Russian player takes second place in the Venom
The Dual Venom PKO tournament with a $2,650 buy-in has wrapped up online, drawing a prize pool of $5,357,500. Russian player ArkaduktusFrRM reached the final table with the second-biggest stack and confidently made it to heads-up, where he fell to Spain's PushLightYear. The Russian collected $418,824 for second place. The final table was streamed live with commentary from Chris Moneymaker and Rob Kuhn.
For ArkaduktusFrRM, this deep run marked his third major success in The Venom series in two years. In October 2024 he took 8th place in the Venom PKO, locking up $78,537. In the summer of 2025 he made heads-up in the record-breaking Venom Mystery Bounty, where he lost to American David Gonzalez but boosted his bankroll by $694,282. All told, the Russian player's combined winnings in the series' tournaments have topped $1.19 million.
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For ArkaduktusFrRM, this deep run marked his third major success in The Venom series in two years. In October 2024 he took 8th place in the Venom PKO, locking up $78,537. In the summer of 2025 he made heads-up in the record-breaking Venom Mystery Bounty, where he lost to American David Gonzalez but boosted his bankroll by $694,282. All told, the Russian player's combined winnings in the series' tournaments have topped $1.19 million.
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