The Winning Poker Network has unveiled a special edition of its flagship Venom tournaments. The Dual Mystery Bounty Venom – High Five Edition will run from April 12 to April 28, 2026, featuring two parallel headline events with massive guarantees and high-impact bounty potential.
The series ties into the return of the High Five events and builds on the increasingly popular Mystery Bounty format.
Two Parallel Venom Events
The special edition includes two major tournaments running side by side:
$8,000,000 GTD NLH Venom
- Buy-in: $2,650
- Top bounty: $500,000
- Minimum bounty (from Day 2): $5,000
$2,000,000 GTD PLO Venom
- Buy-in: $2,650
- Top bounty: $200,000
- Minimum bounty (from Day 2): $5,000
The PLO event matches the largest Omaha tournament ever hosted on the network.
Mystery Bounty Format Explained
The structure follows the standard Mystery Bounty format with several key features:
- Multiple Day 1 entries: players can enter as many starting flights as they wish
- Stack merging: all qualifying stacks combine for Day 2
- Day 2 is already in the money: all remaining players reach the payout phase
- Knockouts trigger bounties: every elimination awards a mystery bounty, including the possibility of hitting the top prize immediately
This format significantly increases variance while offering high upside even early in the tournament.
Full Schedule (ET)
- Day 1A: Sunday, April 12 – 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1B: Thursday, April 16 – 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1C: Sunday, April 19 – 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1D: Thursday, April 23 – 12:05 PM ET
- Day 1E: Sunday, April 26 – 12:05 PM ET
- Day 2: Monday, April 27 – 1:05 PM ET
- Final Table: Tuesday, April 28 – 4:05 PM ET
Qualification Routes – Venom Fever
While the $2,650 buy-in places the Venom in the high-stakes category, players can qualify through the Venom Fever satellite ecosystem:
- Direct and Mega Satellites: starting from as little as $0
- Beast Satellites: higher-volume qualification events
- Survivor Flip Step tournaments: from $0.80
Hundreds of guaranteed seats are distributed through these pathways, offering accessible entry points for lower-stakes players.
Summary
The Dual Mystery Bounty Venom High Five Edition combines:
- multi-million-dollar guarantees,
- life-changing bounty prizes up to $500,000,
- and a high-variance, action-heavy format.
With both NLH and PLO events running in parallel and a wide range of satellite options, the series stands out as one of the most significant online poker festivals of Spring 2026.
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