Final Starting Day of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event Kicks off at Noon!
On Monday, 178 players came out for Day 1a of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. Of that group, 101 survived making it through to Day 2, which will kick off on Wednesday. Today marks the final starting flight for the $10,300 Main Event and is sure to bring in even more players. Affif Prado was the one to bag up the most chips after the first eight levels of play on Monday, bringing with him 137,500 chips into Day 2.
The $10,300 buy-in represents a steep jump from last year's buy-in, which was $5,000. It was Christian Harder who won that event, taking home $429,664 for his first-place finish, besting Cliff Josephy heads up to take down the title. Harder topped the field of 738 entrants last year. The former champ is still alive in the event and was able to bag up 18,300 chips heading into Day 2 after the first day of play. Josephy however, hit the felt rather early on Day 1a, saying on Twitter that he had bluffed away most of his chips.
Here's a look at some of the previous winners and prizes for the PCA Main Event:
| Year | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 221 | $1,657,500 | Gus Hansen | $455,780 |
| 2005 | 461 | $3,487,200 | John Gale | $890,600 |
| 2006 | 724 | $5,647,200 | Steve Paul-Ambrose | $1,388,600 |
| 2007 | 937 | $7,063,842 | Ryan Daut | $1,535,255 |
| 2008 | 1,136 | $8,562,976 | Bertrand Grospellier | $2,000,000 |
| 2009 | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 |
| 2010 | 1,529 | $14,831,300 | Harrison Gimbel | $2,200,000 |
| 2011 | 1,560 | $15,132,000 | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 |
| 2012 | 1,072 | $10,398,400 | John Dibella | $1,775,000 |
| 2013 | 987 | $9,573,900 | Dimitar Danchev | $1,859,000 |
| 2014 | 1,031 | $10,070,000 | Dominik Panka | $1,423,096 |
| 2015 | 816 | $7,915,200 | Kevin Schulz | $1,491,580 |
| 2016 | 928 | $4,500,800 | Mike Watson | $728,325 |
| 2017 | 738 | $3,376,712 | Christian Harder | $429,664 |
This event is set to take place over the course of six days, with today marking the second day. Day 1 flights will consist of eight one-hour levels with a 20-minute break after every two levels. Late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2, and thereafter, all levels will be 90 minutes long. Players will begin with 30,000 starting chips and blinds will start at 50/100.
PokerNews will be here with all the action and live updates throughout the course of the Main Event as well as some of the other high rollers and side events, so make sure to stay tuned so you don't miss a thing.