September is shaping up to be a busy month for tournament players at ACR Poker, and some of the biggest opportunities on the schedule require more than a single session to settle.
With OSS XL now underway alongside ACR Poker’s ongoing 25th Anniversary Tournament, players have eight major multi-day or multi-flight events to choose from during the month, covering buy-ins from just $5.50 all the way up to $2,650.
Combined, those tournaments carry $9.725 million in guarantees.
That includes three OSS XL Main Events, four major OSS XL multi-flight tournaments and the $2.5 million guaranteed 25th Anniversary Tournament.
Here’s what players should have on their radar.
Three OSS XL Main Events
ACR Poker’s OSS XL runs through September 29th with 336 events and more than $50 million in total guarantees, but much of the attention will eventually turn toward its trio of Main Events.
At the top of the schedule are two major championship events.
The $2,650 Main Event carries a $2.5 million guarantee, while the $1,050 Main Event puts another $2 million guaranteed on the table.
Both tournaments follow the same schedule. Day 1A takes place on Sunday, September 20th, followed by Day 1B on Sunday, September 27th. Survivors return for Day 2 on Monday, September 28th, before the final tables play out on Tuesday, September 29th.
Players looking for a much cheaper route into a Main Event have another option.
The $66 OSS XL Main Event comes with a $500,000 guarantee and gets underway earlier, with Day 1A taking place this Sunday, September 13th. Day 1B follows on September 20th before Day 2 on September 27th.
ACR Poker is also running $6.60 satellites into the $66 Main Event, giving players the chance to turn a relatively small buy-in into a run at one of the series’ headline tournaments.
Four More Multi-Flight Events
The Main Events are only part of the multi-day schedule.
OSS XL also features four major multi-flight tournaments carrying a combined $2.225 million in guarantees.
The largest is a $630 buy-in event with $1.5 million guaranteed. Day 1 flights continue throughout September, giving players multiple opportunities to qualify before Day 2 on September 28th.
Mystery Bounty fans have three more options.
A $109 buy-in Mystery Bounty carries a $500,000 guarantee, with flights continuing through September 21st before Day 2 later that day.
There is also a $150,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty for $33 and a $75,000 guaranteed version for just $5.50. Both offer Day 1 flights through September 27th.
It makes for an unusually wide spread of bankroll levels. The same series offering a $2,650 Main Event is also giving players a chance to chase a multi-day title for $5.50.
The $2.5 Million Anniversary Tournament Is Still Building
Running alongside OSS XL is another of ACR Poker’s biggest tournaments of the year.
The site’s 25th Anniversary Tournament carries a $2.5 million guarantee for a $250 buy-in and has now expanded to 41 Day 1 flights.
Unlike a traditional multi-flight tournament where a player simply takes their best qualifying stack forward, the Anniversary Tournament uses a cumulative-stack format.
Qualify once and the chips advance. Qualify again and the additional stack is added to the first.
That means players who have already secured a place in Day 2 can continue entering later flights and attempt to build a larger starting stack for the next stage.
The remaining schedule includes both regular and Turbo flights, with Day 2 set for Monday, September 28th and the final table scheduled for Tuesday, September 29th.
ACR Poker is also offering a satellite route beginning at $1.05 for players trying to reach selected Saturday Turbo flights.
A September Built Around Second Chances
Put it all together and ACR Poker is offering eight major multi-day tournaments with $9.725 million guaranteed between them.
There are championship-level Main Events at $2,650 and $1,050. There is a $66 Main Event with $500,000 guaranteed. There are Mystery Bounties starting at $5.50, a $1.5 million multi-flight and a $2.5 million Anniversary event that actively rewards players for qualifying more than once.
For players who prefer tournaments where one bad session doesn’t necessarily end the story, September offers plenty of ways to take another shot. And with most of the biggest Day 2s and final tables landing during the final days of the month, there is still time to build a stack before ACR Poker’s September schedule reaches its biggest stages.
