The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is an annual televised poker tournament. The event was first held in 2004 and was originally 💶 co-sponsored by PokerStars and the World Poker Tour. In 2008, the event moved from the WPT to the European Poker 💶 Tour. In 2010, the event was moved again and served as the inaugural event of the North American Poker Tour. 💶 In 2024 the tournament was the inaugural event of the new PokerStars Championship tour and renamed PokerStars Championship Bahamas. The 💶 name was changed back to the PCA for 2024 and the buy-in restored toR$10,000.[1]
In 2004, the event took place on 💶 the Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas cruise ship.[2] For 15 years (from 2005 to 2024), the event took place 💶 at the Atlantis Paradise Island and after a three-year break, it returns to the Bahamas at the brand new Baha 💶 Mar Resort.
The 2011 PCA commenced on January 4, 2011. Over fifty events took place over ten days,[3] including the main 💶 event with an estimated prize pool ofR$20 million. Players either buy into the main event directly forR$10,300, or they may 💶 win their way into the event via satellites running on PokerStars and at the event. The main event final table 💶 was aired live on ESPN2, featuring commentary by James Hartigan and Daniel Negreanu.
John Dibella, a 43-year-old stock trader from New 💶 York, won the 2012 PCA forR$1,775,000. Dibella won a liveR$1,000 satellite into theR$10,000 Main Event and is the first amateur 💶 player to win the tournament.
In 2024, PokerStars announced that the PCA would be discontinued in 2024.[4][5]
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