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ACR Poker Announces the Road to the Big One Phil’s Thrill XXL

ACR Poker Announces the Road to the Big One Phil’s Thrill XXL
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Vasilisa Zyryanova Blog Content Editor
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  • Updated: March 16, 2026
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For the first time since introducing the Phil’s Thrill tournament at ACR Poker, this tournament will have a guaranteed prize pool in March 2026 as part of the Online Super Series XL.

Big One Phil’s Thrill XXL Structure

The OSS XL edition of Phil’s Thrill will have the same buy-in of $10,300 but unlike a regular Sunday highroller this time the tournament will have a guarantee of $1,500,000. 

OSSXL #1 Phil’s Thrill starts at 02:30 pm ET on March 1st, 2026, it’s structure:

  • Starting stack — 35,000 chips (100 bb)
  • Late Registration — 13 levels of 15 minutes
  • Blind levels — 15 to 12 minutes
  • Unlimited re-entry

At the final table, the rollback feature is active — all stacks will be reset to an average size of approximately 30 big blinds.

Big One Phil's Thrill XXL Structure

Road to the Big One Phil’s Thrill XXL

The main qualification path to the exclusive Phil’s Thrill consists of two steps:

  1. $95 Beast with 50 x $1,050 tickets guaranteed — starts at 5:05 pm Et on February 15th and 22nd, 2026.
  2. $1,050 Mega Satellite with 20 x $10,300 tickets guaranteed starts at 11:05 am ET on February 22nd and March 1st, 2026.

You can also win a ticket via regular Sunday satellites: $615 Hyper and $1,050 Turbo.

Road to the Big One Phil's Thrill XXL
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Written By: Vasilisa Zyryanova Blog Content Editor

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