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Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Back in the Bahamas: PCA starts Monday
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
With winter now in full force the high-stakes tournament circuit heads south this week, landing in the Bahamas for the sun, fun and loads of poker action that is the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
Already one of the largest poker tournaments outside of the World Series of Poker, the PCA expects to draw better than 1,000 rounders to the Atlantis Casino on Paradise Island for what is now being called a "Festival of Poker" from Jan. 5-10.
More than 750 online qualifiers have already grabbed seats in the $10,000 buy-in main event, won by Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier in January 2008.
The former professional StarCraft player grabbed all the glory and a $2 million first-place prize defeating Hafiz Khan heads-up after making his way through a formidable final table that included David "The Dragon" Pham, Joe "bigegypt" Elpayaa and Christian "charder" Harder.
A total field of 1,136, including 845 PokerStars qualifiers, set the record for PCA attendance in 2008, and insiders expect the main event to be even bigger this time around.
But the main event isn't the only draw in Nassau this week. The Battleship of Online Poker, the World Cup of Poker Final and a wide range of sit-and-go, satellite and side events are also planned.
Plus, a $25,000 high-roller tournament set to start Jan. 8 is sure to draw some of the biggest names in the game.
As always, PL.com will be on the scene braving the sand, surf, bikini-clad poker hotties and more than our share of fruity tropical beverages to bring you live coverage of both the high-roller tournament and the main event.
Our comprehensive coverage begins Monday and you can follow it all right here.
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