POKERSTARS CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE 2010
POKERSTARS CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE 2010 LARGEST POKER TOURNAMENT OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS
PCA Festival of Poker Schedule AnnouncedISLE OF MAN (UK), OCTOBER 1, 2009 – PokerStars.com, the world’s largest online poker site, has announced its schedule for the seventh annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). The ten-day Festival of Poker will feature a rich mix of more than 50 events, starting on January 4, 2010 at the stunning Atlantis Hotel and Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas. The Main Event is set to be the largest live poker tournament ever held outside Las Vegas in terms of player numbers and prize pool, and will bring together many of the world’s top poker players.
The Main Event at last year’s PCA attracted 1,347 players, including 845 who won their seat – and trip to Paradise Island - on PokerStars.com. The prize pool amounted to more than $12.6 million with winner Poorya Nazari from Canada taking home $3 million after six days of action in the sun. This season’s Main Event will have a $10,000 + $300 buy-in, creating an estimated $14.5 million prize pool.
Team PokerStars PRO Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, who won the Main Event in 2008, said: “The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is definitely one of my favourite tournaments of the year. This is where I had my first and biggest win to date, in the 2008 PCA Main Event. Last year, I had another memorable success, when I won the High Roller event. I love going to the Bahamas for the PCA! The location and the organisation are great, and I believe the competition is probably the toughest you can find in any live tournament, with all the internet pros and the best live players. I am really looking forward to playing the 2010 PCA!”
This season’s PCA schedule features the widest variety of poker events, buy-ins, game selection and formats ever offered. Events at the 2010 PCA will have: buy-ins ranging from $200 to $25,000; formats including full-ring, short-handed and head’s up; and an array of different live poker variants including No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Hi/Lo) and Badugi/2-7 Triple Draw. The schedule will also include daily Battleship of Online Poker events (including some new surprise formats), three Ladies’ events and three 8-Game events - usually only available in Las Vegas.
The festival will also feature the PokerStars World Cup of Poker VI in which the remaining nine countries from the global online preliminaries will fight it out at a live Grand Final for national glory and a share of the $100,000 first prize.
The PCA Festival of Poker will be filmed and broadcast on major networks across North and Latin America, Europe and Russia. The PCA Main Event, High Roller and World Cup of Poker final will all be broadcast live on www.PokerStars.tv as well as being broadcast as part of the European Poker Tour Season Six and Latin American Poker Tour Season Three TV series.
Please see the PCA 2010 Schedule below*. For more information please visit http://www.pokerstars.com/caribbean-adventure/
| TIME | EVENT | BUY IN (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 | ||
| 18:00 | Super Satellite to Main Event | $1,060 + $40 |
| 20:00 | Nightly NL Turbo | $200 + $20 |
| Jan 5 | ||
| 12:00 | Main Event Day 1A | $10,000 + $300 |
| 14:00 | Unl. Re Buys Super Satellite to Main Day 1B | $200 + $20 |
| 20:00 | 1 Re Buy Super Satellite Main Day 1B | $530 + $20 |
| 20:00 | Nightly PLO Turbo | $200 + $20 |
| Jan 6 | ||
| 12:00 | Main Event Day 1B | $10,000 + $300 |
| 14:00 | PLO Freezeout | $500 + $50 |
| 16:00 | Badugi / 2-7 Mix | $500 + $50 |
| 20:00 | Step 1 to Step 2 High Roller Super Satellite | $550 + $50 |
| 20:00 | Nightly PLO8 Turbo | $200 + $20 |
| Jan 7 | ||
| 12:00 | Main Event Day 2 | $10,000 + $600 |
| 14:00 | NL Freezeout - 6 Max | $1,000 + $100 |
| 20:00 | 8 Game Championship - Day 1 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 20:00 | Step 1 to Step 2 High Roller Super Satellite | $550 + $50 |
| 20:00 | $200 + $20 Nightly NL Turbo | $200 + $20 |
| Jan 8 | ||
| 12:00 | Main Event Day 3 | $10,000 + $600 |
| 12:00 | Battleship - Multi Tabling Championships | $2,000 + $150 |
| 13:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1A Round 1 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 14:00 | PLH/PLO Tag Team Mix | $2,000 + $150 |
| 14:00 | 8 Game Championship - Day 2 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 16:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1A Round 2 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 18:00 | PokerStars Charity Event | $5,000 + $250 |
| 18:00 | NL Freezeout | $1,000 + $100 |
| 19:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1A Round 3 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 20:00 | Super Sat to 1K Ladies ONLY NL | $110 + $10 |
| 20:00 | Nightly PLO Turbo | $200 + $20 |
| 22:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1A Round 4 | $5,000 + $250 |
| Jan 9 | ||
| 12:00 | Main Event Day 4 - play down to 32 players | $10,000 + $600 |
| 12:00 | Battleship - Multi Heads Up Challenge (64 Cap) | $1,000 + $100 |
| 12:00 | PLO Championships - 8 Max - Day 1 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 13:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1B Round 1 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 13:00 | Ladies ONLY NL Freezeout | $1,000 + $100 |
| 14:00 | 8 Game Championship – Finals | $5,000 + $250 |
| 16:00 | NL Freezeout | $1,500 + $100 |
| 16:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1B Round 2 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 19:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1B Round 3 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 21:00 | PokerStars Party | |
| 21:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Day 1B Round 4 | $5,000 + $250 |
| Jan 10 | ||
| 12:00 | Main Event Day 5 | $10,000 + $600 |
| 12:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 1 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 12:00 | PLO Championships - 8 Max - Day 2 | $5,000 + $250 |
| 13:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Quarterfinals | $5,000 + $250 |
| 14:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 1 | $1,000 + $100 |
| 14:00 | PLO - 6 Max | $1,000 + $100 |
| 15:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 2 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 16:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Semi-finals | $5,000 + $250 |
| 16:00 | NL Freezeout | $5,000 + $250 |
| 17:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 2 | $1,000 + $100 |
| 17:00 | Ladies ONLY NL Freezeout | $300 + $30 |
| 18:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 3 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 19:00 | Step 2 Super Sat to $25,000 High Roller | $2,700 + $200 |
| 20:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 3 | $1,000 + $100 |
| 20:00 | 8 Game (2 Day Event) | $500 + $50 |
| 20:00 | PS Heads Up Challenge Finals | $5,000 + $250 |
| 20:00 | Nightly NL Turbo | $200 + $20 |
| 21:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 4 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 23:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1A - Round 4 | $1,000 + $100 |
| Jan 11 | ||
| 12:00 | Main Event Day 6 - Final Table | $10,000 + $600 |
| 12:00 | Battleship Main Event | $2,000 + $150 |
| 12:00 | PLO Championships - 8 Max – Finals | $5,000 + $250 |
| 12:00 | PokerStars Bounty Hunter | $500 + $100 + $50 |
| 12:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 1 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 12:00 | Limit - 6 Max | $1,000 + $100 |
| 12:00 | PLO 8 or Better | $500 + $50 |
| 13:00 | World Cup Preliminaries - Day 1A | |
| 14:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 1 | $1,000 + $100 |
| 15:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 2 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 16:00 | High Roller - 8 Max - Day 1 | $25,000 + $500 |
| 17:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 2 | $1,000 + $100 |
| 18:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 3 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 20:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 3 | $1,000 + $100 |
| 20:00 | Nightly NL Turbo | $200 + $20 |
| 21:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 4 | $2,000 + $150 |
| 23:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Day 1B - Round 4 | $1,000 + $100 |
| Jan 12 | ||
| 12:00 | High Roller - 8 Max - Day 2 | $25,000 + $500 |
| 12:00 | Pot Limit 5 Card Draw High | $500 + $50 |
| 13:00 | PLO Live Heads Up – Quarterfinals | $2,000 + $150 |
| 13:00 | NL Live Heads Up – Quarterfinals | $1,000 + $100 |
| 13:00 | World Cup Preliminaries - Day 1B | |
| 14:00 | 8 Game | $1,000 + $100 |
| 16:00 | NL Freezeout | $1,000 + $100 |
| 17:00 | PLO Live Heads Up - Semi Finals | $2,000 + $150 |
| 17:00 | NL Live Heads Up - Semi Finals | $1,000 + $100 |
| 20:00 | Nightly NL Turbo | $200 + 20 |
| 21:00 | PLO Live Heads Up – Finals | $2,000 + $150 |
| 21:00 | NL Live Heads Up – Finals | $1,000 + $100 |
| Jan 13 | ||
| 12:00 | High Roller - 8 Max - Day 3 | $25,000 + $500 |
| 12:00 | World Cup of Poker - Final | |
| 12:00 | Triple Stud (Razz, High, High - Low) | $1,000 + $100 |
| 14:00 | NL Freezeout 6 Max | $5,000 + $250 |
| 16:00 | NL Freezeout 6 Max | $500 + $50 |
| 20:00 | Nightly NL Turbo | $200 + 20 |
| Jan 14 | ||
| 12:00 | High Roller - 8 Max - Final | $25,000 + $500 |
| 12:00 | NL Shootout | $500 + $50 |
| 14:00 | PLO Shootout | $500 + $50 |
| Daily | ||
| 12:00 | Two 32 Person Battleship Events Daily at 13:00 and 21:00 | |
| 13:00 | Any tournaments remaining from previous night | |
| 18:00 | Cash Games | |
| 18:00 | 1 Table Sats to All Side Events | |
*This schedule is subject to change. Any updates will be amended on http://www.pokerstars.com/caribbean-adventure/
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PokerStars regularly sets the bar high, staging some of the biggest online and live poker tournaments in the world:
- The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) (www.wcoop.com) is the premier yearly online poker tournament series in the world. The 2009 WCOOP generated a total prize pool of more than $51 million
- The European Poker Tour (www.ept.com) attracts the best players and currently generates the biggest prize pool of any poker tour
- The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is staged on the shores of Paradise Island in the Bahamas and is where thousands of players compete for a share of millions in prize money
- The Latin American Poker Tour (www.lapt.com) unites the best players in South America
- The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (www.appt.com) does the same across the Pacific
- The World Cup of Poker is a unique fixture on the poker calendar that combines the online and live poker worlds for a team challenge that pitches nation against nation
