PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Team PokerStars Pro Member Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Wins 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

After five days of action in the sun, the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure was taken down by Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. It was a tough field, full of aggressive players and seasoned pro’s. With ElkY going into the final table second in chips, he was able to put pressure on his opponents, knocking out five players in all, including Day Five starting chip leader David ‘The Dragon’ Pham.

By the time play got to heads-up, between ElkY and California-based internet pro Hafiz Khan, both had similar sized stacks but it was all over in just a few hands. Kahn pushed all-in on a stone-cold bluff with 9-3 off-suit and was called by ElkY, holding 8-8. The pocket pair held up and the Team PokerStars Pro member was crowned the 2008 PCA Champion. For his victory, ElkY takes home the first prize of $2,000,000, making this by far the biggest cash in the 26-year old Frenchman's career. Khan was awarded $1,094,976 for his second place finish.

The event attracted 1,136 players, most of which qualified on PokerStars, and was one of the largest ever fields outside of the US, generating a massive prize pool of $8,594,976. The venue for the tournament was the luxurious Atlantis Resort and Casino, an ideal place for players to unwind after some intense, but entertaining poker.

To read all about the 2008 PCA go to the PokerStars Blog.

The 2007 event was won by Ryan Daut, who battled through a field of 937 fellow players to eventually get heads-up with Isaac Haxton. Daut ground down Haxton’s 3-1 chip lead in an epic confrontation, and eventually got all the chips in the pot holding A-10, which was good enough to hold up against Haxton’s Q-8. Daut’s reward? $1,535,255 in cash and a future as an online poker pro. Not bad for a day at the beach.

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