PCA - Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure

PCA - Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure

The Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure has become one of the most popular stops on the European Poker Tour and every year it's packed out with entrants most of who have qualified online. The PCA is without a doubt the most in fashion live MTT when it comes to online players and as a result the field can be pretty damn solid. The entrance fee alone is worth $8,000 but if you win a package on Pokerstars then you will get flights, accommodation and spending money included. The Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure usually takes place around the start of January and boasts a top prize of somewhere in region of $3,000,000!

Qualify For The PCA Online

The only place to qualify for the PCA online is at Pokerstars. If you're wondering about the new player bonus Pokerstars offer a 100% deposit bonus up to $600. The Pokerstars bonus is actually one of the easiest to clear as well. Once you have signed up to Pokerstars you will find that there are two routes to qualification to the PCA. The first and most popular way to qualify for the PCA online is via the Pokerstars steps satellites. These are a series of sit and go tournaments starting at step 1 and ending at step 6. If you win step 1 you move on to step 2 and so on until step 6 where the winner takes home a $15,130 live event package to the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure. You can buyin to step 1 directly for $7.50 or 500 FPP's. You can buyin to step 6 directly for $2,100.

The second way to qualify for the PCA online is via the MTT satellites that run throughout the year on Pokerstars. All of the MTT satellites filter into the main event qualifier which has a $700 buyin and 20 packages to the PCA guaranteed. You can buyin to the main satellite for $700 or win your way in through the feeder satellites for as little as $1.10.

Satellites to the years Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure are running right now on Pokerstars, so if you are thinking about giving them a go you better be quick!

Previous PCA Winners

The PCA has been running for six years now and started way back in 2004 when Gus Hansen took down the biggest share of a $1,657,500 prize pool! In 2005 the prize pool had almost doubled to $3,487,200 and was won by John Gale a poker pro from the UK. In 2006 the prize pool got even bigger with a whopping $1,388,600 for first place. This was won by Steve Paul-Ambrose. The 2007 event was won by Cardrunners pro Ryan Daut and topped off what was an amazing run of live event cashes for the online superstar. In 2008 Bertrand 'Elky' Grospellier became the first Pokerstars pro to win the event and in 2009 the biggest prize pool in PCA history was won by Poorya Nazari who took down a $3,000,000 first prize after qualifying online in a $33 rebuy satellite!