Oykhan “PushLightYear” Abarzuza Wins Venom NLH PKO and Sets New Best Cash ($536,577)

Oykhan “PushLightYear” Abarzuza Wins Venom NLH PKO and Sets New Best Cash ($536,577)
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  • Updated: October 23, 2026
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We take a look at how the action unfolded at the $2,650 Venom NLH PKO final table and how much Pepareg1, who reached the final tables of both Venom events, earned in total.

PushLightYear Takes Down the $2,650 Venom NLH PKO for $536,577

The $2,650 Venom NLH PKO $5M GTD attracted 2,143 entries and finished without an overlay, generating a total prize pool of $5,335,750. The eventual champion started the final table in the bottom half of the chip counts with 67 BB.

Venom NLH PKO final-table stacks

PlaceCountryPlayerStack
1Nyts14160 BB
2Vyacheslav “ArkaduktusFrRM”129 BB
3Pepareg1100 BB
4Justin “Lappy” Lapka83 BB
5WhatDoWeHave78 BB
6Oykhan “PushLightYear” Abarzuza67 BB
7Victor “meteli goli” Pedote48 BB
8RippersNdarts27 BB
9Ignacio “TIKITAKA11” Moron18 BB

Ignacio “TIKITAKA11” Moron Finishes 9th

TIKITAKA11 three-bet jammed for 14 BB with pocket sevens, but Pepareg1 called with pocket nines.

This was TIKITAKA11’s second Venom NLH PKO final table. In May 2021, he finished runner-up in the same event for $632K.

RippersNdarts Finishes 8th

One of the most brutal eliminations of the final table came when RippersNdarts was sent to the rail in eighth place.

With an effective stack of 31 BB, RippersNdarts opened from UTG+1 and Nyts14 called on the BTN. RippersNdarts flopped a set and check-called all three streets on a 9-Q-7-T-3 board, including an all-in bet on the river. Nyts14 showed KJo.

Victor “meteli goli” Pedote Finishes 7th

The seven-handed stage lasted more than two hours. With 12 BB, Victor “meteli goli” Pedote defended the SB with A4s and got the rest of his chips in on an A-K-J board. Justin “Lappy” Lapka had him dominated with AJo.

WhatDoWeHave Finishes 6th

The shortest stack at the time, WhatDoWeHave three-bet jammed for 18 BB with AKo, but Nyts14 called with pocket aces.

Nyts14 Finishes 5th

The shortest stack at the start of five-handed play had 52 BB, and the five-handed stage lasted another hour. ArkaduktusFrRM held the chip lead throughout.

Nyts14 was eliminated in a 46 BB coinflip, with his AKo failing to beat ArkaduktusFrRM’s 88.

Justin “Lappy” Lapka Finishes 4th

Lappy was the shortest stack when he three-bet jammed with AJo. ArkaduktusFrRM called with QTs, and the flop came with two queens.

Pepareg1 Finishes 3rd

By the time three-handed play began, ArkaduktusFrRM was in an excellent ICM spot. He had 150 BB, while both opponents had 50 BB each.

Despite the deep stacks, the tournament lasted less than 30 minutes.

ArkaduktusFrRM continued to hold the chip lead, although he lost an 88 BB pot with two pair against the eventual champion’s set.

Two hands later, PushLightYear eliminated Pepareg1 with AQo against A8o in a 41 BB pot.

Vyacheslav “ArkaduktusFrRM” Finishes Runner-Up as Oykhan “PushLightYear” Abarzuza Wins

The heads-up battle started with an effective stack of 108 BB and lasted just five hands.

The final hand began with an effective stack of 106 BB.

Preflop: ArkaduktusFrRM opened, PushLightYear three-bet, and ArkaduktusFrRM called.

Flop A 5 3 , pot 20.3 BB

PushLightYear bet 5 BB, and ArkaduktusFrRM called.

Turn 9 , pot 30.45 BB

PushLightYear check-called 20.3 BB.

River 2 , pot 71 BB

PushLightYear check-called 70.54 BB (for all ArkaduktusFrRM’s stack).

Showdown: ArkaduktusFrRM held A J , while PushLightYear had A 2 .

The Venom victory gave Oykhan “PushLightYear” Abarzuza a new career-best cash. His previous best result was $54K in the Sunday HighRoller. Before this tournament, he had recorded $31K in total profit on ACR Poker.

This was ArkaduktusFrRM’s third Venom final table. He finished eighth in the same event two years ago for $78.5K. In August 2025, he finished runner-up in the NLH Venom Mystery for $694K.

Venom NLHE PKO Final-Table Payouts Including Bounties (2,143 Entries)

PlaceCountryPlayerPrize
1Oykhan “PushLightYear” Abarzuza$536,577
2Vyacheslav “ArkaduktusFrRM”$418,825
3Pepareg1$281,471
4Justin “Lappy” Lapka$257,799
5Nyts14$179,799
6WhatDoWeHave$105,193
7Victor “meteli goli” Pedote$104,088
8RippersNdarts$79,799
9Ignacio “TIKITAKA11” Moron$78,833

Pepareg1 Matches Chance Kornuth’s Feat With Final Tables in Both Venom Events

After finishing third in the Hold’em Venom, Pepareg1 was also playing the Omaha Venom. He went on to finish runner-up there, with tigerseyes taking the title.

Across the two Venom events, Pepareg1 earned $446,143 in total — more than the second-place payout in the Venom NLHE PKO.

At the previous Dual Mystery Bounty Venoms, Chance Kornuth made two final tables and earned a total of $188K in prize money.

Venom PLO PKO Final-Table Payouts Including Bounties (602 Entries)

PlaceCountryPlayerPrize
1tigerseyes$239,819
2Pepareg1$164,672
3Brian Hastings$119,097
4José “Blessed33” Orlando$82,743
5Yuri “vousconfus” Dzivielevski$72,633
6Tweetme$53,928
7Juantman$45,892

What’s Next on ACR Poker: Three HALLOWEEN Mystery PKO Tournaments

Mystery PKO is a tournament format that combines Mystery Bounty and PKO elements. Each elimination awards a random bounty. Half of the bounty is credited to your account immediately, while the other half is added to the value of your own bounty.

Three tournaments are running in this format:

  • $5.50 HALLOWEEN Mystery PKO $50K GTD with a top mystery bounty of $5K. Day 2 — November 1
  • $33 HALLOWEEN Mystery PKO $100K GTD with a top mystery bounty of $10K. Day 2 — November 1
  • $109 HALLOWEEN Mystery PKO $500K GTD with a top mystery bounty of $50K. Day 2 — November 1