 plus two $2,650 Venom tickets. CAPTAINHOOKS finished second for $7,500 and a $2,650 ticket, while LITLSTITIOUS earned $5,000 and a $2,650 ticket in third.The Low race belonged to HAPPYDEATH, who won $5,000 and two $2,650 Venom tickets. CYRAXJR took second for $3,000 and a ticket, and OCTOBERACE finished third for $2,000 and a ticket. The usernames will live on the final standings; the tickets give the winners an immediate reason to look ahead. $10.81 Million Paid, With $458,960 in OverlayAcross the full Run Up Series, final prize pools reached $10,812,103. ACR Poker contributed $458,960 in total overlay where fields did not fully cover their guarantees. For players, those gaps meant the advertised money stayed in the prize pools even when the entry totals came up short.The largest overlay was the $71,720 added to the $200,000 Main Event. The $5.50 Dime PKO needed $43,035, the $150,000 High Roller needed $40,800 and the $1 million Mystery Bounty needed $32,980. At the other end of the finale, the $1,050 and $215 Main Events both beat their guarantees and created bigger prize pools on their own. The Run Up Is Over. The Venoms Are Not.Super Stacked Sunday also sent 1,343 combined entries into the two Venom Day 1B flights. The $12 million NLH Mystery Bounty Venom accounted for 1,105 of them, while the $3 million PLO edition added 238. Each tournament carries a $2,650 buy-in, with top Mystery Bounties of $500,000 in NLH and $250,000 in PLO.That makes the finale feel less like a hard stop and more like a table change. The Run Up trophies and leaderboard prizes have found their owners, but the Venom flights and side events still give players a full August schedule to attack. Check the current ACR Poker tournament schedule for live start times, available qualifiers and event details before registering. One Big Sunday, Plenty Still in Playgreedyalex, Organisedman, 0to100k, Instant198, BUENAHISTORIA and HAPPYDEATH now have the winner lines. The next one belongs to whoever makes the most of the remaining Venom window. Pick the game and buy-in that fit, confirm the latest details in the client and take your shot.Tournament schedules and guarantees are subject to change. See the ACR Poker client for complete event details, starting times and applicable terms and conditions.