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Galen Hall wins 2011 PCA Main Event

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:08:05 +0000

Galen Hall is your newest PCA (and NAPT) main event champion. The 24 year old from San Francisco entered heads-up vs the erratic Chris Oliver with a 4:1 chip deficit. But he managed to fight his way to the title, cracking QQ with A8s on the final hand, and pocketing $2.4 million.

This event was the first time a NAPT event was streamed live on ESPN. There was a one hour tape delay, but viewers were able to catch all the action and not just editor cuts.

Also William Molson of Canada bested out 150 other players to take home the 2011 PCA High Rollers Event. This $25,000 buy-in had a prize pool of almost $4 million, and with the first place Will Molson won over $1.072 million, the biggest win of his career.

Another Canadian, Andrew Chen also took home a PCA title by winning the $5,000 Bounty Shootout for a total of $269,000. On the final hand, Chen knocked out both Shaun Deeb and Michael Binger to win it all.

This marked the end of the 2011 PCA, 2012 PCA should be even bigger. Here is hoping that the next NAPT event will be announced soon as well.

Eugene Katchalov wins 2011 PCA Super High Roller

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:56:16 +0000

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is the first major tournament series of the year and the first event in the new NAPT season. The PCA started with a huge bang, the super high roller event featuring an enormous $100,000 buyin. 37 players ponied up the 6 figure buyin, and the eventual winner … Eugene Katchalov who earned himself a cool $1,500,000. Eugene bested PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu in a 6 hour epic heads-up duel to claim the top prize. It was a bitter sweet day for Kid Poker though, with his 2nd place and $1,000,000 prize money, he moved himself ahead of Phil Ivey to become #1 on the All Time poker tournament money list.

Here are the top 5 payouts

1. Eugene Katchalov, United States, $1,500,000
2. Daniel Negreanu, Canada, $1,000,000
3. Bryn Kenney, United States, $643,000
4. Nick Schulman, United States, $400,000
5. Humberto Brenes, Costa Rica, $200,000

The PCA Super High Roller event will be televised on ESPN later this year. The PCA main event is also running right now.

ESPN to air the PCA live!

admin — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:56:23 +0000

The next stop on the North American Poker Tour is the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), and the great news is that the main event will air live on ESPN! There will be a 1 hour tape delay but it will be uncut, which means that the full final table will be shown to its entirety. All the walks, blind steals, checks to showdowns, and all that great stuff that usually gets cut will be on air.

Matt Volk, ESPN manager of programming and acquisitions said, “For the first time viewers at home will see a poker telecast from start to finish, with all the strategy of world-class poker players playing in real time and completely unedited,”

The main event final table (Day 6) should happen on Friday January 14. Records should be broken this year in regards to the prize pool. Last year the PCA champion was Harrison Gimbel who took home $2,200,000.

Who will be the 2011 PCA Champion? See it live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.

Previous PCA Champions

2004 Gus Hansen $455,780
2005 John Gale $890,600
2006 Steve Paul-Ambrose $1,388,600
2007 Ryan Daut $1,535,255
2008 Bertrand Grospellier $2,000,000
2009 Poorya Nazari $3,000,000
2010 Harrison Gimbel $2,200,000

2011 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Schedule

admin — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:47:59 +0000

The next stop for the NAPT goes back to the beginning, the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure or better known as the PCA. The 2011 PCA takes place from January 7-16, with the main event beginning on January 8th. There will be 2 day 1s for the $10,000 buyin main event which has an estimated prize pool of $20,000,000. The PCA also consists of a $100,000 buyin high roller event, the grand final of the World Cup of Poker, as well as a Ladies only tournaments.

You can qualify for the 2011 only on PokerStars where there are numerous satellites happening daily now. PCA satellites include rebuys, FPP satellites, $700 10 seat guaranteed entries on Sundays, and daily $33r turbos.

Here is the full 2011 PCA schedule consisting of 47 events

Time	Event #	Event	Buy In
Daily
12:00		Cash Games and Sit & Go’s
12:00		1 Table Sats to All Side Events
12:00		Battleship Events
13:00		Any tournaments remaining from previous night
January 5, Wednesday
TBA		Fish and Chips – Fishing Derby – Day 1	TBA
January 6, Thursday
TBA		Fish and Chips – Fishing Derby – Final Day	TBA
12:00	1	NL – Hold’em – Super High Roller Day 1 -TV	$100,000 + $500
January 7, Friday
12:00		NL – Hold’em – Super High Roller Final Day – TV (Day 3 if necessary)	$100,000 + $500
14:00	2	NL – Hold’em – Fish and Chips Poker – Day 1	TBA
18:00	3	NL – Super Satellite to Main Event	$1,040 + $60
20:00	4	NL – Turbo	$270 + $30
January 8, Saturday
12:00	5	Main Event Day 1A	$10,000 + $300
13:00		NL – Hold’em – Super High Roller – Final Day (if needed)	$100,000 + $500
13:00		NL – Hold’em – Fish and Chips Poker – Final Day	Unknown
16:00	6	NL – Turbo – Randomized Bounties	$800 + $200 + $100
18:00	7	NL – One Rebuy Super Satellite to Main Event	$1,040 + $60
20:00	8	PLO – Turbo	$270 + $30
January 9, Sunday
12:00		Main Event Day 1B	$10,000 + $300
16:00	9	NL – Turbo – Randomized Bounties	$800 + $200 + $100
18:00	10	NL – One Rebuy Super Satellite to $5,000 NL (Event #14)	$550 + $50
20:00	11	PLO8 – Turbo	$270 + $30
January 10, Monday
12:00		Main Event Day 2	$10,000 + $300
13:00	12	NL – Hold’em – Day 1	$1,000 + $100
14:00	13	PokerStars PLO Championships – ‘8 Max’ – Day 1	$5,000 + $250
16:00	14	H. O. E. (Hold’em, Omaha 8, Stud – Day 1	$1,000 + $100
18:00	15	NL – One Rebuy Super Satellite to $5,000 NL (Event #18)	$550 + $50
20:00	16	NL – Turbo	$270 + $30
January 11, Tuesday
12:00		Main Event Day 3	$10,000 + $300
12:00	17	NL – Hold’em – ‘6 Max’ – Day 1	$5,000 + $250
13:00		NL – Hold’em – Final Day	$1,000 + $100
13:00		PokerStars PLO Championships – ‘8 Max’ – Final Day	$5,000 + $250
13:00		H. O. E. (Hold’em, Omaha 8, Stud – Final Day	$1,000 + $100
14:00	18	NL – Hold’em – Day 1	$2,000 + $150
18:00	19	Fiple Draw (A-5, 2-7, Badugi, Baduci, Badacey) – Day 1	$550 + $50
20:00	20	NL – Turbo – Bounty	$270 + $100 + $30
January 12, Wednesday
12:00		Main Event Day 4 – play down to 24 players	$10,000 + $300
12:00	21	PokerStars Heads-Up Championships – Day 1	$5,000 + $250
12:00	22	NL – Hold’em – ‘6 Max’ – Day 1	$1,000 + $100
13:00		NL – Hold’em – ‘6 Max’ – Final Day	$5,000 + $250
13:00		NL – Hold’em – Final Day	$2,000 + $150
13:00		Fiple Draw (A-5, 2-7, Badugi, Baduci, Badacey) – Final Day	$550 + $50
16:00	23	PS.net Big Game Tourney – PL Pre – NL Post – Hold’em – Day 1	$550 + $50
16:00	24	NL – Super Satellite to 25K High Roller (Event #27)	$2,850 + $150
18:00	25	8 Game – Day 1	$1,000 + $100
20:00	26	NL – Turbo – One Rebuy	$270 + $30
January 13, Thursday
12:00		Main Event Day 5	$10,000 + $300
12:00	27	NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Day 1	$25,000 + $500
12:00	28	NL – Hold’em – Day 1	$2,000 + $150
13:00		PokerStars Heads-Up Championships – Final Day	$5,000 + $250
13:00		NL – Hold’em – ‘6 Max’ – Final Day	$1,000 + $100
13:00		PS.net Big Game Tourney – PL Pre – NL Post – Hold’em – Final Day	$550 + $50
13:00		8 Game – Final Day	$1,000 + $100
16:00	29	Omaha 8 / Stud 8 – Day 1	$550 + $50
18:00	30	NL – Hold’em – Charity Event – Unlimited Rebuys	$550 + $50
19:00	31	NL – Super Satellite to Ladies NL (Event #35)	$180 + $20
20:00	32	NL – Turbo – Bounty	$270 + $100 + $30
January 14, Friday
12:00		Main Event Day 6 – Final Table	$10,000 + $300
12:00		NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Day 2	$25,000 + $500
12:00	33	NL – Heads-Up – 64 Player Cap – Day 1	$1,000 + $100
12:00	34	Two Plus Two – Choice Event – Day 1	Unknown
13:00		NL – Hold’em – Final Day	$2,000 + $150
13:00		Omaha 8 / Stud 8 – Final Day	$550 + $50
14:00	35	NL – Hold’em – Ladies Event – Day 1	$1,000 + $100
16:00	36	PLO – ‘8 Max’ – Day 1	$1,000 + $100
16:00	37	PokerStars 8 Game Championships – Day 1	$5,000 + $250
18:00	38	NL – One Rebuy Super Satellite to 5K Bounty Shootout (Event #40)	$550 + $50
20:00	39	NL – Turbo – One Rebuy	$270 + $30
January 15, Saturday
12:00	40	NAPT Bounty Shootout – Day 1 – TV	$5,000 + $250
12:00		NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Day 3	$25,000 + $500
12:00	41	NL – Hold’em – Day 1	$1,500 + $100
13:00		NL – Heads-Up – 64 Player Cap – Final Day	$1,000 + $100
13:00		Two Plus Two – Choice Event – Final Day	Unknown
13:00		NL – Hold’em – Ladies Event – Final Day	$1,000 + $100
13:00		PLO – ‘8 Max’ – Final Day	$1,000 + $100
13:00		PokerStars 8 Game Championships – Final Day	$5,000 + $250
14:00	42	NL – Hold’em – Ladies Event	$270 + $30
16:00	43	NLH / PLO – ‘8 Max’ – Day 1	$550 + $50
18:00	44	Chinese Poker (1/2 High – 1/2 Low) – Day 1 (2nd day if necessary)	$1,000 + $100
20:00	45	NL – Turbo	$270 + $30
January 16, Sunday
12:00		NAPT Bounty Shootout – Final -TV	$5,000 + $250
12:00		NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Final Day	$25,000 + $500
12:00		NL – Hold’em – Final Day	$1,500 + $100
12:00		NLH / PLO – ‘8 Max’ – Final Day	$550 + $50
12:00		Chinese Poker (1/2 High – 1/2 Low) – Final Day if necessary	$1,000 + $100
12:00	46	NL – Hold’em – Unlimited Rebuys + Add on – $100K Guaranteed	$90 + $10
14:00	47	NL – Turbo – ‘6 Max’ High Roller	$10,000 + $200

>>> Click here to qualify for the 2011 PCA <<<

Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) = Festival of Poker

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:06:07 +0000

Another poker tournament series that was once rumoured to be included in the upcomming North American Poker Tour (NAPT), looks like will be going ahead without the NAPT tag.

The popular PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) will now be labelled as the Festival of Poker and will once again be part of the European Poker Tour (EPT). This festival of poker runs from January 4th to the 10th. and once again at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau Bahamas. Poker Stars is expecting a $14.5 million purse this year, up from $12.6 million last year with the reigning winner Canadian Poorya Nazari taking home $3 million.

The festival of Poker will be airing on PokerStars.tv

Below are the event dates for the PCA 2010. All buyins are in USD.

Monday, January 4th
18:00: Super Satellite to Main Event, $1,060 + $40
20:00: Nightly No Limit Hold’em Turbo, $200 + $20

Tuesday, January 5th
12:00: Main Event Day 1A, $10,000 + $300
14:00: Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1B (Unlimited Rebuys), $200 + $20
20:00: Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1B (One Rebuy), $530 + $20
20:00: Nightly Pot Limit Omaha Turbo, $200 + $20

Wednesday, January 6th
12:00: Main Event Day 1B, $10,000 + $300
14:00: Pot Limit Omaha Freezeout, $500 + $50
16:00: Badugi / 2-7 Mix, $500 + $50
20:00: Step 1 to Step 2 High Roller Super Satellite, $550 + $50
20:00: Nightly Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better Turbo, $200 + $20

Thursday, January 7th
12:00: Main Event Day 2
14:00: No Limit Hold’em Freezeout Six-Max, $1,000 + $100
20:00: Eight Game Championship Day 1, $5,000 + $250
20:00: Step 1 to Step 2 High Roller Super Satellite, $550 + $50
20:00: Nightly No Limit Hold’em Turbo, $200 + $20

Friday, January 8th
12:00: Main Event Day 3
12:00: Battleship Multi-Tabling Championships, $2,000 + $150
13:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1A Round 1, $5,000 + $250
14:00: Pot Limit Hold’em / Pot Limit Omaha Tag Team Mix, $2,000 + $150
14:00: Eight Game Championship Day 2
16:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1A Round 2
18:00: PokerStars Charity Event, $5,000 + $250
18:00: No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, $1,000 + $100
19:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1A Round 3
20:00: Super Satellite to $1,000 Ladies Only Event, $110 + $10
20:00: Nightly Pot Limit Omaha Turbo. $200 + $20
22:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1A Round 4

Saturday, January 9th
12:00: Main Event Day 4
12:00: Battleship Multi Heads-Up Challenge, $1,000 + $100
12:00: Pot Limit Omaha Championships Eight-Max Day 1, $5,000 + $250
13:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1B Round 1, $5,000 + $250
13:00: Ladies Only No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, $1,000 + $100
14:00: Eight Game Championship Finals
16:00: No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, $1,500 + $100
16:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1B Round 2
19:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1B Round 3
21:00: PokerStars Party
21:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Day 1B Round 4

Sunday, January 10th
12:00: Main Event Day 5
12:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 1, $2,000 + $150
12:00: Pot Limit Omaha Championships Eight-Max Day 2
13:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Quarterfinals
14:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 1, $1,000 + $100
14:00: Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max, $1,000 + $100
15:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 2
16:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Semifinals
16:00: No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, $5,000 + $250
17:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 2
17:00: Ladies Only No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, $300 + $30
18:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 3
19:00: Step 2 Super Satellite to $25,000 High Roller, $2,700 + $200
20:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 3
20:00: Eight Game (Two Day Event), $500 + $50
20:00: PS Heads-Up Challenge Finals
20:00: Nightly No Limit Hold’em Turbo, $200 + $20
21:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 4
23:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1A Round 4

Monday, January 11th
12:00: Main Event Final Table
12:00: Battleship Main Event
12:00: Pot Limit Omaha Championships Eight-Max Finals
12:00: PokerStars Bounty Hunter, $500 + $100 + $50
12:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 1
12:00: Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $1,000 + $100
12:00: Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better, $500 + $50
13:00: World Cup Preliminaries – Day 1A
14:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 1
15:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 2
16:00: High Roller Eight-Max Day 1, $25,000 + $500
17:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 2
18:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 3
20:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 3
20:00: Nightly No Limit Hold’em Turbo, $200 + $20
21:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 4
23:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Day 1B Round 4

Tuesday, January 12
12:00: High Roller Eight-Max Day 2
12:00: Pot Limit Five Card Draw High, $500 + $50
13:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Quarterfinals
13:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Quarterfinals
13:00: World Cup Preliminaries – Day 1B
14:00: Eight Game, $1,000 + $100
16:00: No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, $1,000 + $100
17:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Semifinals
17:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Semifinals
20:00: Nightly No Limit Hold’em Turbo, $200 + 20
21:00: Pot Limit Omaha Live Heads-Up Finals
21:00: No Limit Hold’em Live Heads-Up Finals

Wednesday, January 13
12:00: High Roller Eight-Max Day 3
12:00: World Cup of Poker Final
12:00: Triple Stud (Razz, High, High-Low), $1,000 + $100
14:00: No Limit Hold’em Freezeout Six-Max, $5,000 + $250
16:00: No Limit Hold’em Freezeout Six-Max, $500 + $50
20:00: Nightly No Limit Hold’em Turbo, $200 + 20

Thursday, January 14
12:00: High Roller Eight-Max Final
12:00: No Limit Hold’em Shootout, $500 + $50
14:00: Pot Limit Omaha Shootout, $500 + $50