The Main Hold'em Event at The Venom Mystery Bounty attracted a massive field of 4,792 entries, as players vied for shares of the guaranteed $12,000,000 prize pool. The clashes at the final table were fierce and stretched over nearly eight hours.
The heads-up saw Serbian chipleader Deltoid88 face off against Brazilian Ivan 'chickenpastry' Limeira. After just one hand, the players discussed terms and sealed an ICM deal, with Deltoid88 claiming the champion's title.
The final table also featured two members from the ACR Poker professional team. British poker star Chris Moorman claimed 9th place, pocketing $71,171, including bounties.
His teammate Chance Kornuth finished two spots higher in 7th, taking home a total of $131,395.
Final results of the NLH Mystery Bounty Venom final table:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty |
| 1. | Deltoid88 | Serbia | $799,521 * | $66,347 |
| 2. | Ivan 'chickenpastry' Limeira | Brazil | $730,602 * | $48,552 |
| 3. | JasonSpichkin | Russia | $463,534 | $54,900 |
| 4. | JGuayaco | Poland | $334,837 | $184,700 |
| 5. | loltaxpayers | United Kingdom | $241,918 | $15,000 |
| 6. | MajN00n | Canada | $174,826 | $199,900 |
| 7. | Chance 'LawyerDad68' Kornuth | USA | $126,395 | $5,000 |
| 8. | litlstitious | USA | $91,420 | $37,500 |
| 9. | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | $66,171 | $5,000 |
* ICM deal
The Omaha equivalent event with a $2,650 buy-in drew 1,238 entries, pushing the final prize pool to $3,095,000, just surpassing the initial $3 million guarantee.
The tournament was claimed by American player ImWinninAnyway, who showcased excellent play throughout, securing a spectacular $365,192 including mystery bounties. In the final heads-up, he defeated Ukrainian player turov1, who received a total of $252,806 for his runner-up finish.
The festival's ultimate hero was Chance Kornuth, whose incredible accomplishment of reaching both The Venom main event final tables will be remembered in poker history. Despite coming close to victory in both, he finished 6th in the PLO version, taking home $57,339.
Final results of the PLO Mystery Bounty Venom final table:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty |
| 1. | ImWinninAnyway | USA | $290,042 | $75,150 |
| 2. | turov1 | Ukraine | $217,706 | $35,100 |
| 3. | Walruspuss | USA | $163,454 | $50,200 |
| 4. | MaD_Q_FroG | Turkey | $108,002 | $10,000 |
| 5. | JELLY007 | Norway | $71,443 | $20,000 |
| 6. | Chance 'LawyerDad68' Kornuth | USA | $47,339 | $10,000 |
| 7. | SRNVSN | Russia | $31,449 | $0 |
Sources: ACR Poker, WSOP, PokerNews