News Sunday Recap: Players Make the Most of Venom Specials on Dual Venom Day 1E 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 25, 2026 Yesterday was Day 1E of the Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms, with players taking another shot at the $12 Million GTD NLH Mystery Bounty Venom and $3 Million GTD PLO Mystery Bounty Venom. And that wasn’t all. We also hosted a packed lineup of Venom Specials, adding even more big-money action to Sunday’s schedule. Read our Sunday Recap for full details. Venom Special – $600,000 GTD High Roller The Venom Specials brought plenty of big-money action of their own, led by the $630 buy-in High Roller. A total of 1,130 entries pushed the prize pool beyond its $600,000 guarantee to $678,000, with 136 players earning a share. Congrats to everyone who cashed, especially the top three: AbuDontCry -> $131,606 KathSolomon -> $95,876 Goldenmn -> $69,989 Venom Special – $250,000 GTD Players also turned out in force for the $215 Venom Special, with 1,242 entries competing for a $250,000 prize pool. A total of 149 players made the money, and a final-table deal helped determine the payouts at the top. Well played to everyone who made a deep run, including the top three: fiasko -> $41,366 BickinaDox -> $39,598 AShotAway -> $24,961 Venom Special – $200,000 GTD Another Venom Special beat its guarantee on Sunday, as 347 entries in the $630 buy-in event generated a $208,200 prize pool. Forty-three players walked away with a payout. A special shoutout goes to the top three: BARRELSWEET -> $46,785 TexasMike1967 -> $34,173 armin1912 -> $24,946 Phil’s Thrill Named after our CEO, Phil’s Thrill once again gave high rollers a chance to battle for one of Sunday’s biggest prizes. This week, 35 entries put up the $10,300 buy-in, creating a $350,000 prize pool with five players making the money. Congratulations to all five who cashed, especially the top three: QToBerny -> $122,500 CoViD_69 -> $77,000 LelijkHond -> $59,500 The Sunday Banana – $400,000 GTD The Sunday Banana had plenty of appeal, with 435 entries paying $1,050 each, peeling past the $400,000 guarantee to create a $435,000 prize pool. Fifty-five players cashed before the last banana standing was decided. No slipping up for these top three: AlwaysWithNuts -> $96,115 Inauspicious -> $70,001 LelijkHond -> $51,100 The Sunday Moneymaker – $300,000 GTD Named after ACR Pro and 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, The Sunday Moneymaker continues to give players a shot at a major Sunday prize for a $109 buy-in. Yesterday’s tournament attracted 3,138 entries, building a $313,800 prize pool and sending 383 players to the cashier. Congrats to these top three: dash4fun -> $49,079 copewithit -> $35,639 SteezShove -> $26,016