Since 2005, the event has been held at the Atlantis Casino and Resort on Atlantis
Paradise Island
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]
In April 2024, Pokerstars announces the return
of the 💴 PCA and PSPC to the Bahamas in 2024 at a new location the Baha Mar
Resort.[6][7]
Main Event winners [ edit 💴 ]
High Roller winners [ edit ]
Super High
Roller winners [ edit ]