Sunday Recap: Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms Kick Off

The High Five Edition of our Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms got underway this past Sunday with Day 1A. Players jumped in early to gain momentum in two massive headline events: the $8 Million GTD NLH and the $2 Million GTD PLO. Alongside the action, the Venom Specials kept the schedule stacked with even more opportunities to score.

To see what you missed, keep reading our April 12th Sunday Recap.

Venom Special $200,000 GTD

The $200K GTD Venom Special delivered solid value this Sunday, with 962 entries in the $215 buy-in event falling short of the guarantee, resulting in a $7,600 overlay. The tournament ran for nearly 9.5 hours, with 123 players finishing in the money. Here’s how the top three finished:

1. VV3N00000MM -> $38,695
2. FlyOn -> $28,360
3. pokerplayer332 -> $20,703

Venom Special Sunday High Roller $600,000 GTD

The $600K Venom Special Sunday High Roller had another big field this week, with 1,097 entries in the $630 buy-in event pushing the prize pool to $658,200, comfortably clearing the guarantee. Congratulations to all 136 players who cashed, especially the top three:

1. Lubava -> $127,764
2. Tididdyc -> $93,076
3. BuneahHistoriA -> $67,945

Venom Special Sunday Moneymaker $350,000 GTD

The $109 buy-in Sunday Moneymaker ran again with 3,402 entries, falling just shy of the guarantee and resulting in a $9,800 overlay. A total of 408 players finished in the money, and a three-way Final Table deal was made. Here’s how the top three finished:

1. RoledupKings -> $45,761
2. Kontominus -> $45,410
3. Sr Huana -> $33,081

Phil’s Thrill

With its famous $10,300 buy-in, Phil’s Thrill brought another high-stakes contest to the Sunday schedule. This time, 58 entries built a $580,000 prize pool and seven players got paid. CEO Phil Nagy played once again and finished in 32nd place. Top three finishers:

1. OMGHilarious -> $162,400
2. zas911 -> $116,000
3. XiaoJinYu -> $92,800

The Sunday Banana $400,000 GTD

The Sunday Banana served up another big turnout this week, with 438 entries pushing the $1,050 buy-in event to a $438,000 prize pool. With 55 players making the money, there was plenty on the line deep into the session. A two-way final table deal ultimately shaped the payouts. Congrats to the top three:

1. BrottarKarin -> $83,641
2. DavidLewis -> $83,620
3. SourPussPuss -> $51,453

As we mentioned, our Dual Mystery Bounties kicked off yesterday with 623 entries in our $8 Million NLH event and 189 entries in our $2 Million PLO event. Don’t forget there are still four Day 1 flights remaining for both tournaments.  Day 1B gets underway at 12:05pm ET this Thursday, April 16th.

You can see the full schedule and all the ways to score your Venom seats here.