ACR Poker 25th Anniversary Tournament
Celebrate 25 years of ACR Poker in this special anniversary event featuring a massive $2.5 Million Guaranteed prize pool.
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Event overview
ACR Poker is turning 25, and the room is marking the milestone with its signature anniversary event: a $2,500,000 guaranteed multi-flight tournament for a $250 buy-in, running July 18 through September 29, 2026.
The structure spreads 21 total Day 1 flights across the summer — 11 Saturday Turbo flights beginning July 18, and 10 Regular flights beginning Sunday, August 30 and running through September 27. Day 2 plays on Monday, September 28, with the final table on Tuesday, September 29.
The headline feature is the cumulative stack format. Players can enter multiple Day 1 flights, and every qualifying stack is combined and carried into Day 2 — so each extra flight you survive makes your Day 2 stack bigger rather than being wasted.
Satellites keep the price down: a two-step path runs from a $1.05 Super Satellite into an $11 Mega, and $27.50 Mega Satellites run before each Saturday Turbo flight with direct $250 seats on offer.
Series highlights
ACR's signature anniversary prize pool — a quarter-century celebration with seven figures on the table.
One of the cheapest routes into a $2.5M guarantee anywhere online, with satellite paths from $1.05.
11 Saturday Turbo flights from July 18 plus 10 Regular flights from August 30 — enter as many as you like.
Saturday Turbos for fast-structure players, Sunday-onward Regular flights for deeper play.
Survive more than one Day 1 and every qualifying stack is combined into a single, larger Day 2 stack.
$1.05 Super Satellites feed $11 Megas; $27.50 Mega Satellites run before each Saturday Turbo flight.
The window runs July 18 through the September 29 final table — no need to fire everything in one weekend.
Schedule
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 – Sep 26 | Day 1 Turbo Flights (11 total, every Saturday) | $250 | $2,500,000 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 27 | Day 1 Regular Flights (10 total, from Sunday Aug 30) | $250 | $2,500,000 |
| Thu / Fri / Sat | Super Satellite → Mega Satellite path | $1.05 / $11 | 25 seats each stage |
| Saturdays | Mega Satellite before each Turbo flight | $27.50 | Direct $250 seats |
| Mon Sep 28 | Day 2 — cumulative stacks combined | — | $2,500,000 |
| Tue Sep 29 | Final Table | — | $2,500,000 |
Prizes
- ✦$2,500,000 guaranteed prize pool on a $250 buy-in
- ✦21 separate Day 1 flights — Turbo and Regular — feeding one Day 2
- ✦Cumulative stacks: every qualifying Day 1 stack is combined for Day 2
- ✦Satellite seats awarded from as little as $1.05 through the two-step path
- ✦Elite Benefits leaderboard credit and rakeback on every hand played
How to qualify
- 1Open an ACR Poker account through Rakeback52
Use the tracked signup link so your anniversary play is credited toward Rakeback52 rewards. Deposits accepted in Bitcoin, USDT, ETH, Litecoin and USD.
- 2Fund your account
A minimum $10 deposit unlocks the 100% up to $2,000 welcome bonus, which clears as you play cash games and tournaments.
- 3Play a satellite or buy in direct
Start on the $1.05 Super Satellite at 5:05pm ET (Thu/Fri) or 9:05am ET (Sat), ladder into the $11 Mega, or take the $27.50 Mega before each Saturday Turbo flight. Direct buy-in is $250.
- 4Fire multiple Day 1 flights
Because the event uses a cumulative stack, playing extra Day 1s is never wasted — every qualifying stack you build is added to your Day 2 total.
- 5Return for Day 2 and the final table
Day 2 runs Monday, September 28 with all qualifying stacks combined; the final table plays Tuesday, September 29.
Satellite pathways
| Step | Buy-in | Seats / feeds | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Satellite | $1.05 | 25 × $11 Mega seats | Thu & Fri 5:05pm ET, Sat 9:05am ET. |
| Mega Satellite | $11 | 25 × Day 1 Turbo seats | Thu & Fri 6:35pm ET, Sat 10:45am ET. |
| Saturday Mega | $27.50 | Direct $250 seats | Runs before each Saturday Day 1 Turbo flight. |
| Direct buy-in | $250 | Any Day 1 flight | Register straight into any of the 21 Day 1 flights. |
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