The ACR Poker 25th Anniversary Tournament starts Saturday, 18 July with $2.5 million guaranteed for a $250 buy-in. Players get 21 Day 1 flights and more than two months to reach Day 2 on Monday, 28 September.
The headline feature is the cumulative stack format. Bag a stack in more than one flight and every qualifying stack is added together for Day 2.
Signing up through VIP-Grinders before your first bullet also locks in up to 65% rakeback on top of the anniversary action.
How the Cumulative Stack Format Works
Most multi-flight tournaments send you to the rail once you bag. Here you can keep playing Day 1 flights after qualifying, with every advancing stack added to your Day 2 total.
- Qualify once: your Day 2 seat is locked in.
- Qualify again: the new stack is added to your total, never swapped in.
- Keep firing: players who have already qualified can enter every remaining Day 1 flight.
- Day 2 payoff: every extra bag means more chips on Monday, 28 September.
That flips the usual maths of a re-entry event. A second bullet is not insurance against busting, it is a direct way to grow the stack you already own. Several deep flights can combine into a Day 2 total no single bullet could match.
25th Anniversary Tournament Schedule and Key Dates
The schedule splits into two phases across more than two months, starting with weekly Saturday turbos.
| Stage | Dates |
|---|---|
| 11 Day 1 Turbo Flights | Every Saturday, 18 July to 26 September |
| 10 Day 1 Regular Flights | Sunday, 30 August to Sunday, 27 September |
| Day 2 | Monday, 28 September |
| Final Table | Tuesday, 29 September |
The Saturday turbos give qualifiers a head start well before the regular flights begin. For the current rake structure and cashout options at the room, check our full ACR Poker review before you deposit.
Win Your Seat for $27.50
Before each Saturday Turbo Flight, a $27.50 Mega Satellite runs at 10:45am ET with $250 seats on the line. Satellite winners get the same shot at the $2.5 million guarantee as direct buy-ins. With a qualifier running every Saturday morning, missing one week never closes the door on a cheap seat.
Tracked VIP-Grinders players can even build a satellite bankroll for free through our exclusive monthly ACR Poker freerolls, which pay prizes straight into your ACR balance.
Maximise the anniversary action: join ACR Poker with promo code VIPELITE for the 100% up to $2,000 welcome bonus, up to 65% rakeback and private races and freerolls, all before the next Saturday flight fires.
Part of a Record Summer at ACR Poker
The anniversary tournament is one piece of a stacked few months at the room.
From 13 August to 2 September, the record-setting Mystery Bounty Venoms take over, and our breakdown of the $15 million Dual Venom events covers the satellite paths and top bounties in detail. The room also marked this milestone year with upgrades across 25 years of ACR Poker security.
Why Firing Multiple Flights Makes Sense Here
In a normal re-entry event, a busted bullet is dead money. Here every bag carries forward, so each $250 flight either wins you a seat or adds to your Monday total.
Lock in the exclusive ACR Poker signup deal before the next flight and every bullet earns rakeback too.
