One of the most highly anticipated tournament series is set to kick tomorrow and take a bite out of the sting of winter. The 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is consists of a total of 41 events packed into 10 exciting days of poker fun in the sun between January 5 to 14 and all held at the Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island in The Bahamas.
The Main Event is the $10,300 Main Event, a seven-day no-limit hold’em tournament, running January 7-13. Last year, 1,560 players entered the event, building a massive $15,132,000 prize pool. Galen Hall of the USA took home $2,300,000 for first place. Eugene Katchalov of the Ukraine won the $100,000 Super High Roller tournament for $1,500,000 and William Molson of Canada took down the $25,000 High Roller for a cash of $1,072,850.
Other Canadian triumphs at last year’s 2011 PCA included Andrew Chen of Mississauga, Ontario who won the $5,000 Bounty Shootout for a total of $269,000 after landing an incredible double knockout of Shaun Deeb and Michael Binger. Samuel Chartier of Montreal, Quebec won the $5,000 PLO Event 8-Max taking home $99,330 in prize money, also defeating Shaun Deeb.
A big turnout is expected even in the aftermath of last year’s poker Black Friday even as fewer players qualify through the conventional online satellites, especially from the United States.
Good luck to our Canadian poker team.
Here is a the complete 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure schedule:
|
Event Number |
Date |
Days |
Buy-In |
| Event 1 – No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller 8 Max | 1/5/12 |
3 |
$98,500 + $1,500 |
| Event 2 – NLH One Rebuy Super Satellite to Main Event | 1/6/12 |
1 |
$1,040 + $60 |
| Event 3 – NLH One Rebuy Super Satellite to Main Event | 1/6/12 |
1 |
$1,040 + $60 |
| PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event | 1/7/12 |
7 |
$10,000 + $300 |
| Event 5 – Pot-Limit Omaha Turbo 8 Max | 1/7/12 |
1 |
$5,000 + $200 |
| Event 6 – NLH One Rebuy Super Satellite to Main Event | 1/7/12 |
1 |
$1,040 + $60 |
| Event 7 – NLH One Rebuy Super Satellite to Main Event | 1/7/12 |
1 |
$1,040 + $60 |
| Event 8 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 8 Max | 1/8/12 |
1 |
$5,000 + $200 |
| Event 9 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty | 1/8/12 |
1 |
$2,000 + $150 |
| Event 10 – Pot-Limit Omaha 8/OB Turbo | 1/8/12 |
1 |
$270 + $30 |
| Event 11 – No-LImit Hold’em Canada Cup (Invitation) | 1/9/12 |
1 |
$0 |
| Event 12 – No-Limit Hold’em 8 Max | 1/9/12 |
2 |
$5,000 + $250 |
| Event 13 – Limit H.O.E. | 1/9/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 14 – No-Limit Hold’em Win The Button | 1/9/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 15 – Pot-Limit Omaha Turbo | 1/9/12 |
1 |
$270 + $30 |
| Event 16 – No-Limit Hold’em | 1/10/12 |
2 |
$2,000 + $150 |
| Event 17 – PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha Championships 8 Max | 1/10/12 |
2 |
$5,000 + $250 |
| Event 18 – Omaha 8/OB / Seven-Card-Stud 8/OB | 1/10/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 19 – No-Limit Hold’em Survivor | 1/10/12 |
1 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 20 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 1/10/12 |
1 |
$270 + $30 |
| Event 21 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Max | 1/11/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 22 – PokerStars 8 Game Championships | 1/11/12 |
2 |
$5,000 + $250 |
| Event 23 – No-Limit Hold’em Ante Only | 1/11/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 24 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 1/11/12 |
1 |
$270 + $30 |
| Event 25 – No-Limit Hold’em | 1/12/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 26 – No-Limit Hold’em High Roller 8 Max | 1/12/12 |
2 |
$25,000 + $500 |
| Event 27 – Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Max Dealer’s Choice 4 or 5 Cards | 1/12/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 28 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 1/12/12 |
1 |
$2,000 + $150 |
| Event 30 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 1/12/12 |
1 |
$270 + $30 |
| Event 31 – World Cup of Poker (Inviattion) | 1/13/12 |
2 |
$0 |
| Event 32 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty | 1/13/12 |
1 |
$2,000 + $150 |
| Event 33 – PokerStars Heads Up Championships (64 Cap) | 1/13/12 |
2 |
$5,000 + $250 |
| Event 34 – No-Limit Hold’em Women’s Event | 1/13/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 35 – TwoPlusTwo.com Players Choice Event | 1/13/12 |
1 |
$550 + $50 |
| Event 36 – No-Limit Hold’em Rivers | 1/13/12 |
2 |
$1,000 + $100 |
| Event 37 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 1/13/12 |
1 |
$270 + $30 |
| Event 38 – PokerStars VIP Club Freeroll (Invitation) | 1/13/12 |
1 |
$0 |
| Event 39 – PCA Battleship Main Event | 1/14/12 |
1 |
$2,000 + $100 |
| Event 40 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Edition of PCA Main Event | 1/14/12 |
1 |
$270 + $30 |
| Event 41 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Six Max High Roller | 1/14/12 |
1 |
$10,000 + $200 |
Event 35 – The 2p2 players choice event is going to be a great one.
It is called Paradise Pick ‘Em and is essentially a combo of HORSE and dealers choice. Each player will get dealt three cards, then the button decides whether the game will be hold em (discard one card), omaha 8/b (get dealt another card) or razz, stud, or stud 8 (players expose a card of their choice).
I think it will be a great event, and if the Women’s event earlier in the day doesn’t go well, you will find me in there!
Good Luck to all @ PCA!!! See you there!