New York Pro Brandon Lulov Takes Down ACR Poker Venom Event For $1.5 Million

Venom, ACR Poker’s flagship event, drew a huge field of 3,522 entries who were all vying for the biggest share of the $10 million prize pool.

The $2,650 buy-in online tournament had five starting flights and took four days of play to determine a champion. When the dust settled, it was New York poker pro Brandon Lulov, playing under the name ‘S3L3NAGOMEZZ,’ who came out on top.

Lulov earned a career best $1,577,970, posting on Twitter that he was “at a loss for words,” following the victory.

Lulov’s previous best score was the $246,125 he earned as the winner of the $5,000 event at the Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Florida in April of 2022. In the summer, he would add a deep run in the WSOP main event for $53,900 and a runner-up finish in the $10,000 Hard Rock Poker Open for another $201,000.

This summer, Lulov finished ninth in the $5,000 six-max event at the WSOP for $86,281. He now has just over $2.3 million in recorded tournament earnings.

The final day, which was streamed on ACR Poker’s Twitch channel, featured commentary by ACR pro Chris Moneymaker, as well as Justin Kelly and Michael Loncar. You can watch a replay of the final table here.

At a loss for words https://t.co/5zxnCqn5OX

— brandon (@brandonlulov98) August 2, 2023

Lulov defeated Brazilian pro Felipe Ketzer heads-up for the title. Ketzer is having a breakout year on the tournament circuit, having already finished second in the €25,000 high roller at EPT Paris for $249,096 and fifth in the €25,000 high roller at EPT Monte Carlo for $302,489.

Michael Miller, a WSOP Circuit ring winner, took eighth for $177,920, and Michael ‘YoungHoodie’ Perrone, a former psychologist turned poker pro, finished seventh for $238,250.

The final table also featured ACR pro Jon ‘apestyles’ Van Fleet, who was already sitting in sixth place on the PokerStake all-time online tournament earnings leaderboard with more than $22 million in cashes.

Van Fleet added another $326,370 to his totals with a sixth-place finish. The online crusher disclosed that he was actually down $200,000 in this tournament lifetime, or nearly 40 buy-ins, before making this final table.

Another notable player was high-stakes pro Chris Hunichen, who finished third playing under the name ‘2Rich2Care.’ The North Carolina native banked $838,960 for his deep run.

Final Table Results

1. Brandon ‘S3L3NAGOMEZZ’ Lulov – $1,577,970
2. Felipe ‘Ketzerfelipe’ Ketzer – $1,149,260
3. Chris ‘2rich2care’ Hunichen – $838,960
4. CHAMPAIGNE – $612,440
5. BurnZeByeBell – $447,080
6. Jon ‘Apestyles’ Van Fleet – $326,370
7. Michael ‘YoungHoodie’ Perrone – $238,250
8. Michael ‘mpmiller0906’ Miller – $177,920

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